How to Find Cheap Flat Screen Televisions

We've put together some information to help you find your ideal cheap big screen television. There are numerous features available on today's TVs and sorting through them all can be difficult. Here is a handy guide for figuring out which cheap widescreen television is best for you.

 

Budget

How much are you willing to spend? Televisions range from $300-$3000 and above, so it's best to determine your budget right at the start.

 

Size

Most consider a big screen television to be 32" or bigger and the number one complaint of new big screen television owners is they didn't buy big enough TV. So its important to measure your room and viewing distance to get the best screen size possible. There are a ton of helpful measurement guides that can be found on-line.

 

Do I really need 1080p?

In general if you're TV is less than 42", you probably won't be able to tell the difference between 1080p and 720p (or 1080i). You're much more likely to find a cheap big screen television if you're willing to forego the 1080p.

 

Key Features

Manufacturers often try to differentiate their brand by advertising a laundry list of available features. Unfortunately many of these don't come cheap.

Big screen televisions often come with picture-in-picture (PIP). Ask yourself how often you would really use this feature. Also consider that many cable/satellite boxes now offer PIP capability on the box itself, so this feature isn't always needed on the television.

Plenty of today's cheap big screen televisions come with univeral remotes. With the myriad of cable boxes, stereo receivers and DVD players commonly found in many households, a universal remote can be very useful.

Inputs and outputs are an often overlooked feature on cheap big screen televisions. These can range from the "old school" RF cables all the way to the latest and greatest HDMI cables. HDMI is becoming more and more common on today's cheap flat screen televisions.

 

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