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24700 messages,  Last post on Dec 01, 2009 at 12:24 PM

You are in the Sedans Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens

What is this discussion about? Audi A8, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ-Series, Lexus LS 460, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Volkswagen Phaeton, Maserati Quattroporte, Mercedes-Benz CL-Class, Sedan



Let's try to define this forum as being limited to luxury performance vehicles where the mainstream version in a typical configuration has an MSRP of at least $60k.

A luxury vehicle with a base price of $59k qualifies because it would typically be bought with some additional equipment, bringing the MSRP over $60k.

Vehicles like the E, 5, A6, M, or GS, even if available in certain versions over $60k, don't qualify because they are cars from companies that have higher end cars in their lineups.



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Re: hpowders [brightness04] by hpowders
Jan 15, 2007 (8:07 pm)
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Replying to: brightness04 (Jan 15, 2007 7:21 pm)

No. I am using the component video connections. No great difference with HDMI to justify the added expense of the cables.
 
Check out the XBR2 forum over there. Some of those folks are quite knowledgeable. It's called the "Official Sony XBR2 Thread."
When I started posting there they made it "official."
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Re: hpowders [tagman] by syswei
Jan 15, 2007 (9:01 pm)
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Replying to: tagman (Jan 15, 2007 2:54 pm)

make sure you go 1080p
 
This 32er was only for my eat-in-kitchen. Most companies make 1080p only for 40" and up sets, and there is only one 1080p available from any company in 37", and zero available in 32". The theory is that 1080p benefits just aren't perceptible at 32".
 
Anyway we should move the HDTV discussions over to the AVS Forum before our kind host shuts us down over here.
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Re: Mercedes, McLaren SLS [brightness04] by maxhonda99
Jan 16, 2007 (1:38 am)
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Replying to: brightness04 (Jan 15, 2007 7:00 pm)

Road & Track just timed the stock IS350 at 4.9 seconds 0-60. That's with 306bhp and a 6-speed auto. The IS-F with a minimal 400bhp and more likely about 450bhp and 2 more gears in the tranny should do 0-60 in around 4 seconds or low 4's!
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Re: Mercedes, McLaren SLS [maxhonda99] by tagman
Jan 16, 2007 (8:18 am)
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Replying to: maxhonda99 (Jan 16, 2007 1:38 am)

Everything's pointing to a new legitimate "F" monster on the block. I'm expecting it to be a real screamer... genuine performance from Lexus.
 
Anyone want to guess at the price tag?
 
According to Lexus, the added "F" treatment will also be offered on other models in the future, so my guess is that the added "F" premium could possibly be an indication of what to expect on those other models as well.
 
TagMan
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Re: hpowders [tagman] by merc1
Jan 16, 2007 (8:42 am)
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Replying to: tagman (Jan 15, 2007 7:42 pm)

How did you manage to quote Hpowders for what I said....lol?
 
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Re: hpowders [merc1] by hpowders
Jan 16, 2007 (8:47 am)
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 16, 2007 8:42 am)

First time I got any respect!
 
LOL!!
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Re: hpowders [merc1] by tagman
Jan 16, 2007 (9:57 am)
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Replying to: merc1 (Jan 16, 2007 8:42 am)

Hah! Best I can guess is that somehow I hit reply on his post instead of yours... whoops... but I was indeed intending to reply to you, and I'm glad you could see that.
 
Sorry, hpowders... while your posts are typically brilliant (which goes without saying), it was in fact merc1 that I was quoting.
 
Keep the respect, however.
 
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Re: hpowders [tagman] by hpowders
Jan 16, 2007 (1:47 pm)
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Replying to: tagman (Jan 16, 2007 9:57 am)

No problem, Tag.
 
It was fun basking in the glory, however abbreviated.
 
Merc1 has me thinking X5. Hope it gets dieselized by August, 2008. If it's not, I'll pass on driving one. Not looking for 15 mpg. Anybody who needs some extra room and wants the real deal in BMW handling and decent mpg should check out the 530ix wagon instead.
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Re: hpowders [brightness04] by lexusguy
Jan 16, 2007 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: brightness04 (Jan 15, 2007 7:05 pm)

I'm going to insist on HDMI test at the store next time.
 
Unless you can take your equipment with you to the store and hook it up to their TVs, there isn't much of a point. HDMI connections usually work, but when they don't, there's no way to fix it. Thank the glorious movie studios for that. Unfortunately you cannot depend on component video connections for too much longer. The studios have decided not to cripple the high def discs over component yet, but they will, you can be sure of that. They didn't create the image constraint token not to use it.
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Re: hpowders [hpowders] by anthonyp
Jan 16, 2007 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: hpowders (Jan 16, 2007 8:47 am)

Hi hpowdres
 
I`v always given you the respect you richly deserve, and now have a passsing thought of yourself when I see a particularly attractve bmw....As a `matter of fact` all you people have worthwhile things to express...Tony ps Thanks Merc for the report and please keep it coming with the pictures

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