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Did you know that an HD TV doesn’t provide HD unless you have an HD source? If I am now insulting you, well stop reading. It appears that many folks don’t know that an HD (high definition) TV doesn’t give any better picture that any other TV if you don’t have a HD source. I happened to be in close proximity to folks buying TVs recently and (believe it or not, suffered in silence) listened to sales people and buyers ignoring the reality of HD. If you don’t have HD coming in from your cable, your satellite dish or over the air, you aren’t going to get HD TV with the incredible quality. Incidentally you do not, I repeat you do not need to have a special antenna as long your TV has a HD tuner which if it is an HD TV, it should. Digital and HD are not synonymous. Digital will give you an overall better picture and will be your only choice in June now instead of February. The only problem with over the air digital is that fringe areas that are not close to a broadcast source will get no pi...

Kmart has a Sylvania 32” LCD TV for $369.00. It is new, not a refurb and a major bang for the buck. It is 720p that for most of us is all we need. 720p translates into 720 progressive scan which simply means a screen resolution to satisfy all but the major geeks. This TV is $399.00 plus shipping at Amazon and even higher elsewhere. It is not the top of the line, it appears to be a good solid “main street” choice. Here are the specs. A 32” is an appropriate size for viewing from 3’ to 8’ distance, perfect for the home office, bedroom and den. Size does matter and for the family room you probably want to go bigger. Again for the price, this is a very good value. This is not a paid blog and I got no financial reward for writing it, however if anyone from Sylvania would like to send me this TV for a prolonged in house evaluation, I am more than willing to do a follow up blog. Model# LC320SS9 Product Overview: Item Weight: 24.3 lbs. TV Type:LCD HDTV:Yes Screen Size (by diagonal measure):3...