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What was your first HD TV set?
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40" Samsung DLP in 2006. I was a Junior in college. Put it in a circuit city card to build credit at the time lol.
Gears of War on the 360 looked amazing on it though.
Gears of War on the 360 looked amazing on it though.
I bought my first HDTV, 42 inch, in 2010. Before that I just used my computer monitor to watch stuff.
Looked similar to this one: 720p HD-ready Samsung HDTV I bought with my 360 back in 2005. For like 1.200 Euro or so xD
I bought a Samsung 32" 1080i CRT back in 2004 for like $900. Monstrosity weighed over 200 lbs, was still 4:3 aspect ratio, but man that thing had amazing picture quality.
It sat unused at my parents house until last year when I had to pay someone to come and take it since they were moving and it was too much for them to handle alone.
It sat unused at my parents house until last year when I had to pay someone to come and take it since they were moving and it was too much for them to handle alone.
Held out for sometime, but went all in on a Panny plasma:
Panasonic TH-50PX60U 50-Inch Plasma HDTV (2006 Model)
Panasonic TH-50PX60U 50-Inch Plasma HDTV (2006 Model)
This was me as well. This was the TV they used in all the Xbox 360 demo pods in the UK, and it was - for a time - the de facto "OMG THE FUTURE IS NOW" display. I dread to think what I paid for it, since I was in university at the time, but it definitely wasn't cheap.
Looked similar to this one: 720p HD-ready Samsung HDTV I bought with my 360 back in 2005. For like 1.200 Euro or so xD
I remember having it delivered, plugging in the component cables, playing PGR3 at 720p, and feeling like graphics were never going anywhere further. And while PGR3 is still quite a nice-looking game in many respects, obviously I was very wrong there.
This was also the TV that put me off Samsung electronics for life. I had to have the power supply replaced TWICE, the speakers would randomly cut out, and a bunch of other issues arose in the time I owned it. But for that initial ownership experience alone, that picture still brought back a lot of fond memories.
The very first HD TV I got was from Circuit City and it was some piece of shit 720p set that I had for about a week. I remember playing Saints Row on it and even with zero experience in that space I knew it was garbo. I boxed it back up and returned it. I went back to my 32inch CRT for awhile.
tbh I was mostly playing games on my PC anyway so I didn't need it. I think it wasn't until a few months later that I got a Toshiba but I don't remember if it was full 1080p HD or not but I think it was.
tbh I was mostly playing games on my PC anyway so I didn't need it. I think it wasn't until a few months later that I got a Toshiba but I don't remember if it was full 1080p HD or not but I think it was.
No idea when I first saw one, but it probably would've been in some electronics retailer when I was a kid. The first one my family owned was a Mitsubishi WS-48513 DLP TV, probably around 2003? It was a massive beast that only did 480i/p and 1080i I believe.
My mom used that until like 2018 until I replaced it for her with a TCL 4 series cause the picture was dim as shit and it took up way too much space. The first one I personally owned was a Samsung LN52A650 I got in 2008 and I still use that today.
My mom used that until like 2018 until I replaced it for her with a TCL 4 series cause the picture was dim as shit and it took up way too much space. The first one I personally owned was a Samsung LN52A650 I got in 2008 and I still use that today.
My first was a 1366x768 26" Vizio I got fall 2007 when I moved into a dorm. It worked fine for the first year. I ended up lugging it out to the floor's common area a few times so my friend group could watch blu-rays via my ps3 instead of the tiny tv and dvd player in the area. When I started researching TVs more, however, I realized how basic it was. Had some absolutely godawful overscanning that cut off a good chunk of the image with no way to fix it. Next was a 40" 1080p Sony for Christmas 2009. Great TV, used it until late 2017 when I bought my 49" 900e. It's currently in my old bedroom at my parents' with a firestick plugged in.
56" Samsung, I think, DLP TV. Got it in 2001 as a graduation present. Mom, Grandmother, Brother, Aunt all went in together and got it for me. Used it for about 10 years.
2008, my parents bought a 50" LG Plasma, but because it was the living room, I rarely ever played games there.
My own first HDTV was a 720p 32" Sony Bravia in 2010? Second year of university and it was the first thing I bought for my place.
My own first HDTV was a 720p 32" Sony Bravia in 2010? Second year of university and it was the first thing I bought for my place.
It's was a 42in Panasonic plasma tv, mid 2000s. Heavy as hell and made the room hot. It was glorious though. I had a big ass Sony wega crt before that.
A Samsung 26" that I'm still using to this day.
