TV's... what does the typical audiophile have?

Haven't watched any television in over five years. It's a friggen' waste of time for the most part! I can't believe anyone would actually PAY to get garbage programming and advertising access on a hundred and something different channels. Brain numbing at your fingertips. We do watch movies though, and for that we have a 34" Sony widescreen HDTV (that latter detail is irrelevant since we don't watch any broadcast on it, yet it did have the best picture to all we compared in that size and format). I do like a good picture. We got this set as a gift to ourselves last Xmas. I'm a photographer by profession and have always been a 'visual' person. The widescreen was never a question since we only watch movies with it - it's the only way to go! Don't like projection stuff because of the lack of picture quality, and the necessity to watch in a dark room. Not a fan of plasma either as tube pictures look better/sharper to my eyes. I also can't imagine forking over the large coin for a plasma screen that has a lifespan of only 5000-8000 hours. There's my jaded opinion. Before this set I watched movies on a 20" Proton Monitor which I had for over 15 years. It still worked fine when I gave it away.

Marco

25 year old Quasar, still going strong.

Regards,

No TV, but a front projector. Got an Optoma H30 DLP front projector about two months ago. I sold my TV back in January to buy a pair of speakers. I don't miss it one bit. (obligatory Onion link ) I fire up the PJ once or twice a week to watch a DVD or laserdisc.

Jax2 comment above about having to have a light-controlled (darkened), nearly dedicated room for front projection is sort of enlightening. I imagine we see a similar comment regarding high end stereos from the unwashed. "But it needs a dedicated room." "You need to set the room up around the speakers." "Need need to sit in the sweet spot." Etc. Same thing with video and film. Both regardless of technology look best in a light-controlled room. But some people refuse to make that tradeoff. But that's OK. That's their particular set of criteria. nothing is wrong with that. Just an observation.

i have a 52 inch hitachi that never gets watched,my family watches very little tv & i never watch tv, once in a blue moon ill watch the history channel but other than that tv sucks, i prefer to read or listen to my system.

mike.

Have a Sony 27" XBR in the bedroom. Moving to a 42" HD plasma this Fall. Very BR friendly.....