Help me find a new bedside HDTV.

July 4, 2007 8:24 PM

I am looking for a cheap TV to put on the night stand next to my bed after my old 12" LCD SDTV broke. I'd like the new one to be 16:9, HDTV (720p) and as cheap as possible. My comcast cable box has component and DVI connectors.. any recommendations?

I've seen a few Dells and no-name brands for $250-$400... it needs to have speakers, and i'm interested in the best picture quality possible considering the budget. Anything over 20" might be too big...

posted by cmicali to Technology (5 answers total)

If you have a Comcast box with DVI for a tuner, couldn't you just get a wide-screen LCD monitor? Not having a tuner generally brings the price down considerably.
You can get a 19" wide-screen LCD with DVI for around $200 I think. I don't have a specific recommendation though.
posted by heh3d at 8:34 PM on July 4, 2007

a monitor would be good if you could find one with decent speakers
posted by DJWeezy at 8:41 PM on July 4, 2007

how adamant are you on the speaker issue? you could get a decent speaker system for 10-20 bucks, and since you'd be using the cable box, you could still control the volume from one remote.

Then you could get the cheaper lcd monitor.
posted by OldReliable at 8:51 PM on July 4, 2007

Response by poster: no-speaker lcd could work, but i believe the monitor has to support HDCP over DVI. It just makes things have a few more wires
posted by cmicali at 9:32 PM on July 4, 2007

Try bookmarking a site like this. There are a couple of sets on here that are in the neighborhood of what you're looking for. These deals tend to expire so be patient, but ready to pounce.
posted by Bitstop at 12:55 PM on July 5, 2007