Comments on: HP Invents HDTV 2.0

By: Tye Fox

Tye Fox — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:02:08 +0000

Now you tell me! I bought a HP LC3260N 32 inch LCD HDTV two years ago and today it stopped displaying analog channels. Tech support says that the analog tuner is probably bad. I rather toss it in the land field rather than throw good money after bad money. My DVD drive on my HP Pavilion isn’t working right either.

By: Unhappy HP HDTV Customer

Unhappy HP HDTV Customer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:55:31 +0000

HP shouldn’t be in the HDTV business. Few customers realize HP’s only service provider in California is located in Bakersfield.

I spent months thinking problems with my HP HDTV was cable service related only to learn they were the tv tuner that was failing. HP was in total denial that this could be a manufacturing problem. After many hours to escalate I finally managed to get a case manager to send me a replacement unit (refurbed). But within a few weeks the replacement unit failed. I’ve been promised another replacement, but that has been weeks. HP is no longer returning my calls. Extremely bad customer support.

Avoid buy HP HDTVs.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 00:14:05 +0000

hdtivo: I was at Best Buy tonight, saw the current version (MediaSmart), and snapped a pic just for you. The post has been updated.

As an aside, the camera on my Blackjack seems to do OK in a pinch.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 May 2007 01:31:48 +0000

HP has had this technology for over a year now. They used to call it mediacmart TV. It interfaces with any windows machine and works quite well although the first gen had a box much like the sony pictured above and was quite slow to respond. The new gen tv’s are quite quick.

By: hdtivo

hdtivo — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:39:05 +0000

I read almost all of the article.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:34:39 +0000

“This sounds similar in functionality to Sony�s upcoming �Internet Video Link??? Bravia accessory (shown above).”

hdtivo: You should actually read the article before forwarding comments.

By: hdtivo

hdtivo — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:28:29 +0000

Oh, I see, you sneak, you put a picture of a Sony in an HP article. Are you for sale to News Corp without the cranky morals of the Journal?

Yeah, I really doubt Sony would make anything other than proprietary…but HP I could see.

Now I have to eat crow with my peeps who I sent that picture too.

Thanks.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:06:22 +0000

Yeah, I noticed they are using ‘placeshifting’ in a different sense than the more familiar Slingese.

The picture is of Sony’s IVL box, designed to work with specific Bravia sets. I had the same thought and wondered if it could be used with other televisions. (Doubt it.)