Samsung TXN3098WHF (1 Viewer)

[Karim_J]

After years with a 22" Sony Trinitron (about 13 years, it's still a great TV), I am looking to improve my television set. I have been looking at the Samsung TXN3098WHF. It is within my budget of $2K in good ol'Canadian pesos.
I really liked the picture quality (I compared to my current TV and one friend has the 60" Grand Wega another the 50" Samsung skinny/light DLP thing)
Is this a good TV to go with? Any other recommendations?
Do they make a widescreen format in a bigger screen (ie 34" would be ideal for the room)?
Just to be sure (in case anyone didn't get it from above) I really know nothing about this stuff.
Any help is appreciated.
My goal is to get something within the month.

Regards,
Karim

 

[Lew Crippen]

The 30”Samsung is a nice TV with a reasonably good picture, especially for DVD & HD. It is my impression that the internal NTSC tuner is not quite the caliber of some of the more expensive models.

Panasonic made a 30, 16:9 model for a few hundred more than the Samsung, but I have not seen it for several months.

There are several 34”, 16:9 direct-view (CRT) models available right now. I think that the newest ones will all cost over $2,000, but you can probably find something like a Sony 34KVXBR800 for under $2,000, as it is being replaced by a newer model. Panasonic and Toshiba make ones with very fine pictures, as well as the Sony.