NJFBOAElectronics: Pick me a 32" HDTV

[BonzoHansen]

Ok, my head hurts from searching, I got search overload paralysis.

You guys in the know, pick me a TV:

• 32"
• HDTV
• Want to watch blu-ray
• I'm not buying top of the line, I don't want junk.
• I prefer to buy local but will internet if the deal is great.
• built in speakers
• flat panel

[FlyingDutchman]

go for an LED tv.

[bobb1589]

id say your best bet is vizio i think walmart has a nice one for around mid-400 range i believe

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by 97camaro

go for an LED tv.

The LED LCDs are nice, but still too expensive. The biggest advantage is the lower energy consumption, and it'll take hundreds and hundreds of hours of watching to make up in your utility bill what you spent extra up front.

BTW - I second Vizio. Good solid TV, good price.

Good Vizio: http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/nav...70&pCatg=13404

- Justin

[BonzoHansen]

720? 1080? hook me with some links!

[bobb1589]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

720? 1080? hook me with some links!

walmart has a 720p for $350ish... http://www.walmart.com/Vizio-32-Clas...CD/ip/10993794

32" 1080p 60hz for about $450ish... http://www.walmart.com/Vizio-32-1080...va/ip/10778775

they also have a 1080p 120hz for around $580ish i think

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

720? 1080? hook me with some links!

You definitely want 1080p if you want to make the Blu-Ray setup worth it.

- Justin

[BonzoHansen]

What does 60hz vs 120hz mean to me?

[LTb1ow]

How fast the TV can refresh the screen image.
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7596_102...hreadID=271746
Mooar is better.

[BonzoHansen]

Cool, I see.

But i wonder if i could really tell the difference unless i had them next to each other

[JL8Jeff]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

Cool, I see.

But i wonder if i could really tell the difference unless i had them next to each other

Nah, you're too old to tell the difference! I know I am but I'm also looking for a 32-37" HDTV. From what I read with the 32, the 720 is more than adequate. When you go larger you want to get the 1080. But let us know what you get so it helps me decide!

[BigAls87Z28]

60 to 120 you can. 120 to 240 is huge too.
You will see them as you watch movies with a lot of motion. For instace, the opening scene in Quantum of Solace is a fast moving scene. My father's Sony with 1080p and 120hz keeps up, but I have seen the movie on my Vizio 720p with I belive 60hz. Not nearly as crisp and clean.

[PolarBear]

Originally Posted by LTs1ow

How fast the TV can refresh the screen image.
http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7596_102...hreadID=271746
Mooar is better.

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

60 to 120 you can. 120 to 240 is huge too.
You will see them as you watch movies with a lot of motion. For instace, the opening scene in Quantum of Solace is a fast moving scene. My father's Sony with 1080p and 120hz keeps up, but I have seen the movie on my Vizio 720p with I belive 60hz. Not nearly as crisp and clean.

****e is not better in this case. I HATE the higher refresh in my experience with BTK's TV. The problems I see it that it "smears" behind the area of motion and movements can look "jerky" like when someone is walking. It drives me nutz, since I worked at the theatre for so long I am really sensitive to the way an image looks. The reason a motion or movement can look jerky is that the electronics has to kind of improvise in between frames as the refresh for all broadcast is only 60Hz. I really think it degrades the viewing experience.
1080 vs 720 is kind of moot, 720 is usually reserved for a larger screen, if you only want a 32" I dont think it will matter to you too much whether you get a 720 or 1080, it is going to come down to price.

I like my Sharp and BTK likes his Samsonic but in all honesty I think most of the TV's no a days are pretty much the same in quality. There are only a 3 or 4 manufactures for the actual glass parts and the manufacturers that dont make them use their own electronics so you get about the same screen as the next almost. Some of the new LCD's use different technologies for the pixels.
I hate that the new LCD TV's are called LED as they are only LED backlit. The only true LED TV is Sony's OLED 11". Each pixel is an LED and the light is generated by the LED and gives true blacks where an LCD has to block the light to give a black.

I think your best bet is to stop reading and go to the store and look at them. comsumer reports are good to a point. I have a client that read consumer reports on a multifunction printer because it was rated highly but in reality is was a piece of crap for what they wanted it to do, they did not listen to what I told them and wanted me to make it work.
Go to the store and look at them all next to eachother and find the one you like the best.

[BigAls87Z28]

Eh, going to a store doesnt give you that great of an idea.
Most inputs are analog VGA, not HDMI, distorting the true image you would get.
240hz can be very jittery, but 120hz is clean. At least on my father's Sony.

[GP99GT]

another vote for vizio, we just put a 19" in my kitchen, and my friend has a 30something inch in his room that looks pretty sweet

[//<86TA>\\]

picked up a 37" vizio for my parents for christmas, its a really nice tv for the money. Might have to get one for myself

[quasar34]

vizio's are alright, my friends had a 32' in his room for a year or two. they have a decent picture at an affordable price... i would look into samsung and lg if you want a little better picture though.. i have a 32' samsung in my room, and my brother has a 26' in his room and they are awesome.. bestbuy is currently having a sale on lg, check it out

[enRo]

+1 for Samsung... best TV's IMO. I have a 40" Samsung 1080p LCD TV with a Samsung Blu-Ray player... the picture is unbelievably awesome.