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Philips 37" LCD VS. Philips 42" Ambilight LCD????????
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mikej3131
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Hey everybody im shopping around for a new tv. i want a flat panel lcd 37 to 44 inches. the problem i came across is that not to many have two hdmi inputs. i want this tv to have two hdmi for my cable box and my dvd player. I also want it two have a pc input.



The two i have narrowed it down to (didnt really do much narrowing down because only a couple have 2 hdmi's that i saw) were the :

1) Philips 42" Ambilight Digital-Cable-Ready LCD HDTV - Silver Model number = 42PF9730A/37
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7259165&type=produc...
$3,134.99
here are the specs :
accepts all major DTV signals, including 1080i, 720p, 576i, 576p, 480p and 480i

Digital Cable Ready/Built-In HDTV Tuner:

Inputs:
1 VGA-PC
3 S-video
2 component video
3 composite video
2 HDMI
2 USB
1 coaxial digital audio
1 stereo audio
Outputs:
1 composite video
1 coaxial digital audio
3 stereo audio
headphone jack

Maximum Resolution 720p/1080i
Resolution 1366 x 768 768p
Contrast Ratio 500:1
Picture-In-Picture Yes
Media Card Slot Yes




The other tv is the the :

Philips 37" Digital-Cable-Ready LCD HDTV
model number = 37PF7320A/37
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7185093&type=produc...
Sale: $2,184.99

Here are the specs :

accepts all major DTV signals, including 1152i, 1080i, 720p, 576i, 576p, 480p and 480i
Digital Cable Ready/Built-In HDTV Tuner:

Inputs: 3 S-video
2 component video
3 composite video
2 HDMI
1 USB
1 coaxial digital audio
3 stereo audio
1 RGB+HV
Outputs: 1 composite video,
1 coaxial digital audio
3 stereo audio

1366 x 768 pixels
Maximum Resolution 1152i
Contrast Ratio 500:1
picture in picture(1 tuner)
no memory card camera slot


Anyone wanna help me decide here as i am stuck and they both got basically the same amount of good reviews.
im pretty sure they are both 768p and most other tv's i saw were 720p, what is the difference, is 720p better?
and then the ones maximum resolution is diff from the others also, which is better?
Anybody have experience with either of these and if so, how is the scaler and pictue on them??
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