Where can I get an EDTV for a cheap price?

[david12795]

I have a wii and i want the best resolution it can get. No, i don't want an hdtv because i have no use for it. In fact, im currently using an RF tv on my wii and the graphics are decent but i just want to get the best out of the wii.

So would the best place to get them be pawn shops? how much should they go there if they're 26 in - 32 inch? oh and also, can gaming be vulnurable to edtvs (ex: messed up screen)? should i know anything about using edtvs on wiis?

[muhsheesuh]

Craigslist is a good place to look. I see tons and tons of sellers that are selling their older EDTV's for very cheap. Just be sure to bring an extra hand or two to lift the TV since it will most likely be very heavy.

[david12795]

They don't state whether its an edtv or not, well at least in my county they don't.
But I can always call and ask them .

btw, a way to identify an edtv if it has the 5 composite colors (r b g y w or something like that) correct?

[neudog]

When I read this thread I was expecting to see the following in the OP:

http://www.boomerangshop.com/dvdcover/ImageWeb/EDtvCollectorsEdition19100496_f.jpg

[muhsheesuh]

It is considered EDTV if it has the component input with the 5 colors so you are correct RGB + 2 audio.

[howlinmad]

It has to support progressive scan and have component inputs.
I have a tv with component (red green blue) and it doesn't have progressive scan capabilities, so it is not EDef.

[mogamer]

The only EDTV's I've ever seen were some Plasma sets from few years ago. The only progressive CRT's I've seen were either HD ready or HDTV sets. Now this is only what I've seen, so correct me if I'm wrong. Since none of those types of sets are available new anymore, you need to haunt craigslist or maybe a local TV repair shop.

[PenguinMaster]

It is considered EDTV if it has the component input with the 5 colors so you are correct RGB + 2 audio.

Most non-HDTVs with component inputs are only 480i, so they are still SDTVs. It's very unlikely you'll be able to find an EDTV that isn't an HDTV, especially for cheap. Any TV with component video (or even s-video) will be superior to RF, but the Wii can still do better. The cheapest solution would be to buy a Wii VGA cable at the link below and hook it to a VGA monitor, that will be the best quality you can get and it will be very cheap.

http://www.vdigi.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=2&category_id=3&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

[dafunkk12]

The only EDTV's I've ever seen were some Plasma sets from few years ago. The only progressive CRT's I've seen were either HD ready or HDTV sets. Now this is only what I've seen, so correct me if I'm wrong. Since none of those types of sets are available new anymore, you need to haunt craigslist or maybe a local TV repair shop.

My friend had a Philips EDTV widescreen CRT.

Finding a progressive scan CRT television would be a bit difficult, since ultimately it's a specialty product. Computer monitors are progressive scan, but run at high resolutions, and prices increase dramatically as screen size increases. To create a low-res progressive scan TV, especially at screen sizes 20"+, is targeting a limited market, especially at the time they were being released in the US. This was about the time HDTV was being hyped up as well. If you lived overseas, in say Japan or Europe, you'd have a much easier time, I'd bet, since they adopted the format much sooner than the US. Even CRT HDTVs are 1080i, and no, it doesn't magically become progressive when you feed it a 720p/480p signal, though it will adapt the signal for display.

I'd say it'd probably be simpler to get a cheap LCD, however, that introduces new problems with scaling the image to 720p on cheap hardware.