HELLO EVERYONE!
IM NEW TO THIS GROUP AND IM JUST GLAD MY FELLOW DOCTOR INTRODUCED ME TO THIS VERY INTERESTING FORUM. HERE IS AN INTERESTING THREAD I WANT TO OPEN TO MY FELLOW VIDEO-PHILES:
IM PRESENTLY IN THE MARKET FOR A LARGE SCREEN TV ( 25 IN & ABOVE) AND FOR A WHILE, I AM EYEING THE CRT'S BEING OFFERED NOW WITH THE LARGE VARIETY OF MODELS WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING PRICES RANGING FROM AS CHEAP AS 18K TO AS PRICEY AS 60K. I DID NOT ENTERTAIN MUCH THE FLAT PANEL ONES LIKE THE LCD AND PLASMA SIMPLY BEC IM NOT YET READY TO PAY THAT HUGE AMOUNT. BUT JUST RECENTLY, A FRIEND REFERRED ME TO SOMEONE WHO WAS SELLING A BRAND NEW LCD TV : A VIEWSONIC 32 IN LCD WITH MODEL N3260W. ITS A GOOD MODEL AND MAKE, MADE IN TAIWAN, RECEIVED AWARDS IN THE US AND THE UNIT ITSELF LOOKS GOOD. IT HAS HDMI & VGA INPUT, 8MS RESPONSE TIME, VESA MOUNTING AND THE WORKS. THE ONLY DRAWBACKS ARE : CHINESE LANGUAGE REMOTE, THE NEED TO BUY MOUNTING FROM THE US OR CHINA ( AM NOT SURE IF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS REALLY VESA COMPATIBLE BEC VIEWSONIC IS SELLING A DIFFERENT KIND OF MOUNTING BRACKET IN ITS WEBSITE ) AND 110 V. VIEWSONIC HAS RECEIVED GOOD REVIEWS AS WELL AS AWARDS IN THE US SO THERES NO DOUBT THIS MODEL HAS SOMETHING TO PROVE. ITS BEING SOLD AT 56K ONLY. ID LIKE TO TELL YOU ONE OF MY OTHER APPREHENSIONS IN BUYING A FLAT PANEL TV. IM A SIMPLE FAMILY MAN & THIS TV WILL MOSTLY BE USED FOR LOCAL & CABLE TV PROGRAMS FROM SKY; ABOUT 80%OF THE TIME. WHAT IVE NOTICED IS THAT WE DONT HAVE DIGITAL SIGNALS YET FROM OUR CABLE PROVIDERS SO THE RECEPTION IS STILL FAR OFF FROM WHAT THESE LCD'S & PLASMA'S ARE CAPABLE OF DELIVERING. THE HDTV IS STILL FAR OFF IN THE HORIZON, AS WHAT MY FELLOW ENTHUSIASTS ARE SAYING. I SPEND MORE TIME WATCHING MY FAVORITE CABLE PROGRAMS LIKE HBO, CINEMAX,STAR MOVIES, NAT GEO, DISCOVERY, ANIMAL PLANET AND ESPN. OF COURSE, LOCAL CHANNELS ARE A REGULAR LIKE ABS & GMA. ON LONG WEEKENDS I WATCH DVD'S & HOME MOVIES TRANSFERRED TO DVD FROM MY SONY DIGITAL HANDYCAM. SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? DO I GO FOR THIS REASONABLY PRICED LCD TV BEING OFFERED BY A FRIEND OR JUST GO BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL BUT RELIABLE LARGE SCREEN CRT'S, THE LIKES OF SONY WEGA, SAMSUNG SLIMFIT TV OR PHILIPS? IM REALLY MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE FLAT PANELS WOULD LOOK IF I SPEND MORE TIME WATCHNG CABLE, SINCE MOST OF US JUST CLICK ON THE DIFFERENT CHANNELS OF THE REMOTE. ANY KIND OF OPINION IS MOST WELCOME.
