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M3n2c3 · 2005-12-27, 06:00 PM

I got a new Samsung 42" DLP a few weeks ago. I'm running my PC on it at 1280x720 (I need to get a video card capable of outputting interlaced signals to do 1920x1080), and it looks decent - it's the same horizontal res as a 17" monitor, but I'm sitting back much further, so it balances out. And of course, it does 1080i for my XB360

I got it for $1800 at Best Buy. Well worth it.

Finding a small LCD will be easy. The problem is finding a high-quality, reliable one for cheap. Since you're using it as a TV, you'll want a better contrast ratio (think 2500:1 or better) than PC-specific LCD monitors can afford (normally about 700:1). Good HD LCD is still a tad on the expensive side for the amount of screen you get.

That having been said, if I intended to buy a smaller HDTV, it'd probably be this.

I feel I should also voice the fact that I would never feel comfortable buying relatively delicate video equipment off of ebay.

2005-12-27, 06:00 PM	#7
M3n2c3 EJ205 Real Name: Jeremiah Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dayton, NV Posts: 1,888 Car: 2005 Impreza 2.5RS, 2000 Forester L Class: RNP sometimes (see motto) "Kids are ruining autocross."	I got a new Samsung 42" DLP a few weeks ago. I'm running my PC on it at 1280x720 (I need to get a video card capable of outputting interlaced signals to do 1920x1080), and it looks decent - it's the same horizontal res as a 17" monitor, but I'm sitting back much further, so it balances out. And of course, it does 1080i for my XB360 I got it for $1800 at Best Buy. Well worth it. Finding a small LCD will be easy. The problem is finding a high-quality, reliable one for cheap. Since you're using it as a TV, you'll want a better contrast ratio (think 2500:1 or better) than PC-specific LCD monitors can afford (normally about 700:1). Good HD LCD is still a tad on the expensive side for the amount of screen you get. That having been said, if I intended to buy a smaller HDTV, it'd probably be this. I feel I should also voice the fact that I would never feel comfortable buying relatively delicate video equipment off of ebay. __________________ Small red text that looks curious at first glance but is ultimately inconsequential Last edited by M3n2c3; 2005-12-27 at 06:12 PM.