High QUality 27" tv or Mid Grade 32" tv?

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bcterps

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I have no idea why people love Sony TVs so much. I mean they are good quality, but there are much better sets out there for the price. I think that Panasonic and JVC definitely make better TVs, especially after you calibrate them correctly. Sonys are nice, but they are not the best, not by a long shot, especially since they are so overpriced.

--Ben
 

spidey07

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you have got to be kidding right???

get the 32" TV. A 27 inch TV is WAY to small nowadays. If you get the 27 you'll have a great picture but be forever wishing you got the 32.

<edit> saw all the RCA slamming. Very strange, my proscan still has one of the best tubes around. RCA make very good TVs. Sony = pay way more then what you get.
 

vi edit

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Another vote for a 32&quot; Toshiba. I am an avid Toshiba fan. I've got toshiba TV, VCR, and DVD player. The damn VCR is 6 years old, never been cleaned, and still plays like new. The TV has one of the best pictures that I've ever seen on a non-flat screen TV. Excellent TV.

I know three people who have owned Sony TV's and have had nothing but problems with the things. I'm not too overly fond of the picture and I find them grossly overpriced. They go bragging that trinitron is god's gift to the TV industry. Here's a hint...it ain't.

As others have said, I could give flying fart about spiff 27&quot; flat screen. Yes they are neat, and yes they do offer a pretty nice picture, but $700 for a 27&quot; TV? Go fsck yourself sony!

I just paid $270 for a very nice 27&quot; Samsung last night. I would have bought a Toshiba, but price was the name of the game and it was another $40 on top of an already stretched budget.

Put away your geekish tendencies and get the big screen. 32&quot; are the perfect size TV if you ask me. They are great when placed in a large room, yet not so ungodly big that they are impossible to bear in a smaller room. Not to mention that a 36&quot; TV is impossible to move by one person. I can pick my 32&quot; up and move it across the room. No can do with a 36 incher.

Get a 32&quot; Toshiba and enjoy it.
 

d33pt

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you're pretty strong man..i can't pick up my 32&quot; and it's an RCA! it's a decent tv for the money..got it for about $430... i wouldn't trade it and $200 for a wega 27&quot;. That's just way overpriced. I'd trade it evenly for a 27&quot; wega though...
 

vi edit

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I paid $460 for my 32&quot; Toshiba PLUS a 2 year extended warranty at Sears two years ago :)

I won't go into details on how I got it at that price, but needless to say, it was a very long day.
 

QwaarJet

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I think i've decided on....

Toshiba 32&quot; FST Black SuperTUBE 32A40


now i just have to find a good price in Houston :)

this is all due to vi_edit's passion for Toshiba :D
 

Viper GTS

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As others have said, I could give flying fart about spiff 27&quot; flat screen. Yes they are neat, and yes they do offer a pretty nice picture, but $700 for a 27&quot; TV? Go fsck yourself sony!

Actually, the 27&quot; that I have is only $550 new. The higher-end models really don't offer anything of value. Besides, I picked mine up used for $400, so it was a hell of a deal.

Viper GTS
 

Viperoni

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<< Also RCA = Zenith = Suck. >>



No.

I've seen the Zenitch Inteq Flatron, and it's awesome.
Every bit as good as the Wega's, any day of the week.
I was really surprised.

 

kami

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<< Toshiba 32&quot; FST Black SuperTUBE 32A40 >>


ahh, toshiba's are nice. good picture. toshiba's and panasonics are my favs...best color definition, less noticable scan lines.
 

vi edit

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<< this is all due to vi_edit's passion for Toshiba :D >>



Awe crap. Now you're gonna get that one bad one out of 1,000,000 and it's going to be all my fault :D
 

Imported

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I'd go for the Wega, but only cause I have one. Only problem is.. I'm so used to not seeing any scanlines on it now, I don't know how I'd cope with a TV with scanlines when I get to college.. :(
 

DanJ

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I got the Toshiba 32A60 via my Best Buy employee discount for like $470...including 4 years in home service...

Ahh...I miss the best buy discount.