What is the best high definition television that you've heard of or come across?

Question

My girlfriend and I are looking into getting our first high definition television. I am hoping to get around a 32" at least and am going to try to not exceed $750. Are there any certain brands that you would recommend. I'm looking into getting an LCD because I really don't like DLP and have heard some pretty negative things. Any help would be appreciated and thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Tough to make your budget, with a quality 32" LCD, but you can with good shopping. First, don't bother looking at the 1080p sets, as you can't realistically tell the difference from a 720p/1080i resolution, and you will save money.

The top two brands in 32", for BOTH performance AND reliability, are Panasonic Viera and Sony Bravia. A little bit less expensive, but still good quality is Toshiba Regza followed, perhaps, by Sharp Aquos and Samsung. If you can't afford one of these brands, do yourself a favor and wait while you save up so you can get quality.

Answer 2

With that cash, it's a limit, so here's the best advice I can give. Do your best to get a Samsung, Sony, or Sharp LCD with that amount of cash. The cheapo BenQ, Maxtent and such might be a bargain, but the image quality is poor. In that size and price range you can't get full hi def of 1080p, but don't worry, you won't notice much at such a small screen size.

Best of luck.