so im thinking about taking advantage of one of the black friday deals to buy a display that i could hook up to a mac mini i recently inherited and use as a "media center" for movies, music, netflix, etc. but i dont really know anything about this stuff and the internet is kind of unhelpful so
- is there an appreciable difference btw. LCD displays and edge-lit LED displays? from what i can tell there isnt really, and the LCDs run a lot cheaper
- is there any reason i should buy an LCD TV instead of an LCD monitor? i dont think i really need the tv tuner since i dont watch much tv and if i wanted to start id probably get cable. the monitors seem cheaper than TVs mostly.
- any brands u guys like? i am looking at samsung, sony, panasonic and vizio since they seem to consistently get the best ratings
― max, Monday, 22 November 2010 16:53 (fifteen years ago)
do they make cheaper monitors past 32"? at some size point I think it's actually cheaper to get a TV/monitor combo.if you have a dark enough room, a media projector might be cheaper than a TV, but if it's that dark maybe you don't need edge-lit LED.my understanding is many of the brands source their LCDs from the same factory.
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 22 November 2010 18:16 (fifteen years ago)
consensus among ppl i know that recently bought tvs is that vizio is a good bet, esp for the money
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Monday, 22 November 2010 18:17 (fifteen years ago)
i dont think i can afford to go much bigger than 32" and that's probably only if i can get a really good deal
― max, Monday, 22 November 2010 18:18 (fifteen years ago)
if tuner isn't important, you might luck out and find people dumping otherwise perfectly fine TVs on craigslist for such things as broken tuners, no audio, etc...
― Philip Nunez, Monday, 22 November 2010 18:26 (fifteen years ago)
feel like monitor would be the best bet
― ＿|￣|○|￣|○|￣|○ (dayo), Monday, 22 November 2010 23:45 (fifteen years ago)
think im gonna wait and see if i can find one of these under $300
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&q=samsung+p2770hd&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=5710173743014833277&ei=0gPrTLeJHYK88gbkteDSCQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ8wIwAg#ps-sellers
― max, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 00:00 (fifteen years ago)
saw a bunch of 32" TVs at target for about $300. you might need an hdmi adapter from your imac to TV though.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 02:07 (fifteen years ago)
sweet, just grabbed a panasonic P2770HD for $230 on ebay
― max, Tuesday, 23 November 2010 20:50 (fifteen years ago)