Buying a new HDTV 32 inch for bedroom/gaming. What you guys think of this?

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After much research, this is the best TV that I could find for my budget in that range(700 max).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889102212

It's a Sammy, yes. You can get it for about $650 bucks at brick and morter(even walmart sells this one, shockingly). It's the low end priced model for this size, and it is the new 2008 model(of course a new low-end sammy is really, really good looking when you see it live). Referred to as "Model 3."

 

What is is missing from the 900 dollar 2008 Model 4 you ask?

- Older casing with speakers on the side instead of below it(doesn't affect performance)

- 1 less HDMI input(2 in total)

- No headphone out jack

- DNLe DNIe™ The Samsung Digital Natural Image engine: This exclusive Samsung technology dramatically improves the picture by enhancing the contrast, detail, white balance and reduces noise

- Contrast ratio which is 8000:1 instead of 10,000:1

 

However, let me damage control here.

1. The casing is a style thing.

2. I only have 2 HDMI things to use on it, lol.

3. I don't need a heaphone jack, my room is soundproof, and the speakers on the TV are excellent I hear.

4. I've compared TV's side by side and I can't really tell a difference on such a small set(32 inch).

5. Contrast ratio needs to increase as size increases to get the same result. A 19 inch monitor with 2000:1 contrast ratio(CR is only used to compare within brand btw) might look as good as a 32 inch monitor with 6000:1 because of the increased size. 32 inches is the minimum recommended viewing area for 10000:1 on a sammy(with high end 42's using 10k:1 with stunning results. Therefore more than 8000:1 on a 32 seems overkill and is barely noticable to the human eye, or so I've been told.

 

 

Now, there is no doubt the 4 series is a better TV...but it is also a top of the line TV where you are paying for features you might not need or want. Is it 250 bucks better is the question, and that is debatable.

The 3 series looks and performs amazingly well in person, and it is within my price range, which is surprising considering the quality of the brand and the picture/audio quality.

 

This TV improves over the 2007 model in:

A. Contrast ratio is up to 8000:1 from 7000:1

B. Gaming lag is down to 6ms from 8ms.(No ghosting)

 

 

The TV is of course 720p 1080i, not 1080p. This shouldn't be a problem, honestly. I can count the times on one hand I've actually used 1080p on my main TV, a 42 Toshi Regza(great TV, worse picture than the Sammy, fantastic price and amazing deal).

 

- 1080p adds a ton of money to the cost

- TV is 32 inches, so couldn't tell the difference with the human eye

- Little to nothing actually runs in native 1080p for gaming

- This set is strictly for gaming and maybe satellite HD(1080i)

 

I can't justify the ton of extra money it would cost if 1080p 32's are even available(I didn't even check).

 

 

So, anybody got a better recommendation for a TV in this price range at 32 inches that is comparable with this one? Any suggestions or warnings?

I'm off to pick up NG2. I eagerly await your responses. This is a major purchase, and as you can tell I've researched it heavily. I would like some opinions from fellow gamers who have had to make the same decisions that I have.