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New TV time..

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sk33

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I don't know if this forum is supposed to cover TV's too, but I'll go ahead and try asking..

Basically, my old 27" TV died out and now I have to decide if to get another 27" tube or to go with an LCD between 27-30" range. If I'm going LCD already, it only makes sense that it be HD too.

My question is basically what am I looking for? What are the 'specs' for TV's that are important? And what would be considered a good deal on each kind?

Also, what would you recommend somebody in my situation do? 27" tube and assume LCD prices will fall dramatically in the next year or two, or LCD right now?

Thanks.
 
first off thanks for responding :)

I'd like a monitor at least 27" though..

and if it's LCD I'm not gonna be able toa fford the very "top of the line"
 
With TVs, probably the most important specs are contrast ratio and brightness. For both, the higher the better.

I recommend anything made by Sharp. They beat out even Samsung for image quality and clarity. Sharp makes a 26'' widescreen 720p native LCD that might fit your needs. If you want bigger, their immediate next step up is 32''. Sharp is slightly expensive, but you're getting what you pay for, especially considering that Sony usually charges $200-300 more in the same TV size range. As for specs, their TVs have 800:1 contrast ratio, the highest in the market that I know of (everyone else is usually speced at 500:1.) I don't recall brightness off hand, but it's equally impressive.

Samsungs are cheaper, and pretty good on their own, but in the long run, I think Sharp is the better deal.
 
Walmart sells a 27" RCA with component inputs and a great picture for $200. I bought one about a year ago and love it. LCD tv's are nice but IMO are too expensive at the moment.
 
how's this

30-inch HDTV-ready LCD TV; measures 34.5 x 21.9 x 4.25 inches (W x H x D)
SXGA (1280 x 768) resolution, widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 750:1 contrast ratio, and 170-degree viewing angle
3:2 cinema pulldown, 10-bit 3D comb filter
4 composite A/V, 1 S-video, 1 component, 1 VGA, 1 DVI
Two 15-watt removable speakers; subwoofer output

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...6-4057502?v=glance&s=electronics&vi=tech-data
 
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ok I'm about to pull the trigger on the Olevia 30"... any reason I shouldn't?
 
I didn't end up biting since it seemed a bit much for a low end monitor at over 1300 after taxes and everything.
 
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