LCD Tv's

[REEFER]

I'm looking to buy an LCD tv I don't really want to spend a ton of money I'm looking at the sharp aquos 26' and it's 1366x768 and the cheaper gateway is 1280x768 does the sharp have that much of a better picture to justify the couple hundred more dollars that it costs?

 

[clayman88]

I don't know anything specifically about those two tv's. If you can, please post their model numbers. Then do some searches for reviews on those models and see what the experts think.

I will say this though, based on what I've read and seen from these two brands, I'd pick the Sharp, but thats an uninformed opinion.

 

[j_garcia]

There's a difference between TV and monitor, so make sure you are getting the one you are after. A monitor generally has no sound capability on board, meaning you will have to have some kind of HT/stereo receiver on anytime you wanted to watch TV. I've had a few friends think they were getting a great deal on a TV only to find that it had no speakers.

 

[3x10^8]

The sharp will give you a far superior picture, imo.

Monitor implies that there is no onboard tuner and you'll have to rely on another source (i.e. cable/sat box, etc.)

 

[rgriffin25]

I'm looking to buy an LCD tv I don't really want to spend a ton of money I'm looking at the sharp aquos 26' and it's 1366x768 and the cheaper gateway is 1280x768 does the sharp have that much of a better picture to justify the couple hundred more dollars that it costs?

If you were to have any problems with the Gateway TV you will have to send it back to them for any repairs. I have talked to a few people recently that were pretty upset they couldn't find a local place to repair their Gateway plasma that was only 6 months old. Stay with a more reputable TV brand like Sharp, you won't regret it!