I am currently purchasing a new TV for a new dorm which will house 12th graders at a small private school (16 students will live in the dorm next year).
The TV needs to be durable, as they are kids. Thus I CANNOT buy a projector which would be awesome.
I have the benefit that the last TV's purchased for dorms were 32" CRT SDTV's maybe 7 or 8 years ago for $500+ dollars, so my people think that is still the going rate.
When I mentioned I could buy a comparable TV spending $400, but that I wanted something much nicer, I was given a $750 max limit to spend.
I am not sure whether the dorm will be getting digital or analog cable, so the picture needs to look great in HD and SD.
What is the best TV to get? Currently I'm looking at a 30" Phillips HDTV for $700 and a 30" Samsung Slimfit for $750. Both are at Circuit City so I can use the 10% off coupon posted here?
Any thoughts on these two TV's or any other TV's I should look at?
TIA
The TV needs to be durable, as they are kids. Thus I CANNOT buy a projector which would be awesome.
I have the benefit that the last TV's purchased for dorms were 32" CRT SDTV's maybe 7 or 8 years ago for $500+ dollars, so my people think that is still the going rate.
When I mentioned I could buy a comparable TV spending $400, but that I wanted something much nicer, I was given a $750 max limit to spend.
I am not sure whether the dorm will be getting digital or analog cable, so the picture needs to look great in HD and SD.
What is the best TV to get? Currently I'm looking at a 30" Phillips HDTV for $700 and a 30" Samsung Slimfit for $750. Both are at Circuit City so I can use the 10% off coupon posted here?
Any thoughts on these two TV's or any other TV's I should look at?
TIA