Good Quality 22 - 29" HDTV Recomendations

[PowerFalcon]

I may have to purchase a new LCD, after a little accident with my retro style TV, and it was also showing it's age as well. I don't watch much TV, I'm looking for a 22-29". I've saw 22" that have 1080p, I want clear quality picture, eqivulant to what you see on a large LCD and a HDTV antenna so I can pick up digital OTA signals, I know digital OTA relies on where you are located etc. And finally, good sound. So far the only TV that comes close is; Samsung 22" 1080p 60Hz LED HDTV.

[jagabo]

If your viewing distance is more than ~2 times the TV's diagonal measurement you won't see any difference between 720p and 1080p with normal video. One reason to get 1080p though is it can double as a computer monitor (if it has pixel-for-pixel mapping). You won't find good sound on any small LCD TV. I use a pair of M-Audio monitors on my 22" 1080p HDTV.

[PowerFalcon]

If your viewing distance is more than ~2 times the TV's diagonal measurement you won't see any difference between 720p and 1080p with normal video. One reason to get 1080p though is it can double as a computer monitor (if it has pixel-for-pixel mapping). You won't find good sound on any small LCD TV. I use a pair of M-Audio monitors on my 22" 1080p HDTV.

My viewing distance will be, up to 5 feet at most. I don't expect top notch sound, as long as it's good.

[usually_quiet]

If your viewing distance is more than ~2 times the TV's diagonal measurement you won't see any difference between 720p and 1080p with normal video. One reason to get 1080p though is it can double as a computer monitor (if it has pixel-for-pixel mapping). You won't find good sound on any small LCD TV. I use a pair of M-Audio monitors on my 22" 1080p HDTV.

My viewing distance will be, up to 5 feet at most. I don't expect top notch sound, as long as it's good.

If you read reviews, one of the main complaints with small or thin TVs is "tinny" sound from the speakers. Most small sets simply don't have enough room for speakers able to produce good sound with decent volume, and LED TVs are worse because they are thinner. Even a pair of small PC speakers may provide better sound than the TV's internal speakers.

Look carefully at the Samsung 22-inch TV before buying. I looked at one the other day online (model UN22D5003) that had NO audio output, not even a headphone jack.

[PowerFalcon]

If your viewing distance is more than ~2 times the TV's diagonal measurement you won't see any difference between 720p and 1080p with normal video. One reason to get 1080p though is it can double as a computer monitor (if it has pixel-for-pixel mapping). You won't find good sound on any small LCD TV. I use a pair of M-Audio monitors on my 22" 1080p HDTV.

My viewing distance will be, up to 5 feet at most. I don't expect top notch sound, as long as it's good.

If you read reviews, one of the main complaints with small or thin TVs is "tinny" sound from the speakers. Most small sets simply don't have enough room for speakers able to produce good sound with decent volume, and LED TVs are worse because they are thinner.

The speakers are worse then older CRT based TV's ? What your saying is, the odds of me having to buy additional speakers are good ? Putting sound aside any recommendations ?

[jagabo]

My viewing distance will be, up to 5 feet at most.

The question is what is the least you will watch from, not the most.

[johns0]

Best to go to your local tv stereo shop and have a listen and view to a tv you are interested in.Just stay with the known brands such as lg,samsung,sharp etc...,stay away from cheap knock off brands.

[PowerFalcon]

Best to go to your local tv stereo shop and have a listen and view to a tv you are interested in.Just stay with the known brands such as lg,samsung,sharp etc...,stay away from cheap knock off brands.

That was originally my plan. I just wanted to read some suggestions

[Beavis]

Have a look at Toshiba... I've always found their pictures and features to be nice and (at least in the 19" model) they have a little higher wattage speaker than the competition.

[usually_quiet]

If your viewing distance is more than ~2 times the TV's diagonal measurement you won't see any difference between 720p and 1080p with normal video. One reason to get 1080p though is it can double as a computer monitor (if it has pixel-for-pixel mapping). You won't find good sound on any small LCD TV. I use a pair of M-Audio monitors on my 22" 1080p HDTV.

My viewing distance will be, up to 5 feet at most. I don't expect top notch sound, as long as it's good.

If you read reviews, one of the main complaints with small or thin TVs is "tinny" sound from the speakers. Most small sets simply don't have enough room for speakers able to produce good sound with decent volume, and LED TVs are worse because they are thinner.

The speakers are worse then older CRT based TV's ? What your saying is, the odds of me having to buy additional speakers are good ? Putting sound aside any recommendations ?

Some CRT TVs had better speakers than others. You will have to listen to the speakers for yourself to judge whether the sound is good enough on the 22-inch Samsung.

The Samsung UN22D5003's speakers point down, which Samsung claims improves sound quality in the bass range, but they are only 5W. Maybe they will sound OK if you always sit within 5 ft. and don't need to turn up the volume very much.

I don't have a better suggestion for you. Yesterday I was looking at TVs that could double as monitors. but haven't gotten very far yet. I do think my PC speakers sound a bit better than those on my new 32-inch TV with 10W speakers.

[jagabo]

The speakers are worse then older CRT based TV's ?

Old CRT TVs had big cases because of the large tubes. That meant there was room for bigger speakers. Today's ultra thin LCD TVs have no room for big speakers. Without big speakers there is no lower midrange and bass. If you look at reviews at Amazon you'll see complaints about tinny sound even on very large LCD TVs. Even $10 computer speakers usually sound better.

On our 46" LCD in the living room I disconnected the internal speakers and ran wires out to a pair of Polk floor standing speakers. The sound is much better.

[sanlyn]

On top of not having much room for speakers in thinner modern panels, most of their speakers are downward or backward firing. So there goes most of your stereo effect.