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Limited choices for LCD TV's

by piaggio00 Aug 5, 2009 2:13AM PDT

Hey all,

I'm about to buy a new 32" LCD TV I want to use primarily to play PC games and, of course, watch movies (I have a blu ray drive). I'm really new to flat screen tv's (I have a 21" flat screen monitor but thats a different thing) and I'm upgrading from a 15" 1995 Sony Trinitron (i know, ***), so anything is pretty much a huge upgrade for me. However, since I plan to stick with w/e I buy now for a while I want to make sure I get a good piece of equipement.

Now the thing is, I live in Bolivia and I really don't have many choices. I also only have about U$ 750 to spend. I wanted to know if any of you could give me a hand choosing the right TV. These are my options (only options really):

LG LG30 Series Price around US$ 700

LG LH20 Series Price around US$ 550

Samsung 5 Series Price around US$ 650

Sony Bravia M Series Price around US$ 520

Sony Bravia S Series Price around US$ 650

I heard Samsung 5 series was really good, and it has 1080p resolution... but I don't know, US$ 500 for a Sony sounds tempting too...

What do u think? Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!

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by givemeaname Aug 5, 2009 5:13AM PDT

Planing on picking up a US model??? Come to the US pick one up here then take it back???
The US uses 120vts and 60hz. Bolivia 220/230vts and 50hzs... Your going to have troubles.

If your picking up the tv in Bolivia, your fine. One of the Sony's... 1080p on that size does not matter.

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by piaggio00 Aug 5, 2009 6:34AM PDT

Im getting the TV here in Bolivia and those are the most decent models I could fine on my price range.
And since you are telling me 1080p won't really make a difference in that screen size and its much cheaper I think I may just go for the Sony M.Thanks

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