BEST value for 32" LCD TV??

[Pablo]

What's out there? Any tips?

I am really not a TV nut, tech follower. My SONY crt TV bit the choda - we have two 20"ers - but we will (in the future) need something for the gang to watch movies on, dad to watch, etc

This ViewSonic looks OK for $1200 or a bit less.

ViewSonic 32" LCD

Any others under $1000 with a good picture? Not too demanded - want something not TOO expensive and will last a bit.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Pablo,

I didn't get swept-up in the LCD wave (even though I wanted to). We just bought this about a week ago: Sanyo 32" HDTV (CRT) with HDTV tuner built in for $577 at the local WalMart.

Grab a Terk OTA antenna to grab HD signals over the air, and you'll be a happy camper. The picture quality is excellent, fast-moving objects don't skew with CRT screens so you get the absolute clearest picture, and it runs far cheaper than the LCD screens.

 

[Pablo]

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Weight: 143.4 lbs.

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[ToyotaNSaturn]

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Weight: 143.4 lbs.

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LOL

It's also $1000 cheaper, too.

 

[kenw]

so, pablo, do you tote the TV from room to room often?

our 36" Sony (CRT) generally stays put.

 

[Pablo]

Well let's put it this way - my last TV we moved the BIG TV (new house) twice and from room to room 3 times...and that was bad enough.

I don't see you guys listing the drawbacks other than cost.

 

[kenw]

cost is pretty much it right now as far as why we don't go there. We have a large armoire that holds the TV/stereo sutff, and it would be a very large and expensive casualty of a panel TV. A panel on the wall would look dreadfully out of place in our very traditional decor anyway, requiring custom cabinetry and further exacerbating the cost issue..

My druthers are towards DLP anyway.

Also we tend to watch less and less TV with the kids gone....

but seriously, anything other than CRT without HiDef is a why-bother in my book, and since we aren't HiDef yet, we just have other things to blow $$ on.

25+ years in hitech taught me to wait and then wait some more....

 

[Pablo]

I agree on the waiting. (That how I got a great D. Camera deal)

Do they sell LCD TV's that aren't high def??? (I agree, why bother)

Tell me about DLP. Please.

Thanks!

 

[kenw]

I used to see non-hidef panels, but it's been awhile since i looked closely and i would agree that it's got to be rare to find one. My reference was more to not subscribing (more $$) than capability of the set.

We do have a small 15" LCD that isn't hidef capable, but it's the kitchen counter unit (size matters a lot) and at $200, a relative bargain.

DLP is the projector stuff. Haven't done a lot of research in the last year, but when I did, the flexibility of it (more portable too!) and the effective screen size were big ++ in my needs.

The screen can be rolled up or hidden very easily.

downsize is bulb life, heat and image brightness in ambient light altho these are being addressed very well in newer designs.

for me taking it on a trip and doing a slide show with the notebook computer is a huge plus. If I'm going to bore people with my pics, I might as well at least impress them with the projected size... I spend more time behind the camera than in front of a TV anyway.

 

[Razl]

I bought my 42" Panasonic plasma when LCDs were the latest & greatest thing (last year). Now that LCDs prices have dropped significantly, I would buy an LCD if I were in the market for an HDTV today. DLP gives you HD just like plasma and LCD, but are floor standing model that are still not as thin as the other two. Plasmas and LCDs are 4.5" or less so they don't eat up room space, plus can be wall mounted.

LCDs will hold their brightness longer, consume less power, and are much lighter than plasmas.

http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com is a good place to compare technologies and models.

 

[XS650]

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Originally posted by Pablo:
I agree on the waiting. (That how I got a great D. Camera deal)

Do they sell LCD TV's that aren't high def??? (I agree, why bother)

Tell me about DLP. Please.

Thanks!

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We have a 52 inch Samsung rear projection DLP High Def. It has an outstanding picture, much better than CRT rear projection sets. They aren't as thick front to back as a CRT rear projection and are lot lighter becaue they don't have picture tubes in them.

DLP stand for Digital Light Processor. The heart of them is a chip with about a million (literally) mirrors on it that are controlled by the chip. The light source is powerful bult. There is also some optices, but not lot of hardware. My 52 inch set only weighs 95 lb.

Also, since there is no picture tube or plasma display to wear out, they are supposed to be very long life. There is big $ light bulb (about $200) wity a many thousand hour life.

I think the only thng that looks better is a high end flat panel LCD, but they are way, way more expensive for the sme sized screen.

The TV display at your Costco should have boatload of DLP rear projection sets on display, our does.