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Should be it unless you have other devices which don't support HDMI. I used monoprice.com and bought a few HDMI cables, and a few TOSLINK Optical cables. You might want to pickup some component video cables too if you need them.
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Originally Posted by MacGyver,Nov 9 2006, 08:52 PM
Nice... $11.15 shipped for a 10' HDMI with ferrites. At BB or CC, that same cable would have cost me $100.
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Cables off of e-Bay I'd be okay with... cars, not so much. The monoprice.com site has a pretty good selection. They had 10' HDMI cables for $20 with flex sleeving... didn't like that as much, I wanted a solid wrapper, so I was shocked to see what I wanted farther down the page for $7. The cable box came with a (surprisingly) nice Y/Pb/Pr/L/R cable... since you always get to keep the accessories when you return a box, it's mine now 
I'll use it until the HDMI cable comes in.
On a side note... Discover put a "potential fraud hold" on my card after the TV purchase, so the cable purchase fell through. I had to call Discover, tell them I still had the card in my posession, and reorder the cable (shipped out today).
I'm hoping this TV is as nice as people claim once I dial it in. Reading the forums, there's a bit of red push from the factory, but it's easily dialed out. Evidently the 42" screen is made by Chei Wei rather than Sharp's typical plant used for the 46" and 52" screens in the same line. A relatively minor drop in quality is supposedly evident (such as slightly reduced viewing angle), but everyone has said minor. I have some settings ready to go, as well as instructions to get into the service menu for further tweaking.
It should be here in an hour or two... I'm kinds giddy... my first HDTV, and I demanded no less than a 1080p.
I'll use it until the HDMI cable comes in.On a side note... Discover put a "potential fraud hold" on my card after the TV purchase, so the cable purchase fell through. I had to call Discover, tell them I still had the card in my posession, and reorder the cable (shipped out today).
I'm hoping this TV is as nice as people claim once I dial it in. Reading the forums, there's a bit of red push from the factory, but it's easily dialed out. Evidently the 42" screen is made by Chei Wei rather than Sharp's typical plant used for the 46" and 52" screens in the same line. A relatively minor drop in quality is supposedly evident (such as slightly reduced viewing angle), but everyone has said minor. I have some settings ready to go, as well as instructions to get into the service menu for further tweaking.
It should be here in an hour or two... I'm kinds giddy... my first HDTV, and I demanded no less than a 1080p.
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Anyone wall-mount theirs?
It's currently sitting on the ground until I can decide what to do with it, but watching a TV that sits 6" form the ground is not the most exciting experience. I have one small wall (about 5.5' long) to place this TV on, so the sweet spot in the middle gives me about 1' clearance on both sides. Seems like the studs are 24" apart here with no stud in the middle of the wall... with no real ability to shift the TV either direction along the wall without looking like complete crap, I need to mount to 2 studs rather than just one. Ergo, I need a mount that is long enough to reach between the two without needing to creating a custom bracket.
Suggestions welcome...
It's currently sitting on the ground until I can decide what to do with it, but watching a TV that sits 6" form the ground is not the most exciting experience. I have one small wall (about 5.5' long) to place this TV on, so the sweet spot in the middle gives me about 1' clearance on both sides. Seems like the studs are 24" apart here with no stud in the middle of the wall... with no real ability to shift the TV either direction along the wall without looking like complete crap, I need to mount to 2 studs rather than just one. Ergo, I need a mount that is long enough to reach between the two without needing to creating a custom bracket.
Suggestions welcome...
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[QUOTE=MacGyver,Nov 11 2006, 01:33 PM]Anyone wall-mount theirs?
It's currently sitting on the ground until I can decide what to do with it, but watching a TV that sits 6" form the ground is not the most exciting experience.
It's currently sitting on the ground until I can decide what to do with it, but watching a TV that sits 6" form the ground is not the most exciting experience.
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I came across this one for $49...
UT-40 from MountsDirect.com
I've seen better setups (such as plates that attach to the TV and snap onto the wall bracket), but it's not like I'm going to be taking the TV on and off the wall.
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...and I just foudn the exact same unit for $25 on eBay:
MountDirect (notice the lack of an 's' at the end)
UT-40 from MountsDirect.com
I've seen better setups (such as plates that attach to the TV and snap onto the wall bracket), but it's not like I'm going to be taking the TV on and off the wall.
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...and I just foudn the exact same unit for $25 on eBay:
MountDirect (notice the lack of an 's' at the end)
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Dan, you are one cheap mo'fo'. 
My mount mounts to the wall and has two round tubes on which the brackets that attach to the tv rest. In this manner, I can slide the set side-to-side until it is exactly where I want. Of course, this is a mute point as I flushed it into the wall.... not on the wall.
My mount mounts to the wall and has two round tubes on which the brackets that attach to the tv rest. In this manner, I can slide the set side-to-side until it is exactly where I want. Of course, this is a mute point as I flushed it into the wall.... not on the wall.