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bbehe
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and go!

1/28/2007 5:09:31 PM

JBaz
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http://www.google.com

1/28/2007 5:12:36 PM

Charybdisjim
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you can probably find the olevia 332i for about that much. saw it for as low as 499 on new egg at one point.

1/28/2007 5:30:21 PM

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craigslist

1/28/2007 7:56:23 PM

Charybdisjim
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oops, sorry it's the 332H, and macmall currently has it for 539.99 shipped.

http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=7053131&Redir=1

Site is being kind of sluggish for some reason, but meh. Roomate ordered one of those and it was here in 2 days. It's currently set up in his room and he's loving it.

My only real problems with a tv like that are that there's no tuner (HD or otherwise) and not very many hookups.

If you have digital cable or satellite, the lack of a tuner isn't a problem. If you don't have too many devices OR have a receiver that does HDMI and composite passthrough, then the second thing isn't a problem either. Anyways, for image quality at under 600 bucks it's really hard to beat.

1/28/2007 8:00:44 PM

bbehe
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http://shop3.outpost.com/product/5060095?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

how does that look...only 647

1/28/2007 8:10:58 PM

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Yeah, looks like frys has a good price on that one. Just be aware of the 3 series' limitations in terms of inputs and tuners. That'll feel like a good sized set for most appartments, though if you really want bigger and under 700 price point I'd go DLP.

IF you're connecting more than 2 or 3 HD/progessive scan sources (xbox, ps3, HD cable/satellite box, wii) then you'll appreciate having a stereo receiver with HDMI and component pass through. What's your stereo/surround setup? Or do you not have one?

Since you're unlikely to have more than one source that benefits from using HDMI over component (RGB), a receiver like this would be good if you don't already have one:

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4124644#productTabPhotos

It has a good number of digital audio inputs (3 optical and 1 digital coax) and plenty of component pass-throughs. You'd at least be able to handle digital surround audio from your ps3, xbox 360, and cable box without any issues.

[Edited on January 28, 2007 at 8:25 PM. Reason : ]

1/28/2007 8:14:35 PM

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