I am from Mumbai. A very infrequent TV watcher. Not using DTH at the moment, just my neighbourhood cablewala who has promised to switch to digital soon. Using a 21" LG CRT TV.
I want to go in for a 32" LCD now. My viewing distance will be 6 to 10' and I am not particular that it should be the best PQ in side-by-side comparisons. I visited Vijay Sales and in a side-by-side I only found Videocon inferior but all other brands on display (Sony, Samsung, LG, Sharp and Panasonic) were acceptable. Even Videocon would be acceptable if it was senn by itself in my living room.
Please suggest which 32" is best VFM for my simple need. The reason I want to avoid Videocon is because of previous bad experience with the brand. For me good reliability at lowest price would be a consideration. Where would I get a good deal in Mumbai? I was considering the Panasonic 32LE8 which looked good at Vijay Sales but when I saw one at Croma next to a VU it looked terrible. I wonder if Croma were deliberately sabotaging it to boost sales of the VU which they seem to be promoting.
Should I seriously consider scaling down to 26" for my viewing distance if a better 26" will be more advisable than a cheaper 32"?