Fellas, is the LG 32LC7R a nice LCD tv to buy? It'll be my 1st LCD tv purchase. I might buy the PS3 at the same time as well ( latest Gran Turismo coming soon mah! ), so will this LCD tv work well for PS3? What about local tv? I saw the ad here : eWarehouse LG 32LC7R advertisement. The pricing is extremely attractive!

I need to buy really good HDMI cables, and other cables to connect Astro set to TV too right? Any good brands to consider? And where is this Legend SS2 shop you guys are talking about? Must be hell of a big electrical shop eh?

Aiyoyoyo...cool down fellas. No need to get angry and worked up over small things like that. I don't think any sellers would want the customers to know the base price mah right? So chill, everybody shake each toehr's hand mah, CNY coming mah.

Anyway, anyone can recommend me nice 32inch LCD tv? I am really a noob. Some ppl say 100hz LCDs is good, some ppl say no need. I've went thru plenty of large shops selling LCDs like Harvey Norman and Best Denki, but they all just show DVDs and not Astro...haihs.

Is Toshiba Regza 32WL68E a good purchase too ( I'm not really that good in electrical items, like everyone else, I always think Sony is the best. Stupid me, looks like for the top end LCD / Plasma, it's always Pioneer and Sharp. )?

What about Sharp Aquos LC32A53M, and LC32BX5M?

Like others, I use for all : Astro, DVD / CD and gaming ( now PS2, later go PS3....GT5 is coming mah!!!!! ).

So is the Sharp LC32A53M a good purchase for me then? I don't know the actual contrast ratio, and response time for this LCD. Do I really have to spring out for a 100hz LCD to get the best out of the LCD when watching auto racing ( Like MotoGP, WTCC and F1 @ Astro ) and playing games like GT? Does the Sharp LC32BX5M offers 100hz too, but what about the actual contrast and response time?

What about LG 32LC7R, Sharp Aquos LC32A53M, and LC32BX5M, and Toshiba Regza 32A3500E?

Anyone else can chime in?

Wah, like this tomorrow must go there and take a look. Thanks for the tip!

I got this from the Best HDMI DVD Player, page 99 :



Don't tell me what he says is true ( that the A53M series from Sharp, the LC32A53M is in my list, not nice enough for DVDs and Blu Ray )?

Ok, just got back from Midvalley.

Went to both Best Denki and Harvey Norman just now.

I feel that Sharp Aquos LC32A53M might be the right choice. Very2 nice movement in the screen, cheerleaders holding pom - poms oso very nice, only extremely minimal ghosting, which I presume is due the LCD is not tuned to it's utmost potential. Although the Sharp's price is over RM 3k, but I feel that it's worth it. Plus plenty of reviews here saying Sharp Aquos LCDs are also nice for Astro ( got one S Video input too ), presume should be nice for DVD as well ( the promo was from DVD, plugging into HDMI slot ).

But haven't got the chance to check out Panasonic TX32LX700MK. Saw one Panasonic both at Best Denki and Harvey Norman, both the model name was missing the K alphabet, so I'm not sure lah. Of course, will only buy later ( when my pockets are finally able to pay one of 'em cash ) at smaller shops for better pricing lah. I hope before the end of June can buy one.

But will keep my eyes open since there's about 4 - 5 months away, so prices of current choices should go lower, or maybe newer, better models with similar current pricing!

This post has been edited by poyo: Feb 6 2008, 01:48 AM

Wacko, where did you purchase your Sharp LCD? How much, cash or CC? What about warranty? I don't know much, but what I read here for Astro, try to use S - Video cable for better picture.

Maybe you can ask you Astro installer to retune the dish, and get the reading ( sorry I forgot what it is called, it's the graph that shows signal strength ) to above 90. What a friend of mine who works at Astro told me, normally most installers only try to get between 70 - 78 signal strength only ( my personal experience, saw three installers, and they all do the same, the most I've seen is 78 ), which is barely enough to get the best reception.

He also recommended me to look for an Astro installer who can align the dish so that the reception strength is at least 85, if can get more than that, much better, especially during windy days ( a problem for high - rise homes ) and rain.

Have you tried to tune the LCD tv yourself? Check this link out : Cnet Asia LCD TV Tuning Tips and try it out. Don't forget to "tune" the room where the LCD tv is placed, like lighting, shades for the windows ( if any ) etc.

