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Posted by Aquascape on May-09-2007 23:24:

What 26" LCD TV?

I'm planning on getting a 26" LCD for the bedroom.

I don't want to spend much more than �400.

I've been looking at this Samsung:

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...TV/Product.html

and also a Philips for a few quid more.

I've heard a lot of praise for the Samsung sets. Any recommendations?

Posted by Orko on May-11-2007 16:25:

Looks like a solid TV. Does all the imporant input resolutions, good contrast, and good brightness. Even plays NTSC video in PAL mode, which I think is a cool feature, especially if you download a lot of movies.

I absolutely love Samsung TVs. The fact that Sony rebrands the Samsungs they buy, as original Sony's, is amazing in itself.

The only thing I cannot find is the response time. If you play a lot of games, you really want to make sure you get an LCD with the lowest possible response time.

Posted by TigerClaw on May-11-2007 17:07:

This HDTV has a native resolution of 1366x768. That means that the 720p content will upconvert to 1366x768 to fill the whole screen. Any content thats in 1080i will downconvert to 1366x768 as well.

Posted by tvmann on May-12-2007 20:46:

If you use a regular computer in the bedroom also consider a bigger LCD monitor, and get a TV card for the computer. I just got a Samsung 22" 206BW, excellent color and no ghosting. Great on DVDs on the PC, equal to most LCD TVs and better than tube TVs.

I have an ATI TV Wonder (for regular TV, not HDTV) in my computer that works OK with a satellite TV box or cable TV signal but for those inputs an LCD TV would have a better picture.

Posted by Mmanu on May-13-2007 19:04:

I would shell in a few more quids for the Philips. They have a solid reputation for top notch picture quality and serious lifespan. Still, the Samsung is very cool