I was planning on buying a 50 inch LCD, but have been hearing that the projectors are catching on. I would imagine it would be a larger image, but don’t think it lasts as long. What are the advantages/disadvantages?

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So, you’ve gotten yourself into a new HDTV so that you’re entertainment life at home will change. Well, now you’re also going to have to change some of your decorating, including a new TV stand to accommodate for the bigger set. Now that the new HDTV sets are bigger, heavier, and a bit pricier, you have to go that extra effort in remodeling your home for these new toys. However, if forking over a few hundred bucks for a stand is beyond your intentions, there are some alternatives for you to consider. You can go ahead and grab a steel kit for about $100 bucks. These are strong kits that come in many sizes, and you can construct it in about an hour, even if you’re not a professional handyman, or even a mediocre one at that. Usually, these will hold the TV, a DVD player, and a cable box. A lot of times the newer HDTV sets are equipped with a slot for a cable card, which eliminates the need for a separate, external box. Stands will typically hold about 200 pounds quite easily, and this is sufficient for most models of TV’s. If you’re more into the modern look, some stands come with stylish glass shelving for all three devices, the TV, DVD player, and cable box. If you’re looking for a clear shelf for the TV itself, you’ll need to get strong acrylic or Plexiglass to hold it. This is a bit more expensive, but also a lot safer. Another idea is to build your own stand out of wood. You can find tons of plans for this for free online. Here’s one style that you might consider, which has list of cheaper parts. Go out and buy two ninety centimeter by sixty centimeter (3 ft x 2 ft) planks of cedar wood, 2. 5 centimeters (1 inch) thick. Cedar is naturally beautiful and doesn’t need staining, even though you can use a semi-transparent stain if you like to finish the wood. Use a saw and, starting at the bottom, cut a curved pattern. Go for a shape similar to a folk guitar. The curve makes for a great design and will add strength for support. Now you need to sand the edges smooth. Next, groove the wood a centimeter and a quarter (half an inch) deep, more than a few centimeters (a few inches) from the top. These are what’s known as ‘dadoes’. Now you’ll make additional grooves for shelves that will hold the DVD, etc. You can make the grooves the old-fashioned way with a gouging tool or with a router. Buy the shelves at the width you need for your TV. Wood is probably best and cheapest. Simply slide the shelves in, then screw in four L-shaped supports below each shelf for added support. Basically, that’s all there is to it. Now you can hide the wires using tape or by adding an extra compartment if necessary. Building your own stand is definitely the way to go if you’re looking to get one on the cheap, as well as one that is customized best to your liking.

The Office is my all time favourite tv show at the moment and I was so unhappy when it was temporarily cancelled due to the writer’s strike. I realise that everyone wants more money but what about what the people need?
Anyway, I heard the strike is over and the writers are returning to write. This means that the sitcom will be returning on air in Apr and I couldn’t be any happier. I am not only glad the sitcom is coming back but I also have a fantastic new HDTV that I cannot wait to try out on The Office.
A couple weeks ago, my little old 19 inch gave out and I knew it was time to take a bounce into the 21st century by buying a shiny new HDTV. All of my friends have been on my case trying to get me to buy a newer tv but I never saw the necessity for it since my 19 inch was perfectly suitable enough for my taste.
Since I had to buy the new tv, I decided on the HDTV as my friends suggested. Ostensibly, I didn’t search it good enough because I didn’t know that in order to get HDTV channels I would have to pay my Dish Co. more money a month!
As if I do not pay enough money as it is and now after dishing out a grand on the television, I will have to pay even more per month. Instead of just succumbing to the realization that I would just have to deal with paying for it, I went online to see if there was a way around it.
I am so pleased I did because I found antennas that will recognize the signals I obtain from my cable Co. . I was dumbfounded to see the antennas were not a ton of money so I purchased one. Anyway, I am looking forward to watching The Office on my new TV.
Maybe Jim and Pam will get married, probably not. Whom I love the best is Michael on the program because he reminds me so much of my old superior. It’s impressive how many of things that travel out of his pie hole sounds a lot like something he would say.
Not only that, a lot of the stuff he says is such a shock that you just can’t help but laugh. Now that I have a new television to watch and many new shows starting up, I just know that it’s going to be the best TV watching experience I have had in a real long time.

this is a new set-up. When using just the TV with cable input I get both audio and video but when I try to play a DVD in the Bose 321 I get only audio but no video.

The TV component video 1 jacks (audio and video) are fed from the cable box.

The TV component video 2 jacks go to the Bose box. The set of wires is 3 heavier wires. I think they are ’special’ for better signal quality for the plasma TV

Other than what is described above the cable box has 2 smaller black (audio I think) wires going to the Bose unit labeled TV jack

Any ideas why I get audio but not video when playing a DVD but I am able to get both audio and video when watching TV thru the cable box?