Any pros can assist me in searching for a nice 32" or 40" LCD TV?? Wanna use for gaming on Xbox 360 and PS3.... I dun mind the price but don't need to go overboard la.... Thx...

My max budget is RM5k... Preferably, around 3k range if for 32".... If for small room, which one is better, 32" or 40"??? The best would be 40" Full HD.... If 32", no need full HD also can liao.... I'm currently looking at Sony or Samsung....

This post has been edited by Aura: Jul 3 2008, 05:47 PM

Just came back from LCD TV shopping... Bought myself the 32" Bravia V-Series (BE2 is nice... ) for RM2,799.... Now waiting for the TV to come coz need to order for other colours.... Btw, I chose white.... I'll upload a pic if I got everything set up....

If u dun mind other brands, I saw the Toshiba Regza 32" (I think is AV500) selling for RM1,999 at BEST in MV.....
As for picture quality, not bad for the price but the sound is stereo lor..... Other than that, the other alternative is Sony Bravia 32" S-Series with BE2 for RM2,499 but I guess u can ask for best price coz I did ask for best price and they gave me RM200 discount.....

Aquos to me, some models are very good but I hav to c which one issit bcoz I dunno what's the model no. but after seeing some demos from some models, it kinda turn me off bcoz some displayed kinda nicely and some are just horribly poor (IMO onli la).....

The Bravia that u r looking at is the S-Series 32" with BE2.... That one overall is not bad but if compared to mine, u really can't see the difference and the specs are the same coz the difference can't be seen by the naked eye.... But one thing I notice is that the S-Series is kinda too bright for me and after staring at it for quite some time, I got headaches..... I bought the V-Series bcoz it doesn't hurt my eyes and also my gf's eyes and also can choose between 4 colours which is a bonus and also the sound quality is much better than other LCD TVs I've seen so far bcoz of the technology they use..... I can't say much more coz I hav to wait till next week to get the colour I wan..... So, if it arrives, then I'll post some pics for the picture quality for u to judge.....

As for Samsung, design is no. 1 but for quality is not that good (as what I heard from the sales person la)..... For Toshiba, the model that I posted earlier about is new model and they are doing promotion for that so that's why the price is RM1,999 (ori price is RM2,499)...... From what I observed, Toshiba's Regza has nice colours but the onli thing that is poor is its stereo sound, which kinda avoid me from buying although the price is a lot cheaper.....

I also dun hav much experience in buying TVs.... To be honest, this is my first time that I bought my own TV so, if got any misleading comments, pls correct me....

0% installment kicks arse btw....

One question I wanna ask, if I use HDMI input, can I actually route the audio to another device for output??

TQ TQ.....

Btw, if use HDMI input, can output the audio to other medium??? If yes, pls advise.....

True true.... at that reso, it is darn nice to look at....

If I hav more space then I would consider waiting for that cos the new 40" price will be a bargain.....

Actually, in terms of specs, V-Series and S-Series has no difference.... It's just that S-Series seems to be brighter than V-Series (at that time I was browsing).... V-Series is a bit sharper but can't be noticed by the human eye.... I dunno about S-Series, if u dun mind forking out a bit more for V-Series, I suggest u go for V-Series.... Coz now I'm currently using one and V-Series has Full HD capability.... Native resolution is 1080p but if u wanna use as PC display, then u hav to set to 720p resolution coz it's sharper.... But when u play games on PC, u can set to 1080p resolution..... As for PS3, it can go up to 1080p.... I've tried RR7 and it's 1080p..... Very nice..... Normally, u can't get this feature on 32" unless u hav to fork out RM4k++.... So, as a budget LCD TV, I suggest this one is a better choice than S-Series....

Summary, pic quality = excellent, 1080p supported, S-Force surround sound, can choose from 4 colours (mine is white ), sound quality very clear for TV speakers, price won't break the bank.... That's all I hav to say for now.... If I hav some pics, I'll upload it for u guys to c.... Oh ya, btw, V-Series costs RM2999...

I'm already using 1080p to play Ridge Racer 7.... At 1st, I thought it doesn't support... But after looking at the brochure, it's stated that it does support... And when I get my TV, I've seen the max settings on the PS3 is 1080p.... Although it doesn't state that it is Full HD 1080p, but it does hav the capability..... S-Series I dunno, but for V-Series 32", it does support.... U can go check the specs............

It does state that it supports 1080p.... Check the part where it states what video signal it supports.....

The thing is that even my PC detects 1920x1080 resolution and also output 1080p resolution.... I din say that there's any significant difference between 720p and 1080p.... I'm just implying that my LCD TV can output 1080p resolution..... And yes, I know Full HD runs at that reso....

Thx for the facts.... For desktop display, I'm using that resolution... As for games, I'm using 1920x1080.... But just wanna know one thing... I have a screenshot for my PC regarding reso selection.... It includes 1920x1080 resolution (it is included in the spoiler).... Also, when I went into nvidia cp, it states my native reso is 1920x1080 (sry, I din take any screenies).... I know my panel is HD ready panel so, even though I hav this reso, doesn't mean is Full HD, right?? Just confused why is like that.... need some tech knowledge on LCD TV..... This is my 1st LCD TV so wanna know more.....

This is the link to my current setup: My Setup

Mine is KLV32V400A.... U can see some screenies for GRID on PC as well....

Thx for the info.... Will bear it in mind.....

I'm using a 32" LCD TV for a monitor and I'm sitting close as if I'm using like a normal computer.... No problems so far.... Played both PC games and consoles as well on same display..... Very satisfied so far.... The onli thing different between LCD TV and computer monitor is the resolution.... If u dun intend to push for higher resolutions on ur PC and still wan a bigger screen, then go for LCD TV.... If not, go for monitor.... As for me, I got the LCD TV just to play consoles..... Later might think of getting a 30" monitor if I got the money to replace it coz of resolution.....