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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: Scott on April 19, 2004, 04:02 PM
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So what you got?
I have a 36" Sony Trinitron got it just before the WEGA stuff came out which is a shame...thinking about upgrading sometime down the road to a widescreen (HD or Plasma in my dreams)
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Three 27" Sharp's.
I leave the TV stuff to the hubby. As long as I can see something when I turn it on....I don't care what it is.
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52" Toshiba HDTV. Sue bought it for me as a house warming gift when we moved in. Other than that one we have a 27 inch Zenith and some other 19" of some brand.
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I think my TV is a 21" somthing or another. As Jade said. As long as you can turn it on and see somthing, its all good!
Eventualy, I want to buy a projector and a have a small personal theatre in my basement when I get a home.
Kevin
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Also...feel free to turn this thread and site into a "mine is bigger then yours" contest between members."
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I have a five year old Sharp. I don't know the exact dimensions, but it's around 15".
...oh, and all the buttons are popped in, and it's hella dusty. :P
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I have a 56" Pioneer, two 27" screens for other rooms, one 19" sharp in storage and a 13" Zenith in the kitchen. When you add all that together, I have many inches....however, I still don't have one of those cool plasma TVs, so I suck.
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In my room I have a 19" Panasonic DVD/VCR player.
In the living room we have 64" Sony Flat Screen, It is not the ones you hang on the wall, just the screen is flat. :P
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For Sports and other programs 27" Apex flat screen. For DVD viewing my 17" Viewsonic LCD monitor. It may only be 17", but movies look great on it. I can only imagine what a big screen plasma would like in my home.
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50" samsung DLP hands down the cleanest picture around. I study this TV for 6 months right dow to the firmware upgrades and updates they released starting in december the W1. I didn't hold out for the new HlP models because it won't be until the end of this summer.
I can tell you you have not witnesed a better picture until you go High definition on this TV SD(standard definition or digital cable )looks like ass because thi V is not made to handle a ****** signal it's native resolution is 720P and has a crispness you could not imagine. I have Hd cable and watch the inhd channel almost 6 hours a day
my other equipment include the HarmKardon avr330 and the Jamo front and center channel with Sub woofer I use bose 161 as my rears and my sides for 7.1 surround.
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50" samsung DLP hands down the cleanest picture around. I study this TV for 6 months right dow to the firmware upgrades and updates they released starting in december the W1. I didn't hold out for the new HlP models because it won't be until the end of this summer.
I can tell you you have not witnesed a better picture until you go High definition on this TV SD(standard definition or digital cable )looks like ass because thi V is not made to handle a ****** signal it's native resolution is 720P and has a crispness you could not imagine. I have Hd cable and watch the inhd channel almost 6 hours a day
my other equipment include the HarmKardon avr330 and the Jamo front and center channel with Sub woofer I use bose 161 as my rears and my sides for 7.1 surround.
What's that all cost? $25,000 ???
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i currently have
tv room: 36" flat screen panasonic
bedroom: 27" rca
computer room: 20" flat sony wega
work room: 13" rca
at my store we just got in a 50" lcd projection which looks amazing. i'm in the process of talking my boss into letting me take it home and pay it off - just about the only good thing about my job... i get to take home any audio/video equipment i want and pay it off at like $50 - $75 a week. i had to resist the temptation to take home a plasma screen a few years back. if i had taken home that $7000 screen i wanted, i'd probably still be paying it off ;)
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Also...feel free to turn this thread and site into a "mine is bigger then yours" contest between members."
Oh buddy. I'm going to avoid boring everyone with the history of your quote and just say that I got it. You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. And I love you for bringing that quote into this thread.
27" Philips flat glass (not plasma, just not bulbous glass)
13" Who-the-heck-knows in the office
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Just a lowly 32" Panasonic GAOO. It's already 5 years old. The other two in the house are a 19" Sansui right beside my monitor and then a 25" RCA in the bedroom.
I'm selling off my old vintage toys (Captain Action, Hot Wheel Redlines, GI Joe 12", etc) to fund my next TV. Currently the account sits at almost $800 US. Lots of toys left to sell so we'll see what I end up with. Looking at buying shortly after Christmas (seems to be the cheapest time).
Suggestions are welcome.
