Truman
03-03-2006, 08:28 PM
I've spent the last three hours scouring the vast expanses of the internet in the hopes of finding the right TV to fit in my new entertainment center. All I've managed to find is a headache. I knew there would be a lot of TVs out there to look through, but I didn't know it would be this bad!
My biggest problem is size constraints. Every time I come across a TV that I particularly like, I end up noting the dimensions on a spec sheet and finding out it won't fit. My entertainment center has a TV cavity with the following dimensions:
35" x 30.375" x 20" (W x H x D)
Those dimensions are rough measurements and accomodate for a few pieces of trim at the face of the cavity. The exact, tight measurements of the cavity are slightly larger. They are:
37.5" x 31" x 20" (W x H x D)
I can get away with a TV that's slightly larger than the rough measurements. I'll just have to angle it in. I don't want to get anything that fits too tightly though, for fear of improper ventilation.
I stumbled upon this forum and am now making this thread in the hopes that some of you TV gurus out there can help me in tracking down some TVs that will fit in this space.
I'd like to have the best TV I can get given the size constraints. And by "best" I mean that I want a full range of inputs (Composite, S-Video, Component, HDMI, and maybe even RF). I also would prefer a widescreen and wish to maximize the trade-off between diagonal screen size and actual unit dimensions. I want, of course, to have top notch picture quality and as few problems as possible. I always cringe when I hear horror stories about such and such brand/model that required four service calls within the first four months of ownership.
So then, link me to some great TVs, if you please! I greatly appreciate any and all help. If there is any further information you require in order to better help me, please just ask in this thread.
My biggest problem is size constraints. Every time I come across a TV that I particularly like, I end up noting the dimensions on a spec sheet and finding out it won't fit. My entertainment center has a TV cavity with the following dimensions:
35" x 30.375" x 20" (W x H x D)
Those dimensions are rough measurements and accomodate for a few pieces of trim at the face of the cavity. The exact, tight measurements of the cavity are slightly larger. They are:
37.5" x 31" x 20" (W x H x D)
I can get away with a TV that's slightly larger than the rough measurements. I'll just have to angle it in. I don't want to get anything that fits too tightly though, for fear of improper ventilation.
I stumbled upon this forum and am now making this thread in the hopes that some of you TV gurus out there can help me in tracking down some TVs that will fit in this space.
I'd like to have the best TV I can get given the size constraints. And by "best" I mean that I want a full range of inputs (Composite, S-Video, Component, HDMI, and maybe even RF). I also would prefer a widescreen and wish to maximize the trade-off between diagonal screen size and actual unit dimensions. I want, of course, to have top notch picture quality and as few problems as possible. I always cringe when I hear horror stories about such and such brand/model that required four service calls within the first four months of ownership.
So then, link me to some great TVs, if you please! I greatly appreciate any and all help. If there is any further information you require in order to better help me, please just ask in this thread.