Re: Sony Bravia or Sharp Aquos?

Marcel Pagnol wrote:

>>> I intend to buy a 32" TV and i read that some people seem to favor the
>>> Aquos's S-IPS over Sony's S-PVA because of viewing angles. But, most of
>>> the time, I'll be watching TV alone, so viewing angle is not that
>>> important and I wonder if the new S-PVAs are that bad in this respect.
>>>
>>> The Bravia has a 2000:1 contrast ratio vs 1500:1 for the Aquos, and that
>>> seems more important. I'll also need a good QAM tuner. Which would be
>>> best?
>>>
>>> There's no headphone socket on both and that pissed me off. The neighbors
>>> go to bed early and I don't want to run myself on batteries. What would
>>> be a good cheap amplifier for headphones?
>>
>> Hmmm...I'm confused. Sony has two main 32" class LCDs: the KDL-32M4000 and
>> the KDL-32XBR6. Both specify a non-dynamic contrast ratio of 2500:1 [with
>> dynamic ratios much higher. I know that the 32M4000 has a headphone jack.
>> I thought that the XBR6 series did, too. What exact model numbers of Sharp
>> or Sony LCDs were you considering.
>
> Sony KDL32L4000. For the Sharp, it seems it's not for sale anymore. Old
> model. Salesman tells it's a SB-23


The Sony KDL-32L4000 has been discontinued as well. Consider the KDL-32M4000.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665369032

It *does* have a headphone jack, BTW. About $650.

SB-23 is not a valid model. It'll be LC-32xxxx.

>> Do you have any type of AVR with a headphone jack?
>
> No, whatever AVR means.

AVR = Audio/Video Receiver. A stereo system.

>> Headphone amps can run from under $100

> $100 seems a lot of money to for a 2-3W amp.

I suppose you could get by with something cheap like:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2104057
.