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Anyone with experience with widescreen LCD TVs?

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I live in a dorm room so I don't need something REALLY huge...looking for something in the 24" to 32" range under $2k. On newegg there's a Viewsonic 30" that's $1400, but can be found for about $1130 elsewhere. On Dell's site, there's the W3000 that I see a price of $1400 for (federal government overseas employee discount :D ) that has about the same features, plus detachable speakers which I like (I would use my Z-680s for audio anyway) I like my friend's Dell 2405FPW, but the only reason I would want one myself is for watching movies and stuff; I really don't need a 1920x1200 screen resolution, and for what I want to do with it, I'm thinking LCD TVs would be more appropriate.

The Dell TV has a 25 ms [advertised] response time...too high as a computer monitor for computer gaming, but will it be too big of a handicap for video and PS2 gaming (component of course)? The Viewsonic has a 16 ms response time.
 
Here's a CNET review on that Dell. They don't seem to like it very much, but they didn't like the original Syntax Olevia either, and most people that have that monitor seem ready to enter into a civil union with it.

CNET Dell W3000 review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_W3000/4505-6482_7-30631436-2.html?tag=top

Also, I think you should seriously consider the 32" Syntax Olevia, here's a couple reviews on that one (Note that CNET likes it better than the Dell.). For about the same price, you get a couple more inches of screen, and apparently a better TV. It also has a 16 ms response time.

CNET Review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Syntax_Olevia_LT32HV/4505-6482_7-31164883.html

ExtremeTech Review:
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1771060,00.asp

There's other things available in this category, but I think the Olevia best fits what you need, at an attractive price. If you went with a Samsung/Sony/Toshiba/Other major manufacturer LCD, you'd be looking at about a 26" LCD for that same price, if not more. Law of diminishing returns, if you know what I mean.

Hope this helps.
 
Thanks for the input. That Olevia looks nice...would go well with a black Shuttle XPC. :)
 
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