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Suggestions for 32" LCD TV
vanity | December 19, 2008 | RayChuang88

Posted on 12/19/2008 3:35:31 PM PST by RayChuang88

Help. My old 27" CRT TV died and I'm in need of a replacement TV. Any suggestions for a good 32" LCD model that won't burn a hole in my pocket? I'm thinking about getting a VIZIO VO32L 32" TV, where Costco is selling for US$449 (and they have plenty in stock).


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hdtv; lcd; tv
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To: RayChuang88

Getting ready to buy one myself.

Have it narrowed down to this: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10714063

Lots of customer reviews.


21 posted on 12/19/2008 3:54:15 PM PST by vietvet67
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To: omega4179

It’s a matter of viewing distance. A larger screen will show a better and better picture as a) the viewing distance decreases and b) the screen size increases. For a 32”, you really need to be quite close to notice a significant difference in picture quality.


22 posted on 12/19/2008 3:54:18 PM PST by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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To: RayChuang88

I’ve got 2 Vizios (36” and a 22”) and they are both great. The only thing I’d change is the on-screen display on the 22” is really tiny.

But the picture and features are great!


23 posted on 12/19/2008 3:54:27 PM PST by retrokitten (I want to rock your gypsy soul, just like way back in the days of old- Into the Mystic)
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To: Mikey_1962; RayChuang88
Make sure its 1080 not 720.

Is that really going to matter on a 32" screen? Also a 1080i will be more expensive than a 720p at the same screen size.

I was at my local Best Buy yesterday and saw a large stack of boxes of rather inexpensive 720p 32" LCD TV's.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q70726f63657373696e6774696d653a3e313930302d30312d3031~~cabcat0100000%23%230%23%23wv~~cabcat0101000%23%230%23%236e~~nf330%7C%7C33302671756f743b202d2033392671756f743b&list=y&nrp=15&sc=TVVideoSP&sp=-bestsellingsort+skuid&usc=abcat0100000

24 posted on 12/19/2008 3:54:28 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.)
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To: RayChuang88

Found this info over at slickdeals.net

Sharp 42” LCD 1080p $699 at Big Lots!
http://www.biglots.com/Specials/W...le=f&p=&e=

I just got this ad in the paper. Sale starts tomorrow Dec 20th through Dec 27th. Doesn’t specify which model, not even online, just says 1080p, built in ATSC, 3 HDMI inputs, I don’t think it’s Aquos though. Amazon has a Sharp 42” 1080p 42SB45U (don’t know if it’s the same one) for $931.95. At CC, they have a 32” Sharp 1080p for $899


25 posted on 12/19/2008 3:54:44 PM PST by Vicki (Washington State where anyone can vote .... illegals, non-residents, dead people, dogs, felons)
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To: webschooner

I have noticed lots of returns on all brands of this technology at Sam’s Club. My guess there would be even more if people were more perceptive about the limitations of current displays.


26 posted on 12/19/2008 3:56:31 PM PST by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: oldtimer

Vizio is also based in the United States.


27 posted on 12/19/2008 3:56:32 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: RayChuang88
We bought a 38” Vizio from Costco about 3 years ago and have zero problems with it....this nice thing about Costco they stand behind their products and usually they have the best prices on electronics
28 posted on 12/19/2008 3:58:33 PM PST by Kimmers
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To: omega4179

Definitely...unless I could find a 1080p model on some crazy sale for the same price, I’d go for it.

Newegg.com has a 1080p one for $499 with free shipping, but I don’t know how good it is. I probably wouldn’t even spend the extra $50.


29 posted on 12/19/2008 3:58:45 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: RayChuang88

Reading a owners manual for a Vizio set on their website I saw that Vizio has a digital TV tuner built it, no need for an extra HiDef cable box to get the HiDef channels.


30 posted on 12/19/2008 3:59:18 PM PST by Joiseydude (Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,)
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To: RayChuang88
By the way, one more thing: should I consider getting an upscaling DVD player? (Given the size and resolution of the VIZIO VO32L, I don't think it'll be worth it to go all the way to Blu-ray player.) Is there a significant difference between upscaled to 720p through HDMI and 480p through component video (which my current DVD player supports)?
31 posted on 12/19/2008 4:01:05 PM PST by RayChuang88
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To: Vicki

Heh, beat you by about 8 posts....nice to know their are other SD’er Freepers...or does that just make us cheaper freepers


32 posted on 12/19/2008 4:02:14 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (LIBERAL MEDIA PICKS GOP CANDIDATE STORY AT 11:00!)
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To: RayChuang88

Don’t buy a TV....It just encourages the Commistat leftist propagandists. ;)


33 posted on 12/19/2008 4:04:10 PM PST by Electric Graffiti
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To: joltinjoe

Hold it.

You financed a TV?


34 posted on 12/19/2008 4:04:51 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: omega4179

Not worth the cost for the 1080. In fact, almost all 32 inch sets are 720s as the viewer cannot tell the difference.


35 posted on 12/19/2008 4:07:33 PM PST by CdMGuy
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To: Vicki

One issue with LCDs 37” and under is it most of them have 8-bit processors, which means that you get some “color banding”. Sharp makes a 10 bit 37” set, don’t know about their smaller sizes.

At 6-8’ feet I can see the difference at 1080p on a 37-40” set, however to me it’s almost imperceptible on a 32” at that distance.

All TVs are usually shipped with brightness set way too high and contrasts off as well, you can usually greatly improve the picture on any of them with careful adjustment.

I would suggest pricing an extended warranty over at squaretrade.com.


36 posted on 12/19/2008 4:08:32 PM PST by M. Dodge Thomas
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To: RayChuang88

Yes, I would recommend an upscaling player. Upscaling is pretty common now, you won’t pay much of a premium over a regular player. You will see some benefit from upscaling, and you’ll also see a benefit from using HDMI versus component video. Remember flat panels are digital displays and an HDMI connection will give you a digital signal all the way from the source to the display, the component connections were analog of course.

BTW, you can get good quality HDMI cables pretty cheaply, you don’t need to spend a lot of money just because it’s HDMI. Here in the U.S. Monoprice.com has reasonably priced cables of all kinds.


37 posted on 12/19/2008 4:12:56 PM PST by Stevenc131
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To: RayChuang88

C|Net Vizio 32” review: http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/vizio-vo32l/4505-6482_7-33130431.html?tag=mncol;lst


38 posted on 12/19/2008 4:14:45 PM PST by mwyounce
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To: RayChuang88

I don’t know if they make a 1920 x 1080 pixel 32” or not, but if they do, I’d try to get one of those. It’s also fun to be able to use a flat panel TV as a computer monitor, so I’d make sure it has that capability.


39 posted on 12/19/2008 4:15:43 PM PST by Paladin2 (No, pundits strongly believe that the proper solution is more dilution.)
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To: Electric Graffiti
Don’t buy a TV....It just encourages the Commistat leftist propagandists. ;)

probably 80% of my watchin' is sports

40 posted on 12/19/2008 4:18:42 PM PST by nascarnation
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