Sorry for the absence, but one of the reasons why is because I bought a HANNspree Xv 37 inch Widescreen LCD HDTV from Buy.com. While there were not a lot of reviews of there, I took a gamble, and it paid off big time. This TV is AMAZING. I paid $899.99, but I already mailed in the $200 rebate. (Side note: I photo-copied everything including the UPC as I have gotten burned before from not doing so.)

When first watching this TV with an S-Video cord hooked up, it was good. But after ordering an HDMI cord from HandHeldItems.com for $7.84 shipped (use coupon code “hdmihdmi”), this TV has the best picture I have ever seen. With a little tweaking on the cable box to get the 1080i reception, I am in love. Even Spongebob Squarepants in 480i looks great. I only get the local channels in High-Def, but I am am very tempted to spend the $7.95 a month for the rest of the channels.

I have already ordered a new UpConverting DVD Player with HDMI output from Walmart.com. I also had to order another HDMI cord from HandHeldItems. I can’t wait to watch all my DVDs on this TV.

The one downfall I see from this TV is that I am having to spend more money for “accessories”. The DVD Player is an example, even though the family badly needed a new one as we were using a portable one. We will also need a new Audio Receiver as the one we had does not work with this TV and the HDMI connections. I will have to buy a Receiver that can connect HDMI (this will probably run $600 or so). I am also thinking about a PS3, another $600. I think I will get to get the Receiver first, but I can’t wait to see Madden in 1080i High-Def.

All-in-all, though I spent $700 for the TV, I am very happy with the purchase. Some people may see it as unnecessary, but those people have obviously never seen this TV in action.

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