In Reply to: Tosh 32HFX71 posted by waybad1 on January 31, 2002 at 13:20:02:
What will be your primary viewing source (DVD, cable, sat, VHS etc.)? I think this makes a big difference. Also, how far away from the screen will you be sitting? I just went through this. One dealer had Toshiba and Sony, among the better brands of common TV's. So I did compare the Toshibas and Sony's, my two finalists. There were 3 different levels of 32" Sony's all lined up beside the 32" Toshiba, then 36" versions, and 40" Sony. The Sony KV-32XBR450 was my 32" winner, but also the most expensive and with the crappiest warranty. For non-DVD sources I would have been happy with any of the Sony's or the Toshiba. Anyway, I thought more about what I wanted to view, so totally changed my mind on screen format. Since I seem to only watch DVD's these days, it seemed pointless to get a 4:3 TV. If my primary source wasn't DVD, then I would have got a 4:3 CRT screen. I did not like what ANY 16:9 TV did to regular broadcasts, always some annoyance.Ummm, were you planning to use the TV for cable development? If so, then I would have a different opinion, ...
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- What are you looking for? - cfraser 13:11:08 02/01/02 (2)
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