So now that Grandma has a clock, she needs a TV to watch! She will be watching generally non-HD stuff: news and DVD movies, although she might get HD in the future. She’ll be close to the screen, so CRT is out – I don’t like burning out her retinas and I can’t stand that awful capacitor noise.
Requirements:
- Thin: LCD, plasma
- Nice contrast ratio, 8ms response
- 32" or 37" (other sizes considered)
- 720p, 1080i, etc
- NTSC input tuner (oldschool cable?)
- $700 to $1500, including shipping
Preferable features:
- ATSC input tuner
- built-in speakers of 20W+ or so
- MIRs
- cheap shipping or in-store pickup
This is the ballpark:
Syntax Olevia LT37HVS: $1140AR + $200 shipping