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hdtv question

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I am in radio, but I need a new tv set. I cable, and I can buy my cousin's lightly used sony 32" high scan tv that is hdtv compatible for $400. It will fit in our armoire in the family room.

Or I can buy a new armoire and plop down $2k+ for a 37" plasma display, so including the cost of the armoire I am over $3.2K.

My wife and I ueually watch normal cable fare like Cnn, MSNBC, HGTV, HBO and the local news and some prime via DVR. Most of this is in the 4:3 aspect ratio.

I don't see a massive switch to 16x9 in the near future. If I want HDTV can't I just buy an over the air tuner, hook up an antenna or hook it up to my cable and plug it in to the High Def plug on the back of the tv.

My gut tells me to buy the sony from my cousin and wait a few years for the prices to drop.
Thoughts?
 
I'd buy your cousin's set. The odds are very good that, as the transition to digital proceeds, your cable company will eventually provide a box that plugs right in to that HDTV tuner jack. (Some cable companies, as well as DirecTV and Dish, already do.)

Your viewing patterns don't justify the expense to go full-blown yet, and you can certainly revisit that issue as the transition continues and you determine how -- if at all -- your viewing changes as a result.

> I am in radio, but I need a new tv set. I cable, and I can
> buy my cousin's lightly used sony 32" high scan tv that is
> hdtv compatible for $400. It will fit in our armoire in the
> family room.
>
> Or I can buy a new armoire and plop down $2k+ for a 37"
> plasma display, so including the cost of the armoire I am
> over $3.2K.
>
> My wife and I ueually watch normal cable fare like Cnn,
> MSNBC, HGTV, HBO and the local news and some prime via DVR.
> Most of this is in the 4:3 aspect ratio.
>
> I don't see a massive switch to 16x9 in the near future. If
> I want HDTV can't I just buy an over the air tuner, hook up
> an antenna or hook it up to my cable and plug it in to the
> High Def plug on the back of the tv.
>
> My gut tells me to buy the sony from my cousin and wait a
> few years for the prices to drop.
> Thoughts?
>
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