Sound system with the Panasonic is very, very nice. Boston Acoustics series 8000. Also nearly five years old, but the sound is fantastic. They sounded better than the Bose Acoustimass anyway.
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no padawan the TV was the largest piece and you can get them on sale right now. THough it wasn't cheap for me I saved my pennies( i won;t put anything on a credit card) and researched for a long time until I was able to assemble my dream system. Saving for that system and then the day I could go out buy it and then assemble it gave me great joy. My family neighbors and friends come over more often(so we don;thave to travel) and we can all sit around and watch a game or a movie it's great.
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Also...feel free to turn this thread and site into a "mine is bigger then yours" contest between members."
Oh buddy. I'm going to avoid boring everyone with the history of your quote and just say that I got it. You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. And I love you for bringing that quote into this thread.
27" Philips flat glass (not plasma, just not bulbous glass)
13" Who-the-heck-knows in the office
Hey...I aim to please :-*
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Well what do I have... Not up to date yet with the new TV sets yet.
I got my RCA 20" before GST "Goods and Services Tax" was indroduced on January 1, 1991. Bought it in Dec, 1990. Still using it in the main living room.
I have an old Sears looks like a "Solid State" 20" in my room for background noise. The one with the old manual turn nob to change the channels. ;D
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Well what do I have... Not up to date yet with the new TV sets yet.
I got my RCA 20" before GST "Goods and Services Tax" was indroduced on January 1, 1991. Bought it in Dec, 1990. Still using it in the main living room.
I have an old Sears looks like a "Solid State" 20" in my room for background noise. The one with the old manual turn nob to change the channels. ;D
The Sears one sounds like it is older than Membraneman!
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A genuine MGA (?) that I got for 50 bucks from a roommate, and its probably 16 years old.
I also got a Philco from like 1960 that worked fine until recently, when a tube burnt out. :( It weighs one ton, and now supports a vcr, dvd, and receiver.
They're like old friends. Time for at least one new one.
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I used to have a 27" no-name brand, but it went to hell, so now I have a flat-screen 20" Sanyo. I have a 13" Emerson in the bedroom to watch
pornography cartoons with.
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The Sears one sounds like it is older than Membraneman!
(http://www.telusplanet.net/public/djustus/rofl.gif)
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I have an unbranded 20”, a Samsung 21”, a Samsung 14” TV/video combo and a 28”widescreen Hitachi. If I include my PC’s TV card, then I suppose I also have a 15” TFT.
Edit: Also, are most North American TVs 4:3? It’s just that in Europe most new programs are windscreen, hence the popularity of 16:9 sets over here…
…in which case, how about a “mine is bigger and wider then yours" contest between members." :P
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We are thinking about getting a new television, and it has been nice reading everyone's comments here. Having troubles deciding which way to go. We're on a budget, so a $1000+ big TV isn't really and option. We've gotten our basement "family room" all finished and ready to go, so its time to get a second TV to go down there. We currently have a 27" Philips TV upstairs (as well as a 13" in our bedroom, and a spare 11" TV or something that sits in front of our treadmill in the basement), and haven't really had any problems with the Philips TV. I've always kind of wanted to get a widescreen television, for DVD purposes, because we really enjoy and spend a fair amount of time watching movies. Originally we started looking at "big screens", but later decided that the cost was usually too high, and many of them (at least the ones we could afford) don't always look the best picture quality wise anyways. Just big, not clear.
That lead to us looking at HDTV TVs, in the 30" ish range. Those seem to run around the $650-$1000 range around here, depending what you get. The wife then saw how much cheaper "normal" TVs are, in some cases even larger than 30", so now we're not sure what to do. I mean we would of course rather have a nice widescreen, HDTV, but when you're saving $300, it does get tempting. Of course, best scenario would be a plasma TV, but that's a dream. Anyways, just wondering some of your opinions, does "widescreen" make that much of a difference if you're a movie watcher? Especially if you're not going super big with size. We wanted to get something larger than the 27" we currently have (looking at 30, 34, 36" HDTVs, usually the lower end), and I was wondering if you are staying at a smaller size like that, if the widescreen makes that big of a difference, or if you would be better off just saving the money and getting a larger "regular" TV. Any advice is much appreciated.
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Do you guys have little kids mosnab?
