As a proud owner of a Toshiba 34HFX84 HDTV, which is no longer manufactured, I must say that it is STILL one of the best all-purpose televisions around (if you can manage to find one). It was the first CRT to market with two HDMI and component inputs each, and---minor geometry issues aside---this thing produces jaw-dropping visuals when viewing true 1080i channels like Discovery or HDNet. Watching HD DVDs on my 360 add-on via component is a dream and better than much of what I see displayed in stores, 1080p or not. The scary thing is what HD DVD or Blu-Ray discs would look like if I had a player connected to it via HDMI.
I'm not giving up my CRT until something proven, comparable and affordable becomes available. Did I mention that Gears of War and Lost Planet look otherwordly on this set?
“Getting too close completely blurred what we saw to the point of incomprehension, but again, this shows a whole heap of potential that's fascinating to us.”
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As a proud owner of a Toshiba 34HFX84 HDTV, which is no longer manufactured, I must say that it is STILL one of the best all-purpose televisions around (if you can manage to find one). It was the first CRT to market with two HDMI and component inputs each, and---minor geometry issues aside---this thing produces jaw-dropping visuals when viewing true 1080i channels like Discovery or HDNet. Watching HD DVDs on my 360 add-on via component is a dream and better than much of what I see displayed in stores, 1080p or not. The scary thing is what HD DVD or Blu-Ray discs would look like if I had a player connected to it via HDMI.
I'm not giving up my CRT until something proven, comparable and affordable becomes available. Did I mention that Gears of War and Lost Planet look otherwordly on this set?