I am in the market for a 30 inch, widescreen, thin flat screen tv that
mounts to a wall.  I am looking for quality but don't want to spend
thousands of dollars.  What products are out there?

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 03 Feb 2004 08:27 PST

Hello Amyst777,
When you say thousands, how much is your maximum? Say, $2000?

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 03 Feb 2004 08:50 PST

By the way, just to give you an idea, there are 30" LCD TVs that cost
US$3500 and below, but are not wall-mountable. I have yet to see if
there are others that could fit your needs and your price.

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Clarification of Question by amyst777-ga on 03 Feb 2004 09:26 PST

Hi! Yes, $2000 sounds like a good maximum price.  I know there are TVs
for that price, but I am specifically in the market for a thin one to
mount on a wall in a room with no space for furniture to hold a
box-style TV.  Thanks for your help!

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 03 Feb 2004 09:36 PST

Hello again Amyst777,
Thanks for clarifying. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that $2000 could
be used as a ceiling (I just mentioned it to ask you if you have your
own price ceiling in mind). The LCD TV models I found are
wall-mountable, but nothing goes below $2000. Only one goes a bit
below $2700, and most range from $2999 to $3999 in price! I just
wonder if this is quite a price shock for you. I will make sure to
exclude models that go $4000 above, they are certainly going to be
bigger models.

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 03 Feb 2004 09:42 PST

Let me correct myself. I came upon some models below $3000... make it
$3200 to be safe. Most of the models I found follow the price range of
that maximum down to $2600. Is that still a bit affordable for you?

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Clarification of Question by amyst777-ga on 08 Feb 2004 22:12 PST

Sorry for the delay - I never got a notification that you had asked
for a further clarification!  Yes that still sounds ok - maybe we
should slightly change the parameters of the question to ask what are
the 5 least expensive models of the TV explained in the original
question, and are they any good?  What's the best for the least? 
Thanks for all your help!

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Request for Question Clarification by techtor-ga on 08 Feb 2004 22:28 PST

Glad to know you're still around... I'll come up with the list as soon
as I can. Thanks.

Greetings Amyst777,
I have looked around the Net for the models that would fit your
mentioned needs, and I found several. They are all 30" plus and
wall-mountable. I listed products according to affordability, as you
requested. I also included some more expensive models (but not Sony,
which is the most expensive), in case you want to compare.


My list of top 5:
1)
SAMSUNG's Digital World - FLAT PANEL TV LCD | LTN325W
http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/FLATPANELTVLCD/TV_FLATPANELTVLCD_LTN325W.htm
- Costs $2700+ to $3000 discount; SRP $3999
- I have a personal liking for Samsung products, they tend to have
high quality these days, so I thought of throwing it in as a
recommendation.

Samsung LTN325W Tantus 32 - TV Shop Online
http://www.tv-shop-online.com/electronics/B0000A2UAK/Samsung_LTN325W_Tantus_32
- Price source for Samsung

2)
VMT 30-1-A - Batesias 30" LCD TV/Monitor (VMT 30-1-A)
$2800 
http://www.lcd-monitor-online.com/vmt-30-1-a.html

3)
Westinghouse W33001 review by PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1409351,00.asp

WESTINGHOUSE W33001 30-Inch Widescreen LCD TV - Silver, at JR.com
$2400 (discount price)
http://www.jandr.com/JRProductPage.process?RestartFlow=t&Merchant_Id=1&Product_Code=WET+W33001&JRSource=google.datafeed.WET+W33001

4)
SHARP AQUOS LC-30HV4U 30-Inch
$2859 Discounted; $3500 SRP
http://store.yahoo.com/best-sale-prices/shaqlc30.html

5)
Panwebi - video, television, lcd tv, Zenith, electronic, l30w36
$2850 
http://panwebi.com/default.asp?pc=l30w36

Other products that might be considered.
Dell EPP/FSS Systems 30" LCD W3000
$3299 SRP
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/lcd_w3000?c=us&cs=2232&l=en&s=eep


Gateway 30-inch HD-ready LCD TV - Flat-panel TVs - CNET Reviews
$2999
http://reviews.cnet.com/4505-6482_7-30588522.html

ViewSonic N3000w LCD TV Display - $2,999
http://www.gamespy.com/ces2004/viewsonic/

ViewSonic: Products: LCD Displays: N3020w
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/lcd_n3020w.htm#specs
- More expensive version of the previous Viewsonic product.

LG Electronics - LCD TV, 30LZ13
Ranges from UK Pounds 2000 to 2300 - So it might expensive is US dollars.
http://www.lge.com/catalog/prodmodeldetail?actType=search&page=1&modelCategoryId=CTG1000444&categoryId=CTG1000436&parentId=ROOT&modelPrefix=40BLAA&globalCode=RT-30LZ13&globalSuffix=000000&model=NOTHING

Adam's Digital Den - Philips 30" LCD HDTV 30PF9975
SRP $3499
Discount $2999
http://store.yahoo.com/digiden-store/30pf9975.html

Albatron - LWX-30AMS-2
http://www.albatron.com.tw/english/ia/pro_view.asp?pro_id=18
- I couldn't find the price for this but it's listed as $4600
Australian - I calculated it to be $3400. Oops, this one's costly.


Source: 
Lcd tv 30 : Buy at the best price on Kelkoo
http://search.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ss_Lcd_tv_30.html
- Site displaying multiple TV models. 


This answer by my esteemed colleauge Pinkfreud might be helpful as a
source of other resources when choosing a TV:
http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=280268 


Google Search terms used:
rca lcd tv 30"
lcd tv 30"

Froogle.google.com search:
lcd tv 30"

Do please try searching on Froogle.com to show you more product and a
lot more price differences in different stores.

I hope this has been a most helpful answer. If you need anything else,
or have a problem with the answer, do please post a Request for
Clarification before rating and I shall respond as soon as I can.
Thank you.