juliasdad wrote:GEEK ALERT....!!

The Next Generation episode where Data gets his head lopped off featured Mark Twain not Jack London...

BIGGER GEEK ALERT........!!!!!!

That episode featured BOTH Mark Twain AND Jack London. Of course it was a younger Jack London who had not yet written anything....I think a teenager. He took Data's bags to the room, ran his errands, etc.

Like I said....bigger geek here! ;-)

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I love it how all you losers want a $2000 TV for $400. This is a awesome deal

chrisamoore wrote:Not a good contrast ratio.
Not 1080p.

What's considered a good contrast ratio?

Well hell, who wouldn't want a $2000 TV for $400...I sure do

This is completely ridiculous!

That was Mark Twain in that episode, not Jack London! I am outraged!

dwarf74 wrote:This is completely ridiculous!

That was Mark Twain in that episode, not Jack London! I am outraged!

Dwarf.....it had both. A young Jack.....not revealed as Jack London until the very end.

spuds89 wrote:Dwarf.....it had both. A young Jack.....not revealed as Jack London until the very end.

Now I am doubly outraged at being wrong in my previous outrage!

It seems the concensus in the reviews is that if this is to be used for HD than you will enjoy your experience. One guy said in Standard Definition:

"There is no clear definition with shades of black whatsoever, I was seeing a terrible rainbow effect in a basically grainy picture"

A few people said this but this guy describes it best:

"Once I tried watching "widescreen", the picture became distorted. Objects on either end of the screen would warp. This is most evident watching football, as you can clearly see the yard lines bend as they go to either the left or the right sides of the screen. "

He also said:

"...good luck finding a Universal remote that is compatible with this product. I have several, and none of the codes work."

Wah. And I was looking for a good 32'' LCD TV for my SD box, and I would strech to widescreen, so looks like this one is not for me

The Picture.. It's so clear and sharp.. it almost like 3D!

Bought this TV from Walmart for $578 plus tax, about 8 months ago. Serves me just fine, I have one pixel issue with it, but that's to be expected sometimes. HDMI port is hard to plug in and get to though.

Take notice, Consumer Reports does not even mention Emerson

1080P? Do you have your computer hooked up to your TV?

nickmiller21 wrote:rofl -- 10% in Illinois, ehh??!! Just think what Mr. OBAMA ( from Illinois ) and his possey will do with our income tax rate -- heck all of our taxes if we elect them into power!!!

The Illinois State Legislature would have the power to raise/lower taxes, not a United States Senator from Illinois.

I have this TV, also bought after thanksgivings day, and the picture is superb for a cheap 720p TV. The sound is decent as well, honesty, I can't hear the difference between it and a 32" Samsung I also own.

Honestly, I am really impressed with this by Emerson.

Usually Emerson products aren't that good, but their LCD tv's are solid for baseline products. They aren't fancy, but they are cheap and they do work well. If you are looking for super-high quality - go buy a Sony Bravia or a high end Samsung, but if you just want a simple, good looking 720p LCD tv - this is pretty much the most bang for your buck.

You have a house in your bedroom??? How is that possible?

I like the Darjeeling limited reference you got there.

Is this what is left of Emerson Lake and Palmer? The band that brings us "Nutrocker" is now making TV's?

http://www.sadtrombone.com

You're buying a house in the bedroom? Most people go to an office of some sort to do that.

uber1337 wrote:... [snip] ... Wah. And I was looking for a good 32'' LCD TV for my SD box, and I would strech to widescreen, so looks like this one is not for me

I simply cannot watch stretched SD, where everything is short and fat ... which is one reason I am still avoiding plasmas ...

We've been waiting to sell our house before we buy an HDTV for the bedroom ... (owning two houses really puts a dent in the ol' cash flow, especially around the first of the month) ... already have the HD DVR in place and ready to go ... but I was thinking more about something in the 40" range so I guess I'll keep waiting ...

This TV will not work with Dish Network Universal Remote--I bought one from Wal-Mart a few months ago and called Dish Network and Emerson both and Emerson even told me is would not work with the Dish Network Universal Remote. Picture was fine but took it back since I didn't want to have to use two remotes.

HEY WOOT! IM HAVING "WOOT OFF WITHDRAWL!!!" AND I ALSO NEED SOME BAGS OF CARP! SCHEDULE SOME FUN SOON PLEASE!

zyodei wrote:I have to say, once you get used to the Indian style (or Asian style, I should say) hole in the floor, "squat" toilet, you never go back. It's just a lot easier.

Better for the colon too..when you sit down, you put a kink in your large intestine right before it passes..when you squat, it is just a straight shot, and the shittin's quick and easy. Try it sometime!

