Can anyone suggest good HDTVs, Under £600?
Ive seen a 32" Sony Bravia at Dixons for £593
http://tinyurl.com/33gtkf
Any good?
Ive got this one. http://www.beyondtelevision.co.uk/thisProduct.asp?ID=875
Not actually opened it yet though, just waiting for my new flat.
The Samsungs are great. I have one myself and have many friends who have bought them and not had one complaint.
Aria are doing em for like £300. dunno what theyre like though.
Bigpockets are doing a 32" AOC for £359, I got one in March and its fab.
That AOC is tempting, but its not got a freeview tuner built in :(
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L32W581B
http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&submenu=&menu=&product_id=22696&session=a4aa99ac90d173c58334854a4689b3cb
That one does :D
Bit concerned about the poor native resolution of the panel over VGA though.
I was in House of Fraser earlier looking at sets, some appear to have very smooth motion and others are very choppy, almost like they are skipping frames, is this down to the sets or poor calibration? Both with the choppiness were being fed a DVD, not TV.
Not exactly OT but something to consider for people looking at sets I should imagine.
Quote from: soopahflyL32W581B
http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?lang=&submenu=&menu=&product_id=22696&session=a4aa99ac90d173c58334854a4689b3cb
That one does :D
Bit concerned about the poor native resolution of the panel over VGA though.
Ive used one with 1366 x 768 and it works perfectly well. Its the 1080P ones that may have problems interfacing over a standard VGA lead.
For £188 over your budget you could get this Plasma:
Samsung PS50C96HD 50" HD Ready digital Plasma TV
(http://www.currys.co.uk/images/506565_01_huge.jpg)
# Picture Enhancement - DNIe
# Contrast - 15000 : 1 (Dynamic)
# Sound type - SRS Trusurround XT
# Inputs - 2xHDMI, 2xSCART, 1xComponent, 1xPC
# Visible Screen Size - 50"
# Ultra Filter Bright - great in any lighting
# Game mode - optimised settings for gaming
All for £788.49 !!
Codes to get this price: AW70TVS - £70 and YAW800 - 5%
NB: I havent really offered something matching your specifications, but still, its an option!
EDIT: Linky (http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0257065148.1188158811@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdcaddlklhmelfcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&sku=506565)
Bit big and a bit costly!
When I mentioned my £600 budget to the missus, I got a very dissaproving look. So I think the AOC may be the one. Youd have thought they know what they are doing as they have been making monitors for many years.
The main part of an LCD TVs visual performance with freeview is the upscaler and thats something that Sony cant be beaten on at the moment.
Samsung are good as are Panasonic.
I would see the AOC in action before buying it, while theyve been making monitors its not the same as making a TV to deal with the sh*t resolution of freeview.
Its more the down to playing 360 on it. The freeview isnt essential but with the switchover getting closer, I see no point in buying a TV without it.
Edit.
http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=SONY-KDL32U2000U
Sony Bravia U2000U Under £500. Is it worth getting 5 year panel protection?
Our AOC ones in our factory are fine, great pic and good vibrant colours, but have suffered from burn in after about 3 months use.
Hannsprees are good, weve had them 6 months and are fine. Again nice colours etc... bit chunkier than your Sonys or Sammys though.
Quote from: SeriousIve used one with 1366 x 768 and it works perfectly well. Its the 1080P ones that may have problems interfacing over a standard VGA lead.
Load of bollocks. This comes up time and time again, non-technical marketing suckers fall for it and then brag about their superior sets.
Explanation:
http://blog.hometheatermag.com/geoffreymorrison/0807061080iv1080p/Some discussion & follow up articles:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/14/hometheatermag-there-is-no-differnce-between-1080i-and-1080p-mo/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/07/24/ask-hdbeat-how-can-i-tell-the-difference-between-1080i-and-1080/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/20/the-in-famous-1080p-truth/
Bought one of these
http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=SONY-KDL32U2000U
Going to get it Wed/Thurs!
Got my eye on a Sumvision Phoenix HDMI dvd player, Multi region, DivX playback, supports USB HDDs up to 250gb.
£34! Just waiting for bigpockets to get more in!