DSMCasey

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $2000.00 from Can't Remember

Summary:
I have had this TV for over 3 years. I bought it when HDTV was first coming out. The picture is very good, the sound sucks, but when you get a big screen TV your supposed to have surround sound anyway. Which is why I really could care less about the sound. The remote control is also pretty crappy. However, if you are serious about HT (home theatre) then just get a nice universal. I use a touchscreen sony remote that works GREAT. However, problem with this set as the years pass is that I have more and more component video items and there is only ONE set of inputs on the tv!! The PS2, the Dish Network HD box, and the DVD player all use component inputs and this set can't take 'em. The only fix for the problem is to purchase a reciever with the component video switching capability (yamaha RX-V2500 fixes this without a problem). As far as service calls, I had one when I first bought the TV. I had a whistling sound every time I turned on the TV. It was very high pitched and annoying. They took the TV in for repair (which was NO problem at all!) and when it came back no more whistle. Other than that minor deal I have had no problem in the past 3 years.

Strengths:
HDTV at Regular TV Price Good Picture Guide Plus is Nice Auto Convergence is Nice Several S-Video inputs Inputs on the Front of the TV are Handy Heavy TV if you ever have to move it.

Weaknesses:
One Set of Component Video Inputs The Remote Sucks (get a Universal) No HDMI input

Price Paid:  $1600.00 from GOOD GUYS

Summary:
WELL TV WAS ALRIGHT FOR TWO YEARS. A LITTLE BIT OF GLARE BUT OKAY. THEN MY WARRANTY GOES UP AND THE TV SOON FOLLOWS. THE THING WONT TURN ON ANYMORE. REPAIR GUY WILL BE OUT SOON. OH YEAH WAITED ON THE PHONE FOR 15-20 MINUTES WAITING FOR RCA. WONT BUY ANOTHER RCA PRODUCT EVER. IVE NEVER HAD A TV GO OUT IN TWO YEARS THATS RIDICULOUS

Strengths:
CHEAP PRICE

Weaknesses:
DIDNT LAST/ GLARE/ RCA SERVICE/ WARRANTY

Similar Products Used:
TOSHIBA/SHARP- NO PROBLEMS

Price Paid:  $1399.00 from BJ's Warehouse

Summary:
I got this TV at BJ's Warehouse for $1399.00. It was priced about $500.00 below any other 50+ inch Digital HDTV ready television I saw. I spent a month visiting stores and checking the Sunday ad's looking for a deal. I got this thing home and hooked it up and I was just blown away with the picture. I read reviews over the net, and saw that everyone was real happy with the picture. But a few people had service related problems with the set. So before I purchased it, I called three local repair shops that did warrantee work for RCA. All of them told me that RCA (Thompson Electronics) stood behind their products and that parts were readily available. They all told me that they had no more problems with the RCA projections that they did any other brand. I am just overwhelmed with the quality of the picture and I don't even have the HDTV converter yet (Comcast installing for free in two weeks). Great features, LOADED with inputs, but no remote code for my Teac DTS receiver.

Strengths:
Great Picture Great Price Ton's of inputs

Weaknesses:
No remote code for my TEAC DTS

Similar Products Used:
This is my first projection TV

Price Paid:  $1799.00 from Best Buy

Summary:
Great picture quality, and sound. Plenty of hookups for outside components. Other than a small rough patch with a manufacturing defect in the optics when it was first unboxed the TV has been great. Awesome watching Direct TV, and great watching off air broadcasts . Watched Super Bowl, and Stanley Cup playoffs and finals on it felt like you were part of the action. I looked at around 6 HDTVs while shopping and overall for the money this offered the best picture, for money.

Strengths:
Connectivity to other components Picture Quality Sound Quality Easy to Setup

Weaknesses:
No optical audio outputs

Price Paid:  $1899.00 from Dom''s TV

Summary:
Bought the set in late october. Notice annoying red glare in lower right corner after about 1 month. Serviceman got replacing red gun in about two weeks and replaced. Replaced red gun was defective. Now telling me three months to get a new red gun. No luck with RCA service. Very disapointed. Stay away from this product.

Weaknesses:
Service stinks and spare parts take forever.