I'm looking at a 26" lcd tv this bf as well, I will use it as a htpc display and dvds. Please note that the synthax lcd sold by each one of those retailer is different.
So there is 4 of them, one westinghouse, 3 syntax olevia. Let me go over them one by one, looking for more inputs and opionions on their price/quality etc.
westinghouse 26" in bestbuy
price = 500+tax on 600 after 100 mir
upside = standard 720p, 1280 by 720, perfect dot by dot for pc output.
downside = unknown model #, cant be found on google, no review what so ever, no spec on manufacture website. long line usually for bb
syntax olevia 26" LT26HVE in compusa
price = 550 + tax on 750 after 200 mir
upside = widely sold, lotz of customer reviews, claimed to be the best bang for the buck by many. with comp usa opening at midnight, good chance to get this baby
downside = 1280 by 768, more pixels, but 15:9, small black bars on the top and bottom. questionable dvi input from pc reported, though components are fine. most expensive out of the 4.
syntax olevia 26" LT26HVX in circuitcity
price = 500 out the door, no rebate!
upside = cheapest, no rebate, better spec than the compusa model, higher contrast, higher res, better picture quality claimed.
downside = bad for htpc. dificult to get a vid card to output the native res of this lcd (1366 by 768), create alot of trouble connecting via dvi.
syntax olevia 27" LT27HVX in officedepot
price = 500 + tax on 800 after 300 mir
upside = biggest by one inch, standard 720p 1280 by 720, good for htpc. less people camp out of OD
downside = not that many reviews, 300 rebate is huge.
which one will you pick?
heck, in where i live, there is a bestbuy next to a office depot, one block down there is a compusa next to a officemax, two blocks toward the sea there is circuit city. I can walk from store to store in elss than 5 minutes. hehe, expecting mass camping in the parking lot, too many stores together here. I live accross the bridge from san francisco btw. good luck everyone