Oh, I think the tone in my previous reply is wrong. I was talking about Astro's reception problem ( especially when windy days and rain ) only. Sorry again. Astro signal is non - HD, even SG not going full HD signal yet.

Well, you have to understand, now there's too many Astro installers in Central KL alone ( we're not even talking about Wilayah Persekutuan yet! ). Some installers even do installs until 10pm! Maybe it's due to now, the commission they get is very low. Previously it'll cost over RM 300, not including of install charges ( last time between RM 100 - 150 for apartments / condos ), nowadays it alot cheaper, hence the commission is lower perhaps?

So what they do is come by your house, take everything off, drill the hole for the dish mounting 1st, and install the dish ( the initial hard work ), then plug in the decoder to both the dish and TV, then the hardest job is to get the signal. Some installers use some sort of oscilloscope to get the strongest signal location. My 1st Astro install back in 2001, fella used this osciloscope and the signal strength was a nice 78, even during very windy days and light rains, signal is not affected.

After get the best dish location, only then they'll fix the dish 100%. Sadly, most Astro installers nowadays do not use this oscilloscope, hence signal loss during windy days and rain ( a real problem for high - rise homes ). To gain the best signal strength, installer must use an oscilloscope and need plenty of time setting the dish right, so that's why nowadays a lot of Astro installers don't use this tool : takes time and is costly. They just simply adjust until get around high 60's to low 70's, then done.

No, signal strength do not affect quality of the broadcast I think.

Still on the topic of Astro installers, those ads we see at road sides, at your apartment's lift etc, are those 100% genuine Astro installer? Today read int he newspaper, Astro placed a notice that those installers are not authorised ( then how la they get those dish, decoder, smart card and you get your bill the next month la? ), so if you get your Astro thru them, Astro will not honour damage claims etc. Haihs.

Thanks Wacko_joy, seems like the L shop very popular wan. That's a good price for a nice Sharp Aquos 100hz LCD, since shops like Best Denki etc put RM 3600.00. Maybe by May price will go to RM 2600.00? Hehehe. Didn't get any freebies ke?

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Added on February 7, 2008, 2:10 pmDo try and see prices from ewarehouse, adrian and htkaki, see if they can counter. Since you're buying such a large plasma, are you upgrading your DVD player to those upscaling units too? Shops like the L shop may be able to offer you a much better price if you bundle stuffs together. If not, try and see prices from the three fellas. Htkaki I know will deliver by hand ( if you're in KL ), adrian not sure. ewarehouse I think deliver by courier ( I could be wrong here, only stating info from what I read around Lowyat ).

This post has been edited by poyo: Feb 7 2008, 02:10 PM

Aiayk, soli ah, maybe I mix up with some other LCD's price. RM 3.2k CC payment is good price for big shops wooh.

Update : Latest ad in newspaper, Courts selling Sharp 32AX5M for RM 2599.00!!!!

And this Trinitron fella ah, the posts by this person always seem to be...."sharp" I would say. Pipe down a bit la fella.

Wah, RM 2399.00, that is pretty cheap. Looks like prices for LCD tv's are dropping fast!

Errr. I am surprised because I don't know how much smaller shops are selling the same LCD tv. I'm not doing HT for a business, so I dunno. Forgive my noobiness la.

If it's really RM 2399.00, that way too fast for the price to drop, wacko_joy bought the same LCD over at L shop for almost RM3k earlier this month.

Aiseh bro, Kuro is for HT super seniors like you la, I sure as hell kenot afford Kuro, but I think you can lor, if not u wouldn't support Kuro this much eh?

Yah bro, I am shocked as well. Right after two weeks perios ( or maybe less than that ), price drop from RM 29++ to RM 2399, that's about RM600+- difference, way too much. But dunno, maybe this Trinitron fella goes to L shop on a weekly basis kot.

Seriously if it's that cheap, must be a good reason why. But I think only Sharp and Panny offer 100Hz LCDs, no toher competitors, no? And I don't recall Sharp coming with newer 32" LCD models right?

Anyhow, I could be wrong, so forgive me in advance for I am a noobie.

Lol, I am dumbass'ed indeed. It's not the 32AX53M.