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[PROh1bited]

This heavy sob was mine.

Got it a few weeks before the 360 came out back in 2005. I wanted to get the full power of the console. It was a Toshiba 26" CRT, and it was like 100lbs! The thing could do 720p at best, but it did it's job for the 2 years I had it.

 

[pgtl_10]

A 52 inch Hitachi projection TV.

 

[vypek]

Mine was a Sony Bravia KDL-32EX500

 

[Sobriquet]

This guy:

Sony KDL-40XBR2

Got it in 2006 I think, when both my wife and I were working at Sony. I remember we got like a $1000 discount and it was still damn near $2000. Still have it in the bedroom.

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Olevia 27" in 2003. I'm trying to remember how much I paid. Maybe $700?

Shit was gangster. Check out these specs:

27-inch HDTV-ready LCD TV; measures 34.5 x 21.9 x 4.25 inches (W x H x D)
XGA (1280 x 720) resolution, widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 750:1 contrast ratio, and 170-degree viewing angle
3:2 cinema pulldown, 10-bit 3D comb filter
4 composite A/V, 1 S-video, 1 component, 1 VGA, 1 DVI
Two 15-watt removable speakers; subwoofer output

My first REAL HDTV was a Sony Bravia XBR3, 46" in 2006. I still use it today. Planning to upgrade next year but it has served me well; never had issues and I've run the shit out of that thing between games and TV, believe me.

 

[BobLoblaw]

This guy:

Sony KDL-40XBR2

Got it in 2006 I think, when both my wife and I were working at Sony. Still have it in the bedroom.

That was my second. My first was:

Got it back in 2003. KV34HS510

 

[Corran Horn]

This guy, 40inch Samsung tv in 2007. Paid over 2,000$ for it. It had the wonderful 2 hdmi ports though which was great. Sadly that TV has white spots that appear on the screen while watching stuff, I still use it but mostly just as a bedroom TV.

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

That was my second. My first was:

Got it back in 2003. KV34HS510

I think I have the same one. Thing is a best. Still not sure how to get rid of it.

 

[SyenceLabb]

Had a 32 inch Sanyo with the built in HD Tuner I grabbed from Walmart. It served me well.

 

[Raistlin]

I almost bought a Princeton Graphics 720p CRT, but decided against it due to going away for university. Just too big and heavy.

Ended up getting a Sony KDL-55A2000 SXRD a year or two after graduating. A little while before the PS3 launch if I recall? That would be the second time I bought a TV specifically for a console launch.

 

[Reckoner]

I still rock my Sony HD Ready TV that I bought a few weeks before the ps3. I feel bad of just upgrading and have a perfectly functional TV laying around unused.

 

[SpaceShark]

Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U 50" 1080p Plasma

Cost about AUD$3000 in 2008, still going strong, still looks awesome.

 

[>:)]

That was my second. My first was:

Got it back in 2003. KV34HS510

Damn thing took 3 guys, and a few busted fingers to get it upstairs, but once we turned it on...the pain was worth it

 

[Rizific]

some off brand Akai 42" 720p plasma panel that cost $1000.

still going strong since 2005. i remember GoW looking pretty great on it back then.

 

[Raistlin]

This heavy sob was mine.

Got it a few weeks before the 360 came out back in 2005. I wanted to get the full power of the console. It was a Toshiba 26" CRT, and it was like 100lbs! The thing could do 720p at best, but it did it's job for the 2 years I had it.

Didn't do 720p. Only a few CRTs ever could. They were 1080i/540p

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Panasonic 47" RPTV I got in early 2002. It was the first thing I got with my employee discount at Best Buy. Even after the steep discount, it was about $1400, and I loved the thing until I replaced it with a Panasonic plasma in 2011. The only reason I upgraded was because I could not buy a new blu ray player with component output anymore. The thing was a beast, and was awesome for gaming because of the lack of input lag.

The downsides to it were the insane weight of having to move it and sometimes having to redo the convergence or calibration, but it always looked awesome after getting it calibrated professionally in 2003.

 

[inner-G]

A 26" Insignia

Aw yeah, PS3 launch games looked sweet on that 1366x768 native panel, lol

 

[Clockwork]

Toshiba 46HM95 46" 720p DLP. I bought it in 2004 or 2005.

Went through lamps like no tomorrow.

 

[Bgamer90]

Olevia 27" in 2003. I'm trying to remember how much I paid. Maybe $700?

Haha, my cousin had this (it was his first HDTV too).

The design of the set was pretty nice (and surprisingly better than the models they released after it).

Here's my first HDTV; 23" Viewsonic LCD from 2004. My aunt got it for me as a present.:

 

[Dicer]

30in wide Crt

115lbs of awesome

 

[OmniGamer]

An Olevia 32" 720p HDTV in late 2006

 

[PROh1bited]

Didn't do 720p. Only a few CRTs ever could. They were 1080i/540p

I had a feeling it was lower on the max p count. It was probably 720i? Still crazy though how big and expensive hdtv´s were.

 

[speculawyer]

I had a huge rear projection TV. What a piece of shit. But this was the 1990's (I think).

 

[Marty Chinn]

Sony Grand Wega 50WE610

It only did 720p and 1080i, didn't have an HD tuner built in, and didn't support HDCP. It did at least have DVI input.

