Help buying a new TV

[hippiechick]

I'm searching some websites for info and ... uh ... well ... what's good ? I'm looking for a 32", and will also be buying a DVD or home theatre system. This is for an apartment, and a modest budget.

Bought a home theatre system last spring and the sound has died already (Koss). :mad:


Thoughts anyone ??


Thanks !!

:hippie:

[fudge stripe cookays]

1. Go to Costco...they give to Dems.

and when you get there, DON'T buy GE!

That's about the extent of my TV expertise.
FSC :D

[GOPisEvil]

2. The Consumer Reports Buyer Guide will be of help.

For a more personal recommendation, I have had excellent luck with Sanyo TVs. I've had mine for 10 years. My parents have had their evevn longer.

[XNASA]

3. I'm a TV engineer by trade...if that matters.

I'm a fan of Toshiba TV's. I find that you can get the best picture for the $$$$.

As for the HT......I think the only way to judge a modest system is to choose a reputable manufacurer (Panasonic, Sony, Yamaha) and I'd get the one with the sturdier speaker enclosures. The HT in a box systems that have lightweight plastic speakers sound awful.

[LisaLynne]

6. I agree.

My brother has a Tos that has the best picture I've ever seen and I just bought a HD one and it's lovely. And the price wasn't bad, either. All the people I talked to said the Toshibas are really the way to go.

[bikebloke]

4. Panasonic's Tau

After much research, I found this had the best picture. Very fine, without grain. Unless the source has it. Like a bad DVD transfer. Lawrence of Arabia came across with cinema quality.

[medeak]

5. check out NYTimes today

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/technology/circuits/18stat.html?th

[BiggJawn]

7. I'm a TV Engineer, too.

Panasonic is good. Mitsubishi is good. GE/RCA/Thomson/Proscan/WHATEVER the fuck they call themselves now is PURE SHIT.
Emerson, crap. Zenith, crap. Daewoo, cheap crap.
Sony, OK. Sanyo, OK. Toshiba, no experience, I
defer to XNASA on that one...:-)

Now for the home theatre part of it....no experience. My bro has a Bose. Seems to like it, I think it's over-priced.