I Want a 16:9 TV, but do they come any smaller?
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Ok, here's the deal. I want to get a new TV, the new 32" Sony WEGA is very tempting for me right now. I prefer to get a 16:9 TV, but they all seem to be huge, in the 40"+ range. Are there any 16:9 TV's that are smaller, in the 32" and possibly even 36" range? I already have a 55" rear projection that the family uses, and this was primarily for my bedroom.
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Toshiba has a 40in for around $2500 at Best Buy!!! I would not go any smaller than that for a home theater!!!
This television is HDTV ready.....
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This television is HDTV ready.....
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My friend picked up a 46" Mitsubishi in a store for around $2500. You have to realize though that HDTV-ready sets will require AT LEAST another $1000 to make them actual HDTVs. I picked up the Toshiba DW65X91 for $7000, but it came with the HDTV decoder & the DirecTV digital satellite receiver built-in. I also got a free Toshiba elliptical satellite dish with it. So all I needed was some cables & my dish installed to start getting the HDTV broadcasts (plus an antenna for the local network HDTV signals- CBS, ABC, etc.). My friend is still waiting for some new decoder/dish/antenna thing that has now been pushed back to October. So make sure that you know everything you'll actually need to get the most out of the HDTV.
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by noodles:
Ok, here's the deal. I want to get a new TV, the new 32" Sony WEGA is very tempting for me right now. I prefer to get a 16:9 TV, but they all seem to be huge, in the 40"+ range. Are there any 16:9 TV's that are smaller, in the 32" and possibly even 36" range? I already have a 55" rear projection that the family uses, and this was primarily for my bedroom.<HR>
Be sure to actually go out and look at the 16:9 sets and not just go by numbers alone. The 40" Toshiba everyone talks about is tiny. It would fit nicely into a bedroom.
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As DVD_O_Rama mentioned you should look at the sets for yourself. I found the 40in Tosh to be too large for our space and went with a 34in SharpVision direct view.
I considered the Samsung but found the contrast too low for my taste (LCD's have difficulty producing black). However, they do have a new model out which is said to provide deeper blacks than the earlier model. If space is limited its worth a look.
If you don't need a tuner, Princeton Graphics has a 30-32in 16:9 monitor.
One correction. The models noted by Clem are actually 34in, not 32in.
I considered the Samsung but found the contrast too low for my taste (LCD's have difficulty producing black). However, they do have a new model out which is said to provide deeper blacks than the earlier model. If space is limited its worth a look.
If you don't need a tuner, Princeton Graphics has a 30-32in 16:9 monitor.
One correction. The models noted by Clem are actually 34in, not 32in.
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Thanks for the post guys. Decided to settle on a 32" Sony WEGA, the FS16, from 800.com. Hopefully that Cybershop rebate comes through. Thought I'd wait it out and upgrade the bigscreen to a big HDTV in a year.