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What will I do with that monster entertainment cabinet I bought????
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From my understanding it's not a "high-definition broadcast", it's digital. The FCC said that the Analog signal must be replaced with a digital signal, which doesn't mean the "new" content will be HD (although most might be), but it will be sent digitally. What this means if you have an over the air antenna, you won't see snow any longer in a picture, it will be either on or off, and if the signal is low, you will get major amounts of pixelation. Also this means that if you are using an over the air antenna to receive television, you will no longer be able to receive any channels. You will need an some type of set-top tuner to pull in the digital feed, and give it to an analog input (coax, composite, s-video, component) that your TV will understand.

There will be MANY stations that still present the majority of their programming in NON-HD, but it will be broadcast digitally, instead of over analog means.

Already most of the cable providers and sat companies already send the signal digitally, so for them it's not a big deal (besides the FCC mandate to move to CableCards, which is a whole different issue). So that cut off you are referring to isn't an HDTV cutoff, it's a digital/analog cutoff.

The CRT TV will still work with those signals, but will require a different tuner to pick up the digital signals instead of the analog ones.]]>Oct 23rd 2006 2:12PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/
It's the same with design. You wouldn't design color-accurate imagery and work with video on a LCD monitor, otherwise you're headed for trouble.

Until these competing technologies can find a way to accurately reproduce the deep, black levels and color saturation without being shoved in the corner by ambient light interference, I just don't see CRTs going away any time soon.

It's a shame, though, because those suckers are heavy. My TV is 100 lbs. It's size and shape doesn't make it easy to move around on my own. :P]]>Oct 23rd 2006 2:15PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 23rd 2006 2:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 23rd 2006 3:25PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/
Actually, the 4:3 is a compromise that has worked out wonderfully. It works great with non-HD content (no bars), and I just zoom it on 16:9 material. It seems like the NFL and MLB have adjusted their HD content for 4:3, since the scores are no longer cut off when you zoom their 16:9 content.

I've seen a good number of 4:3 CRT digital TVs out there, all very reasonably priced. Some are HD, some are not. Either way, I would say to find something that you can afford, and just do it.

While most people have been hemming and hawing the last few years, I've been enjoying HDTV. Just get something that you can afford. CRTs are cheap, just do it. One day 50" 1080p plasmas will be $500, and THEN you can upgrade again.]]>Oct 23rd 2006 3:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/
A calibrated rpCRT will beat 95% of the other screens except for some very high-end displays that are *way* out of my price range. In other words: "I won't be upgrading for quite a while."

It's a shame people are being force-fed these other technologies. Sadly, you hardly see CRTs on display at big box stores anymore, so of course they're under selling.]]>Oct 26th 2006 9:55PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 23rd 2006 3:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/
Many CRT tv's are comming with digital tuners and will work when the change is made aswell.]]>Oct 23rd 2006 4:05PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 26th 2006 9:40PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 23rd 2006 10:06PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 24th 2006 1:48AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 24th 2006 6:44AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/
And I bet SD cable programming looks better on that than any HDTV anywhere!

-CJ]]>Oct 24th 2006 12:45PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 24th 2006 2:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 24th 2006 4:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 25th 2006 1:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/Oct 31st 2006 3:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/10/23/requiem-for-the-impending-death-of-crt-televisions/
Funny, how do you explain the 30" LG SlimFit 1080 CRT I bought LAST NIGHT at BestBuy then?

1. It was $539. CRT beats them all on price.
2. CRT beats LCD hands down on image.
3. Who cares if it's heavy? I didn't have too much difficulty getting it up my 3rd floor walkup last night.
4. I took the extra money I saved by going CRT and bought a sweet upconverting DVD player. Was going to go HDDVD or BR, but I'm sitting it out until those drop in price.

I'm pleased as pie with my choice. The picture is FANTASTIC.
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