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Posted By: nickbuol Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 05:34 PM
My wife has been wanting to replace the 19" TV/DVD/VCR combo that is taking up a TON of space on our kitchen counter. So for her birthday (way back in June) she asked for money from everyone to get a 15" LCD TV.

Well, here we are in July, and still no TV. The problem we are having is that she picked up one (on her own, so I give her credit there) that was a no-name brand, and I couldn't find any specs on it as far as contrast, brightness, resolution, etc. All I know is that with all of the windows in our house, there is a lot of light in the room, and the picture was washed out looking in order to make it even visible.

I did a little research, and I found out that there are a LOT of variances in price, resolution, brightness, contrast, all for a what seems like it should be an easy to find stinkin' 15" LCT TV.

Now, my birthday has come and gone. I have some money sitting around too, so I figure that I can contribute to the TV fund as well.

We don't have HD anything, and for the kitchen/dining area, I really don't care if I do, so resolution isn't a big deal (besides, this is only 15"). We are currently feeding a signal from a Dish receiver via coax (dual tuner box located elsewhere in the house).

Any recommendations to look at, or to stay away from? I know that at some point I may need to just buy something again and try it, but I would rather not deal with the return process too much since most placed frown upon that.

Thanks all.
Posted By: bugbitten Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 05:40 PM
$215

Don't know how good it is, but it is cheap!
Posted By: nickbuol Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 05:49 PM
That is cheap, and has an OK contrast ratio (not the best) of 400:1, but nowhere can I find a brightness rating, or a review of the product. Thanks though.
Posted By: inthedeck Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 05:56 PM
Here's a Samsung, available from Onecall.com for about 299.99 plus shipping...

OneCall -- Samsung 15"
Posted By: nickbuol Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 06:11 PM
Any reviews for it? I couldn't find it. I also can't seem to find it locally, so no "test drive" either. Hmmmm.
Posted By: inthedeck Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 06:47 PM
Quote:

Any reviews for it? I couldn't find it. I also can't seem to find it locally, so no "test drive" either. Hmmmm.




Can't really find any reviews...must be a newer model...not sure.

Here's lots of specs, though...at B&H's site...

B&H - Samsung specs
Posted By: FordPrefect Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 07:59 PM
The good thing is at a 15" size almost anything should look good. I think I'd ignore the specs and let your eyes be the judge.
Posted By: HomeDad Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/21/06 08:55 PM
Imo Sharp makes some of the best and highest rated LCD's, this might fit the bill Sharp
Posted By: JohnK Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/22/06 04:17 AM
Nick, also consider this one or here .
Posted By: nickbuol Re: Anyone know of a good 15" LCD TV? - 08/22/06 01:35 PM
Interesting. The Niko gets a lot of good reviews (a couple of bad ones, but most negatives are about the rebate that doesn't exist any more), but I've never heard of that brand before.

Specs:
Niko
20"
800x600
450 cd/m2 (brightness)
500:1 (contrast)
$299 (free shipping)

Sharp
15"
480x640
430 cd/m2 (brightness)
500:1 (contrast)
$265.14 ($249.99 + $15.15 shipping)
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