Thinking Of Buying a new Tv

[pez2002]

Should i get this Or go Bigger ???

http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=11102078&m=1&cat=24&scat=27

[pez2002]

Right now i have a zenith 19 Inch tv Wich i got 3 Years Ago its ok But I want a new one i can give the 19 inch to my mom :)

[american_2000]

Depends on what you watch the most. (DVD, satellite, etc..) If you watch tv casually or are not a big tv watcher, then I would go ahead and stick to that one. It also depends on the size of the room. This would be good for a small room. Just need a little more info!

[Jacob S]

Philips has the best rating by Consumer Reports. They should be the most reliable. RCA and GE are the worst when it comes to reliability.

[Karl Foster]

I have two Toshiba tv's, one 24" flat-screen in the Family Room, and a brand new 32" flat-screen in the Master Bedroom that I bought on Saturday. I am a big Toshiba fan, and think you can't go wrong with your pick. If you can afford it, I'd go flat-screen if you can. For $90 more, you can get this one:
http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=11101555&m=1&cat=24&scat=27

I bought my 32" flat-screen (model 32A42) for $599 from a local furniture store, which is $50 less than BB. Check around and see if you can find a deal like that on the 27".

I looked long and hard before buying the 32" that I bought, and found the picture quality on the Toshiba to be ever bit as good as a Sony, which is $100 more, and better than JVC, which was the same price. That is just my opinion, FWIW.

[Nick]

Pez, think through the PiP/2-tuner before you waste $$ on a feature you may not be able to use. If you have cable, fine, but if you will be feeding satellite from one IRD, the PiP/2-tuner will be useless for viewing two live feeds simultaneously. Also, if you do have cable, verify that the PiP menu will allow you to select non-RF inputs (composite or s-video) as secondary inputs so you can switch between cable and sat using the PiP feature.

Think it through and don't just be dazzled by the "bells & whistles" that add to the cost. Good luck.

As a tip, many buyers who have never had the PiP feature, want it, even at a higher price. Some of us who have had PiP find it to be a waste of $$. The one exception is for sports and major news events.

Back in the pre-PiP days, I watched the moon landing on three TVs. In 1991, I watched the Gulf War on CNN + three (rotating) network channels on two TVs.

[Frank Z]

Have you considered a 16x9 screen instead of a 4x3?

[Jacob S]

How good are Orions and what kind of a rating are they getting compared to the other brands? I ask this because I have been seeing their vcr's and tv's in particular going cheaper than the other brands.

[Chris Freeland]

I too am a big Toshiba fan, I bought a 27" model with 2 sets of AV jacks plus one S-Video and one component video, mine is only a single tuner PIP and I payed around $300 for it a couple of years ago which was a good deal then, but wow! I am impressed a 2-Tuner PIP for $270, that sounds like a good buy. Their are probably some better tv's out their if you are willing to spend the big bucks that are better then a Toshiba, however for those of us on tight budgets, Toshiba's are hard to beat, they seam to have the specs us Home Theater buffs want at a price many more of us can afford with good pq and reliability too.

[Gregg Loewen]

For any "low end" set you get, buy AVIA, or Video Essentials, and take the time to learn how to set it up properly.

Any / all of these sets will have the contrast at 4-10 times brighter than it needs to be. This will effect the life span of the set and the detail of you viewing.

Regards

Gregg Loewen
ISF Calibrationist
www.lionav.com