Small LCD Widescreen RMD

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:14

For Christmas, Ange and I are buying ourselves a widescreen TV for the bedroom. I don't know what the best size would be, perhaps 23" or 26"? Are there any decent bargains around at the moment?

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

myp wrote:

For Christmas, Ange and I are buying ourselves a widescreen TV for the bedroom. I don't know what the best size would be, perhaps 23" or 26"? Are there any decent bargains around at the moment?

Go and look in the shops to see what the pictures are like and how you feel about the size. The new Chinny TV came from Sainsburys because for boring reasons I couldn't go mail order.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

myp wrote:

For Christmas, Ange and I are buying ourselves a widescreen TV for the bedroom. I don't know what the best size would be, perhaps 23" or 26"? Are there any decent bargains around at the moment?

quick check of ebuyer says, yep
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/154996

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

How far away from the screen would you be? My parents have a 26" in their pretty small living room, sitting maybe 7' away from the screen and it look fine. Can't really make out the difference between dvd and HD though.
edit: and bare in mind, bezels look bigger and depth looks thicker on a smaller TV

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:27

MrDavPaz wrote:

How far away from the screen would you be? My parents have a 26" in their pretty small living room, sitting maybe 7' away from the screen and it look fine. Can't really make out the difference between dvd and HD though.
edit: and bare in mind, bezels look bigger and depth looks thicker on a smaller TV

No more than 6' away. Currently we have an old 14" portable so perhaps even 23" would be reasonable - I don't want it to dominate the room. I've got an LG 32" as my gaming TV and it's brilliant - is £191 a decent price for a 23"?

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop ... ID=B174150

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:29

myp wrote:

MrDavPaz wrote:

I don't want it to dominate the room.

Leave that to me.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:30

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

myp wrote:

MrDavPaz wrote:

How far away from the screen would you be? My parents have a 26" in their pretty small living room, sitting maybe 7' away from the screen and it look fine. Can't really make out the difference between dvd and HD though.
edit: and bare in mind, bezels look bigger and depth looks thicker on a smaller TV

No more than 6' away. Currently we have an old 14" portable so perhaps even 23" would be reasonable - I don't want it to dominate the room. I've got an LG 32" as my gaming TV and it's brilliant - is £191 a decent price for a 23"?

http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop ... ID=B174150

Good price, LG too. Are you just using it for TV and DVDs?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

Is that LCD or old style?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:31

MrDavPaz wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

Is that LCD or old style?

LCD

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:31

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

We've got a 32" in our living room and it seems tiny now. We don't even have a particularly large living room, either.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:32

Funny how things change, isn't it?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

Mine's 32" as well, in a 10' by 13' living room. It's more than enough and couldn't imagine anything bigger in there. People with 50" monsters in box rooms are a mystery to me.

My 32" does 1080p though, natch

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:34

MaliA wrote:

Funny how things change, isn't it?

I think it's just that in the last few years people have realised that they can save money by creating home cinemas rather than forking out nearly a tenner each time to watch a film.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:36

Heh, when we were looking at buying a new tellybox (why we did now, I can't recall) I made cardboard ones to see how much space tehy took up, and decided 26" was optimum for the space available. It does 1040-something.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'?

Yes. I have a 26" monitor and a 40" TV.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:36

Still don't have a tv in the bedroom..

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38697

KovacsC wrote:

Still don't have a tv in the bedroom..

Me neither. Missus always said no. I don't miss it either.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:40

MrDavPaz wrote:

People with 50" monsters in box rooms are a mystery to me.

I am also wrapped in an enigma.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:40

MrDavPaz wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Still don't have a tv in the bedroom..

Me neither. Missus always said no. I don't miss it either.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:41

MrDavPaz wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Still don't have a tv in the bedroom..

Me neither. Missus always said no. I don't miss it either.

We never watch TV downstairs at all these days. Either in the bedroom or in the back bedroom. I'm almost tempted to get rid of my living room TV and use the space better (it's a 32" CRT).

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:07

myp wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

We've got a 32" in our living room and it seems tiny now. We don't even have a particularly large living room, either.

You've come back an American.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:10

If I we're you Myps I'd throw it on the sidewalk or leave it near the freeway.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:11

I've gotten a bunch of stuff since I came back off of the inderned.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:15

I have a 37" in my bedroom and a 46" in my sitting room. But I hate going to the cinema.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:17

myp wrote:

I've gotten a bunch of stuff since I came back off of the inderned.

*grinds teeth*

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:23

Don't get one too big.
as it'll ruin the picture if the bedroom is not massive.
Erm...

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:24

I use a 22" lcd monitor as my TV and I sit/lay about 10ft away and it's fine.

A friend of mine just started uni and got one of these

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electro ... Rose+Black)&_$ja=tsid:11518|cc:|prd:5501684|cat:LCD

Which he said was exceptional.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

Have you got colour yet?

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 13:39

chinnyhill10 wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

Have you got colour yet?

Still has one of these

They had one on Bargain Hunt the other week hehe.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 14:12

chinnyhill10 wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Fuck me, 26" is 'small'? That's the size we have in our living room.

Have you got colour yet?

Racist.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8656

I've got a 26" one right at the foot of my bed (well, perhaps about a foot from the end of my bed) and that seems fine to me.

Welcome back, by the way.

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