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Buy HDTV Now or Wait???
Posted by Mike Riggs [IP: 204.134.212.40] on February 26, 1999 at 15:51:23 In Reply to: Buy HDTV Now or Wait??? posted by Chris White on February 26, 1999 at 15:04:34: Chris, Actually, I am shopping for a digital ready set, NOT a full blown HDTV (receiver included). It is my personal belief that the display technology will not change that much in the next 5 years. But, I do believe that the receiver hardware may change dramatically (set-top box, etc.). Hence, it is probably a safe investment to by an HDTV ready set and buy a set-top box when HDTV 1080i broadcasts become mainstream. No, I would definitely NOT purchase an $8000 dollar set with integrated receiver. But I have no reservations spending $4000 for an HDTV ready set that displays current DVDs in a spectacular manor (line-doubled). Not to mention that line-doubled (480p) DSS programs also look great. I guess what I am saying is that I look at an HDTV ready set as being equivalent to the very best NTSC RPTV money can buy at this time, with the possibility for future 1080i capability. It is a very cheap way to obtain a cheap but capable line doubler! More than anything else, my main concern is whether or not future HDTV broadcasts will be 1080i or 720p. Only the $10,000 and up FPTV systems are capable of 720p at this time (and a few of the $8000 HDTVs w/tuner). What do you think of the Hitachi 60SDX88B HDTV ready RPTV? Thanks much for replying to my post. Please give me any opinions (good or bad ;-) ) that you have. BTW, $4000 is not a problem to spend for myself; however, I still don't want to buy something and have it be obsolete in a few months.
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