Hello everyone!

I have a question? What you guys think of the Samsung LCD? im thinking about buying one and wasn't sure if i was purchasing a nice qaulity LCD.. these are the features that it supposedly has

720p (1366 x 768) resolution
• NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuners
• Widescreen (16:9)
• 7000:1 contrast ratio
• 3 HDMI inputs
• PC input

and its on sale for $729.. i am kind of new to this HD thing and just needed assistance with purchasing the right LCD.


help appreciated

i have something similar in the bedroom, not a bad lcd at all. good price. i mostly watch HDDVDs and play 360 on it. i dont watch cable at all.

Vaseline, you don't mention what the screen size is in your specs above, nor the fact that several lower-priced 1080p models [higher resolution] are now available from not only Samsung, but from others such as Sharp, JVC, and Toshiba - all 3 of which I personally consider to offer better overall quality and image processing than Samsung. My two cents.

-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray owner ~

Yeah, what about the screen size?

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-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray owner ~

oh i am so sorry. the size is 32". so r u saying that they are much cheaper lcd out which provides a much better resolutions and support 1080p now? where can i purchase them please? )

i got the samsung from circuitcity but if anyone can tell me where i could buy a better qaulity lcd for under $800.00 im in..


thanks in advance

$800 - well that price point is going to be a little difficult to beat, but if you have a FRY'S ELECTRONICS nearby [located mainly in California and Texas], you can find the lowest-priced quality models at retail. Also online of course.

Recently, Fry's has offered the 42" 720p JVC LCD for $999, and this is an excellent HDTV. JVC provides a high-quality processing chip [GENESSA] that is one of the few that passes 1080i HD-deinterlacing lab tests from film signals (movies) on DVD (or hi-def disc), etc [where other models, like those from Vizio fail]. Also consider quality LCD HDTV displays from Sharp and Toshiba, who also offer a few models at 42" in the $999 to $1299 price range. Panasonic also makes a very good quality 32" 720p LCD HDTV for under $999.

But at $800, the Samsung model you listed will be hard to beat, if your budget is limited. If you can move your spending price a little more higher, I highly recommend one of the 42" (or larger) screens from those companies mentioned above. You will certainly appreciate the additional amount of screen when viewing letterboxed/anamorphic 16x9 movies, especially those shot in ratios wider than 1.85:1 [w/black bars at the top/bottom of the image, like popular movie ratios such as 2.35:1 or 2.40:1, etc].

By the way, I don't know of any name-brand 1080p LCDs for $800 or less, unless used/demo models on clearance. You could try costco.com's website (membership not required for online orders, major credit cards accepted), and view their sale-priced LCD TVs, both in 720p and 1080p.

Hope this helps.

-Love Hendrix! (The Loverboy)
~ DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-ray/KURO Plasma owner ~

[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Dec 29, 2007]

thanks. you guys have been a really huge help!