I wanted to a get a larger tv that is around 45-65 inch, somewhere between there. I will be using it for my video games, stuff I get from torrent, and dvd movies. I dont care much about HDTV but I did read something about HDTV becoming a standard and you must have it sometime in the future, I dont remember exactly what the article said. The square TVs seem to be 50% cheaper than the ones that are widescreen and HDTV . For example this square tv is "52" Big Screen TV for Sale - $399" http://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/140397215.html And this widescreen one is "Hitachi 53" HDTV Widescreen TV - $900" http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/ele/141563780.html On craiglist its abou 4-600 for square tvs that are 50 inch at least, for hdtv widescreen ones they are 600-1000 So why do people get the widescreen tvs? Is it so they can watch the widescreen dvds and not have those black bars on the top and bottom? If I play my videogames on a widescreen tv will I have black bars on the left and right? I am confused about what reason there is to get a widescreen. I need to know if its worth it to get a widescreen, since its like double the cost. I dont care about super quality, and I do hate those black bars. As far as HDMI and HDTV and DVI stuff I dont care about that either. So which tv should I get, square or wide?
Why spend so much money on a huge TV if you don't care about quality? That said, easy answer, go for widescreen.
Give me widescreen, or give me death! ...er... that being said, i just have a little 27 inch square TV.... but my next tv, well in that case... Give me widescreen or give me death!
Widescreen. The reason 4:3 TV's are cheap is that people are buying widescreens, as thats the way the world is moving...
the people are moving that way so that means I should? What will happen is most people have widescreens and I have a 4:3?
Well not just people, content producers too. New consoles are designed with widescreen TV's in mind, as are newer films and TV programs...just doesn't make sense to buy 4:3 now.
Go to some place like Best Buy that sells 16:9 and 4:3 TVs, and compare widescreen and non-widescreen for yourself. If you own a widescreen TV you'l be better prepaired for new and up-and-comming games, movies, etc., but you'r going to be running all your stuff that doesn't support widescreen with boarders on the sides, or stretched to fit the screen. 4:3 on the other hand will run widescreen in letterbox with boarders on the top and bottom (or again, stretched). Pick your poison. 4:3 = boarders on top and bottom, 16:9 = boarders on left and right.
Honestly, I think now is the time to buy your last non HD/Widescreen TV. I don't think HD is cheap enough yet...and not everybody broadcasts in HD. I'd say buy your 4:3 TV now...and in a couple years trade up to a fancy one for a reasonable price.
I agree with Blur2040. I bought a 4:3 last fall because I know HDTV is not here yet, and widescreen is still expensive. Games won't be exclusively in HD for a while either. Though the best case is to have both so you can play your old games and new games like they're supposed to be played. :thumbsup:
So on widescreen TV's and comp moniters does non widescreen stuff look awful with the bars? Say I hooked up a genesis to a HD widescreen?
I've been running older games on a widescreen TV over the last few months now, and I barely notice it after the first minute of play. You may be different. I suppose you might want to do the maths and see if you could get a 4:3 TV with a width equal to a widescreen TV for same price/cheaper, then you'd be getting a deal. The inch ratings can be confusing, since they're diagonal corner to corner - ie, a 53" widescreen will be significantly smaller in height but a lot wider than a 53" 4:3 TV. Things are certainly moving toward widescreen though - every Xbox 360 game has support by default, pretty much all movies are widescreen native. You probably want to go to a TV store and see what works, then look for something similar secondhand.
You think its worth it to get this? http://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/139330378.html 46 inch High Definition TV - $500 Reply to: sale-139330378@craigslist.org Date: 2006-03-05, 10:42PM EST This is a 46 inch Toshiba rear projection TV. I bought it 4 years ago for over $1,200. It works excellently. It has a widescreen and 16:9 format. It takes component inputs and DVI.
