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26"-32" LCD HDTV Buying Angst--Toshiba? Sony? etc.

I'm shopping for a LCD HDTV, probably a 26", & probably either a Sony KDL26S2000 26" Bravia, or a Toshiba REGZA 26HL66 26". This is based mainly on reading reviews on Amazon, & in CR. It would be either for my 12" x 16" LR, or my 10" x 11" BR, why I'm leaning towards a 26" (& the rooms are adjacent, so I can move a 35lb. TV from room to room if need be). I can order the Toshiba for about $800, or the Sony for about $724.

Any advice? Should I wait for the prices to drop more? I have CRT TV's in both rooms now, so it's not urgent, but I have "the urge to Buy Something", you know how that is :-) Oh, & my LR is my main Listening room, with Totem Mani-2's, etc., so TV & DVD watching is important, but secondary to music listening.

TIA for any feedback, steve
steveaudio
chazzbo
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Why the angst?Small price difference there.I stioll like the look of regular glass TV's up to 36".I might get a 34" 16:9 XBR.But if I am going to compromise quality for thin I'd start off at the 42" Sony Bravia LCD.The LCD sets looked good a few years ago but entry level projectors are so cheap now if I have to change a bulb might as well just get a projector.But sounds like you have what you want and the price is close,format's same etc.If they didn't look close to the other you'd havce allready knocked the lesser out of contention so your egtting upset when there are so many other things to get anxious waiting for you tomrrow with much greater gravitas.
Chazz
chadnliz
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Moving it isnt gonna be real practical, so why not bite the bullet once and go bigger, I have a 30in Sony in a 17 ft living room and it is great, but if I could have a bigger unit I would have, PS mine is 3 years old so it was still CRT in the affordable range LCD and Plasma were pretty insane price wise.
beavis
272 posts
 
Bigger is not always better. How far are you going to sit from screen? Are you going with HDTV? Etc.
steveaudio OP
331 posts
 
Perhaps using the word "angst" was an overstatement. Maybe I'll flip a coin, or post on one of the more video-specific boards. I find, in smaller rooms, that a 26" TV is "just right"--not too big, not too small, but I'd consider a 32" if there wasn't much other "stuff" in the room.

It's tempting to go bigger tho, these days. The 42" Panasonic Plasma that's so popular is only $1299 now. But in my small rooms, not practical, IMO.
fiddler
581 posts
 
Before you buy the Sony LCD, you should read this. I think it might change your mind.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=748779
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