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chenguo4 on 07 September 2008

Moving into a new apartment when school starts, and given that I bought a PS3 this summer I figure an HDTV would be nice.

I'm a college student, so it's not like I got oodles of cash just lying around, but my dad and roommate are chipping in, so it shouldn't be too bad.


So my question is, how big? How expensive?

Right now I'm looking at some of the cheapest 32" ones, at around 500. Is that big enough? I realize that a 32" in 16:9 tv is gonna look smaller than a 32" 4:3 tv. Should I go up to 37"?


And lastly, what are some sets (mostly for gaming + watching sports) you guys recommend that wont break the wallet?




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talkingparrot on 07 September 2008

How big is your room? I'd wait a little while and pickup a 42 / 50 inch television when the liquidations occur. Black Friday is always a great time :).



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kingofwale on 07 September 2008

I'd say go with a Sony one... but your budget is only 500 bucks....

so yeah, good luck getting even a decent 720P 32/37 inch.



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Episode 1: OOPSY!
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Dogs Rule on 07 September 2008

Visit Walmart and Costco before you buy anything. At least in Canada, they have some pretty good sets. I bought a SOYO/Privé from Walmart for pretty cheap. They looked like shit in store hooked up to regular cable, but Walmart Canada lets you try them out for 3 months (costco canada 1 month). I brought it home hooked it up via HDMI and am now very satisfied.



akuma587 on 07 September 2008

Waiting til Black Friday or just later in the year is a good idea.



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jasonnc80 on 07 September 2008

We got a Sharp AQUOS 32" 720p last year for $500 on Black Friday. Like many have suggested before wait until then and you can usually get a good deal on a TV. That time and around the Superbowl are the best times of the year to usually buy a HDTV.



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smj1860 on 07 September 2008

When you do decide to purchase your tv, I would definitely check out the Samsung televisions they are great. Sony of course has great tv's but you would probably be over budget with a Sony and I think you can get a 32" Samsung for around that price.



 

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BottledSpringWater on 07 September 2008
jasonnc80 said:

We got a Sharp AQUOS 32" 720p last year for $500 on Black Friday. Like many have suggested before wait until then and you can usually get a good deal on a TV. That time and around the Superbowl are the best times of the year to usually buy a HDTV.

 

And that's last year!

This year, I'm sure, you could get a better set around the same price.

BTW, there are also some Sharp Aquos 32" that actually are 1080p.



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chenguo4 on 07 September 2008

Thanks for all the input, I might end up going with the Black Friday idea. The prices also give me a nice idea of what kinda deals are out there.

In the mean time, I've pretty much decided 32" is not enough. Incidentally, I saw a $799 42" 1080p LCD Dynex at Best Buy. How's Dynex's HDTVs?




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kingofwale on 07 September 2008
chenguo4 said:
Thanks for all the input, I might end up going with the Black Friday idea. The prices also give me a nice idea of what kinda deals are out there.

In the mean time, I've pretty much decided 32" is not enough. Incidentally, I saw a $799 42" 1080p LCD Dynex at Best Buy. How's Dynex's HDTVs?

 

no. Just no... and this is coming from someone who's working at BestBuy.

 

if you are willing to suffer Black Friday.. do it, Personally, I rather pay more and just get a good TV during regular week sales.



Soriku (Feb 10/08): In 5 years the PS3/360 will be dead.

KH3 bet: "If KH3 comes to Wii exclusive, I will take a 1 month of sig/avatar by otheres open a thread apologize and praise you guys' brilliance." http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?start=50&id=18379
Original cast: Badonkadonkhr, sc94597 allaboutthegames885, kingofwale, Soriku, ctk495, skeezer, RDBRaptor, Mirson,

Episode 1: OOPSY!
selnor: Too Human I even expect 3-4 mill entire life and 500,000 first day. GoW2 ( expect 7 - 9 million entire life and over 2 mill first day), Fable 2 (expect 5-6 million entire life and 1.5 mill fist day) BK3 (expect 4 - 5 mill sales entire life and 1 mill first day).. Tales/IU/TLR should get to 2 or 3 million! post id: 868878
Episode 2:
Letsdance: FFXIII (PS3+360) first week in NA = 286K
According to pre-order rate in week 13 (post id: 2902544)