A 32″ LCD TV should be the perfect upgrade to your 21″ CRT. I too have opted to upgrade from my Philips 21″ CRT to Panasonic 32″ LCD.

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Unlike CRT TVs where a picture tube with finely positioned electron guns and chokes are involved, an LCD TV is a totally sealed display unit with no moving parts.
Continuous vibration is not likely to damage the panel or affect the TV in any other way. Feel free to enjoy the built-in sub-woofer. A word of warning though: to ensure long life of the speakers, do not turn up the volume beyond 75% of maximum for extended periods. Not only the sound will distort, the speaker diaphragms will also break free and the speaker will be damaged permanently.

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ur blog did really helped me out a lot, i later decided to go with LG jazz…..which has woofers in it…… is that bad fr the lcd panel… as i heared that it can create sme problem later on

After a lot of head-breaking, technicians from Panasonic have come and adjusted the set to a point where the viewing is watchable, but justified by the cost of the TV.

Picture-wise, the LG TVs offer superb picture. The balance of colors makes the image very believable. With a decent feature set and excellent Computer Connectivity (LG LCD TVs support DDC information over VGA port), the LG is highly recommended if you want a TV that delivers excellent value for money.

I was quite happy with the Onida’s picture quality. The sound quality too was better than most. Styling wise, the Onida Diamond has unique noticeable styling. Computer connectivity wise, while the TV connected to my computer just fine, it did not seem to support DDC.

The decision to buy LG or Onida should be purely on brand preference because quality wise, they are both very good.

Considering the issues you faced with Panasonic after buying and using for a while, would you rate one of your finalist model – Onida Diamond full HD as a good choice for buy?
I have an Onida CRT and it has worked very well and no doubt its picture quality and neutral colors are better than most of the Korean CRTs. Since you mentioned that Diamond has excellent sound as well, would it be a better option than LG?
Please suggest.
Thanks.

The problem is that while LCD TV’s in India are almost exclusively available only in Widescreen modes (16:9) and suitable for High-Definition content (upto 1920×1088 pixels), the broadcast channels only transmit in Standard mode (4:3) and standard definition (720×576 pixels).

Thus when viewed, the standard image is scaled up to fill the screen, thus stretching it and adding no details in the image.

One way to restore normal proportion would be to switch your LCD TV Aspect Ratio to 4:3 mode. You should get black borders on side of the image but no distortion.

Another better way would be Switch Aspect Ratio to 4:3 Mode and Zoom the image 1 level. This way the top and bottom of the image will be cropped (channel logo and channel footer messages will be cut) but the main image will fill the screen.

You could like me just ignore the Aspect Ratio settings and continue watching Size-Zero girls become Size-30.

I do not sell/review LCD tvs, hence it is quite impossible for me to review/recommend the latest LCD TV models from the various manufacturers. With my article, I have attempted to create the foundation level knowledge among buyers of LCD TVs so that they can understand the jargon or better still – learn to steer clear.

I would like you to ignore the technical abbreviations and terms that these companies throw at you and apply the 10 rules I have mentioned to evaluate a TVs performance based on it’s performance in real-world scenarios.

Also important is that you do not look for the biggest rose, but select what meets your requirements just fine.

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