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Sony 34" 16:9 HD-1 Now Obsolete or Cult Classic?

I did lots of research before buying this originally $8000 Sony TV for the deep discount of about $3700 in late 2000. While I thought the cabinet looked a bit dated and apparently the HD converter box was first generation only blah blah blah -- I thought the set was AMAZING -- especially with an HD signal pirated directly from Timewarner cable here in New York. It weighed about 2 tons and even the internal speakers sounded pretty good to my audiophile ears. I now need a new one as my girlfriend kept the TV when we split up. Am I just being sentimental or was this an unusually good TV? How about others in the 16:9 HD ready format? Is there anything better? Thank you.
cwlondon

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ed_sawyer
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Loewe Planus is a nice one. Very nice built in line doubler. Probably about 3-4k I think. Well worth it, much better looking in every regard than that Sony (which I remember seeing). Go get it back, or get the Loewe. If you have the room, nothing beats a rear-projector (DLP) for about the same $, though.

-Ed
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