louie@umd5.UUCP (11/21/84)
I'm in the market for a new television, and I think that I want to go the componenet television route. I'd like to have direct video input so I can plug my VCR into it, and looking for a screen size of 20-26". Any recomendations? A large screen TV with baseband video in would probably be ok, too. Louis A. Mamakos Computer Science Center - Systems Programming University of Maryland, College Park Internet: louie@umd5.arpa UUCP: ..!seismo!cvl!umd5!louie
bmw@aesat.UUCP (Bruce Walker) (11/23/84)
[Articles are packed by weight; contents may settle during shipping] > I'm in the market for a new television, and I think that I want to go the > componenet television route. I'd like to have direct video input so I > can plug my VCR into it, and looking for a screen size of 20-26". Any > recomendations? A large screen TV with baseband video in would probably > be ok, too. > > Louis A. Mamakos "Pure" components ala Sony or Proton is *very* expensive, with Proton being the cheaper. I think a better route is to look into the high definition monitor/TV's which several firms now make. With a "monitor/TV" you get a high resolution (>= 400 lines) monitor together with a tuner section and semi-respectable speakers. In my research I have found the Hitachi series to have the best picture, specs and features per dollar with Toshiba running a close second. Both of these makes have a 21" rectangular and nearly flat screen version (both based on the picture tube which Toshiba makes) which is gorgeous to view. They feature things like direct RGB inputs, IR remote, VCR inputs and outputs, on-screen indication of time & channel and 139 channel tuning. -- Bruce Walker {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!aesat!bmw -- "She makes me quiver, she's dreamy to the max!" - Steve Duffy