The weekend before last, I wandered into Abt, on a quest to upgrade my TV. I've had a Sony 32" WEGA Trinitron set for about 5 years now, which I bought from Abt when I first moved into my place. I figured it was time to jump on the HDTV bandwagon, so started doing some online research, and stumbled upon the Samsung DLPs... specifically the 7 Series. I was intrigued by the wealth of info I found on it via http://www.avsforum.com and knew I'd found a keeper. And she showed up on Friday...

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Say hello to my new Samsung 61” widescreen LED DLP® HDTV (HL61A750)!!! I only have standard Comcrap cable, but they offer the local digital channels, so I got to preview HDTV that way, and WOW, it's beautiful. I also borrowed a buddy's PS3, to test out the HDMI connectivity and see what the Bluray fuss is about... holy hell, I'm a convert!!!

All in all, I'm super pleased. Now, I did find one oddity last night, which I'd hoped to pick everyone's brains about. Like I said, I only have standard cable right now, so have my coaxial going straight into the TV... and found that with 3 or 4 channels, the sound cuts out after 3-4 seconds. I swapped out my coax cables with 2 others I had lying around, and they all had the same results. I know for certain that my previous TV didn't do this.

Any thoughts on this matter?

Sooooo whatcha doing with your old tv hehehe

Heh, gave it to my mother actually... sorry.

On the other hand, the gf has a 36" Sony, same model line, that she'll be getting rid up come this summer.

Hmmm ask her how much she would want for it... I needz a new tv in the living room.

BTW I am hella jealous... perfect choice on the tv

that is a good choice on the TV especially getting the LED DLP

all i can say is its about time sucka. nice!

Nice. I still need to get a new TV. Will try and hold off until I get my new house.

why dlp though, was it the price for the size?

Yes, best value for the size. I saw no reason to go LCD or Plasma, given the costs and various pros/cons. The only real cons to DLP, in my mind, were the fact that it's being discontinued (oh darn), and that DLPs require a bulb change after a few years... oh, except my 7 Series has an LED bulb, so that "bulb change" is now a moot point too!

Take that piece of shit you are using as a shelf in the garage.