Must be close to 15 years old now!
its a bit temperamental these days, but still very much on and in use (as I type)
Must be close to 15 years old now!
its a bit temperamental these days, but still very much on and in use (as I type)
Yeah, I recall there being a couple of those. I had this one as my first HD TV:
It was a Panasonic plasma that went up to 1080i, got it in '05 when I also got a 360 for christmas haha. Think it was like 47"
Almost a random Olevia from Microcenter. Waited years later and got some Sony bundled with a PS3.
It was a 32" 1080i TV.
I think it was Samsung.
I bought it for Final Fantasy XIII from one of my brother's friends.
I think it was during the 2009/2010 Christmas break. Not sure exactly when.
That TV was destroyed in a car wreck while moving into my dorm in Summer 2012.
I replaced it with my brother's old 32" 720p LG TV, since he had recently upgraded to a 43" 1080p.
That TV lasted until late 2016, when I got a 60" 4K Samsung KS800 for Final Fantasy XV.
I think it was Samsung.
I bought it for Final Fantasy XIII from one of my brother's friends.
I think it was during the 2009/2010 Christmas break. Not sure exactly when.
That TV was destroyed in a car wreck while moving into my dorm in Summer 2012.
I replaced it with my brother's old 32" 720p LG TV, since he had recently upgraded to a 43" 1080p.
That TV lasted until late 2016, when I got a 60" 4K Samsung KS800 for Final Fantasy XV.
32Inch Samsung something that I bought in 2009.
I was living with my grandparents at the time and was playing COD World at War, my grandfather passed by and thought I was somehow playing Saving Private Ryan. He was blown away.
Still got that tv, its now being used to exclusively stream Pinkfong and Cocomelon.
I was living with my grandparents at the time and was playing COD World at War, my grandfather passed by and thought I was somehow playing Saving Private Ryan. He was blown away.
Still got that tv, its now being used to exclusively stream Pinkfong and Cocomelon.
I got a 720p/1080i Samsung HDTV CRT at Target on clearance for $100 in 2005. The damn thing weighed around 120 pounds, but it was amazing and I was very sad when it died.
A Dell plasma. I was younger and horrified to learn that it did not actually output 1080i, but rather had a panel with a native res of 1366x768.
Overall it was still pretty great except for the absolutely terrible speakers and eventually taking 10 minutes to turn on after it was about 10 or so years old. It also had overscan that could not be turned off which was annoying.
Also, holy shit that thing was heavy as hell. Really makes you appreciate newer tvs.
Overall it was still pretty great except for the absolutely terrible speakers and eventually taking 10 minutes to turn on after it was about 10 or so years old. It also had overscan that could not be turned off which was annoying.
Also, holy shit that thing was heavy as hell. Really makes you appreciate newer tvs.
Some shitty Mirai 32" with only one HDMI connection we got for the apartment back in 2006. It's still going today, though it was damaged a few years back when the water tank in the attic flooded, and it's only HDMI port no longer works. It's VGA and Component ports work though, and it's connected up to a media pc and a Wii keeping my nephews and niece happy.
a big ol 51" Sony Rear Projection back in around 2003 I want to say
something about the built in stand still looks premium to me to this day. imagine spending several grand on a sony bravia set today and it came on wheels🤣🤣
it crapped out for the final time in 2011
something about the built in stand still looks premium to me to this day. imagine spending several grand on a sony bravia set today and it came on wheels🤣🤣
it crapped out for the final time in 2011
Wharfdale something from Argos I think it was called, 17inch 720p with a built in DVD player for my bedroom. Must of been around 2008/9
My Samsung 16:9 CRT only had one HDMI port and a DVI port so I had to get a DVI-HDMI cable for the cable box to work on it. Was pretty amazing how good PS2/Xbox/GC games looked on it.
When Obama got elected I told myself it was time and purchased a 46" 1080p Sceptre from Costco for like ~$800 which arrived the weekend right before the inauguration in 2009. It was glorious!
50" Samsung DLP around 2007. I think it was this one.
I bought a 42" Panasonic Plasma TV (720p!) on Black Friday 2007 at Circuit City so I could play Gears of War in HD on my Xbox 360. I think it was almost $1,700 but I had my first "real job" and living within my means, so I was pretty good on cash.
It was some crappy Samsung 768p LCD TV that I bought in 2006.
Downgrade from any CRT that I've ever owned in just about every way. It also died only two years in. Last time I bought a Samsung TV and the last time I ever bought a TV without extensive research beforehand.
Downgrade from any CRT that I've ever owned in just about every way. It also died only two years in. Last time I bought a Samsung TV and the last time I ever bought a TV without extensive research beforehand.
I got a 32' Bush LCD in early 2006 for my Xbox 360, it only went up to 768p, though, so it was more of a "HD Ready" TV. It didn't have a HDMI slot so I had to use VGA. It was actually pretty decent for what it was.
It's model looked pretty much like this one:
It's model looked pretty much like this one: