looking for a wall-mount flat tv. mostly watch movies, do not havecable, what would be my best bet for the $.

Answer 1

Even if you don't have an HDTV receiver, an HDTV set is still better for watching widescreen movies. Even DVD benefits from the better quality of the HD display. All new sets have digital tuners, so if you can put up an antenna, you can receive HDTV from your local stations. (If you are close enought to the transmitter, an indoor antena might work.)

For wall mounting, I definitely recommend a flat-panel LCD. They are much lighter than plasmas and can be mounted on wallboard. A large plasma would need a special mount connected to studs. A big issue with wall mount TV is concealing the cables.

Answer 2

Watch out.If you dont want ANY PAY TV and if you dont have a tuner on the tv you buy then you will have to buy a digital OTA Tuner and antenna.Some DTV's have A Cablecard slot for digital cable without having a box.Satellite you always have to have a HD reciever.Anyway reason im mentioning DTV is because most of the Majority now a day is manufacturing SDTV's,HDTV's,And EDTV's They all are able to recieve Digital Television.SDTV Is the lowest quality though.And in 2009 OTA Signals(Free TV) and some cable systems are going 100% digital.But if you want a 30-40 inch for a NAMEBRAND you will have to pay at least $4,000 or maybe 3 grand.And get a warrenty. also make shure it is not a Plasma or Lcd,wait u said wallmount,anyway make sure you get one that has the ability to replace the bulbs bc if you get a PLasma(Flat Screen)tv that doesnt the 3 or 5 years from now its gone and your screwed.Watch out for what type of dvds and/or player you want to recieve the Digital Quality.and you will need to watch with the new formats,like Blu Ray,HD DVD,wait until people know about it.

Answer 3

I'm not sure the upgrade is worth it if for only movies. Movies are not high def/HD unless you buy the new HD-DVD/Blu Ray formats, which are insanely expensive and still too early to adopt. Sure, regular DVDs will still look better on a nice TV, but I would at least find out if you can get high-def local channels with an over-the-air antenna (for free if you're not willing to pay for satellite/cable) in your area if you're going to make the investment.