Complete noob with HDTV's

[clio_T5 TPR]

thinking of getting a HD tv in the next few weeks but dont really have a clue what to look for. Nothing too big so it fits well in the room prob around the 26" range with a budget of around 600 guess i'l be pushing my luck!! Want to get the xbox 360 going to its full potential any ideas or basic info would be great!

 

[mij29]

thinking of getting a HD tv in the next few weeks but dont really have a clue what to look for. Nothing too big so it fits well in the room prob around the 26" range with a budget of around 600 guess i'l be pushing my luck!! Want to get the xbox 360 going to its full potential any ideas or basic info would be great!

Don't think that hd will make any differance to the picture on a xbox.
When you get a hdtv you have to also have a hdtv sky box to recive it which cost around £300, then you have to have the full package because there are only about 10channels that are broadcast in hd that is around £50 a month, for the privelage of having hd it cost an extra £10 a month. If you ask me it's a big rip off, don't get me wrong, the picture quality is mint but is it worth the £300 for the box and £60 a month?
Not to me it aint!:S

 

[McBunny]

how far away will yoy be sitting from it ?

 

[McBunny]

oh and yes the xbox and xbox 360 will look better on a hd set as will dvd's you dont need sky hd at all its just hog wash

 

[clio_T5 TPR]

so if im getting a new tv it would be worth while getting one which is 'HD ready' and just wait till its all a bit cheaper!! But it does improve the quality of DVD's and games? prob a couple of meters new house so bit unsure about the distance!!!

 

[Carlos 172]

Sometime this year terestrial channels were supposed to be broadcast in HD, not sure if that is happening though. I have one a 32" samsung. good tvs, they do a 26" version. If you are getting a new telly you might as well go HD, in a year or 2 it will probably be the norm


http://www.nextag.co.uk/Samsung-LE26R41BDX-XEU-26-70920850/uk/prices-html

 

[mij29]

oh and yes the xbox and xbox 360 will look better on a hd set as will dvd's you dont need sky hd at all its just hog wash

Don't you have to have a hd dvd player? Maybe the xbox range are in hd format, i don't know. always had ps!:quiet:

 

[Andy A]

Xbox 360 are HD yes, and they look stunning!! The initial Sky boxs are codswallop, they advertise HD but they don't have HDMi ports, they all run by Component, best to wait until the next generation of sky boxs come out with HDMi connections on

 

[Rasclart]

oh and yes the xbox and xbox 360 will look better on a hd set as will dvd's you dont need sky hd at all its just hog wash

Dont agree with you there about SkyHD

Looks fantastic on my 32" LCD and HD Projector. BUT its horses for courses really. I usually adopt this type of s**t early and I enjoy it even though it has only 10 channels.

Agree about the 360 looking far better on a HD set

 

[d4ve86]

samsung hd tvs are quality! deffently get a 26 inch samsung, from play.com they have good prices. i have the r73 32" one.

 

[McBunny]

you dont agree that you dont need sky ?

you can easily watch sd stuff if you sit the correct distance. alot of the sky stuff at the moment isnt the best quality its all just resampled rather than native

 

[Mark J]

im going to get the samsung 32" one in the next few weeks hopefully, connect it up to my pc too, which will be good

defenitely buy from the net, so much cheaper that going to dixons/ currys etc

 

[wozzaa]

Xbox 360 are HD yes, and they look stunning!! The initial Sky boxs are codswallop, they advertise HD but they don't have HDMi ports, they all run by Component, best to wait until the next generation of sky boxs come out with HDMi connections on

Depends if you want HDMI. the component cables will give similar quality or a DVI will. All the HDMI port does over it is carry the audio. Most of us with high end stuff probably use external a/v amps and speakers anyway so it renders the HDMI port fairly useless to a lot of people who buy this kind of tech.

 

[Aberclio182]

Xbox 360 are HD yes, and they look stunning!! The initial Sky boxs are codswallop, they advertise HD but they don't have HDMi ports, they all run by Component, best to wait until the next generation of sky boxs come out with HDMi connections on

my sky hd box has hdmi?! am i missing something?!

 

[Tiger]

im going to get the samsung 32" one in the next few weeks hopefully, connect it up to my pc too, which will be good

defenitely buy from the net, so much cheaper that going to dixons/ currys etc

i paid 777 delivered for the samsung LE32R74BDX from buy electrical direct, cheapest place i could find it give or take a few quid

cracking TV and the picture quality is really good with the Samsung HD850 upscaling dvd player, using HDMI

 

[Mark J]

i paid 777 delivered for the samsung LE32R74BDX from buy electrical direct, cheapest place i could find it give or take a few quid

cracking TV and the picture quality is really good with the Samsung HD850 upscaling dvd player, using HDMI

yeah i think its that one....*goes to check*

Samsung 32" LE32T51B HD Ready Widescreen LCD TV

thats the one im after. not sure how it differs to yours, as it looks similar, although yours has a silver/grey effect at the bottom of the casing? this one i want is £729 from play.com of all places, but seen it for £650 from misco, which seems a very good price considering its £1050 in currys!

 

[d4ve86]

^^ think thats one of the older models, the new ones are r74, r73, r72 and r71, pretty much the same tv just different colours and slightly different specs.

 

[Mark J]

thats the one ^^^

 

[clio_T5 TPR]

so worth getting one now then?? had this one in mind: http://play.com/Electronics/Electronics/GENNA/318/404/-/924621/Samsung_26_LE26R74BDX_XEU_Freeview_HD_Ready_LCD_TV/Product.html?searchtype=genre

what do you guys think?

 

[Tiger]

so worth getting one now then?? had this one in mind: http://play.com/Electronics/Electronics/GENNA/318/404/-/924621/Samsung_26_LE26R74BDX_XEU_Freeview_HD_Ready_LCD_TV/Product.html?searchtype=genre

what do you guys think?

thats the one i have except its the 32" model, i would personally save another 170 quid and get the 32...

 

[Mark J]

mines slightly different, as per previous post, its black all the way round, whereas this one ^^^ has some silver round the bottom. i prefer the look of the all black one

 

[Carlos 172]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000A0D8FO/202-1297965-4122206?v=glance&n=560798&s=gateway&v=glance

This ones mine, i like the silver

I would save the money for a 32" too, might as well for an extra £200 odd quid

 

[clio_T5 TPR]

bit worried that 32" will just be too big for the room but will see, so this a safe bet??

 

[Tiger]

down to 769.99 where i bought mine, these new ones only have a small area of silver at the bottom, looks far better than the old ones

http://www.commissionjunction.be-direct.co.uk/showproduct.php?cda=showproduct&pid=SAM-LE32R74BDX