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Has anybody seen this Philips HDTV? (I hope this is the right place for this thread!)

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Hero of Legend

Advanced Missingno.
I'm looking for this TV in Canada! (preferably in Toronto!)

http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Philips_26PF9966

I've seriously looked into buying this TV, it looks amazing, and has all the features I want, but most online stores don't carry it anymore, and it's said to be discontinued, why?

But is this better?

http://www.dealtime.com/xFS?KW=15PF9936&FN=Flat+Panel+Televisions&FD=96252

This seems to have the same features, but this one is 15 inches and at $300, while the first one was 26 inches for $900!

It seems like a no brainer to get the 15 inch, but I wouldn't mind a bigger one, and the appearance of the first one is sleek and smooth, and the stand is round, just the way I like it, but i guess it's the beast inside that matters huh?

But what do you guys think?
 
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ShiningClefairy

Meteor Trainer
Umm... maybe if you didn't link directly to images, but instead a link that shows us the specifications, we could tell you. Even though that shows us what they look like, there's no way to determine the model number from those pictures. Sorry :p

<EDIT> The model number is in the URL, my bad. But still, for future reference, link us to these kinds of pages:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00021Z8VS/ref=sr_11_1/103-6960315-9966225?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4725925

There. That's what you show someone when asking for help. Let's see...

There are more factors you should take into account when buying electronics, such as company reliability. Many times I have bought cheap electronics that are way below what I expected, and either sound/look horrible, or don't last but a few months. Philips, I don't know. Never owned a Philips TV.

You should also take into account system specs, since even though two TV's may be in HD, there are still more differences than screen size.

The $900 TV has a higher contrast ratio, HDMI (which says that it has lossless quality. It will sound and look better than the other one, not even factoring in size), Picture-in-Picture (which, if you don't know, will let you, say, play Gamecube on a small box within the screen while your parents are using the rest of the screen watching TV), and pixel plus (though I don't know what that is... ask someone more knowledgeable about this stuff).

:p What were you saying about this being a no-brainer? Think carefully, because that $900 one has a lot of cool stuff. And technical things not directly related to games can usually be put in Programming Help.
 
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Paradox

Irate Pirate
Don't go for the second it doesn't have a HDMI input. As for the first it has a HDMI input but in the future you will really need more if you plan to have more than 1 device which uses Blu-Ray or HD-DVD (A PS3, or other Blu-ray/HD-DVD players)

Edit: The top one only supports 720p which is the lowest form of HDTV you could find
 
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Hero of Legend

Advanced Missingno.
If I get the first one, why can't I just switch imputs between the HD game part (360, PS3 and Nintendo HD:p games), and the HD movie part (Blu-ray, HD-DVD and Beta-HD:p movies)?
 
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Paradox

Irate Pirate
You could, but it would just be annoying unless you have easy access to the back. In the future you could probably find a switcher thing, as you can find for standard def sets.

The picture quality does depend on the quality of the set but 1080i is the best to go for, although 1080p isn't too much worse
 
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Hero of Legend

Advanced Missingno.
They have boxes where you just put in cables for such as a Gamecube, DVD Player and a cable box, and you just switch between them, is that what you're refering to?

And I guess I'll go for the first $900 one, but where do i find one, I guess I could order online, but my parents advise against it, because as my parents say, it's not safe and you can get conned! But I see mostlt USA sites carry it online, but I'll have to pay a lot more for shipping costs! X_X
 
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ShiningClefairy

Meteor Trainer
Something bugs me though, in both of them.
Broadcast Format Displayed 720p (HDTV) • 480p (EDTV) • 480i (SDTV)
Does that mean that even if the 26" can recieve signals in the quality of 1080i, it can only view them in 720p? Seems like.
Amazon said:
The Philips 26PF9966 gives you a high-performance, widescreen (16:9) image from a casing with a depth of little more than 4 inches. The 26-inch perfectly flat set offers high brightness (450 cd/m3) and high contrast (400:1), as well as integrated TV and FM radio tuners for cable or broadcast reception of all your favorite programs and stations. Hook it up to an optional DTV receiver or progressive-scan DVD player and you'll enjoy vivid, detailed images from 1080i, 720p, and 480p sources, which render at up to 720p resolution on the set's native 1,024 x 768-pixel screen.
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Hmm...
Hero of Legend said:
And I guess I'll go for the first $900 one, but where do i find one, I guess I could order online, but my parents advise against it, because as my parents say, it's not safe and you can get conned! But I see mostlt USA sites carry it online, but I'll have to pay a lot more for shipping costs! X_X
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I highly doubt trusted sites like Amazon are going to con you. I've ordered from them before. If you do order from there, though, and something happens, it's Amazon's and Amazon's fault alone, not mine.

I couldn't find the 26PF9966 on Wal-Mart.com, Bestbuy.com, or Circuitcity.com, so you're on your own there. Just be careful.
 
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