[Pc_Support] 26-32" LCD TVs dropping to $500-700 ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

Being that I've canceled my Toshiba 46" DLP, I'm seriously
considering a 26-32" LCD TV.  I currently have a 30" CRT TV
that only does 480/540i, 480/540p and 1080i, and I'd like to
get one that does 720p for when I get an Xbox 360, let alone
one with VGA/DVI for gaming PC (or two -- one retro, one
current).  Not sure if I'm going to put it in the living
room, or in our rooms where the PCs are (I'm leaning towards
the latter).

The prices are now dropping to $500-700:  
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=201998006&adid=17662
 
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Sku=W333-3200

They are 8-12ms refresh rates, do 1366x768 with all --
component HDTV, VGA (for old computers), DVI (for newer
computers, cable boxes), etc...

How good are 800:1 or 1600:1 contrast ratios for viewing from
15' or so?

I'm also considering some 10-15' shielded DVI cable runs so I
can turn around from my PC and look at a 26-32" TV in the
corner -- using a wireless keyboard/mouse, when I want to
play games.  Hmmm, might have to buy 2, maybe wall-mounted in
each PC room.

Especially if I got a wall mount that can "tilt up and away"
so I can use the normal LCD setups (1680x1050 on one,
dual-1280x1024 on the other), and just "pull it down" when I
want to game.


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Bryan J. Smith  b.j.smith at ieee.org http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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