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LCD Screen Size

I'm dying to dump my old boxy curved screen 32 inch JVC T.V. I live in a little place and my watching chair is 8-12 ft from the t.v. I'd love at least a 32 inch widescreen LCD but thinking my budget will only allow 23-26 inches. Do think this will be too small? I was hoping the widescreen cofiguration would offset it somewhat. Thanks.
zar

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reubent
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Zar,

I just recently purchased a 37" Viewsonic LCD TV for $1199 (after $300 in rebates). It is a fully integrated HDTV with speakers, SD and HD TV tuners, table stand, etc. It is a great TV at that price. I bought it because I had limited space and the Viewsonics speakers are on the bottom, not the sides, thus saving space.

IMHO, the 37" Viewsonic (or other panel) would be great for movies/DVDs, but not great if you watch much SD TV. SD is very watchable, but looks pretty grainy at your viewing distance. It looks great in my room, but I'm about twice the distance from the TV as what you are proposing.

Enjoy,

TIC
reubent
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Zar,

I also looked at the Vizio 37" at a couple of places, including Costco and Sam's Club. Unfortunately, the Vizio 37" had poor color in my opinion, always looking too yellow. I tried to adjust it, but it appeared to be a problem with that model. I also read about this problem at the AVS forum.

The 32" Vizio LCD and the 42 and 50" Vizios did not appear to have this issue.
reubent
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Don,

It is HDTV w/HDMI. The Vizio has gotten a lot of buzz over at AVSforum. Check out the plasma/LCD forum under Display devices.

The 37" Vizio is a different story (and a different format-LCD). It does not have good color at all. It's possibly the worst I've seen in a couple of years. Way too yellow and the controls can't correct for it.

Enjoy,

TIC
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