Hi, thanks in advance to anyone who can provide some sage advice regarding choosing an LCD tv. I'm a student whose had a tube tv (purchased in 1999) die on him as of a week ago. I've got about 750 bucks to spend. I want the best bang for my buck, but I'd also like to buy something of proven quality. I've done quite a bit of research and read quite a bit of reviews on the sets that I've narrowed down to but I was hoping that experienced AV'ers could provide me with their two cents.
The setup: I've got a rather large room with a viewing distance of about 8-9 feet. The issue I'm having is the tv size can be a max of 37" as it will be sitting inside a recessed space that has a max width of about 38". 40" tv's are sitting at about 39" wide, so I'm limited to 37" tv's.
From my understanding, the whole 1080 vs 720 issue may not play that much of a factor with respect to the distance from the tv, but may, however affect processing signals etc.
I won't be playing blurays, HD cable/sat or hddvds. I do have an xbox 360.
Here's what I've narrowed down to:
Panasonic TC-L37X1
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-LbPjjBt...37X1.html?c=16
Panasonic TC-L37S1
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_133L37S...C-L37S1&tp=161
Samsung LN37B530
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_30537B5...30.html?tp=161
and finally a Vizio I saw at Costco: Vizio VL37OM for $655 (including tax)
http://www.vizio.com/index.php/flat-...vs/vl370m.html
I don't know what my setup will be like in 2-4 years so I'd say I'd like to stick with 1080 because my viewing distance may change in the future.
I'm worried that the samsung may be nice, but I'm paying for the name more than the quality of this particular midrange model.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
The setup: I've got a rather large room with a viewing distance of about 8-9 feet. The issue I'm having is the tv size can be a max of 37" as it will be sitting inside a recessed space that has a max width of about 38". 40" tv's are sitting at about 39" wide, so I'm limited to 37" tv's.
From my understanding, the whole 1080 vs 720 issue may not play that much of a factor with respect to the distance from the tv, but may, however affect processing signals etc.
I won't be playing blurays, HD cable/sat or hddvds. I do have an xbox 360.
Here's what I've narrowed down to:
Panasonic TC-L37X1
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-LbPjjBt...37X1.html?c=16
Panasonic TC-L37S1
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_133L37S...C-L37S1&tp=161
Samsung LN37B530
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_30537B5...30.html?tp=161
and finally a Vizio I saw at Costco: Vizio VL37OM for $655 (including tax)
http://www.vizio.com/index.php/flat-...vs/vl370m.html
I don't know what my setup will be like in 2-4 years so I'd say I'd like to stick with 1080 because my viewing distance may change in the future.
I'm worried that the samsung may be nice, but I'm paying for the name more than the quality of this particular midrange model.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
