Need help picking out an HDTV

I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've narrowed my
choices down to four LCDs. Please help me choose because to me they all
look great.

Sony:
KDL-40V2500
KDL-40S3000

Dell:
W3707C

Sharp:
LC-32D62U

The Television is going to be for a bedroom that is not huge by any means,
actually quite small. It's under 20ft x 20ft. I just want to make the
right choice since I'll have it for years to come. Thanks!

Mark

On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400, Mark D Rossi wrote:

I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've narrowed my
choices down to four LCDs. Please help me choose because to me they all
look great.

Sony:
KDL-40V2500
KDL-40S3000

Dell:
W3707C

Sharp:
LC-32D62U

The Television is going to be for a bedroom that is not huge by any means,
actually quite small. It's under 20ft x 20ft. I just want to make the
right choice since I'll have it for years to come. Thanks!

I'm wondering how large a mansion you live in if you think 20x20 is small
for a bedroom. 400sq ft is half the size of some peoples houses. If you're
going to watch from 20ft back, I'd say get the largest one.

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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400, Mark D Rossi wrote:

I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've narrowed
my
choices down to four LCDs. Please help me choose because to me they all
look great.

Sony:
KDL-40V2500
KDL-40S3000

Dell:
W3707C

Sharp:
LC-32D62U

The Television is going to be for a bedroom that is not huge by any
means,
actually quite small. It's under 20ft x 20ft. I just want to make the
right choice since I'll have it for years to come. Thanks!

I'm wondering how large a mansion you live in if you think 20x20 is small
for a bedroom. 400sq ft is half the size of some peoples houses. If you're
going to watch from 20ft back, I'd say get the largest one.

Sorry Wes, LOL. I guess that was wishful thinking on my part. My bedroom
is actually more like 12x8 and not quite with the way the one wall is with
the door. LOL, what the heck was I thinking?


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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400 Mark D Rossi wrote:

| I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've narrowed my
| choices down to four LCDs. Please help me choose because to me they all
| look great.
|
| Sony:
| KDL-40V2500
| KDL-40S3000
|
| Dell:
| W3707C
|
| Sharp:
| LC-32D62U
|
| The Television is going to be for a bedroom that is not huge by any means,
| actually quite small. It's under 20ft x 20ft. I just want to make the
| right choice since I'll have it for years to come. Thanks!

That's a large bedroom.

My guess is you don't need a whole lot for this TV unless you plan to be
a bed potato and do all your watching there. If you want to pay premium
dollar, go with Sony. Otherwise you can still do well with many other
brands like Sharp. The one spec I suggest you not skimp on is contrast
ratio. This is because I suspect bedroom watching is more likely to take
place with less ambient light. You'll want black levels ot be truly at
the black level as best as it can. Accept no less than 1000:1. More is
better. You won't be able to tell visually in the store.

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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400 Mark D Rossi wrote:
| I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've

http://www.myceknowhow.com/files/buy...v_buy_mod3.pdf
Quote:
It is important to select a TV that fits your room.
Bigger is generally better, but sit too close and
the picture may look grainy or fuzzy. But if
you're too far away, you'll miss some of HDTV's
awesome detail. Selecting the right size set for
your room is easy using this simple calculation:
1. Measure distance from TV to sitting position.
2. Divide by 2 and then by 3 to get ideal screen
size range.
The resulting numbers will be your ideal screen sizes.

My opinions:
Sony and Sharp seem to be the big names..
iirc consumer reports said Dell had higher
than average repair rate..

i would look for a native 1080P set - whilst
overkill for OTA with upcoming 1080P with
DVD, cable, satellite ...
(btw make sure it can actually accept 1080P
signals -- some 1080P sets can only accept
1080I/720P ..)

On Jul 22, 4:01 pm, nt4-ever wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400 Mark D Rossi wrote:
| I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've

Anyone have any idea about Akai reliability?

