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http://www.akaiusa.com/pt4298hd.htm
Hello all,
A friend of mine is looking at buying this TV. I have a Sony that I love,
but he doesn't want to spend that kind of money. The Akai is on sale for
899.00.
Looking at the specs it appears that it is native 1080i and so therefore
will have to upconvert to 720p. Is that correct ? Also it's said to be a
HDTV monitor so I assume that means no built in tuner.
Is anyone out there using this TV ? I'd love some opinions, bad or good, to
pass on to my friend. How does regular OTA look on this TV ? Do the
stretch modes do a good job of filling the screen without making it appear
overly distorted ?
Thanks all,
Duke
http://www.akaiusa.com/pt4298hd.htm
Hello all,
A friend of mine is looking at buying this TV. I have a Sony that I love,
but he doesn't want to spend that kind of money. The Akai is on sale for
899.00.
Looking at the specs it appears that it is native 1080i and so therefore
will have to upconvert to 720p. Is that correct ? Also it's said to be a
HDTV monitor so I assume that means no built in tuner.
Is anyone out there using this TV ? I'd love some opinions, bad or good, to
pass on to my friend. How does regular OTA look on this TV ? Do the
stretch modes do a good job of filling the screen without making it appear
overly distorted ?
Thanks all,
Duke