26 inch LCD TV

OK thanks all.

Fisbey,

With all respect it cant be that hard to do a search on the web to answer your question.
but if its any help i think sony do one.
scotty

OK - I'll rephrase it:

'Can anyone recommend a 26 inch 1080p LCD TV?'

I found one after a quick Google. They look expensive. 32 seems much more affordable.

Edit.

Looks like there are more of them about than first meets the eye. Try Google.

Why do you need 1080p Fisbey. There's actually not much point at that size.

Jay

There really isn't, basically thats a computer monitor.

I thought maybe the 1080p would give a better picture?

only if you sit very close to the screen.

For a full hd 26 inch screen eye detail saturation occurs at 1.004 meter viewing distance.

http://www.satellite-calculations.com/Video/Resolution_..._viewingdistance.xls

I've got a Panasonic 26" LCD TV in our kitchen which can show 1080P images, and if I play a BluRay disc you can certainly discern the considerable improvement in detail and colour.

Panasonics and Sonys are really excellent TVs, both available at that size. Bear in mind though that 26" TVs are not the full 1080x1920 pixels, they're 1366x768 or similar ("HD Ready")

Well worthwhile in my book.

Thanks Tony - I was looking at the Panasonic. I have a small front room so 26inch is probably good enough.

Is the Panasonic good on moving images IE is there any blur ?

Thanks

No problem with moving images. It's worth noting that PQ starts off very good indeed and gets even better over a couple of weeks or so.

Interesting topic; I am looking for a good quality but not too expensive 26 inch LCD TV to buy for my Mother.

There seems to be lots of different Samsung models to choose from. I see one of them has just won "top pick" with WHF. They say it supports 1080P and 24fps. Having said that, I'm not sure whether this will be a high priority for my Mum, after all she's still using my old Sony DVD/SACD player which has no hdmi connection.

However, I have a spare Samsung 1080P hdmi DVD player I could swap in... That way, if I do get her a Samsung, she can do everything from just the one remote - very important!

So really the choice for me boils down to Samsung or Sony. Anyone compared recent 26" sets from these two?

According to "Which" magazine Sony's the better option for both picture and sound, but I suspect your mother will be very happy with the convenience of the single remote and will find the picture and sound on the Samsung very acceptable.

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Originally posted by Fisbey:
Are there any 1080p versions of the above?

Look for Sony products and the answer is Yes.

OK I bit the bullet and bought a 26 inch Panasonic - seems OK, very bright!

Still get hacked off with the 2.35:1 aspect ratio on DVD's though....

Oh dear - think the TV will go back - found it almost impossible to watch the footie last night due to the blurring on the screen....

Something's amiss then.

Yes! - the 'stripes' on the pitch merged into one when the camera panned across - which it has a tendency to do during sports events!

Ended up watching the stripes instead of the game and got a headaceh....

I've got a 26inch Sony LCD (KDL 26U3000). Our living room is kind of narrow (3,40m )and we've got the tv on the long side on a "tv trolly". We tried the larger version as well but that was way too big for us. So with a viewing distance of about 2,40m this serves us quite well.