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5420917
Akai 37" Full HD 1080p LCD HDTV w/ Digital Tuner, LCT37Z6TA
$874.00
http://www.akaiusa.com/products_deta...ctno=LCT37Z6TA
http://www.akaiusa.com/files/catalog/LCT37Z6TA.pdf
(not obvious if "Full-HD (1080p) Ready" really means
it can accept 1080P signals)

Akai 42" 1080p LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner, LCT42Z7TA
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=6043537
$1,098.00
http://www.akaiusa.com/products_deta...ctno=LCT47Z7TA
http://www.akaiusa.com/files/catalog/LCT47Z7TA.pdf

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On Jul 22, 4:01 pm, nt4-ever wrote:
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400 Mark D Rossi
wrote:
| I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've

Anyone have any idea about Akai reliability?

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5420917
Akai 37" Full HD 1080p LCD HDTV w/ Digital Tuner, LCT37Z6TA
$874.00
http://www.akaiusa.com/products_deta...ctno=LCT37Z6TA
http://www.akaiusa.com/files/catalog/LCT37Z6TA.pdf
(not obvious if "Full-HD (1080p) Ready" really means
it can accept 1080P signals)

Akai 42" 1080p LCD HDTV with Digital Tuner, LCT42Z7TA
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=6043537
$1,098.00
http://www.akaiusa.com/products_deta...ctno=LCT47Z7TA
http://www.akaiusa.com/files/catalog/LCT47Z7TA.pdf

I ran across some Akai TVs at the Circuit City web site once. Noticed they
had the worst custorer rating scores of anything in the store.

Tam

"nt4-ever" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400 Mark D Rossi
wrote:
| I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've

http://www.myceknowhow.com/files/buy...v_buy_mod3.pdf
Quote:
It is important to select a TV that fits your room.
Bigger is generally better, but sit too close and
the picture may look grainy or fuzzy. But if
you're too far away, you'll miss some of HDTV's
awesome detail. Selecting the right size set for
your room is easy using this simple calculation:
1. Measure distance from TV to sitting position.
2. Divide by 2 and then by 3 to get ideal screen
size range.
The resulting numbers will be your ideal screen sizes.

I'm either doing this wrong or something because I'm getting a really small
screen size, even smaller than I have now. Do you mean Divide by 2 and then
Multiply by 3? Dividing by 2 and 3 is giving me single digit or lower
double digit numbers.


My opinions:
Sony and Sharp seem to be the big names..
iirc consumer reports said Dell had higher
than average repair rate..

i would look for a native 1080P set - whilst
overkill for OTA with upcoming 1080P with
DVD, cable, satellite ...
(btw make sure it can actually accept 1080P
signals -- some 1080P sets can only accept
1080I/720P ..)

I'm either doing this wrong or something because I'm getting a really small
screen size, even smaller than I have now.

Use the distance to the tv in inchs (or cm)
eg the typical .us viewing distance is
9 feet - ie 108 inches - so
108/2 = 54 and 108/3 is 36
so at that distance look for a screen
size between 54 and 36 inches.

Mark D Rossi wrote:
"Wes Newell" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:51:53 -0400, Mark D Rossi wrote:

I've finally decided to take the plunge and buy an HDTV. I've
narrowed my
choices down to four LCDs. Please help me choose because to me
they all look great.

Sony:
KDL-40V2500
KDL-40S3000

Dell:
W3707C

Sharp:
LC-32D62U

The Television is going to be for a bedroom that is not huge by any
means,
actually quite small. It's under 20ft x 20ft. I just want to make
the right choice since I'll have it for years to come. Thanks!

I'm wondering how large a mansion you live in if you think 20x20 is
small for a bedroom. 400sq ft is half the size of some peoples
houses. If you're going to watch from 20ft back, I'd say get the
largest one.

Sorry Wes, LOL. I guess that was wishful thinking on my part. My
bedroom is actually more like 12x8 and not quite with the way the one
wall is with the door. LOL, what the heck was I thinking?

You were thinking of a bigger room for a 70"-100" TV.



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