buying a tv

[loser]

hey gents

im looking into buying a new tv

im looking for something in a 27 or 32 inch.  I am also looking to spend 500-700 dollars Canadian

any suggestions..i am particularly interested in the JVC and Panasonic models.

what the heck sould i get?

please gents, if your are going to tell me what you have/what to buy, please explain why...


thx in advance

[majic]

"I am also looking to spend 500-700 dollars Canadian "

How much is that in real money?  

[stat2000]

JVC is the best Tv you can buy for the money......panasonics suck...I used to sell tv's for like 2 years....jvc's have fewest repairs and most features bar none.....get a d-series if you can afford it.

[Eagler]

get a flat screen 32"
Sony - but I think that is over your limit

[lord dolf vader]

what he said about jvcs is correct they are the best overall price for the benifit generaly also hitachi and mitubishi are excelent do not buy a rca,ge,phillips sanyo,sharp,dewoo ect ect . but also what eagler said is correct, there are 2 ways to make a tv the cheap way and the sony way. ill spare you the details but sonys are head and shoulders above the rest ( and priced that way)   get the flatist screen you can ( look for returned models or demos tvs last so long now you really lose nothing). also pay some attention to the connectors. dont let them sell you 30 buck monster cable but the lowest grade shielded (it will be noticably thicker wire) will improve you picture. also use the highest quality input/output your choice has for instance if you have satilite you will have a s video input it will give you a small improvment over the old composit imputs ( clearer picture more scan lines but not alot ) for audio cables buy the cheapest aftermarked and you will be fine sound on a tv sucks anyway.
if you have a chance to get one with the new component imputs do so you can tell them easily there will be a red green and blue input that look just like old rca connectors they arent used alot now but will in the future for hd tv.  

piss on the warentee. it aint worth it.

[Kratzer]

Sony trinitron!

[Skuzzy]

Gotta go with Sony, but they are pricey.  I have a Sony 32" WEGA XBR2 in my bedroom, and the picture is beyond belief, especially when fed a 16:9 picture signal from a Sony DVD player through the component inputs.  The XBR basically goes into double scan line mode when it detects a 16:9 picture and I just had to get a magnifying glass out to see if I could see any gaps inbetween the scan lines.  Guess what,..there aint any.  Simply amazing.
The picture rivals and surpasses many HDTV's I have seen.

The new set replaced a 27" Sony console I got in 1982, which was still working as good as the day I got it, but the old tuner could not get the newer channels, so I donated it to a church when I got the new Sony.

Hard to go wrong with Sony.  Even if you can find a used one, you probably will be ahead of the game.

[Staga]

Panasonic has good pic in it (Quintrix tube) but it kinda sucks to carry it to the repair-shop once in a year (power switch and couple condersators don't last longer).
I bought a Philips wide-screen 'cause I got tired to repair that junk.

[Creamo]

Sony is very expensive, but they are hard to beat.

On a budget, I asked my brother who owns all the cool 60" stuff, and said there is like 3 makers that make most TV's, regardless of name brand stamped on the box.

I went to Wal-Mart for a 25" bedroom TV, and for dirt cheap ($169 I think) bought a "Orion". It is just fantastic. Course features add cost, but it runs cable like a champ. Why you need PIP and such I don’t know.

If they make a 27" + Orion, buy it.

Additionally, my ex-roommate has been building and sending computers to guys in Europe. Apparently everything outside of the USA is expensive, and with airline shipping discounts, they are WAY ahead.

You might want to make a contact and buy through that venue, although in Canada, it might not be as lucrative.

Still, buy cheap, in my case, I’m very happy with it.

[eskimo2]

Buy what's on sale!

Just look for a great deal.
Even the cheap stuff lasts for years, but stay away from projection units, they all break down a lot (says a repair-man/relative).

eskimo

[Skuzzy]

Uhmmm,..I have a projection set in the living room.  Pioneer Elite, and never have had a problem with it.  I have had it for 9 years.  You do have to be careful on projection sets.
Only a few around I would recommend.  I would not touch a HDTV projection set that does not have 9 inch tubes wth glass lenses.

Most of them have 7" tubes and plastic lenses, which is fine for regular broadcast NTSC/PAL stuff, but not for HDTV, due to the increased number of scan lines, the tubes run much hotter and the 7" tubes do not have the granularity to produce really sharp pictures in HDTV mode.  Sort of like using a 15 inch monitor at 1600x1200 resolution.  Its just not as sharp and clear as a 21 inch monitor at the same resolution.

[Jack55]

Sony, no baloney.  Forget the built in stereo speakers.  They are worthless.  Get the mono version.  It sounds about the same and costs less.  I have it hooked up to a HIFI stereo VCR and my home sound system anyway.

[AKIron]

Have a 27" JVC I've had for 10 years. Still works like new, dang it, I want a bigger one.

[midnight Target]

I just bought a 27" Quazar at COSTCO for 229. Stereo, AVI jacks, S-jack and all. Nice picture too.

[SKurj]

I work at a tv repair shop...

Sony, probably the most common set to be brought in for repair... maybe related to the #'s sold....

Least common... Toshiba, Zenith

I've seen 1.5 yr old 32" Sony's needin a new tube....

Seriously.. if you gonna buy a tv, spend no more than you can afford every five yrs...

New sets don't last..


SKurj