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  • It did work great. Now, if you get one of those plasma screen TV screens,...

    even commercials can be beautiful to watch....

    @calfoxwc said:

    It did work great. Now, if you get one of those plasma screen TV screens,...

    even commercials can be beautiful to watch....

    Wow. Just wow are you behind the times cal.

  • I did get two Samsung flat screen LED Smart televisions. a 47 and a 65.

    WSS

  • Those are pretty sweet

  • Those are pretty sweet

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Those are pretty sweet

    Samsung may be the new Sony.

    WSS

  • It did work great. Now, if you get one of those plasma screen TV screens,...

    even commercials can be beautiful to watch....

    @calfoxwc said:

    It did work great. Now, if you get one of those plasma screen TV screens,...

    even commercials can be beautiful to watch....

    I heard that they also have some new fangled LED/LCD tv in HDTV? I guess that means hot damn TV. I have a 21 inch wooden deluxe color TV.

  • Well Its all hooked up and so far it's working just great. Its DIRECTV. I stayed at some places when I am playing on the road that have had satellite dish television.

    The remote control was the size of a shoe and had four thousand confusing buttons on it. This one is relatively small and really simple to operate. And they installed a poll on the side of the house so if it gets covered with snow I can just brush it off. So far, so good.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Well Its all hooked up and so far it's working just great. Its DIRECTV. I stayed at some places when I am playing on the road that have had satellite dish television.

    The remote control was the size of a shoe and had four thousand confusing buttons on it. This one is relatively small and really simple to operate. And they installed a poll on the side of the house so if it gets covered with snow I can just brush it off. So far, so good.

    WSS

    How did it work last night during the snow storm? We got about 6 inches of snow here in Fairview Park

  • Wow. Just wow are you behind the times cal. Cysko


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    Old fart, farmer. Yes, they have those LCD's... very cool. Have they come down in price?



    But we've never


    had one, so I figured I'd let others talk about how great they are from personal experience.


    I've heard the plasma's only last so long, so then we'll get with the newfangled lcd screens.


    But we didn't win an lcd...we won a plasma, so that's that.


  • All of the different styles have their pluses and minuses.

    WSS

  • I've had a plasma for like seven years and its still running just fine. That's a plenty long life for a piece of technology these days. I have an LCD and an led too and I prefer the led but all have a good to great picture. The plasma is good for sports

  • Well Its all hooked up and so far it's working just great. Its DIRECTV. I stayed at some places when I am playing on the road that have had satellite dish television.

    The remote control was the size of a shoe and had four thousand confusing buttons on it. This one is relatively small and really simple to operate. And they installed a poll on the side of the house so if it gets covered with snow I can just brush it off. So far, so good.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Well Its all hooked up and so far it's working just great. Its DIRECTV. I stayed at some places when I am playing on the road that have had satellite dish television.

    The remote control was the size of a shoe and had four thousand confusing buttons on it. This one is relatively small and really simple to operate. And they installed a poll on the side of the house so if it gets covered with snow I can just brush it off. So far, so good.

    WSS

    I've had Directv for many years Steve, and I'm totally satisfied with it- other than the price which is getting mighty steep. And I've found- if you're a long time customer, you get treated differently- I've been with them 10+ years, and every time I've asked for upgrades, they've been free- with the added 2 year commitment. As far as dropouts- if your dish has a clear view of the satellites (no trees in the way) & is properly aligned it takes the mother of all thunderstorms to knock out reception, and then only for a few minutes. I did lose reception this past winter- first time (snow on the dish) but careful use of a broom cured that.

    Regarding cost, with an intermediate package, Genie, and 2 TVs I'm running around $100 a month- that's what it will cost after they get you off the teaser introductory rate.And if you watch a lot of movies (as I suspect you will) those $6 a pop PPVs add up fast.

    PS be sure to ask them for your free NFL Sunday ticket this year, if they haven't already given it to you- it normally runs $300 bucks.

  • I've had a plasma for like seven years and its still running just fine. That's a plenty long life for a piece of technology these days. I have an LCD and an led too and I prefer the led but all have a good to great picture. The plasma is good for sports

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    I've had a plasma for like seven years and its still running just fine. That's a plenty long life for a piece of technology these days. I have an LCD and an led too and I prefer the led but all have a good to great picture. The plasma is good for sports

    yeah i have a 42 inch plasma (samsung) and a 46 led (vizio) and i actually like the plasma better because a lot of things i like to watch are older and are not up to the 1080 HD standard and high refresh rate.

    but everything in my house now is either apple or samsung.

    the roof of the building we live is covered with dish tv dishes. lot of sports fanatics love their sunday ticket. me i'm fibre optic with verizon triple play since we already have our cell phone service with them anyway. no probs.....ever.