Television advice

[Shellywoozle]

OK I am gonna come into the teccy world, I have caved into the temptation.

After Xmas I am going to kit my lounge out with HD 36"/42" TV and surround sound and get a gaming console. Redecorate and generally spend alot of dosh (which I aint got but plastic works wonders)

So any constructive suggestions to what TV I should get, I have no idea what anything means all I know is what HD stands for LOL.

I have a newish Sony surround sound, think I may keep this tho.

What makes are good, has anyone got any models they had bad experinces with. Price is not really an issue as after Xmas there will be offers, I dont want to pay mega bucks but dont want no cheap s**t.

Fankoo technical homies

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/d...LE40A656A1FXXU

I was all set for buying a Samsung LE40A656, a 40"LCD, in the January sales, but now have changed plans. It's been getting great reviews, and we went to see it in Dixons last month. Very nice TV, does everything well, all the connections and spec you could ask for, and already dropped loads off the RRP of £1300. Was on Amazon for £730 delivered and it's only been out since June i think.

Just checked latest prices.... Dixons online offer now @£693 with offer codes FIVETV & DELTV for 5% off and free p+p.


As i said plans for me changed though, as my mate just yesterday offered me his 10mth old Toshiba 37" for next to nothing so installed it last night. Luvly tv too.

[Shellywoozle]

That looks nice and what a bargain mmmmm maybe buying before Xmas, I am no good at waiting lol

i just ordered cuz a 32" samsung like mine from ebuyer, only £350 + £14 delivery.

[Shellywoozle]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

i just ordered cuz a 32" samsung like mine from ebuyer, only £350 + £14 delivery.

which one is yours? forgot about ebuyer. Altho I want to stay off the net for reasons of people keep pinching my card details and spending my money. Keeps happening so I've had enough rather go into a shop.

37" jobbie - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145386

Go for full HD 1080p, especially with a big telly. Go round the shops and see them working. One thing that HD tellys do is show how poor the standard freeview stuff actually is. It might be worth going for a freesat HD or the Sky HD package if you want such a telly. Blue ray players are also quite good at showing how good or bad a telly actually is.

Think about how far away you are going to sit from your telly, sometimes bigger doesn't exactly mean better. That Samsung does look interesting, but at work we found that the bezel on the 32", not the 40", hides some pixels.

If you are looking at a telly Samsung series 5 or 6, Sony W series are generally quite good. I forget which panasonic is meant to be any good, I'd have to look it up.

[Mr Speirs]

I got a Sony Bravia 40 incher for £599 last January from Sainsburys as they had some pretty good deals.

Has your Surround System got HDMI inputs? If so you should also get a PS3 an HDMI the whole lot up.

thats what i just got a ps3 for lol sainsburys had 40" sony tv's in last week.

saying that my neice had a 50" sony and on freeview the piccy look rank, new house aswell so you are sitting 3ft from the screen.