Author Topic: Your recommended 26" LCD TV (Read 3219 times)

turing · « **on:** Jul 30, 2007 at 01:46 PM »

Di pa ako nakaka-ikot sa mga A/V shops, my budget is only good for a 26 incher and I'm also new to LCD TV's.

anong brand ma i-suggest nyo for a 26" LCD TV?

I was looking at a Panasonic and Samsung (both 26). Panasonic 26 inchers are 5k-6k more expensive compared to a samsung 26 incher, according to AVID's website.

I wouldn't mind the price difference for as long as I get quality products, are samsung LCDs that good, been reading samsung horror stories here.

Any other brands you like to recommend.

thanks very much

pekspert · « **Reply #1 on:** Aug 01, 2007 at 09:08 AM »

samsung has been suffering from quality control issues lately (not all models though but most), i was about to get a samsung 50"plasma but backed out...youre better off with the panasonic. I personally have a 27" syntax lcd which ive had for 3years now and am happy with it. It had a single dead pixel on the 3rd month but they replaced it with a new one. Since then it was worry free. Paid a lot for it back then (equivalent to a 37" now

).

Ctlim · « **Reply #2 on:** Aug 01, 2007 at 05:08 PM »

go for a 32... too little of a price difference for the additional 5 inches.

gearhead · « **Reply #3 on:** Aug 10, 2007 at 12:57 PM »

i was about to ask the same question. i have a front projector na kasi so i just need a secondary monitor. 19" to 22" kasi mukhang maliit pa. i think i saw the toshiba 26a3000 hovering around P25k or so. anybody can confirm or give a better price for this???

Bunsoy · « **Reply #4 on:** Aug 10, 2007 at 08:13 PM »

Sir I think OK na yung price nung Toshiba for a 26-incher. Saan po ba yung shop na nag-o-offer niyan?

tediber · « **Reply #5 on:** Aug 13, 2007 at 02:26 PM »

go for a 28" VIEWSONIC 1080p monitor !!!! @ p32k ..... it's got hdmi input so that solves upscaling DVD and HD source ...... only drawback is .... it is a monitor and not an LCD TV so no built in tuner .... but an external tuner is not os expensive

vimperial · « **Reply #6 on:** Aug 24, 2007 at 05:42 AM »

I'm not sure if we have the same situation. I opted to get a 26" inch due to limited space. Hindi kasya ang 32" sa cabinet ko..

Sad to say mas maganda ang offer ng 32" sa 26". Mostly na nakita kong 26" ay nasa 40+ ang price.. (hitachi, toshiba). Yung nasa less than 40T ang nakita ko ay yung nasa Philips which is 35K (SM Makati). Ang problem lang the unit has no HDMI input ... DVI-D lang... I got the MAG innovision 26" feature mas ok sa philips and the price.. 29K lang...

btw, both has 800 contrast ratio. Is this bad? I notice that others have already 1K+ contrast ration.

laklak · « **Reply #7 on:** Aug 26, 2007 at 09:17 AM »

@vimperial

how is the performance so far? Where did you purchase your mag?

vimperial · « **Reply #8 on:** Aug 26, 2007 at 07:41 PM »

Quote from: laklak on Aug 26, 2007 at 09:17 AM

@vimperial

how is the performance so far? Where did you purchase your mag?

so far ok naman.. (for the price)... yung mga nag kaproblema ng MAG sa internet had a manufacturer date ng 2007-Jan.. Mine has July 2007.. siguro nasolve na ng MAG innovision ang problema..

btw, the sound quality is not good.. pero acceptable. picture quality ok naman. I tried 480p and its better than the S-VIDEO input.. Wala palang akong pang test sa 720 and 1080i

laklak · « **Reply #9 on:** Aug 26, 2007 at 10:31 PM »

ano ba yung problem na naencounter?

vimperial · « **Reply #10 on:** Aug 27, 2007 at 06:09 AM »

daming nagkaproblema sa blackout yung mga taga US.. Pero eto yung 32" model... pero may mga user naman na satisfied sa unit, except don't compare it with some well known brand such as samsung... sa manual kasi 800 lang ang constant ratio ng 26" ...

