On Sat, 17 Nov 07, PhantMan wrote:
I popped down to Walmart yesterday and bought a Magnavox combination
VCR/DVD-R with both an Analog and Digital Tuner for $179.

On Sat, 17 Nov 07, gfretwell wrote:
When that gets to $100 it is worth doing. That will probably be in
January the way things are going.

The one I bought was $189 when I first saw it. Then $179 when I went
to get it a couple days ago. Now it's on Walmart's website for $169.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5622734

And if you're interested mainly in the tuner, as I was, the DVD
Recorder model sells for $139
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5622736
So it may make your price point before January :-)

I still have little interest in a huge TV anyway. Until the content
gets better, making the picture bigger doesn't make it better. It only
means I need to dedicate more space to the TV. TV is not a significant
part of my life. I feel sad for the people who think it is.

You and I are apparently the same TV viewer type. I gave up on cable
because of all the programming I wasn't watching. All I want is the
news, a little football, and PBS programs like Nova, Nature, Hisory
programs, and some other stuff most people consider *really* boring. I
can get all that on an antenna. And more than I have time to watch
when I add digital broadcasting. Mostly I watch 14" & 19" TVs. I
bought the 27" TV as a concession to my girlfriend (she's high
maintenance ya know lol :-^)

Rick