zeppyrkr Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 its the hitachi 51F59; a 51" HD RPTV CRT, if that makes sense, found it on fatwallet, got it for 323 shipped needed an upgrade from the junker in the basement. anyone have comments on an older style tv like this, everyones just into lcd and plasmas now but ive read crt give some damn good pictures. please someone that knows about tvs tell me it was a good deal. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkone253 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 For a CRT it sounds like you got a decent deal for sure. I would've spent the same amount of money on an LCD though. Or even a DLP TV. You can get refresh rates that are the same, if not higher, for the same price on an HDTV. And refresh rates are all CRT had on Plasma and LCD before they got better. Color on LCD is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplexCoda Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I dunno if its gonan be a good tv or not, but i can tell you that for a 51" CRt its gonna be as big as a car. But as for the component inputs, i dont see why it wouldnt have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppyrkr Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 (edited) I'm not expecting it to be as good as the newest of the new plasmas and lcds, but for 300 bucks all your going to get is a 22" lcd lol so i think a 51" crt which will have a decent picture which i think can be comparable to the lcds coming out a few years ago, especially with the ability to tweak and calibrate crts. ive done more research and it seems to be a good set and last year ppl were paying over 800 for them ... ill post pics when i get it.also its the same size as most rptv, actually a little slimmer and 150lbs isn't horrible for a 51" tv. Edited December 17, 2008 by zeppyrkr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sordino Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 The only real downside to rear projection is of course the terrible, terrible viewing angle. A friend of mine has a pretty big one and that is terrible when there are lots of people over trying to TV/play games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbCorruption Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 My friend has a similar 1080i 52" CRT (which is that ones native resolution). The picture is great on his, I don't think you will be disappointed, especially for that price. The thing is gonna be HUGE, but if it is anything like my buddies, it will be really light.The only thing is that that particular TV will only display in 480i or 1080i, so the image is a bit dodgy if its not displayed in 1080i, but it's not too bad. I highly recommend that you get HD programming, and don't try to display anything in 720i/p ... it will look FUNKED up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppyrkr Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 its going to be replacing thishttp://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-50A60-50-Inc...n/dp/B00004YMC0so size is not a factor lol, i actually think the new one is lighter. but thanks for the input and ill report back on how shipping and everything goes, its a refurb from hitachi's own refurb distribution online store UEC. and come on people i said i PAID 323 SHIPPED TO MY DOOR LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppyrkr Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) Ok ive received the tv and have had it hooked up for a week now and its freaking amazing! my parents think im drug dealing or something rolling with all these really nice items and then i have to tell them stuff like i got it for 300 on the internet and there all like " righttttttttttt" ugh . but i did get it for 300 and the picture is amazing, i still cant believe what i paid. ill try to get a pic up of my new set up. but if anyone is looking for good prices check out UEC, hitachi's refurbish seller. great service and amazing prices. anyways later guys off to play some CoD:WaW which i never realized how big of advantage HD was for online gaming. i feel like im cheating now Edited January 2, 2009 by zeppyrkr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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