[apru]

Im planning on getting a set for my mom for her birthday/mothers day. I know it's late in the game cuz i's only a couple of days away but I'm wondering if there are any clear standout winners of the 'bang for the buck'/ 'value' wars. She's elderly and not especially discriminating or concerned about these matters so I don't need anything ultra. Can anyone recommend a set--Olevia, Vizio, Maxent, Sceptre or is there a Sharp/Sony which is similarly priced etc?


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[DanielCard]



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Originally Posted by apru /forum/post/0


Im planning on getting a set for my mom for her birthday/mothers day. I know it's late in the game cuz i's only a couple of days away but I'm wondering if there are any clear standout winners of the 'bang for the buck'/ 'value' wars. She's elderly and not especially discriminating or concerned about these matters so I don't need anything ultra. Can anyone recommend a set--Olevia, Vizio, Maxent, Sceptre or is there a Sharp/Sony which is similarly priced etc?


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Give her an IOU from a costco.com 32" inch set.

 

[rrunner102]

Go with Olevia,I have purchased 37" Syntax olevia from c-usa. I have had this set for 2 years and did not face a single issue. It has an LG/Philips panel.

 

[Soapm]



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Originally Posted by rrunner102 /forum/post/0


Go with Olevia,I have purchased 37" Syntax olevia from c-usa. I have had this set for 2 years and did not face a single issue. It has an LG/Philips panel.

I thought Olevia had a problem with SD picture quality. Do you only watch HD or did they get that fixed? There is a thread about it.

 

[gweedo767]

I picked up a 32" Toshiba LCD for $600 shipped from TigerDirect. I only feed it content from a Dish Network ViP622 and the HD and SD over that both look great.

 

[CT_Wiebe]

It's slightly more expensive, but I have the LG 32", 32LC2D, display since Christmas. It works great for both SD and HD TV (it's on almost 24/7 without a problem). With their "ISP" processing, it doesn't exhibit the motion blur (on fast panning) that most other LCD displays show (I have a 27" Olevia too and the motion blur is bad). CC seems to have the best prices on the LG sets. The newer LG xxLC7D models (32" to 42") have a better contrast ratio, but in the daytime, it's not that noticeable. I picked the LG because it had a better picture than the competing sets that I saw in all of the stores I went to.


NOTE: My 32LC2D is very close to the same picture quality as the old 27" Sony CRT set that it replaced.

 

[mm42]



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Originally Posted by Soapm /forum/post/0


I thought Olevia had a problem with SD picture quality. Do you only watch HD or did they get that fixed? There is a thread about it.

It varies by model. The Olevia 747i is regarded by some as having the best SD picture bar none among LCDs.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=846351


Olevia uses a variety of processors so one cannot generalize for the entire line. I have a 542i which has an MTK scaler (very good SD performance), and a 332h with a PixelWorks scaler (good but not great).


If you consider Olevia, research the individual model you are interested in.

 

[ShenLong]



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Originally Posted by Soapm /forum/post/0


I thought Olevia had a problem with SD picture quality. Do you only watch HD or did they get that fixed? There is a thread about it.

It's just the Olevia's with the ATI chips.

 

[Planet HDTV]

That would include the following models;

• 227V
• 232V
• 427V
• 432V
• 527V
• 532H