anthony wrote:
> I'm selling my beloved 12-year-old 68 cm Loewe Profil CRT as I fear
> think it would cope too well with an interstate move and long time in
> storage.
> I'm planning to replace it with a 40 or 42 inch flat panel 1080 HD LCD
> as some of the full-hd screens I've seen recently look pretty close to
> CRT-quality.
> Can group experts here recommend what brands to look to and what to
> avoid? I'm thinking of a price-range of around $1500 to $2000 -- my
> daughter bought a 36-inch Samsung which looks pretty good in her home
> but I'm sure someone out there can give me better advice than if I
> just followed her blindly.....
> The same person who is buying my Loewe is also picking up my Sony VLP
> HW10 projector -- so as soon as they're in the market, I'll be
> replacing that with the new VLP HW15. Those two changes should see me
> set for a few years .....

"anthony" <anthonyjhcnos...@netscape.net> wrote in message

> I'm selling my beloved 12-year-old 68 cm Loewe Profil CRT as I fear
> think it would cope too well with an interstate move and long time in
> storage.
> I'm planning to replace it with a 40 or 42 inch flat panel 1080 HD LCD
> as some of the full-hd screens I've seen recently look pretty close to
> CRT-quality.
> Can group experts here recommend what brands to look to and what to
> avoid? I'm thinking of a price-range of around $1500 to $2000 -- my
> daughter bought a 36-inch Samsung which looks pretty good in her home
> but I'm sure someone out there can give me better advice than if I
> just followed her blindly.....
> The same person who is buying my Loewe is also picking up my Sony VLP
> HW10 projector -- so as soon as they're in the market, I'll be
> replacing that with the new VLP HW15. Those two changes should see me
> set for a few years .....

Fraser Johnston wrote:
> "anthony" <anthonyjhcnos...@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:3c508721-d726-4705-8826-bdf3fddee95b@h14g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
>> I'm selling my beloved 12-year-old 68 cm Loewe Profil CRT as I fear
>> think it would cope too well with an interstate move and long time in
>> storage.
>> I'm planning to replace it with a 40 or 42 inch flat panel 1080 HD LCD
>> as some of the full-hd screens I've seen recently look pretty close to
>> CRT-quality.
>> Can group experts here recommend what brands to look to and what to
>> avoid? I'm thinking of a price-range of around $1500 to $2000 -- my
>> daughter bought a 36-inch Samsung which looks pretty good in her home
>> but I'm sure someone out there can give me better advice than if I
>> just followed her blindly.....
>> The same person who is buying my Loewe is also picking up my Sony VLP
>> HW10 projector -- so as soon as they're in the market, I'll be
>> replacing that with the new VLP HW15. Those two changes should see me
>> set for a few years .....

> I reckon the Bravias seem to have the best picture out there.  What is your
> budget?  Mabye look into LED as well.

> Fraser
> we bought a Samsung40 inch lcd from Dick Smith last December it has worked perfectly ever since, it cost AUD1200
> not sure the actual model No. but the price last year will give a clue