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dreamsharkWe really need a new TV. The old one isn't all THAT elderly, but just a little bit too old to have all the inputs that a tv needs so you can connect a DVD player to it. We can run the picture into the TV, but have to run the sound through an external amp sitting next to the tv. This works ok, except that the old amp we were using is starting to crackle and spit, and the next old amp we replaced it with was even worse.
I just got a nice yearly bonus and can afford a new TV. The problem is the number of choices. We're happy enough with the 27" screen size (don't need a giant projection tv or anything like that), but would like something with a decent picture that won't be obsolete in a couple of years. I don't understand the difference between plasma and LCD and HDTV and digital and all that. A flat-panel monitor would be nice, but not essential. Don't want to spend more than $500.
What should I do? Any TV geeks want to give advice? (Or, alternatively, give me an old amp with two working speaker channels so I can avoid a decision for another year or two?)
I just got a nice yearly bonus and can afford a new TV. The problem is the number of choices. We're happy enough with the 27" screen size (don't need a giant projection tv or anything like that), but would like something with a decent picture that won't be obsolete in a couple of years. I don't understand the difference between plasma and LCD and HDTV and digital and all that. A flat-panel monitor would be nice, but not essential. Don't want to spend more than $500.
What should I do? Any TV geeks want to give advice? (Or, alternatively, give me an old amp with two working speaker channels so I can avoid a decision for another year or two?)
