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Title: Which TV should I buy?
Post by: DZuroff on January 12, 2003, 01:53:00 am

What do you guys recommend in a 27" television?  I want the price to be low (between $200 to $300), but I also want the picture to be decent.  From browsing around I see many different options (some of which I don't even know what they are) but I am not sure which one to go with to get the most bang for my buck.    I don't think I would get much for under $200   :)

I plan on using an ATI graphics card (not sure which one yet) with S-Video.  TIA for your suggestions!

Title: Re:Which TV should I buy?
Post by: toyguy on January 12, 2003, 02:00:05 am

THis is just one mans opinion but I'm pretty happy with my Toshiba.  It ran me about $260.  It pincushions a bit when displaying an all white screen, but is otherwise fine.  I had a Sharp at first that pincushioned so bad it was unusable on some games.  The Toshiba has been completely playable and the bending is only noticeable on certain games that I rarely play.

I'm probably going to go to a Wells Gardner D9200 anyway, but only because I want the arcade quality tube.  I'll use the Toshiba for my console game systems.

Title: Re:Which TV should I buy?
Post by: Trenchbroom on January 13, 2003, 12:14:19 pm

Many people recommend Apex for a cheap S-Video TV in that size range.  I recently purchased a 24" as a replacement for my TV TV (not gamecab TV) and the picture is very nice for the money.  

I read somewhere on this board that Apex emphasizes picture at expense of sound--and I find this to be true.  On my model it has SVid and 2 sets of RCA inputs + RCA Output for $160--but the built in sound is mono only.  Weird setup but you will be hard pressed to find a TV with all of those input/output features for 1/2 the price.  When I was at Circuit City they had 27" Apex for $200 with all the trimmings listed above.