Yes, I've read the NTSC TV guide - its very nice thanks, and I'm close-ish to a decision.
Anyway, for those following at home, over recent weeks I've looked at Plasmas, been told off for wanting to spend ?3000 I don't have, moved to Projectors, then realised I don't have anywhere sensible to put the screen.
So, in a fit of perversity, I'm now back to lovely CRT tubes. I'm looking at the Toshiba 32ZP38 right now, but I'd love to hear both opinions on if its any good, and if anyone would recommend anything else to look at.
The rules of the game are these:
1) Money is less important than picture quality, but don't get monumentally carried away. My Tosh idea is coming around ?1200, so lets say no more than ?1500. I'd prefer under the ?1000 if you can, though.
2) Its 32" we're looking at. 36" won't fit, and I already have a 28" and its too small.
3) Width, as you might have guessed from rule 2, is a problem. The Toshiba is only 76cm wide, which is ideal (actually reason 1 why its winning). Go too much over this, and its disqualified, unfortunately.
4) I have a nice surround system that cost around twice my maximum TV budget already. Fancypants sound like the built-in Dolby on the Tosh is going to be wasted. Nicam stereo would be fine, and even that doesn't have to sound particularly great.
5) I'm not using its stand, so the money Toshiba spent building it (and I'll be spending buying it) is wasted too. Oh well.
6) As this is a picture quality contest, 100Hz is a must, Prog Scan component in (or a very good deinterlacer) pretty much too.
So, should I get the Toshiba, and watch all that cash go on Dolby and things I don't need, or is there something else I'd want?
Anyway, for those following at home, over recent weeks I've looked at Plasmas, been told off for wanting to spend ?3000 I don't have, moved to Projectors, then realised I don't have anywhere sensible to put the screen.
So, in a fit of perversity, I'm now back to lovely CRT tubes. I'm looking at the Toshiba 32ZP38 right now, but I'd love to hear both opinions on if its any good, and if anyone would recommend anything else to look at.
The rules of the game are these:
1) Money is less important than picture quality, but don't get monumentally carried away. My Tosh idea is coming around ?1200, so lets say no more than ?1500. I'd prefer under the ?1000 if you can, though.
2) Its 32" we're looking at. 36" won't fit, and I already have a 28" and its too small.
3) Width, as you might have guessed from rule 2, is a problem. The Toshiba is only 76cm wide, which is ideal (actually reason 1 why its winning). Go too much over this, and its disqualified, unfortunately.
4) I have a nice surround system that cost around twice my maximum TV budget already. Fancypants sound like the built-in Dolby on the Tosh is going to be wasted. Nicam stereo would be fine, and even that doesn't have to sound particularly great.
5) I'm not using its stand, so the money Toshiba spent building it (and I'll be spending buying it) is wasted too. Oh well.
6) As this is a picture quality contest, 100Hz is a must, Prog Scan component in (or a very good deinterlacer) pretty much too.
So, should I get the Toshiba, and watch all that cash go on Dolby and things I don't need, or is there something else I'd want?
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