Deb, this is something to pay attention to. Forget the diagonal measurement (the "size" of the TV). Instead measure the actual horizontal & vertical dimensions of the space, and see what units will fit into it. You might be able to go up to 32" or even bigger. HPH

 

We got a 32" Samsung for the sitting room off the bedroom recently. We had thought only a 27" would fit, but the inside of the cabinet is larger (he measured) so we slid it in sideways and then turned it after it was in the cabinet. Its great. FWIW, we bought the Samsung because we really like the big one we have upstairs (thanks to the wonderful advice I got here). +1 did months of research before making the purchase of the smaller one. We do not have a converter box for that tv, just regular cable. The old tv that was in there had started dying.

 

Yep, I measured the width inside of the cabinet. The max is 27". The cabinet doors slide back on either side of the TV, so that reduces the space inside. The Vizio I saw has a width of 26.5". Perfect.

 

Great!

 

I'm seeing some audio complaints on the Vizio, and the Samsung for that matter. I'm hoping to work around it. Some suggestions in the reviews. Maybe the size of the TV presents a problem no matter what the brand. The Vizio is the perfect size, though, so I'm going with that one.

EDIT: Actually, I have a pair of speakers that is connected to a stereo in the same cabinet. Is there a way to connect those same speakers to the TV, also?? That would certainly help the audio.

 

There should be audio-out jacks on the back (or side) of the TV. With the proper audio cable, you should be able to connect the TV to your stereo amplifier. This would give you superior sound! Check the detailed view of the Vizio, and you will be able to see if it has the required jacks.

 

I purchased a small 30" Samsung earlier this year. I had a problem with it and called the company, they had me take it to a local TV repair shop. I was complaining to him about the poor quality of my TV. He said, it doesn't matter what you pruchase they all have problems. Sometimes the cheaper sets last longer than the more expensive ones. He said don't expect these new TV's to last li ke the old "tube" types. If you get 5 year's out of one you should consider yourself lucky. They had to replace the memory board. It now works fine.

 

Well, they are hard wired to the stereo. It's not a component stereo but all one unit. The wires wrap around the little terminals on the back. So I was thinking he could split off the wires, put a plug on the splits and somehow plug them in to the TV jacks. Am I electronically challenged or will my theory work?

 

Is this the TV you are looking at? http://www.vizio.com...26lhdtv10t.html

If so, it has the audio-out jacks, but that requires you to use the separate stereo amp. You cannot just connect the speakers directly to the TV. There are no speaker-out jacks on that TV.


Edit: I stand corrected. There is a headphone out jack, which possibly could be used to directly connect your speakers. It would take a bit of splicing to do that, though.

 

Yeah, that looks like it:

VIZIO M261VP 26-Inch 1080p LED LCD HDTV, Black.

I'm gonna talk with the cable guy when he comes today to assess the sitch.

UPDATE: Cable guy called and said he doesn't need to come out. He can hook up the DVD player to the existing TV and take care of the new one - no problem. So...I ordered the Vizio and he can do everything in one visit.