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**LV426** · 30-06-2003, 12:17 PM

For bedroom use - something to watch out for is vertical viewing angle - you may need to be able to watch this from below the horizontal, depending on how you intend to use/position it. Many (but not all) LCDs have a fairly poor vertical angle - including the more expensive Panasonic w/s ones. So, when checking them out, try crouching below the set to see if the PQ deteriorates - in the worst cases it begins to look like a negative!

For a 16x9 set - take a look at the 17inch Grundig on sale at Dixon$ for GBP700.

And, when you do buy, get it from somewhere that allows you to either:

a) check out YOUR set before you take it away or
b) return it no questions asked

because, LCDs can suffer bad pixels - these are a manufacturing 'defect' which many manufacturers have a policy that is less than 100% working - in many cases, up to say 5 permanently bright pixels is deemed to be OK - which you would not want. The good news is that, if perfect when new, it is UNLIKELY to aquire bad pixels in use.

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LV426 Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Somewhere in South Yorkshire Posts: 9,270 My movie collection Thanks: Gave 465, Got 946	For bedroom use - something to watch out for is vertical viewing angle - you may need to be able to watch this from below the horizontal, depending on how you intend to use/position it. Many (but not all) LCDs have a fairly poor vertical angle - including the more expensive Panasonic w/s ones. So, when checking them out, try crouching below the set to see if the PQ deteriorates - in the worst cases it begins to look like a negative! For a 16x9 set - take a look at the 17inch Grundig on sale at Dixon$ for GBP700. And, when you do buy, get it from somewhere that allows you to either: a) check out YOUR set before you take it away or b) return it no questions asked because, LCDs can suffer bad pixels - these are a manufacturing 'defect' which many manufacturers have a policy that is less than 100% working - in many cases, up to say 5 permanently bright pixels is deemed to be OK - which you would not want. The good news is that, if perfect when new, it is UNLIKELY to aquire bad pixels in use. __________________ Nigel Except on matters of forum moderation, the views expressed in this post are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of AVForums. Last edited by LV426; 30-06-2003 at 12:26 PM.