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Nope, no kiddos yet, probably someday though.
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Nice bump Brian, I've been saving for a while for a new TV for our basement once the remodeling is finished. Been selling some stuff to finance it Morgbug style along the way as well...
I'm thinking about HD Widescreen myself, but looking at some of them at Sears the other day I was not too impressed with most of them. I hate the look of TV's that you can't watch from angles around the room. How many people can sit right in front of a TV and watch it? Not many ::)
The problem I have with larger TV's is their weight and overall bulkiness. Our 36" Sony weighs like 300 lbs, its a beast to move around. Great for watching movies and sports but the size is a drawback. The entertainment center we had to buy to fit it is also a piece of crap and what you can get at most furniture stores is not too hot looking or too small to fit it as well. So the next TV will either come with a stand or be small enough to fit in something nice looking
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Nope, no kiddos yet, probably someday though.
We have a 27" Philips (maybe the same one you have?) – flat glass screen, with only the power control on the front of the tv. The volume and channel control is a simple circle button on top of the machine.
This has dodged a lot of fighting between our 2 and 4 year old - they can turn it off but not screw up the source/channel/volume. Also, there are no parts on the front to break off – unlike the Sony that has a small latch hatch to hide the controls on the front. Not hidden for long, my guess.
So, I've been eyeing a Philips 30ish Widescreen that I saw at Walmart for $697.00 (I'd never buy it there, but you could go see it in person – and buy it cheaper elsewhere)... It has the same industrial design and control set up as the 27" 4:3 we have, but all the Widescreen goodness we don't, AND it's HDtv.
That's where I'm at anyway.
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The problem I have with larger TV's is their weight and overall bulkiness. Our 36" Sony weighs like 300 lbs, its a beast to move around. Great for watching movies and sports but the size is a drawback. The entertainment center we had to buy to fit it is also a piece of crap and what you can get at most furniture stores is not too hot looking or too small to fit it as well. So the next TV will either come with a stand or be small enough to fit in something nice looking
As the owner of a 36" Sony Wega, I can tell you that they definitely are beasts to move around. You really need like 3 or even 4 guys to do the job safely. Having said that, its always been just me and a buddy the two times I've moved it.
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So, I've been eyeing a Philips 30ish Widescreen that I saw at Walmart for $697.00 (I'd never buy it there, but you could go see it in person – and buy it cheaper elsewhere)... It has the same industrial design and control set up as the 27" 4:3 we have, but all the Widescreen goodness we don't, AND it's HDtv.
That's funny, that is the exact same TV we've been eyeing for a few months as well. The one on display seemed to have a nice, clear picture, no matter where you were sitting. That has always been one of my beefs with the "big screen" TVs. I have a couple of friends that have 40-50" televisions, but they look kind of crappy for the most part, unless you are directly in front of them, and squatting/sitting down, at perfect eye level.
I can also attest to the TV weight issue. One of my friends previously had a 32 or 36" Trinitron TV and then upgraded to a 44" mitsubishi bigscreen, and that Trinitron TV was more of a pain to move than the larger one. Plus, he lived in a place that required a narrow stairway quest of course too :P. Thanks for the advice so far on the TVs everyone, its nice to hear other people's thoughts. Its hard to not go "overboard" when looking at TVs, because there are some really spiffy ones out there, but we have come to the point questioning ourselves how much is too much to spend on a television. This from a guy that's spent hundreds of dollars on toys this year :P.
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If there is one thing in your house you should go overboard on though, IMO it is your TV. Its the thing you use the most and will have for quite a while. The game of when to jump in to see if the price goes down is the tricky one because there is always something better coming along to tempt you :)
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Well, talk about timing.
Over the last weekend, our "upstairs" TV (25" Sony, circa 1992) started "bleeding" red. I could tell that the picture tube was getting worse, but now it is finally getting ugly. Everything is pretty fuzzy and now the color reds "bleed/streak across the screen. :'(
The current plan is to take the old "new" TV (27" Magnavox) and move that one upstairs. That way, the new "new" TV will go in the lower family room (where we do most of our TV/DVD watching).
After looking through the Sunday Ads, we were thinking of going HDTV or maybe widescreen, but haven't really ruled anything out yet. I guess I'll take some of the recommendations as we head to Best Buy this week to start shopping/selection process for a new TV. :)
Jeff
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On saturday I bought a 32" Toshiba Flat Screen t.v.
I've been having issues with my surround sound speakers distoring the color on the corners of my picture on the old T.V. - thinking it was just the t.v. going bad, I decided now was as good a time as any to upgrade.
Sure enough, it's the speakers not the television...so, the old ones goes into the bedroom, the oldest gets tossed and I'm enjoying the new one. The ones meant for the front supposedly have magnettic sheilding, but it doesn't work too well.
I decided to save the $500 and not upgrade to HD just yet... I'm not getting the broadcast any time soon and I figure by the time it's industry standard they will be down in price and then I'll just move the one I just bought into the bedroom.
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I'm still eyeing up a rather large TV, but still waiting until after Christmas, the traditional cheapest time around here. Futureshop.ca has nifty boxing day sales that sell out nearly instantly, except for very large TV's, so that may benefit me.
My budget is probably a little larger than most, so I am contemplating Plasma or LCD. I'm also thinking about a dedicated LCD projector and creating a room for it. We went into a show home (yours for only $439,000 ::)) that had a fantastic room and the picture from the projector was amazing, to say the least. Widescreen aspect but about 12 feet by 9 feet :o If we go that way, it will be after we move. Still undecided about building versus buying an existing home, so that will factor in.
I'm certainly open to recommendations about size, brand, type etc.
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Best post in this thread so far:
Also...feel free to turn this thread and site into a "mine is bigger then yours" contest between members."
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Thanks again for all the advice guys, and its always nice to see a few others contemplating this type of purchase as well. We're still "in talks" in the TV situation ;), the wife pulling more for something cheaper, and I'm still in the widescreen camp. I guess we don't have to have widescreen, I just kind of wanted it for our DVD viewing. On a widescreen side note, and this might be a stupid question, but if you get a widescreen TV (HD or otherwise), how does that effect the picture/viewing if you watch "normal" TV. I know there wouldn't be an issue as far as DVDs go, but if you don't techinically have HDTV or an HDTV receiver, and are just watching regular cable (or digital cable), does it distort the picture or anything? I feel like a fool asking a question like this, but no one in my family has ever had anything "widescreen", so I wasn't really sure. We're usually the most "advanced" technology wise in our families, although our stuff doesn't say much for itself really either [need money to stay ahead in the technology game I guess ;)] Anyways, just curious if anyone knew. The major issue for us right now is deciding between widescreen and "normal" screen television. I'm on one side, and the Mrs. is on the other. Well, she likes widescreen too, but she also likes saving money :P, which is probably the most logical way to be. Thanks again.
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Over the last weekend, our "upstairs" TV (25" Sony, circa 1992) started "bleeding" red. I could tell that the picture tube was getting worse, but now it is finally getting ugly. Everything is pretty fuzzy and now the color reds "bleed/streak across the screen. :'(
The current plan is to take the old "new" TV (27" Magnavox) and move that one upstairs. That way, the new "new" TV will go in the lower family room (where we do most of our TV/DVD watching).
We've been looking for a new TV for the last 4 months, and we finally got off our butts and went shopping for a new TV. We finally got off our butts because the old TV mentioned above finally just up and died. Wont even work now, tube is completely shot. Nothing like necessity to motivate you. ;)
Like I mentioned in the earlier post, we were considering moving the 27" Magnavox upstairs and buying a new TV for the Family Room (basement), but we decided against it. The wife decided it would be too tricky to accomodate a big TV upstairs (too much rearranging), so we decided to leave the TV where it was and buy a new one for the upstairs.
We finally decided on this little guy:
http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,1398,00.html
Sharp AQUOS 15" LCD
I ended up ordering it on-line last night (as BB was sold-out). Got a great deal too by ordering on-line (including tax and shipping it was still cheaper then just the best buy sale price).
It seemed to have everything we were looking for for an upstairs TV. Looking at all the TVs in the 13-17" range, we really liked the color on this guy best. It isn't HDTV, but rather EDTV (enhanced TV). We figured that was OK because we don't have digital cable or satellite, so none of the programs we watch now are in HDTV format anyway.
