Are 32" LCD TVs Ready For Prime Time?
- Page 1:Are 32" LCD TV Sets (Finally) Ready For Prime Time?
- Page 2:Design and Finish
- Page 3:The LG 32LP1D's Color Performance
- Page 4:Spatial Uniformity
- Page 5:The LG 32LP1D's Reactivity
- Page 6:PC Mode
- Page 7:Acer AT3201W
- Page 8:Acer Learns The Standards Ropes
- Page 9:The Acer AT3201W Puts The Pedal To The Metal
- Page 10:The Sony WEGA KLV-S32A10E
- Page 11:The Sony KLV-S32A10E's True Colors
- Page 12:The Sony KLV-S32A10E's Latency Problems
- Page 13:Philips 32PF9630
- Page 14:The Philips 32PF9630's Immersion Effect
- Page 15:The Philips 32PF9630 Is An Exceptional Set
- Page 16:The Samsung LN-R328W
- Page 17:The Samsung LN-R328W's Fine Colors
- Page 18:Samsung's LN-R328W Cross-Country Runner
- Page 19:The Sharp Aquos LC32D6U
- Page 20:The Sharp Aquos LC32D6U's Average Fidelity
- Page 21:The Sharp Aquos LC32D6U Is The World's Fastest TV Set
Until now, we have preferred 26" or 27" sets, for a very simple reason: Most of that size have offered better contrast, black depth, and above all, pixel interpolation compared to the larger sets. So why the disparity in picture-quality?
"Low-definition" media like broadcast television, DTV or even standard DVD are the norm as HDTV broadcasts slowly become available. Unfortunately, available panels have trouble rescaling these low-definition sources to display them on an LCD with much higher resolution - 1366x768 or 1280x720. The 30" and 32" sets have had mediocre interpolation that most often showed up as violent jaggedness of the picture, or else a "Vaseline-lens" softness of the contours in wares offered by less-scrupulous manufacturers. But finally, we've found some 32" sets that make the grade. It wasn't easy, but some of the sets we tested offer performance worthy of the Toshiba 27WL56P or the Samsung LT-P266W.
Note: We used our new LCD test methodology to put these sets through their paces. You can read about it in THG Unveils New LCD Benchmarking Method.
The LG 32LP1D
Let's jump right in with the LG 32LP1D LCD TV. Its 32" diagonal measurement offers a good compromise between display area and resolution. But how is its interpolation?
LG 32LP1D | |
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Diagonal measurement | 32" (81 cm) |
Native resolution | 1366 x 768 |
Contrast | 600: 1 |
Brightness | 600 nits |
Latency | 8 ms (GTG) |
Colors | NC |
H/V viewing angles | 178 / 178 |
Connectivity | Cinch, S-Video, HDMI, YUV, earphones |
Convergence | VGA/DVI audio mini-jack |
Average price | $2,000 |
- Are 32" LCD TV Sets (Finally) Ready For Prime Time?
- Design and Finish
- The LG 32LP1D's Color Performance
- Spatial Uniformity
- The LG 32LP1D's Reactivity
- PC Mode
- Acer AT3201W
- Acer Learns The Standards Ropes
- The Acer AT3201W Puts The Pedal To The Metal
- The Sony WEGA KLV-S32A10E
- The Sony KLV-S32A10E's True Colors
- The Sony KLV-S32A10E's Latency Problems
- Philips 32PF9630
- The Philips 32PF9630's Immersion Effect
- The Philips 32PF9630 Is An Exceptional Set
- The Samsung LN-R328W
- The Samsung LN-R328W's Fine Colors
- Samsung's LN-R328W Cross-Country Runner
- The Sharp Aquos LC32D6U
- The Sharp Aquos LC32D6U's Average Fidelity
- The Sharp Aquos LC32D6U Is The World's Fastest TV Set