just got my new, new TV

[CrashCamomilli]

Well the other one lasted less than a month, so I figured I'd give something eslse a try.

Traded up for a samsung HL-R5067W, still only 720p, but it will be fine for me.

Specs:

Audio:  Stereo Broadcast Reception  MTS  
 
Display Device:    Cinema Smooth Gen-5 HD
 
Pixel Count:    1280 horizontal x 720 vertical
 
7 Segment Color Wheel:    10,800 RPM
 
Channel Coverage:  VHF  2-13
UHF 14-69
CATV 1-125 (up to 181 pre-selected channels)
 
Audio Power:    15W x 2
 
Connections (Video Terminals):  AV in (RCA)  3(1 side, 2 rear)
S-Video In 3 (1 side, 2 rear)
RF In 2  
PC in (D-Sub 15-pin) 2 in
PC Audio in  1 Rear
Monitor and Sound Out (RCA) 1 rear
D-Net (IEEE) 2 Rear
G-Link (Mini Jack) 1 Rear
Component Video Input (Smart Input) 2 rear(480i,480p,720p,1080i)
DVI Audio In 1 rear
HDMI 1 rear
POD Slot (CableCARD) 1 rear
AnyNet (Mini Jack) 1 rear
 
Have to wait until the 14th of april for delivery of the new TV and pickup of the junk RCA

[klwillis45]

What RCA model did you have?

[CrashCamomilli]

I had a brand new  HD50LPW175, which is thier 50 scenium.

It didn't even make it 30 days before it puked.

Repairman came, He said the control board, the DLP chips, the bulb, and just about everything else was cooked.  Said, the last one he saw that was this messed up, was struck by lighting.

I was dissapointed with its PQ anyway, but damn, what a way to go


I bought it through bestbuy with a service contract, and since its stone dead,  they offered me a new one, or a different TV.

I'm hoping this new samsung was worth the extra money, they didn't have any of them when I bought the RCA, or I would have bought one then.


I waited 2 weeks for the RCA to get delivered, watched it for 3, waited for another week to see what was gonna happen with it, and I'll have to wait another 2 weeks for the samsung to be delivered.

So for the 8 weeks I'll have been an HDTV owner, I'll have watched 3 weeks worth of TV.

[gparris]

You should be thankful that you have an extended warranty from BB and it worked vs. the RCA that didn't.
Samsung has a range of products, some are very good.
No one I know personally has had good experiences with RCA brand DLPs, but that is just me....Samsung should be much better....sorry to hear about your lack of HDTV.

[MoreTorque99]

I have the exact same TV.  I bought it back in August 2005 and it has been 100% trouble free.  The picture quality is GREAT.

The Samsung is a much better TV than the RCA.

[CrashCamomilli]

got it all hooked up, I'm really happy with how the center channel shelf turned out.

[StarvingForHDTV]

That did work nicely.