I have an old school sony 27" tv which was built in 1986. It took a crap on me a while ago, but now I am having the urge to have a working tv in my room. Here is a picture of my old tv. I am afraid to spend any money on a tv which isn't already hd/1080i compatible because I dont want it to outdate so soon. Now I have some options:
-A small local electronics store has an old sony similar to mine, but it has rca inputs, stereo, built in 1988, and works. They want $100 for it with 30 day warranty. I asked about a year warranty, the guy said $150
I think I have seen this thing sitting there for the past few months...maybe I could offer $70 with the 30 day warranty? If this lasts for a year, I will be happy. Hopefully by then I will have a stable job and can afford to buy something nice.
-Ken Cranes has an open box demo model toshiba 32HFX73 for $700. This thing has been marked down from $1300, to $1000, to $700. I might just tell the salesguy to call me when he can sell it at $500 because I dont see many people looking for a 4:3 crt hd set in a high end shop. It has 2 1080i inputs as well as dvi input. 32" is a bit large, but would be a good tv to grow into as I am graduating this spring and will probably move out of my house within 3-5 years after graduation, or sooner if I get hired somewhere else.
-24" sony wega crt, I could just buy this, then deal with an upgrade when I need it.
-lcd tv, I would like one of these, but can't afford anything name brand, nor any off brand with 1080i capabilities.
-tv tuner for lcd monitor, could always buy a tv tuner and turn one of my 17" monitors into a tv, but problem is that it is on my computer desk.
Right now I am leaning towards the used sony. I just hope it can support whatever resolutions that my ps2 gives to it via rca composite input. It also saves me from having to buy any furniture since you can see all the other crap I need the tv to hold. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Budget, no more than $500 for a crt tv, want it to last long though...or $800 for an small lcd. - I dont think I will find anything worth while for $800, but thats already stretching my wallet :lol:
-A small local electronics store has an old sony similar to mine, but it has rca inputs, stereo, built in 1988, and works. They want $100 for it with 30 day warranty. I asked about a year warranty, the guy said $150
I think I have seen this thing sitting there for the past few months...maybe I could offer $70 with the 30 day warranty? If this lasts for a year, I will be happy. Hopefully by then I will have a stable job and can afford to buy something nice.-Ken Cranes has an open box demo model toshiba 32HFX73 for $700. This thing has been marked down from $1300, to $1000, to $700. I might just tell the salesguy to call me when he can sell it at $500 because I dont see many people looking for a 4:3 crt hd set in a high end shop. It has 2 1080i inputs as well as dvi input. 32" is a bit large, but would be a good tv to grow into as I am graduating this spring and will probably move out of my house within 3-5 years after graduation, or sooner if I get hired somewhere else.
-24" sony wega crt, I could just buy this, then deal with an upgrade when I need it.
-lcd tv, I would like one of these, but can't afford anything name brand, nor any off brand with 1080i capabilities.
-tv tuner for lcd monitor, could always buy a tv tuner and turn one of my 17" monitors into a tv, but problem is that it is on my computer desk.
Right now I am leaning towards the used sony. I just hope it can support whatever resolutions that my ps2 gives to it via rca composite input. It also saves me from having to buy any furniture since you can see all the other crap I need the tv to hold. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Budget, no more than $500 for a crt tv, want it to last long though...or $800 for an small lcd. - I dont think I will find anything worth while for $800, but thats already stretching my wallet :lol:
