Help with Tv's

[Jinxy43]

Evening everyone, hope your all ok. :smt039

Right the reason I am putting this thread up, is earlier today I was very happy watching the autumn internationals (wishing that England and the Wales would stuff the southern hemisphere teams :smt082)....anyway I pop out of the living room to go and get a drink of lovely cider :smt038.

When I get back with said drink in one hand and another for continual drinking, to my shock and horror the tv has turned its self off :confused:, No Probs says I lets turn it back on and be on with it :shock:.

At this point the tv makes some hissing and fizzing noises out of the speakers, and it passes away to the great tv shop in the sky :smt022.

Now onto the important stuff I can now purchase a new flat screen Hd google box :smt026, The only question is in all of your honest opinions which is the best 40"ish tv to go for,

The tv will only be used for watching Motorbikes, Rugby and playing on ma x-box.

So please help me with my choice, because I know some of you guys and girls are very clued up and stuff like this

[Shellywoozle]

Currys doing a 37" LG for £399 of a 42" Plasma for £499 ..... lovely sets.
£399 - http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/742593
£499 - http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?page=ProductList&chain=Currys&category_name=/Specials/Online%20Exclusive%20Offers


I went had a look today and ended up with the http://www.currys.co.uk/product.php?sku=517575&camp_id=froogle

Lovely looking sets and reviews were 9 and 10/10

Spend over £500 before 11th Nov and enter 5D500 and get 5% off and free delivery

[Bluepete]

I've just bought this one;

http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/panasonic/viera-txp42g10/pana-txp42g10b

It's frikken ace on Sky HD, blueray etc. Freeview is crystal clear too.

Pete.

[wyrdness]

I don't know what to recommend, but I'd never buy a Sony TV. I use one at work and hate the fiddly little remote control and awkward on-screen menus.

LG seem to have a pretty good reputation. I've got a Hitachi at home and it's not bad, but not great either.

Edit: That 37" LG for £399 that the Woozle posted above sounds like a genuine bargain. It's a high spec TV at a very reasonable price.

[tigersaw]

If you can get the LG go for it. Its no bargain, I bought one at £389 ages ago - but it is a brilliant set.
So good I later bought the 42 inch version for £699 with a free LG blu ray player.

[Bluefish]

i got a 37 incher, LG lcd that is, had it about two years now good as gold. :p

[Shellywoozle]

Ooohh I am so glad I got the 42" LG now .... sounds like the right choise.

The contract ratio seems to be the best other than getting a Plasma, for the money that is.

I got me a remote control, electric wall bracket too - I got a source if anyone wants one :) ..... lazy Woozle

[kwak zzr]

so who talked you into having the bigger screen then?

[BanditPat]

I've got a 37" LCD Hitachi, Wish I had got the Plasma that I had looked at. Remember if you get a plasma and you pause your xbox turn the tv off if your going to be leaving it for a while. Going to put some money away each month though and go about getting a 60" plasma ASAP.

[Shellywoozle]

so who talked you into having the bigger screen then?

:smt120 mmmm dunno, some bloke came to mine earlier in a BMW adnd dragged me to Currys, said he wanted to look at cameras.

Next thing I knew I was at home and online pressing buy !

Think he owns a gixer .... he is a BAD influence

But non the less I fink for £700 I got the best spec tele. Could have gone for a lesser spec and spent a little less, can make use of my PS3 for blue ray now.

Yeah BanditPat - Plasma's print an image on the screen don't they if left the same for long enough, meant to disappear tho but not sure. Plasmas are better pictures but have other down sides to LCD and LED displays.

[amarko5]

I've just bought this one;

http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/panasonic/viera-txp42g10/pana-txp42g10b

It's frikken ace on Sky HD, blueray etc. Freeview is crystal clear too.

Pete.


i went 1 further and got the v10 42 inch and its the mutts nutts "nuff said" good deal in comet and i can tell you how to get a further 15% off :p

[Shellywoozle]

i went 1 further and got the v10 42 inch and its the mutts nutts "nuff said" good deal in comet and i can tell you how to get a further 15% off :p

Tell us ... may buy another and send mine it back to currys if cheaper :)

[Jinxy43]

I got me a remote control, electric wall bracket too - I got a source if anyone wants one :) ..... lazy Woozle
:o:o:o

That is genius, although lazy,

Woozle you a star in a dark dark place for me right now :smt055

(No Tv thats all, gone back to reading books)

[Shellywoozle]

:o:o:o

That is genius, although lazy,

Woozle you a star in a dark dark place for me right now :smt055

(No Tv thats all, gone back to reading books)

Are you in a dark dark place cause you got no TV or some other reason. You have my phone number if it's the later 8-[

Watch TV on ya lappy !!

[mkz9876]

Currys doing a 37" LG for £399 of a 42" Plasma for £499 ..... lovely sets.
£399 - http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/742593
£499 - http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?page=ProductList&chain=Currys&category_name=/Specials/Online%20Exclusive%20Offers


I went had a look today and ended up with the http://www.currys.co.uk/product.php?sku=517575&camp_id=froogle

Lovely looking sets and reviews were 9 and 10/10

Spend over £500 before 11th Nov and enter 5D500 and get 5% off and free delivery


grrrr damn you im now £425 lighter thanks to this post lol, awsome tele though

[Shellywoozle]

what ya bought mkz9876

Jinxy - ya gotta come and view my TV tis better than the dark

[mkz9876]

37 " lg , wicked bit of kit had a £150 stand with it half price cause i bought the tv then i had an extra 10% off the tv and stand cause my fanatastic sis in law works in currys so all in it came just over £425 and is now sat proudly in my living room

mkz9876 is a happy man

[Shellywoozle]

37 " lg , wicked bit of kit had a £150 stand with it half price cause i bought the tv then i had an extra 10% off the tv and stand cause my fanatastic sis in law works in currys so all in it came just over £425 and is now sat proudly in my living room

mkz9876 is a happy man


Good man ! Was a lovely TV for the price, but I got greedy and had the larger one ..... now thinking of sending it back and having a sodding big holiday instead LOL to cheer me up

[mkz9876]

nah keep the tele you will enjoy it for longer and you still get to bore your friends when they come round showing them how great the tele is instead of boring them with holiday snaps

bit of bonus i get full use of my ps3 now, considering sky hd but not sure its worth the extra cost

[mkz9876]

couldnt part with my ps3 gives me my fix when the weather is to crap to go out on the bike (sbk)

[Gemaroo]

I got a LG about six months ago and had to switch it because there was an area on the screen that stayed faintly lit when the picture went dark - very annoying! The replacement has the same fault, but to a much lesser extent so I couldn't be bothered to change it again. I'll go for a Panasonic next time, there are meant to be awesome.