Looking for a cheap FULLHD 1080p TV for my apartment

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I'm in the market for an inexpensive 1080p HDTV, I don't want anything humongous something within the 27 to 32 inch range would be excellent.

Can anyone recommend any good models and or brands ? I guess the most important factor is price, I would like to hopefully buy one for under 400 If possible.

thanks ladies and gentlemen ! :p
 

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In my honest oppinion if you're going to watch 1080p FullHD Blu-Ray movies (as that's all that produce FullHD, even SkyHD is 720p) then you'll have to look above $400 possible way above.

The issue with cheaper models is that there has been so much 'slimming' down to keep cost down that you really do not benefit from any HD experience.

Here is a HDTV buyers guide which you may find informative.


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UPDATE: Here's mine...

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It cost me £3,999.95 (over $6,400) back in 2006 and is only 720p (1080i) capable.

Pioneer - PDP435FDE
 

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Here's a crap brand :eek:
 

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I don't see anything wrong with JVC, Vizio and Samsung.

You might try making 1080p not a requirement. My primary TV is a 50 Panasonic Plasma 720p....and it looks fantastic. I'm a firm believer in the statement that the human eye cannot tell a difference between 1080p and 720p on a properly calibrated display displaying a 1080p sourced image.
 

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JordanJP said:
Hey

I'm in the market for an inexpensive 1080p HDTV, I don't want anything humongous something within the 27 to 32 inch range would be excellent.

Can anyone recommend any good models and or brands ? I guess the most important factor is price, I would like to hopefully buy one for under 400 If possible.

thanks ladies and gentlemen ! :p
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Most of the TV's are made in Korea or Japan. The ones with the names you haven't heard of are probably made at the same factory as the "big names". I wouldn't place a lot of emphasis on name.
 

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I would agree the brands on the 1st link, Scepter and AOC, avoid like the plague. All on the 2nd link are good brands. Samsung is an excellent brand. I'm a TV tech 18+ years. Those 1st 2 are not made by a major manufacturer. Quality will be bad, and customer service nil. A Guy
 

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Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
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i have a 47" 720p samsung and it looks great, think it was like $899 a couple years ago... im sure you could get a decent 32" tv for around $4-500
 

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