32" LCD suggestions

philper · 6th December 2009

I've been looking at Sony Bravia "S" and "XBR" series 32" LCDs for use in my little mix room (no room for anything bigger). At least at first I have to send it SD composite video from a V1. Is anyone happy or unhappy with those monitors, or have an alternative to suggest? I know I will need a Syncheck.

Philip Perkins

minister · 6th December 2009

Hi Phil,

I think the Panasonic's look better. Better contrast, deeper picture, better technology.

Panasonic 32"

BIGBANGBUZZ · 6th December 2009

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Originally Posted by philper

I've been looking at Sony Bravia "S" and "XBR" series 32" LCDs for use in my little mix room (no room for anything bigger). At least at first I have to send it SD composite video from a V1. Is anyone happy or unhappy with those monitors, or have an alternative to suggest? I know I will need a Syncheck.

Philip Perkins

I would try and use component, composite looks bad on an LCD

Thomas W. Bethe · 6th December 2009

We have the 42 inch Sony XBR in our main video room and it looks GREAT. We also have been using some of the VIZIOs in less critical applications. We have a Panasonic 32 inch in our audio for video room and it too looks GREAT.

It all depends on the use and how you relate to the picture it is producing. We have a couple of the VIZIO computer monitors as well and my editor likes the pictures it produces when he is editing.

Today there is not as much of a difference as there was a couple of years ago and most TVs today look good after some initial tweaking.

Best of luck and let us know what you decide.

Fred Story · 7th December 2009

We went with Samsungs throughout our facility. They look as good as the Sony's to me, and we saved a fair amount of money. (We had 7 to buy...so the savings added up.)

D'Animation · 7th December 2009

Generally I'd go with the Panasonics as they have a great picture (all the audio/video rooms at work use them) - with the right codec it looks fantastic but I'd also give another thumbs up to Samsungs - really good tvs (I have the B650 model), a little cheaper and they have particularly poor speakers which are handy to ref your mix on!
D

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philper Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Francisco area Posts: 2,295 Thread Starter	32" LCD suggestions I've been looking at Sony Bravia "S" and "XBR" series 32" LCDs for use in my little mix room (no room for anything bigger). At least at first I have to send it SD composite video from a V1. Is anyone happy or unhappy with those monitors, or have an alternative to suggest? I know I will need a Syncheck. Philip Perkins

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minister Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: minneapolis, mn Posts: 1,962	Hi Phil, I think the Panasonic's look better. Better contrast, deeper picture, better technology. Panasonic 32" __________________ Tom Hambleton CAS Ministry of Fancy Noises IMDb Undertone on Facebook

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Thomas W. Bethe Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oberlin, Ohio Posts: 3,086 1 Review written	We have the 42 inch Sony XBR in our main video room and it looks GREAT. We also have been using some of the VIZIOs in less critical applications. We have a Panasonic 32 inch in our audio for video room and it too looks GREAT. It all depends on the use and how you relate to the picture it is producing. We have a couple of the VIZIO computer monitors as well and my editor likes the pictures it produces when he is editing. Today there is not as much of a difference as there was a couple of years ago and most TVs today look good after some initial tweaking. Best of luck and let us know what you decide. __________________ -TOM- Thomas W. Bethel Managing Director Acoustik Musik, Ltd. Room with a View Productions Oberlin, OH 44074 www.acoustikmusik.com Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.

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Fred Story Gear nut Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Posts: 78	We went with Samsungs throughout our facility. They look as good as the Sony's to me, and we saved a fair amount of money. (We had 7 to buy...so the savings added up.) __________________ Fred Story Concentrix Music and Sound Design http://www.concentrixmusic.com

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D'Animation Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 298	Generally I'd go with the Panasonics as they have a great picture (all the audio/video rooms at work use them) - with the right codec it looks fantastic but I'd also give another thumbs up to Samsungs - really good tvs (I have the B650 model), a little cheaper and they have particularly poor speakers which are handy to ref your mix on! D

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