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PLASMA HDTV Suggestions please

Jul 27, 2005 1:34AM PDT

Can someone give me some suggestions.. Im looking to buy a Plasma HDTV in 40' range would love to get it bigge rif it was cheaper. Mainly used for occasional DVD viewing, but mostly cable (HDTV channels) my cable company Time Warner NYC offers several cable boxes for HDTV viewing? My price range around $2000? Would i be able to find anything in that range? Suggestions which particular TV's i should have a look at? Thanks

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Sony KDE-42XS955...
Jul 27, 2005 2:08AM PDT

....Saw them all, including Panasonic, Pioneer, Samsung, etc. and this one blew them all away. Fujitsu was about a draw, but was $2,000 more. Comes with a built in HDTV tuner, PIP, cable card slot (so, if you want, you can do away with your cable box [but you lose the Time-Warner guide and certain programming features]), HDMI input in an asthetically gorgeous case.

The Sony is available for $3,500 from Vanns....no tax and free delivery. You really owe it to yourself to check it out. I'm in NYC too.

http://search.vanns.com/

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Costco and Sams
Jul 27, 2005 2:30PM PDT
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Panasonic 42"
Jul 28, 2005 7:36AM PDT

Just bought the th42px500U, for around $3200. Great picture!!