i dont see anything wrong with it man, but in the long run, ud be better off getting an LCD, its really your best bet for a do-it-all tv, especially handles gaming well.
For gaming, I'd prefer that TV than LCD's under at least $500-600. LCD's in that price range would be inferior in response times, black levels, viewing angles, etc., all of which are important for gaming.
i would shop around. for about 400 smacks, u can find yourself an excellent lcd thats around the 20" size. u can even go ED with a nice 20" lcd. i know someone that has one, and his 360 looks absolutely gorgeous, problem free. However, if ur lookin for larger than 20", ED isnt the way to go at all. i would check walmart man. they have a really nice variety of lcd's in all sizes and prices, just because its walmart doesnt mean the tvs are crap-level quality, i assure u. check it out, and see what u can find. If all fails, purchase the tv u asked about.
I'm sorry, but I have to say you're giving horrible advice. You're saying he should buy a 20" 480p LCD TV over a 1080i/720p HD CRT TV. CRT HDTV's are great. People only don't like them because of their size. The only reason CRT is a "dying" technology is because it's impractical to produce them in large screen sizes because of their size and weight. They provide better images than LCD's of the same price.
http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?omid=125&utm_id=20&ref=pricewatch&utm_source=PriceWatch&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SYN327V&sku=SYN327V If you use pricewatch.com i'm sure you can find a good deal on a LCD TV... my biggest knock against that TV is the weight and the fact that its a referb so who know what the picture quality will be like.
Refurbished doesn't mean it sucks. It just means the item was returned or exchanged. If there's a defect on it, then it was sent back to the manufacturer to be fixed. Refurbished items work perfectly, it's just that they're not 'brand new' anymore because they were opened. Some refurbished items have cosmetic damage, but that would be listed for you on the website.
I'm sorry, but I have to say you're giving horrible advice. You're saying he should buy a 20" 480p LCD TV over a 1080i/720p HD CRT TV. CRT HDTV's are great. People only don't like them because of their size. The only reason CRT is a "dying" technology is because it's impractical to produce them in large screen sizes because of their size and weight. They provide better images than LCD's of the same price.dmanrevived
I agree. MY 60" widescreen HD CRT TV has a beautiful picture. For the life of me I dont understand why some people are dropping $500 to $700 bucks on a tv's 32 inches or smaller. If you have the room bigger is better. I have been playing my PS2 and now my 360 on my bigscreen for two years now. No burn in. You can now get CRT HD TV's with 50 inch screens for as little as $600. Some even have HDMI. Check out the widescreens from Philips. I luv mine.
im just trying to help, thats all. im not giving bad advice. i dont know the guy's situation. I dont know his room size or anything. Im just saying, shop around. He may decide that a smaller tv is better for him, so i gave a suggestion. A small tv with great quality, and less bang on the wallet. I also said, if he's looking for bigger, that its best to not go with an ed. I also know how CRT's are dying, and that LCD's are the new (or soon to be) norm. For gaming, an lcd is what u want. But its not my deciscion to make, i just gave my opinion, thats all.
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you again. For gaming, LCD is almost the worst type of TV technology except for the fact that it's thin. You were kind of giving him a suggestion that costs just as much as that CRT or more but has lower image quality...
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree with you again. For gaming, LCD is almost the worst type of TV technology except for the fact that it's thin. You were kind of giving him a suggestion that costs just as much as that CRT or more but has lower image quality...dmanrevived
New/recent LCD's are great for gaming if you're spending £450+, depending on the brand. Older models are where you may run into problems regarding issues such as ghosting but saying that LCD is poor for gaming is not true. If you've noticed, Xbox 360 kiosks use some nice Samsung HDTV's. To the TC - If you're on a budget and you can get a CRT HDTV cheap then by all means go for it (I didn't even know you could get them). Personally, I'd buy an LCD HDTV. Pretty much any current one will be fantastic for gaming if you don't try and skimp on price. For this reason, it would be best to either: A. save up and buy a decent current 32" LCD HDTV by Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba etc. (beware, Toshiba 66 series don't display native widescreen over VGA) or B. Get a good quality 19" widescreen PC LCD monitor If you can wait a bit longer, there's lots of newer models of LCD HDTV's coming in with faster response times, more HDMI inputs (Toshiba 68 series with, hopefully, resolves VGA issues - 3 HDMI inputs) and increased colour range etc. There's quite a few already out and they will only drop in price over the coming months. If you want sometihng right now, then no loss, there's plenty of great models to choose from that you will be pleased with.
I'm not saying LCD isn't good, I'm saying it pales in comparison to plasma, DLP, and HD CRT in terms of black levels, response times, and viewing angles. I wasn't implying the OP should be paying more for something like plasma, but it's giving out false information if you run around saying LCD is the best for gaming.
A lot of people in this section are very misinformed. Refurbished is fine, you have the same warranty, and when I worked at Radioshack a few years ago we would double the original warranty to as much as an additional year. Also, CRT's give a much black levels and colors than a LCD. They are are just heavy as hell and lack the cool thin factor. I would never trade my CRT for a LCD.
A lot of people in this section are very misinformed. Refurbished is fine, you have the same warranty, and when I worked at Radioshack a few years ago we would double the original warranty to as much as an additional year. Also, CRT's give a much black levels and colors than a LCD. They are are just heavy as hell and lack the cool thin factor. I would never trade my CRT for a LCD.BadAndy642
I wouldn't buy something that's been broken and fixed. I've had plenty of experience with refurbished items and they usually arrive with performance issues and you'll be lucky if it doesn't die within a year.
[QUOTE="BadAndy642"]A lot of people in this section are very misinformed. Refurbished is fine, you have the same warranty, and when I worked at Radioshack a few years ago we would double the original warranty to as much as an additional year. Also, CRT's give a much black levels and colors than a LCD. They are are just heavy as hell and lack the cool thin factor. I would never trade my CRT for a LCD.Gregoroth
I wouldn't buy something that's been broken and fixed. I've had plenty of experience with refurbished items and they usually arrive with performance issues and you'll be lucky if it doesn't die within a year.
Refurbished doesn't always mean that it was broken and then fixed. It also could have been returned, like open box specials. Some returned items have to be sent back to the manufacturer even if they was nothing wrong with the item. The can't resell it as new, so it is classified as refurbished. But refurbished could mean that they had to repair it, but given the OP's funds, this is a good deal for him either way.
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