TV Quality... noticable?

[GoingUp]

I don't have a TV and I need to get one...

I was debating getting a mid range 27" or a hq 20" What do you think?

How noticable is it between 500,600,700 lines of resolution?

I am looking at getting a JVC 27" There are 3 models available from Circuit City but I dont know which one to get....

 

[mpitts]

The picture is only going to be as good as the signal you send it.

What will you be hooking up to it?

 

[StageLeft]

Depends on your preferences. I'm all about size myself. I bought a 27" with decent quality vs. a high end 20" and I've never looked back.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I would go with the 27" unless this is for a dorm room. You can have a high quality 20", but the fact remains it's still a 20". I have a 27" with 800 lines resolution I believe, and it looks great, but I do not know how it compares with lower res TV's. I thought that it always broadcast at 640x480 anyways, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Ameesh]

depends on how far you are sitting away from it, if your sitting like 6 feet away i would get a Sharp or Panasonic 27" if closer a nice flat screen toshiba would be good

 

[wolf papa]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Depends on your preferences. I'm all about size myself. I bought a 27" with decent quality vs. a high end 20" and I've never looked back.

I agree, if you're looking at a 20", you might as well just get a TV card for your computer and watch your monitor (as long as it's not a crappy 15")

 

[GoingUp]

I have a huge room when I get back and I will be sitting about 15 feet away.... I have a 19" flatscreen trinitron monitor..... I will be hooking up cable tv to the tv and video games as well.... of course I will also be playing DVDs

 

[GoingUp]

what would you guys do about this.... top 27" JVC is 320. For $350 I can get a General Electric 31" TV with S video....

I dont have a DVD player with component in... I port it out of my computer to the TV....

 

[radioouman]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
what would you guys do about this.... top 27" JVC is 320. For $350 I can get a General Electric 31" TV with S video....

I dont have a DVD player with component in... I port it out of my computer to the TV....

Are you going to connect that All In Wonder Radeon 9700 Pro to it? I bought a nice 27" JVC about 6 months ago. 3 inputs (composite, composite, and composite/s-video/component). It is stereo of course, and has audio out for connecting to a receiver. I have used the S-video out (on my All In Wonder) to connect to it, and DivX movies look as good as DVDs. However using it as a monitor doesn't look good at all....

 

[vi edit]

The difference between 20" and 27" is HUGE. Now, if we were talking 32" vs 36", I'd say go with a high quality 32" over a lower quality 32". But in your case, that is a significant size jump.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
what would you guys do about this.... top 27" JVC is 320. For $350 I can get a General Electric 31" TV with S video....

I dont have a DVD player with component in... I port it out of my computer to the TV....

My parents have a 31" and I have a 27", but my 27" is higher quality than their TV. In all honesty, if you are simply watching TV or a movie you really can't tell any difference at all. I would seriously consider the 31" if it is a good TV. Get as big as you can, imo.

 

[mpitts]

Stay away from GE TVs. When I worked at Best Buy, the return rate on GE's was nearly 50%.

I prefer Toshiba and Sony TVs. Samsung makes nice sets for the money and JVC's aren't bad either.

 

[GoingUp]

Originally posted by: radioouman

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
what would you guys do about this.... top 27" JVC is 320. For $350 I can get a General Electric 31" TV with S video....

I dont have a DVD player with component in... I port it out of my computer to the TV....

Are you going to connect that All In Wonder Radeon 9700 Pro to it? I bought a nice 27" JVC about 6 months ago. 3 inputs (composite, composite, and composite/s-video/component). It is stereo of course, and has audio out for connecting to a receiver. I have used the S-video out (on my All In Wonder) to connect to it, and DivX movies look as good as DVDs. However using it as a monitor doesn't look good at all....

I was gonna get one cause I didn't have a TV, but now I think I will just get the regualar 9700..... so many upgrades I want to do and so little cash....

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: dparker
I would go with the 27" unless this is for a dorm room. You can have a high quality 20", but the fact remains it's still a 20". I have a 27" with 800 lines resolution I believe, and it looks great, but I do not know how it compares with lower res TV's. I thought that it always broadcast at 640x480 anyways, so it doesn't matter.

no, i believe broadcast is more along the lines of 450-500lines of resolution max. someone can probably cite a source

 

[Colt45]

525 line is (used to be?) the standard.