You're wrong on many levels here. First, sitting doesn't put any "kinks" in your colon. Second, unless you've been backed up for days when you poo, it is coming from your rectum, NOT your colon. If there's no poo in your rectum you aren't going to have the urge to go.

Squatting does increase the pressure in the abdominal cavity which is why it practically flies out of you when you squat. When you sit on a Western style toilet you have to apply a lot of muscular effort (valsalva) to increase the pressure in the abdominal cavity.

Trust me, I know about this. Three generations of my family have died on the toilet. I don't intend to be the 4th.

You're hiding the Internet in your bedroom? Let's see that AT&T guy find it there!

1. There is no "official" standards based way to measure contrast ratio across the board, but there different tests to do it and they offer a pretty good idea...

1000:1 is bad any way you look at it. Specially when an extra 300.00 (maybe a lot for some?) gets you a Samsung with 10 times that.

2. that "nick" kid with the Obama comment... yeah, you're a Observer.
:P

Happy Woot-ing!

(Woot edited a word, guess which one

cmader1 wrote:Those dangling participles will get you every time

I got hit in the dangling participles once by a rogue turnstile...not fun!

cmader1 wrote:yeah, the you're/your mishaps are a pet peeve of mine as well. My favorite instance was when someone wrote on a dry erase board "Your Stupid!" Kinda made me chuckle

Holy carp, I can't believe I did that! I'm usually a grammar Tom Servo when it comes to that, and the there/their stuff! One resume that I reviewed for a pilot applicant had the your/you're, there/their, its/it's trifuckta and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get that out of my head! (In the end, he wasn't hired). I'm blaming my mix up on Costco not having Redbull!

I work for Funai(OEM), which produces this brand of LCD TVs, so I am really getting a kick out of these replies...

NathanBoy wrote:I keep hearing that 1080p isn't noticeable on a tv of this size, and I do not believe it. You can certainly notice the difference between 1366x768 and 1920x1080 on a much smaller LCD computer monitor, so I'm not buying that you won't notice it all of a sudden just because you are watching tv instead.

Do you sit 8-10 feet away from your computer monitor?

Here's the straight poop on Emerson:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerson_Radio

These sets are made by Funai, a Japanese company with manufacturing in China, Mexico, Malaysia, etc.

I have a 32" Samsung "touch of color" and it has a 15000 to 1 ratio contrast. Has 3 HDMI outputs and is 1080P. Also cost twice as much though.

You guys are killing me(laughing from some of the posts), so I had to post.

Not a bad TV for a college kid. A friend of mine has this TV and has no problems with it so I forwarded it on to another friend looking for a budget friendly HDTV under 40in. Good bang for the buck IMHO. Good day all!

tdurden wrote:You're wrong on many levels here. First, sitting doesn't put any "kinks" in your colon. Second, unless you've been backed up for days when you poo, it is coming from your rectum, NOT your colon. If there's no poo in your rectum you aren't going to have the urge to go.

Squatting does increase the pressure in the abdominal cavity which is why it practically flies out of you when you squat. When you sit on a Western style toilet you have to apply a lot of muscular effort (valsalva) to increase the pressure in the abdominal cavity.

Trust me, I know about this. Three generations of my family have died on the toilet. I don't intend to be the 4th.

Waaaaaaaaay too much info.

Anyone familiar with Devanagiri script? Does it say "paschima kylee"? My Hindhi is rusty.

Anyone know if I can also use this as my computer monitor? (as I age, I like big screens) - thanks in advance for your advice. craig

Buck Mulligan wrote:Isn't contrast ratio an arbitrary measurement? I don't believe there is a standard, so are not these numbers pulled out of someone's arse?

no. it is just the measurement of it that is arbitrary.

personally i would pass on this, kind of like westinghouse hdtv's or them store brands. i don't have any faith in them. however, it is an ok deal and would be good in a kids room or whatever. remember, we really need to add to our carbon footprint by buying an atsc tuner tv by 2/17/2009 anyway!

cster wrote:Anyone know if I can also use this as my computer monitor? (as I age, I like big screens) - thanks in advance for your advice. craig

Yes you can connect a computer via S-Video cable

The manual (linked previously posted thanks) says max consumption of 165W.

Has anyone with this TV measured the actual elec consumption (on, stand-by)?

FYI easy way to do that is with a Kill-a-Watt meter.

Been thinking that replacing my 26" CRT with a new LCD would lower my elec bill (a plasma definitely not)... but not at 165W!

Thanks!

I don't think enough people have said this, so let me reiterate, 720p is ok for a 32 inch monitor.