# Small 1080P Tvs. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 22, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840 "2012-12-22T15:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/1 "2012-12-22T15:50:39Z")
I know 120hz is asking too much in a small (32" and under TV) but why is one of the worst TV companies (Vizio) the only one that offers full HD resolution? I want to replace my Vizio with something that actually works right with my Cisco cable box, but there seems to be virtually nothing out there. I kind of asked this before, but should I be looking at displays marketed as computer monitors instead of as TVs? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/2 "2012-12-22T16:06:47Z")
Since this is a hardware question, moved Cafe Society --\> IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/3 "2012-12-22T16:26:09Z")
I don’t have a resolution chart handy as a cite, but at normal viewing distances for a 32" screen, I dont’t think it is possible for our eyes to discern 1080 vs 720. If you want to watch at normal computer use distances, then spend the money on a hires display. Otherwise, drop resolution as a key requirement. ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/4 "2012-12-22T17:34:03Z")
The TV is next to my “work” computer monitors, so I view it while sitting at my desk, not from a bed across the room. ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/5 "2012-12-22T22:29:31Z")
Here in the UK there are plenty of 32" 1080p TVs to choose from from all the major manufacturers. For example, Philips has four 32" models and all of them 1080p. I think it is a nice, easy to live with size which doesn’t dominate a smaller room in the way some larger sets can. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/6 "2012-12-22T22:52:33Z")
I’ve seen a 26" Westinghouse 1080 LED set on sale at Target stores. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/7 "2012-12-22T23:35:56Z")
Huh? googling “32 full hd resolution 1080” gives you lot of brands offering that spec. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/8 "2012-12-24T00:16:58Z")
I use a Samsung SyncMaster T220HD as a TV and second monitor. 22" and 1080P, works fine with Comcast’s Cisco box. ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-1080p-tvs/644840/9 "2013-02-16T03:06:30Z")
I’ve been looking, and it seems Toshiba and Westinghouse both have a bunch of TVs around 24" for under $200.00 The problem is I can’t find spec on the panel type for any of them, and I don’t want to get stuck with a shitty 6 bit TN panel. Wondering if I just need to spend $300 and get another Samsung desktop monitor which I found after a lot of research and several contacts with manufacturers is one of the few that was for sure a true 8 bit MVA panel.