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Thinking bout getting a new TV

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I'm thinking about upgrading my tv to something a little better. Right now I got a 10 inch tv that is about 10 years old. I was looking around online and found this one that looks pretty good and is in my price range. http://www.walmart.com/ip/19-CLA1906/13337921 It's got s-video and VGA which is a big plus for me. But I don't know how good LCD tvs are for gaming, I couldn't tolerate any skipping or anything like that. So could anyone give me some advice if this tv would be good for me or should I keep looking? Thanks

EDIT- Probably should have mentioned that I will be playing my older games on this TV like snes, saturn, and dreamcast.
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It really depends on what systems you have, new systems like Xbox 360 and PS3 would look better on a LCD because of the higher resolution, but older systems like Genesis and SNES would benefit off of a CRT because they use lower resolution.

I have a 27" CRT for my Dreamcast and Xbox 360 (I don't have room for my other systems), but I want a separate LCD TV for my Xbox 360, anyway they use less room.
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Depends on if you're using it on an older system or HD system (or wii). Also. . . a 10" tv? And you're upgrading to a 19"? My computer monitor is 23". . . just sayin'.

Here's a 24" for $249:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex%26%23 ... Id=9539109

If you're just using it for retro games just go to good will and pick up a 27" crt for <$100.
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Jrecee wrote:Depends on if you're using it on an older system or HD system (or wii). Also. . . a 10" tv? And you're upgrading to a 19"? My computer monitor is 23". . . just sayin'..
I have never had a problem with my 10'' so I never bothered upgrading it. Also this is just for my room so I don't need a massive one, I got a 40" in my living room.
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This should be in the 'Gamin in the Home Theater[sic]' forum.
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