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Originally Posted by popanot
Do it!!! You'll never regret the decision and you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. I hardly ever navigate off my HD channels anymore. TV's on the other hand can be confusing. Just get the best and biggest set and name brand your budget will allow. You can't really go wrong with Sony, Sharp, Samsung, Pioneer or Panasonic. I'd probably stick with LCD or DLP over Plasma at this point. I'd also recommend getting something 1080p compatible.
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Thanks for the reply and thanks for the new forum, Keith!
So yeah, I've just begun my research and I think I have narrowed it down to a Samsung LCD/1080P. (I have become a big fan of Samsung-made LCD computer monitors after years of being a Viewsonic user).
I have my computer desk butted up against a wall and my plan is to wall mount the new TV just slightly above the viewing angle of my computer monitor so I can work/surf on the computer while I am watching TV. So, that puts me about 4-5 feet away from the TV. From what I am reading is, I dare not go over a 32" else I will be looking at pixels. It is only a couple of hundred dollars more to go all the way up to a 40" but that may be too big for being so close. Any comments about this? I believe a 32" is the smallest I can get the 1080P resolutions....
I am on Dish network so I will have to upgrade my receiver to a HD receiver. I will probably keep my standard def TV in the living room and from what I understand, that is no problem - to run one TV on SD and the HD compatible TV on HD from the same receiver.
Also, I would love to be able to hook my computer to both the monitor and the TV so I could switch computer output to the larger TV for the occasional computer game. Is anyone doing this? Can it be accomplished just by hitting a button on the remote? I would be less likely to do this if it involved swapping cables at each instance....
TIA