We decided on a slightly smaller screen because this TV is primarily only used for watching the TV news before bedtime or the morning news before work. We don't really do too much TV or movie watching upstairs, as all the good DVD equipment is downstairs.
All and all, pretty happy with this TV. I think it should serve it's purpose well. :)
Jeff
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We just purchased this:
(http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/imagesProducts/650x650/KDF42WE655.jpg)
Sony 42" Grand Wega
with this sound system:
(http://www.sonystyle.com/intershoproot/eCS/Store/en/imagesProducts/650x650/DAVBC150.jpg)
I have no complaints. Super Bowl in HD was awesome.
I should add that when we bought it, BB was having a rebate: $200 GC on any TV purchases over $2400. Should get it shortly. I'm thinking DVDs. $200 can boy alot, not that I'll ever get around to watching them.
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Mikey d
That grand Wega is nice but I just couldn't get passed that scren door effect they have on them(some people see it some don;t I happned to see it) . Overall it was my second choice to the sammy dlp i bought 9 months ago. That is an awesome system you need to immediately go out and buy a dvi cable and give your tv about 100 hours to break in before you get the true picture this tv is capable of. Congrats on the purchase
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Here at school I have some old 1980's TV that was given to me by a graduating Grad student. He would see me downstairs watching Raw and when he left just gave it to me!! I mean it's nothing spectacular, but it lets me watch TV in my room. However for big events I still go downstairs!!
Actually the lil guy reminds me of the TVmy mom gave me for my birthday way back in 83. I needed a TV since the X-Mas before she had gotten me an Atari!!! And she didn't want me playing it on the console!! Hey anyone remember consoles???? 8)
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Whoa! Thats one hell of an early Birthday gift you bought there Mikey. 8)
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Not really a BD gift, Dale. More of a housewarming-anniversary-Christmas-glad the basement's done gift. The wife and I didn't exchange gifts for Christmas this past year, knowing the basement and the eventual TV would be our gift to each other. It's been a long time coming that's for sure. Now I can watch SW and LOTR like they're supposed to be watched and not on a crappy 24" with no surround sound.
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Nice to have a house to put something that large in. :) For me that will be someday not sure when. I'll have to upgrade my RCA 20", no surround sound ethier.
We now have a recycling tax on electronics equipment here so you fork out an extra $45. on a new TV. The tax ranges from $5 to $45 per unit depending on the type of electronic device. Just bloody great! :-\
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Oh crap, that can only mean we'll instill a higher tax soon. Hmmm. It wouldn't be so bad if the government did something other than put it in general revenue >:(
Nice TV Mikey. Still waiting and planning on mine. Can't decide between a projector or a solid unit, DLP or similar. Wanting something in the size range of 50" or better. Our 32" Panasonic is actually still pretty big and pretty nice. Our sound system is amazing, the quality incredible - Boston Acoustics System 8000. It's about 5 years old now, but still phenomenal.
As with everything right now, we're holding off on stuff until we move and figure out what type of space we have. We aren't likely to go to a smaller house, but the room dimensions may change. 32" may be perfectly suitable until we finish a basement or some other nonsense.
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We purchased a Panasonic DLP 50" widescreen a couple months ago - I'm no longer watching movies, I'm experiencing them. With the 6.1 receiver by Onkyo and speakers by Jamo, I can honestly say it is one of the best purchases we have ever made.
(http://images.snapfish.com/342%3A%3B%3A%3B523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2336%3D98%3B%3D8%3B7%3DXROQDF%3E2323633593%3B%3B9ot1lsi)
The great thing about DLP is that it is a much improved picture over the older style of projection TVs, but more affordable than plasma.
Nothing beats see a crystal clear widescreen image while rattling the glasses in the kitchen cupboards. :D
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We now have a recycling tax on electronics equipment here so you fork out an extra $45. on a new TV.
And here I was bitching about the $6-$12 (??) e-waste fee that went into effect mid January for a crt. Our fee's not bad at all, considering it normally costs $20-$30 to dispose of a tv at the garbage dump. Hopefully this means authorized stations will take a tv for free and **** heads will stop leaving theirs on the sidewalk.
Anyway, I have a vintage, 19" MGA, circa mid-1980s, complete with faux woodgrain finish. 8)
I've been meaning to get a 27". Nothing special; just something I can actually see what's happening from beyond 7 feet.