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Dwayne
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Dwayne asked in Consumer ElectronicsTVs · 1 decade ago

Can you help me with my new TV purchase? ?

I am in the market for a new flat screen TV. (not a tube TV) I found one last Saturday. It was an LG 19 inch for $299.99. Other stores sale this same one for nearly $100.00 more. I was told by a salesman that LG is what Zenith was.

I have a 19 inch HP monitor in my room. It SEEMS to be a good size. My room is 12 foot X 15 foot. My previous TV was 25 inch tube television.

So if you could get me your opinion on what size, and brand to buy. I would greatly appreciate it.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    http://www.shopzilla.com/

    http://www.pricegrabber.com/

    Check out these websites for your best deal.

    As you said, "...a salesman..." told you LG or Zenith was the brand to purchase.

    I wouldn't waste my money on either.

    You would be a lot better off getting either a Sony or a Sharp.

    I own a 40in. Sony HDTV LCD and I'm very pleased with it. It's a model number KDL40V4150.

  • AWolf
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The size screen, for optimal viewing, is determined by how far you will be sitting from the screen, not how big the room is. But any 19" in a 12x15 room has to look like a postage stamp. lol

    Measure the distance from where you will sit to the screen and plug in here for professional suggestions - http://www.dtvcity.com/lcdtv/lcdscreensize.html

    BTW, your old 25" has a MUCH larger screen area than a new 16:9 19" screen! For a rough comparison of your 4:3 25" screen to a new 16:9 LCD, measure the 25" from top to bottom! Then duplicate this measurement - top to bottom - on a 16:9 format screen. Your 25" CRT is probably around an equivalent of a 32" in 16:9 format.

    Brand - the two top dogs in 26" (you surely don't want anything smaller!), 32", and 37" LCDs are Panasonic Viera and Sony Bravia. A bit less expensive, but still good quality, is Toshiba followed by Sharp and Samsung. Quality drops far too quickly after these 5. If you buy cheap and ignore quality, you will be sorry!

  • Ed Atun
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    The December issue of Consumer Reports has a full breakdown on all the tv's for sale. LG is fine. Get it..

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