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The only HDTV I've had a hard time installing was a plasma set because there was just no way to orientate it so the glare coming off the lights in the room didn't wash out the picture. After trying for close to an hour, I told my brother in law to take the damn thing back and get an LCD model. After he did that, it was smooth sailing and he couldn't be happier with his setup. ]]>Dec 4th 2007 4:41AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/
Honestly it took me more time to mount my tv on the wall than it did to set it up. Actually 5-7 minutes to do the wiring for a PS3, xbox 360 and Directv HD DVR. 25 minutes to mount the tv. 10 minutes to get the tools and put them back.]]>Dec 4th 2007 12:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/
read the comments-- "i think you're watching standard def stations, which is why none of them are in widescreen" "i think you might be right, but i'm totally content. theres picture and sound settings, but i'm not touching it because i might screw something up."

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I also loved the comment about needing an "HD antenna." I have a ten year old antenna I am using and it works just fine. Antennas just receive the signal they don't translate it. That's what the tuner is for.]]>Dec 4th 2007 11:05AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/Dec 4th 2007 10:20AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/
The manual on my Vizio was super easy to use.]]>Dec 4th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/
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The Real HT Info Podcast]]>Dec 4th 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/S-Video>Component>HDMI when possible). Changed out some cords for a bit longer and thicker new ones. Cleaned the dust off/out of everything, placed some of my components in the lowboy and generally re-arranged. When I finally got the TV on the lowboy and plugged in, scanned for all the channels OTA, Clear QAM, Analog Cable. Went through and deleted channels I don't watch, Clear QAM "trash" and VOD, tweaked the antenna a bit for OTA since this TV used a different chipset, dealt with multipath better so I could now use one position for all OTA channels. Then, painstakingly assigned channel logos to the appropriate channels, programmed my touchscreen universal for it, tweaked my picture/audio with Video essentials.

Plus, that only took 3 hours because I got drunk while putting the lowboy together.

The guy in this article is a retard, but most of it was about having to wire a 3-prong outlet.

/Misleading title
//Submitter is Fail
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it only took me an hour and a half to put up a wall mount and set up my brand new out-of-the-box 46" Sharp up......BY MYSELF.......NO HELP with mounting or anything.......

now given I didnt hide any cords or anything in the wall because I'm still in an apartment........but even if I had thats not included in setup(to me anyways).....

SMH......]]>Dec 4th 2007 6:00PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/Dec 5th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/
Today, I was in (shudder) Wal*Mart and I was stupefied by the number of widescreen SDTVs I saw there, and even more confused by the morons who were looking at them, next to the HDTVs, and saying "Well this'un here is only $300 while that'un is $800. They're both HD, so I s'pose I'll get the cheaper one."

Yes. The common people think widescreen=HD.

Of course, the dolts at Wal*Mart don't know anything about the tech they sell. They appeared to be running a standard DVD player on all their televisions. They also had a whole row of old-style 4:3 CRT SDTVs that people were flocking to for some reason.

So this guy's tale of woe doesn't surprise me. The average person doesn't know jack about HDTV, and companies like Wal*Mart and Comcast aren't making it any easier for them.]]>Dec 7th 2007 2:26PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/04/three-hours-to-get-an-lcd-tv-up-and-running/Dec 9th 2007 8:56PM