Best bang for the buck?

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Tony Hwang wrote:
> Hi,
> Considering a first HDTV set.
> There are so many strange brand names such as Syntax Olevia, Maxent,
> Hisense, Kreisen, Soyo, etc., etc. Who is servicing these brands?
> We decided on a 37 in. LCD set. Could experts here give me a pointer
> for best bang for the buck?

I could, but you've already decided on the wrong technology. If you have
the room for a CRT based RPTV, you get the biggest and best bang for the
buck with one of them.

--
Matthew

I'm a contractor. If you want an opinion, I'll sell you one.
Which one do you want?

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If you are speaking of LCD Panels, I have had 3 and seen many, the best bang
for the buck hands down in Syntax Olevia, I have a 32", if you are speaking
of a type of technology, its like the others said, CRT based RPTV's, I tend
to favor Samsung (dlp) and Panasonic (lcd) if you are talking best product
for price.
"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Considering a first HDTV set.
> There are so many strange brand names such as Syntax Olevia, Maxent,
> Hisense, Kreisen, Soyo, etc., etc. Who is servicing these brands?
> We decided on a 37 in. LCD set. Could experts here give me a pointer
> for best bang for the buck? We have HDTV signal carrying cable hook up
> and currently no off the air HD signal locally. We watch DVDs often.
> I have 5 channel surround sound audio system.
> TIA,
> Tony

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Check out the Sony 46" KP-46WT520 ($900 with a Sears price match). May be a
little big for what you want, but you can't go wrong for the price and
picture quality. If you want something smaller, check out the Sanyo HT30744
($647) - it's 30" but, you can't go wrong with the value/PQ. Just my $.02



"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Matthew L. Martin wrote:
>> Tony Hwang wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Considering a first HDTV set.
>>> There are so many strange brand names such as Syntax Olevia, Maxent,
>>> Hisense, Kreisen, Soyo, etc., etc. Who is servicing these brands?
>>> We decided on a 37 in. LCD set. Could experts here give me a pointer
>>> for best bang for the buck?
>>
>>
>> I could, but you've already decided on the wrong technology. If you have
>> the room for a CRT based RPTV, you get the biggest and best bang for the
>> buck with one of them.
>>
> Hi,
> That is something I over looked. Which particular model RPTV should I look
> for then?
> Space is no problem here placing the set.
> TIA,
> Tony

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Matthew L. Martin wrote:

> Tony Hwang wrote:
>
>> Matthew L. Martin wrote:
>>
>>> Tony Hwang wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Considering a first HDTV set.
>>>> There are so many strange brand names such as Syntax Olevia, Maxent,
>>>> Hisense, Kreisen, Soyo, etc., etc. Who is servicing these brands?
>>>> We decided on a 37 in. LCD set. Could experts here give me a pointer
>>>> for best bang for the buck?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I could, but you've already decided on the wrong technology. If you
>>> have the room for a CRT based RPTV, you get the biggest and best bang
>>> for the buck with one of them.
>>>
>> Hi,
>> That is something I over looked. Which particular model RPTV should I
>> look for then?
>> Space is no problem here placing the set.
>
>
> How large a screen and in what price range?
>

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Tony Hwang wrote:
> Matthew L. Martin wrote:
>
>> How large a screen and in what price range?
>>
> Hi,
> My basement has plenty of room. Anything 30 to 50 in. would fit. Budget
> is ~2.5K.

That max price will get you a very good 65" CRT RPTV.

If you are willing to go up to 57" (I have a 56" and am going to go
larger when it gets replaced) take a look at Toshiba 57HX94:

<http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=+57Hx94+&btnG=Search+Froogle>

It can be had for well under $2500 and has its own HD tuner. It is also
compatable with Toshiba's 160HD High Definition video recorder:

<http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=Toshiba+160HD4&btnG=Search+Froogle&sa=N&start=15>

The tunerless 51h84 can be had for less than half as much:

<http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=51h84&btnG=Search+Froogle>

Mitsubishi makes two 48" models, one with a tnuner (WS-48515) and one
without (WS-48315) that can be had for under $1500.

Hitachi makes a 46" CRT RPTV without a tuner (46F510)

Do a little research and you will find some real bargains out there on
CRT based RPTV.

--
Matthew

I'm a contractor. If you want an opinion, I'll sell you one.
Which one do you want?

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"Tony Hwang" <dragon40@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Considering a first HDTV set.
> There are so many strange brand names such as Syntax Olevia, Maxent,
> Hisense, Kreisen, Soyo, etc., etc. Who is servicing these brands?
> We decided on a 37 in. LCD set. Could experts here give me a pointer
> for best bang for the buck? We have HDTV signal carrying cable hook up
> and currently no off the air HD signal locally. We watch DVDs often.
> I have 5 channel surround sound audio system.
> TIA,
> Tony

best bang for the buck? Thailand. hands down.