So we know that HDTV's are going to be on a lot of
holiday gift lists and that retailers will be pushing some
serious deals over the silly season. Even though the consumer has the upper hand, they've got to keep their wits once they're in the store. The linked article has some good advice for prospective buyers. It's mostly about getting a good demo, with stuff like: walls of big sets can make the correct size display seem small; only compare sets that are running the same demo material from the same signal; and try to view under lighting similar to your home. While it's probably review material for EHD readers, keep it handy for that coworker/friend/relative you know who's going to be buying an HD set
soon. If they end up unhappy, you're going to get called in for some field work at the install site, so think "ounce of prevention" here.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jonh611 @ Oct 14th 2007 11:37PM
"If for instance, the store uses those familiar coaxial cables, you're not seeing the best pictures."
Yeah, in my store we have our HD feed modulated to run on 39-1, so some of our TVs have just those familiar coaxial cables, and we have an antenna we can hook up if we want! How do we get HD out of that familiar cable??
You're writing for Forbes, get your facts straight...