 

[nhlducks35]

Sony 32XBR9 32" TV

Still rockin' it

 

[Wag]

I don't remember. I had some sort of Panasonic HD 30" production monitor back in 1999/2000. I was using it with Comcast's newest HD box.

I even had Comcast come over with a tech crew and they were instructing them how to set up HD on my TV. Ah those were the days.

 

[InfiniteBento]

24 inch, 1080p, led

Got it 3 years ago almost and I still have the wrapping on it. Works perfect, honestly.

 

[Apt101]

It was some 32" Sony, 1080i (remember those?). When I finally upgraded to a proper 120Hz 1080p LG LED it was revelatory. I watched blurays for like a week straight. Then I started getting into audio and like $2000 later I have a proper entertainment center.

 

[Turbowaffles]

Panasonic TH50PZ77U

And it's still going strong, though I did have to replace the DG board after a few years and a fateful thunderstorm.

 

[Jeff Stephen]

Toshiba 52HMX84.
Surprised to see it still up on Crutchfield after all those years back in 2004. This came in a few days before RE4 was released on the Gamecube. Such fond memories.

 

[Clockwork]

Toshiba 52HMX84.
Surprised to see it still up on Crutchfield after all those years back in 2004. This came in a few days before RE4 was released on the Gamecube. Such fond memories.

My man! I had the next year's model. Still upset about the lamp issue though.

 

[TUSR]

Died last year, loved it. Got it in the early 2000s.

 

[Jeff Stephen]

My man! I had the next year's model. Still upset about the lamp issue though.

Tell me about it.
http://www.wired.com/2009/03/class-action-se/

This was one of my first big purchases around that time and was so relieved' I went with Crutchfield's extended warranty. Since then I don't make any major purchases without some sort of coverage.

 

[DJ_Lae]

37" Toshiba (37HL57 I think) in either 2006 or 2007. Wasn't top of the line at the time but HDTVs weren't cheap then.

Still working as a basement TV. Its only issue is that it has to be turned on before whatever console you want to use or the screen stays blue. Not as bright as it used to be either. But 360 and PS3 stuff looks great on it because it's only 720p, and it had a good scaler too so the Wii doesn't look bad either.

 

[v1lla21]

50 inch Samsung plasma. It's only 720p. We still have it in the living room. We've had it since it first came out years ago.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

32inch samsung i got in like 08.

 

[Skux]

I still have it actually. Sony Bravia... 1366x768. That weird, not really 720p resolution.

 

[jadedm17]

My first HDTV was 4:3 for some reason; Shortly after I got a proper 16:9 tv. I paid roughly the same for my last three tvs : 27" 720p LCD, 42" 720p plasma, 60" 1080p plasma. I love technology.

Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ800U 50" 1080p Plasma

Cost about AUD$3000 in 2008, still going strong, still looks awesome.

Hah, I've got the 42" version, it still looks great.

 

[a Master Ninja]

24 inch, 1080p, led

Got it 3 years ago almost and I still have the wrapping on it. Works perfect, honestly.

Huh?

 

[Dicer]

Huh?

I think he means that filmy shit any sane person pulls off instantly...

 

[BobLoblaw]

I think I have the same one. Thing is a best. Still not sure how to get rid of it.

I donated mine and they came to pick it up. Lol

 

[ChristianTW]

55 inch Sony Bravia XBR8

Beautiful, beautiful screen. Only downside was it was not a smart TV. After getting the XBR8 though, I will never be able to buy a cheaper HDTV again... (I upgraded to the 900B 4K TV)

 

[offtopic]

Not sure if 4:3 counts but I had a Sony Trinitron 32" of some sort in 2001 that displayed 1080i. It was pretty glorious at the time.

Bought a 50" plasma (pioneer) in 2004 which was 720p/1080i...ridiculously expensive at the time (like 4.5k). Friends thought we were just fringe and didn't see why people would want such a big tv mounted to their wall...

 

[Link]

Panasonic TH-42PX77U 42-Inch 720p Plasma

Bought it in 2007. I replaced it in the living room last year with a Panasonic TC-P50S60 50-inch 1080p Plasma, but it's still going strong in the den.

 

[Mike Works]

Pioneer Kuro 42" 720p

Bought it in 2009 and I'm still using it.

I'm really looking forward to going 1080p or 4k with my next set, whenever that'll be, but I'm worried that whatever LCD/LED/OLED/whatever set I get won't have as good black levels :/

 

[Brinbe]

Samsung CRT HDTV. Fucking heavy as hell. This was back in like 2004

 

[youngplaya21]

My first HDTV was a 32" Sony Bravia that I bought for my dorm room back in 2008. It ran me like $900 and had to work insane OT at Walmart to afford that damn thing, but I loved it. Still have it at my parent's house, but my 48" and 55" (that were both cheaper...) made it obsolete

 

[Robby322]

27 inch Samsung back in 2006. Bought it just for the Xbox 360 and loved it.

 

[TAJ]

Sony KV-32HV600 CRT in 2002.
It was an incredible TV for pre-360 consoles.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

The first I paid with my own money was some cheap 32'' Dynex tv.


Needless to say that piece of garbage broke like 5 times within a time span and Best Buy allowed me to upgrade. I got a Samsung and never looked back.

FUCK DYNEX. RIGHT IN THE ASS BUTT.