Hi all, having a hard time deciding between SONY KLV-32S310A and Samsung LA32R81B, both around the same price, i know both using the same panel but different engine. Samsung seems brighter at 550 nit but contrast ratio is the same.

Which one will you recommend and if not these 2, which other brand to choose?

I use it mainly for PS3 and BD movies. Price is a concern here, trying to go below 3k or if better 2.5k.

Sorry if this question has been asked a million times but i juz can't get a definitive answer

I m keen on getting a 32" as it's within my budget. 40" will be way beyond my budget for now. For anything bigger than 32" i will be aiming at full HD and bigger than 40" but that will be later lah hehe. For now i m focussing on 32" only. Can use it as a monitor too hehe.

I think 32" sharp is more than 3K so it's out of my budget but i heard the PQ is much better than Sony and Samsung.

At first i thought of getting a 24" monitor for 1080p, but since 720p and 1080p doesn't really make a difference on such a small display i thought i might opt for the bigger screen

This post has been edited by toytoy: Feb 19 2008, 04:49 PM

I think the 32" and 40" are using different panels. Thanks for the suggestion ya

If i connect the TV to my PC most prob thru DVI-D or DVI-HDMI, the TV will automatically be detected as 1366x768 right?

If the video file i play from the PC is not 720p, will the TV be able to do an upscale? Or it acts just like a monitor and i'll be able to do it thru software etc? Or it juz sticks to whatever resolution the video file is encoded in?

Thanks

This post has been edited by toytoy: Feb 19 2008, 05:12 PM

Hey marky thanks for the info. 2699 sounds cheap. I went to see the Sony LCD juz now, somehow i feel that it's rather grainy, maybe becoz it's connected to a DV. Will do more comparison on the LCDs this weekend hehe.

The samsung R7 is worse, the video feed i m not sure it's DVD or VCD seems very blur and not sharp at all.

I think "what you pay is what you get" really applies when it comes to LCD TVs.