I came across a 22" low budget HDTV from AOC at Radio Shack for 209.00 They doubled the warranty since it was the last one, the floor model. A big set, no way I'd take the floor model, but this little guy, well, I made an exception. Reviews are good, it is out of stock with the Shack online.
Resolution is 1680 X 1050 so 1080i is the most it's capable of. But wow, on a 22" screen, it's pretty impressive. Contrast ratio is 5000:1, set Brightness seems very good, on brighter images, it really "pops", when contrasted with darker scenes. I watched a good b it of Borne Supremacy last night on it, and was quite impressed with the imagery. detail, contrast, color, everything really looked quite good for a small set via HDMI.
Well, since I went into the Shack for batteries for my continuity tester, not really to buy a TV, lol. I figured I'd check the quality of my purchase decision to see how I did.
I came across a set Walmart has that is also 220.00 and 22". But this set is fully capable of 1080p. But the contrast ratio is much lower at 1000:1.
All things being equal, you video guys, should I even worry about 1080p at such a small screen size? Would you expect a better image from 1080p at 1000:1 contrast ratio than 1080i at 5000:1 contrast ratio? Or does the contrast ratio offset things, or does it really matter.
I'm a little torn about this small purchase decision. Of course, the local WM does not have the 22" in "Viore" brand in stock. So, I'd have to order a pig in a poke so to speak off web site. I'm overall so happy with the little 1080i set, I really hate to muck with my decision unless there's a REAL probability of a large difference.
Now at 32-50", there would be no doubt I'd spring for 1080p. But this is 22" monitor size, really more for personal TV, just when I just want to have it on, and not burn a projector. Little guy is very green at only 55 watts consumption. Costs less to run than lighting a room.
Resolution is 1680 X 1050 so 1080i is the most it's capable of. But wow, on a 22" screen, it's pretty impressive. Contrast ratio is 5000:1, set Brightness seems very good, on brighter images, it really "pops", when contrasted with darker scenes. I watched a good b it of Borne Supremacy last night on it, and was quite impressed with the imagery. detail, contrast, color, everything really looked quite good for a small set via HDMI.
Well, since I went into the Shack for batteries for my continuity tester, not really to buy a TV, lol. I figured I'd check the quality of my purchase decision to see how I did.
I came across a set Walmart has that is also 220.00 and 22". But this set is fully capable of 1080p. But the contrast ratio is much lower at 1000:1.
All things being equal, you video guys, should I even worry about 1080p at such a small screen size? Would you expect a better image from 1080p at 1000:1 contrast ratio than 1080i at 5000:1 contrast ratio? Or does the contrast ratio offset things, or does it really matter.
I'm a little torn about this small purchase decision. Of course, the local WM does not have the 22" in "Viore" brand in stock. So, I'd have to order a pig in a poke so to speak off web site. I'm overall so happy with the little 1080i set, I really hate to muck with my decision unless there's a REAL probability of a large difference.
Now at 32-50", there would be no doubt I'd spring for 1080p. But this is 22" monitor size, really more for personal TV, just when I just want to have it on, and not burn a projector. Little guy is very green at only 55 watts consumption. Costs less to run than lighting a room.
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