Re: OT: Television recommendations

On Sun, June 29, 2008 2:17 pm, Bob Igo wrote:
> Contrast ratio and lumens are important, too, possibly more than
> resolution, depending on your eyes, the viewing environment's ambient
> lighting, and your distance to the display.  I wouldn't rule out getting

Excellent point!

> |> Should we choose 720p or 1080p?  What's the difference?
> | I may be wrong, but as I understand it, there really is not much
> available
> | in 1080 yet;
>
> You are wrong ;)  Every major network show is broadcast in 1080i, and
> there's also plenty of 1080p video podcasts available online.

I got nothin' against being wrong and I knew you would be along to correct
me. HEHE :) Thanks for the correction.

> This can go the other way, too; my dad has bad ears, and he can't
> understand much of what comes out of his CRT television's built-in
> speakers, so he needs to use a TV/radio tuner with headphones to listen

I can attest to this too. I have heard a good many muddy speakers on other
sets. The LG has speakers that did not seem as muddy when I sampled in the
store.

> Another thought on speakers: Sometimes, the little speakers that come
> with some widescreen LCD TVs can't be detached.  The consequence is that
> not all 32" widescreen TVs will fit into the same space, because some of
> them have fixed speakers, and some of them have removable speakers.

Another excellent point. Make sure you pay attention to those external
dimensions! I almost got bit here; our armoir just barely accomodates a
32". Lucky for us, our viewing distance is optimal for that size.

-Dennis