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cassandra and sara's daddy

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need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« on: May 16, 2010, 10:14:11 PM »
and my knowledge base rivals my understanding of the female mind.  whats good whats not?  any good places to look? i looked at costco saw some fairly reasonable  also see some on ebay  was looking at 22 inch screens and vizio  were less than i'd expected.  i am a blank slate as far as what i know about these gadgets  i haven't bought a tv since the 70's
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2010, 10:17:04 PM »
22" is "small" for flat screens?

Obviously it has been awhile since I've bought a TV, too.
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2010, 10:21:53 PM »
thats diagonal measurement  my laptop is 19"
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2010, 10:27:48 PM »
I haven't looked lately, but keep an eye on Dell's web site.  I got my 32" Vizio there for (IIRC) $80 less than Walmart.  Same exact model.  Plus no tax and free shipping.  That was a sale price, but you never know...

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2010, 10:36:54 PM »
amazon has some down to 7inches. i would suggest thinking about a monitor(with atsc receiver) that way when they are old enough for computers you just need one display. oh and 26inch is a good size tv for movies(for one person). oh and it is worth trying an old set of rabbit ears if your near a city. oh and mono price for any cables you need. ;) they seem to put hdmi cables on "today's deal" pretty regularly.

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2010, 10:47:03 PM »
Dell has this 22" Vizio on sale right now for $228.  Worth a look.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Televisions/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=A2851373
 edit:  Apparently Walmart.com has it for $227 http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10884373

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2010, 10:52:52 PM »
I'd head to Amazon and grab a previous year Samsung.

If you're not big on Amazon shopping, sign up for Tiger Direct's and New Egg's e-mail specials and wait for something to come along.

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2010, 11:02:15 PM »
thanks    are there any "bad things" to look out for?
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2010, 11:03:38 PM »
Make sure there are enough of the proper type of inputs to hook up whatever you will be hooking up.

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2010, 11:04:59 PM »
 appreciate it  its wild    i never thought that tv could get this complicated
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2010, 11:59:55 PM »
Might wanna check ecost. Sometimes they are refurbs but they stand behind them. I've returned a monitor that arrived DOA.

Heck, you've got the computers around, never mind. Was gonna suggest slingbox but that could get interesting.

ecost has a 19 inch Apex for $106.99. Lots of choices there.

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2010, 12:02:00 AM »
Probably going to see fire sale prices on "old technology" flat screens this summer as everyone scrambles to go 3D.

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2010, 12:09:08 AM »
good point  i might just get one now and see what summer brings
It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2010, 06:35:36 AM »
I bought an element 15 inch led from Circuit City a couple of years ago

It is an OK television and has a vga input so it can double as a computer monitor

Element made tvs for Polaroid

It was pretty cheap and its only flaw is off angle viewing
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2010, 09:07:16 AM »
If you are looking for TV's and not computer monitors, check out the major store web sites like Best Buy and others.  Fry's is a good one for big screens so I assume they have those also. 

I would also suggest checking out Amazon.com.  You might get free shipping out of it.

Are you looking for HD or just regular TV?
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2010, 10:40:59 AM »
hd would be nice but not a requirement.  you are talking to a guy who has lived and survived (gasp) without tv quite well at times.
the look of horror on folks faces when you say no tv is a hoot.
It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2010, 10:52:22 AM »
Are you looking for HD or just regular TV?

No such thing as "regular" TV anymore.  They're all HD.  The only choice is resolution - 720 or 1080.

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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2010, 11:05:59 AM »
see?  i learned another new thing
It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2010, 12:29:26 PM »
OMG, but kids are spoiled...
 
If you're hooking 'em up to cable, just head over to Goodwill and pick up a coupla name-brand remote-capable 19" CRT televisions... You should be out the door, with new Wal-Mart Phillips remotes, for under $50.
 
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Re: need a couple small flat screen tv's for the kids
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2010, 01:00:09 PM »
the only reason i'm going flat screens is there rooms are small. and i built em foft beds and the only way i can set their rooms op eficently(read the way momma wants) is with a flat screen(momma nixed me cutting hole in walls to recess crt tvs)
It is much more powerful to seek Truth for one's self.  Seeing and hearing that others seem to have found it can be a motivation.  With me, I was drawn because of much error and bad judgment on my part. Confronting one's own errors and bad judgment is a very life altering situation.  Confronting the errors and bad judgment of others is usually hypocrisy.


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