Presently, I cannot find any info about the 26".. baka kasi bagong model ng MAG... since ang manufactured date is july, 2007.. hopefully tumagal naman sana... BTW, I decided to get MAG because it is a well know monitor brand in computers over skyworth.. Pareho lang sila ng presyo..

laklak · « **Reply #11 on:** Aug 27, 2007 at 09:44 AM »

ah ok, thanks for the info. All im after naman is to get an LCD which would free up space in my room. Right now kasi i have a 29" CRT which is taking up way too much space. By the way, from what store did you get your MAG?

vimperial · « **Reply #12 on:** Aug 27, 2007 at 04:43 PM »

authorized distributor ng MAG is villman. Please visit there store..

geno_cide222 · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 27, 2008 at 04:09 AM »

just wanted to up this topic! I am considering a 26" LCDTV and have only found one that is below 30K, the Philips 26HF5443 that goes for 26K in GH. Any other brands you guys could recommend? or are there other LCD's that are bigger pero lower than 30K (though malabo un)? Mejo di ko kasi gusto feature nung 26" na Philips e...

specs
# Liquid Crystal Display
# 26 inch screen size
# Contrast Ratio of 600:1
# Display Resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
# Native Aspect Ratio of 16:9
# Broadcast Format Displayed of 576p, 720p, 1080i
#
# Digital Crystal Clear - A powerful package of picture innovations including Dynamic Contrast and advanced 10 bit processing, DCC offers 30% more contrast, more natural colours and higher level of resolution.

E-reply · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 27, 2008 at 02:13 PM »

Quote from: geno_cide222 on Jan 27, 2008 at 04:09 AM

just wanted to up this topic! I am considering a 26" LCDTV and have only found one that is below 30K, the Philips 26HF5443 that goes for 26K in GH. Any other brands you guys could recommend? or are there other LCD's that are bigger pero lower than 30K (though malabo un)? Mejo di ko kasi gusto feature nung 26" na Philips e...

specs
# Liquid Crystal Display
# 26 inch screen size
# Contrast Ratio of 600:1
# Display Resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels
# Native Aspect Ratio of 16:9
# Broadcast Format Displayed of 576p, 720p, 1080i
#
# Digital Crystal Clear - A powerful package of picture innovations including Dynamic Contrast and advanced 10 bit processing, DCC offers 30% more contrast, more natural colours and higher level of resolution.

Many pinoydvd members found Philips not a durable brand. See 'Philips Full HD 1080p lcd' thread posted at the Pinoy flat panel tv section.

Since the price difference between 26" and 32" in not that far, you may wish to consider the Panasonic 32LE7 for picture quality, durability, and the price. This TV is selling only at P33K. However, if the space is an issue, you may consider the 26" Samasung LA26R71 at P28500. This TV can also perform good picture quality. By the way Samsung also has a good back up of after-sales service.

For more info, visit Sights and Sounds 4th level Shangri-La Plaza, or call 634-1789 to 90, or mobile 09175413491.

geno_cide222 · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 27, 2008 at 09:38 PM »

Quote from: E-reply on Jan 27, 2008 at 02:13 PM

Many pinoydvd members found Philips not a durable brand. See 'Philips Full HD 1080p lcd' thread posted at the Pinoy flat panel tv section.

Since the price difference between 26" and 32" in not that far, you may wish to consider the Panasonic 32LE7 for picture quality, durability, and the price. This TV is selling only at P33K. However, if the space is an issue, you may consider the 26" Samasung LA26R71 at P28500. This TV can also perform good picture quality. By the way Samsung also has a good back up of after-sales service.

For more info, visit Sights and Sounds 4th level Shangri-La Plaza, or call 634-1789 to 90, or mobile 09175413491.

Sir thanks for the info! I was actually there the other day and did not see the Sammy 26", is this by order only? Any discount if i pay cash?

kelz · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 27, 2008 at 10:12 PM »

cash price na yung 28.5k

HouseBum · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 28, 2008 at 02:59 AM »

I considered a 26" LCD TV before since my viewing distance in my rectangular room is around 2.5 to 3ft, however upon learning that the 16:9 26" is basically a wider 20" 4:3 TV, I decided to just save some more cash to buy a 32.
Di pa naman ako naduduling sa 32" even viewing at a near distance.

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 28, 2008 at 10:31 AM »

Panasonic 26lx70 distance 1.25 mtrs from my dining area.

local chan.

E-reply · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 28, 2008 at 01:15 PM »

Quote from: geno_cide222 on Jan 27, 2008 at 09:38 PM

Sir thanks for the info! I was actually there the other day and did not see the Sammy 26", is this by order only? Any discount if i pay cash?

Samsung 26R71 is on display at the shop. Hope you can ask my staff to help you locate the unit. Kamukha kasi lahat ang design ng Samsung. Sometimes, customers are confused of their sizes.

E-reply · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 28, 2008 at 01:17 PM »

Quote from: kelz on Jan 27, 2008 at 10:12 PM

cash price na yung 28.5k

We give 6 months at P30390.

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 29, 2008 at 10:27 PM »

Samsung 26R71 Php27,000 cash.

geno_cide222 · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 30, 2008 at 12:29 AM »

Quote from: Nemesis91 on Jan 29, 2008 at 10:27 PM

Samsung 26R71 Php27,000 cash.

ooohhh... so tempting.... sir jeff i was in trinoma kanina morning and sabi ni jeni wala daw ibang 26" aside from the panasonic one... is this new stock? same lang ba toh sa LA26R71BA? if yes then ang ganda nya....