When you are looking at a 20 inch LCD TV, it is mainly because of two reasons. You want to save on the expense and you want to save on the space. The expense point is really valid because you can get a good 20” LCD TV for within $250, and even with a combined DVD player. That’s a very good bargain.

The space point also holds. These TVs are already small in size and, again, if you have the ones that are combined with the DVD player, you save a lot on space. Being lighter, you can easily mount them on wall mounts, which is again space conservation at its best. Think of all the possibilities that you can have.

But, before you go ahead and spend on a 20 inch LCD TV, there are some things that you have to think about.

The first consideration that you have to make is the size of the TV itself, which is one of the smallest available in the LCD market today. Being small in size, you might be thinking about whether the TV will give you a good picture quality. Now, frankly speaking, you don’t have to worry about the picture quality because after all you are investing in LCD technology. The picture will be just as sharp and well. Even if you put the TV facing a sunlit window, you are going to get great reception.

However, you should know where to place the seating area. For any LCD TV, the rule is that you must place the seating area three times away from the TV as much as its size is. So if the TV is 20 inches, you need to place your couch or whatever other seating arrangement you have at least 60 inches away from it, which means 5 feet. You can sit closer than that, but if you go farther, you aren’t going to get the true LCD experience.

The other thing you have to bear in mind is the mount. 20 inch LCD TVs won’t look very good on the table. You will need something like a wall mount to have them fixed. Here is where things like altitude begin to matter. You need to keep them at a height where you don’t have to strain your neck too much and you also don’t find the TV is low. You may want to ask a furniture expert to guide you on this.

All right, so there is a recession and the money fountain isn’t flowing as freely as it used to, but that doesn’t mean we are going to stop wanting things, are we? For instance, we just aren’t going to cut short on our daily dose of the entertainment media. And why should we, after all, this is what is keeping us sane.

And that’s the reason the TV market is booming right now. Well, people aren’t exactly able to afford the giant 45 and 60 inch sets, but they are quite comfortable settling for something smaller. That’s the reason the 20 inch LCD TVs are becoming so popular. What helps is their versatility—you could easily use these televisions in any room—bedrooms, kitchens or even your workrooms.

Even if you are living in a college dorm, you could have one 20 inch LCD TV—after all, it never costs too much—and you could be a hit with the other guys. Do check them out. There isn’t a lot spoken about TVs this size because everyone likes to speak about the bigger models, but then they have a charm of their own which you will find out if you happen to own one.

And there really are places where these TVs won’t work, such as, you cannot set them up in your living room for the guests—they are too small. But if you are talking about the bedroom, where you want to watch something that is less distracting, then a 20 incher could do just fine. Also, some of these TVs come combined with a DVD player (which is to enhance their salability), which makes them just perfect. You save on the space and the cabling and even the installation becomes much simpler.

Being small, you may think they won’t be very good for picture and sound quality, but things are actually quite different here. These models have picture and sound quality that’s twice as good as a bigger model and they are really simple to navigate and use. You should look for the television plus DVD player combination which could save money and become more useful. You can expect to get a good product for under $500, which would include the TV and the DVD player. If you look online, you could even get these products for cheaper, even around $250. It makes good price sense, and this is something that you mustn’t keep out from your collection.

You might think that a TV that’s just 20 inch diagonally won’t be good for much. However, if you think about it, there are a lot of uses that you can put these small things to. A 20” LCD TV especially could have a lot of uses. Being an LCD TV, you will have no problems with the picture quality. You could even place the TV in a place that receives a lot of sunlight and still you will be able to see a very sharp picture. That’s what these TVs are about. They give you great picture quality and they are also built with the right kind of sound technology, which makes them great buys.

For any LCD TV, there is a maximum distance requirement. This is the distance from the TV set; how far you sit from it so as to receive the best picture quality. The general formula here is that you can sit about thrice away from the TV as much as the TV size is. So, since these are 20 inches in size, you can sit 20 x 3 = 60 inches away from them to get great picture quality, which is about 5 feet. This is a good enough distance, easily adjustable in most rooms that we have today.

Let us see some places in which a 20” LCD TV could be a valuable addition.

Bedrooms

You need a TV in the bedroom that relaxes you, and doesn’t distract other people who might be sleeping with you. If you have a large TV, it could certainly cause problems. But the 20” size is just perfect. You can put the TV on, and even use wireless headsets that some of these are provided with, and you don’t have to worry about disturbing your sleeping partner! Well, even if you are trying to make baby sleep, you don’t have to worry about baby suddenly waking up distracted by the images on the screen.

Workrooms

Want a TV in your workroom that doesn’t take away the focus from what you are doing but still keeps you informed on the news or sports events or such? A 20” LCD TV is just perfect. It can keep you in the know without shifting your attention too much.

Hostel Rooms

If you stay in a hostel, the best thing about a 20” TV is that it doesn’t cost much. It can be easily mounted on the wall, so it doesn’t take up much space either. But it will sure make you a big hit with the other guys in the dorm!