Looking for a 32" LCD here.

From your discussions and my research,

I have shortlisted the
Sharp Aquos BX series for the s-vid and
Samsung R7 series.

I do not know which one is better.
Will be using for ASTRO + Movies sourced from you-know-where.
My budget can only go up to to RM4k maximum.
So my questions are

1. From the list, which one would be recommended for my usage?
2. Is there anything else you could recommend for 32" LCDs under RM4k
3. I have the Old ASTRO decoder, the old black one got in 2003, so what input should i be using, s-video or component
4. I might be considering purchasing a new DVD player as well, is it recommended if i opt for DVD players with HDMI if what I watch is just DVD-Rs? And Normal DVD9s?


cheers

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: May 11 2007, 12:20 AM

I made a visit to a few electrical stores nearby and the salesman are so keen to sell me the Philips PHP-32PF7321, which comes with tempered glass and pixel plus and stuff whichever way they wish to call it. It's seems quite tempting for the offer but I smell something fishy, so I decided to come here first. Anyone got any ideas regarding the particular set?

Checking on the specs, the dynamic contrast at 3200:1 is rather low IMHO. Other than that, the specs seems quite okay. I have this distinct feeling that the salesman are trying to clear stock and cut me short by telling 'sometimes, contrast ratio are not so important'. That's what that made me feel a little worried.

About the upscalling players, let's say I got a HD content gotten from you-know-where with 720p sources. I burn it into DVD-R and play it. So what you guyz here say is that the upscaler will improve the quality?

Ok, I have a 5 years old PC and would like to hook it up to the LCD tv once I got it to watch 720p content encoded in MPG-2 format. I was wondering if this is possible to do since my GPU is rather old and would the PQ be nice?

Any ideas what is the resolution for the Samsung R71 and Sharp Aquos PX when connecting PCs to these? Can't seem to find any info on the manufacturer's site

Maybe Lord_ashe can give some feedback regarding that?