So I'm thinking about possibly getting a new TV. I want it to have 1080p capability, a VGA input, and cost less than $500. So far I've found one TV that meets those criteria: http://www.amazon.com/LG-32LH30-32-...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1256541100&sr=1-3 This looks like a pretty good TV to me, but I'm not really aware of what other options are available. What do you think of this TV, and do you have any other suggestions?
Its a shame your budget isn't 150-200$ more, thats when, in my opinion, you are out of the 'budget TV' range. That said, my brother has a similar LG TV and its pretty decent.
I have a budget TV made by Technika, cost £130 22" has all the inputs you could ever want 1080p and built in DVD player with upscaler. Use it for my Mac and PS3, fantastic TV for the price, really good picture quality and no lag when playing games.
Hypothetically speaking, if my budget were $150 more, what would be the advantages I would gain from a TV that costs that much, other than size? And what kind of TV would you recommend in that case? Another thing I should mention is I'd like the TV to be at least 26".
Some points that might be considered (im not an expert in any way btw) but a good example that irritates me sometimes is the refreshrate, I noticed that fast movements give me quite some slowdowns sometimes with movies. I have an LG too by the way 100Hz, but nowadays you see tv's that promote themselfs as true montion 200-600Hz and what not. Besides that what I miss as well is picture in picture, I used to love that option on my old tv.. half of the screen for gaming other half tv for my girlfriend or 2 soccer matches etc playing at the same time etc. And not to forget all the new technology nowadays tv's have like ethernet/internet/media server capabilities which is pretty sweet and LED screens which are very flat and use less energy.
Here are a couple: TV # 1 TV # 2 a little higher than your maximum Yep, a little more will could get you better/more features. Number/type of imputs could be a factor for you, so keep that in mind. There are some good deals on plasmas that temp me all the time, but I'll stick w/ what I've got at the moment.
How is TV #2 any different or better than the LG TV I was looking at (other than size)? As nearly as I can tell, it isn't, except that it might have a few more inputs - which isn't really much of an issue for me.
LED looks very good but in the 1000-1500 range you have 50-60inch full HD plasma's, ok no extra options/new technologies and whatnot but hey big as f*!
Not better, just more imputs and if that's not an issue you're good to go. I would say get the biggest you can fit in your situation. It's better to go bigger than you think you need, than to buy smaller and regret it. When I was looking, I started at 42" and found that 50" wasn't that much bigger or more expensive. I'm glad I went 50" because it's perfect for the distance I sit.
The difference is in two areas: 1) TV#1 has 10,000:1 dynamic constrast ratio. That means that there is 10,000 brightness points between black and white. TV#2 has 15,000:1 constrast ratio, which is 15,000 degrees between black and white. 2) TV #2 is also about 1.5x bigger.
Just know that Dynamic Contract Ratio is generally marketing crap, if you can find a good, normal Contrast Ratio, which is becoming harder, then great.
I have a bit of a conundrum on my hands. Currently the LG 32LH30 is the only TV I've seen that has what I want and has pretty good reviews. However, it apparently doesn't have an analog audio output, which is bad because I have some computer speakers (Klipsch/THX) that I'd like to connect to it. It does, however, have a digital audio output, so I can use a DAC to connect my speakers to it. The only problem with this is that I believe it won't allow me to adjust the volume with the remote, which is a bit of a pain. Is there any way that I could get around this problem?
Even my CRT doesn't control the volume of the analog (well, RCA L/R) out, so I have to do so with my hifi/stereo thing. Hmm?
Ah, well that'd be fine at home where I have a stereo receiver, but here at school there's not enough space to fit that in my room. It just occurred to me that some TV's have an option to let you alter the volume of the audio out, so maybe I can do it that way.
I have two 2333HD displays made by Samsung. They are great for watching tv in your room or for gaming. I use them as extra monitors on my desktop.
