recommend me a tv!

[LeeP86]

im after an lcd tv either 40 or 42 inch round about 800 quid but am willing to go more.

recommend away!!

 

[McBunny]

how about a 47" top of the range tosh

http://www.home-entertainment.toshi.../pages/lcdplasma-regzaz-47z3030d?opendocument

 

[Brown.]

i just bought a new on the market lg....805 quid if you use AW20 as the product discount...

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/product/LG5000+series/854080?int=LG5000-series

dont go anything under 42 for true 1928 X 1080p action.....less then 42 inch 1080p is downscaled, you wont be able to tell but it will always be in the back of your mind

 

[oska]

I can recommend this;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VZ602Q/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Dink]

i just bought a new on the market lg....805 quid if you use AW20 as the product discount...

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/product/LG5000+series/854080?int=LG5000-series

dont go anything under 42 for true 1928 X 1080p action.....less then 42 inch 1080p is downscaled, you wont be able to tell but it will always be in the back of your mind

um i got a 40" 1080p LCD

don't get what you mean by downscaled:S

 

[fUbAr]

6 series samsung is the way forward. Just got them in at work... stunning picture!

 

[Dink]

6 series samsung is the way forward. Just got them in at work... stunning picture!

yeah i was trying to find prices for them to see how much they were

(seem to be cheaper than the f86 i've not long bought:dapprove

 

[McBunny]

i just bought a new on the market lg....805 quid if you use AW20 as the product discount...

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/product/LG5000+series/854080?int=LG5000-series

dont go anything under 42 for true 1928 X 1080p action.....less then 42 inch 1080p is downscaled, you wont be able to tell but it will always be in the back of your mind

um i got a 40" 1080p LCD

don't get what you mean by downscaled:S

me either think he is getting muddled up

 

[dunganick]

if your not buying Panasonic your making a mistake.

Samsung 6 series is not bad, but the Panasonic LCD relieve themselves all over it when it comes to the quality of backlighting.

Panasonic 42" pz 80 has impressed me greatly.

I wont slate other makes too much as i will only get peoples backs up.

panasonic, samsung or sony. Maybe Toshiba, lets see what the new line looks like.

Philips are far over rated and unreliable as heck, LG are running before they can walk. Albeit they represent good value for money.



I believe the point regarding not buying a 1080p tv under 42" reffers to that you 'wont see a difference if your sitting far enough away' Hense why there are very few 1080p 32" about. It isnt a big enough screen to tell a difference if your sitting the correct distance away.

You can see the difference on these tv's if your too close, anyone who says otherwise is not telling the truth.

If you bought a 40" 1080p you will be fine. Its a very common screen size especially with full HD sets.

 

[Brown.]

um i got a 40" 1080p LCD

don't get what you mean by downscaled:S

me either think he is getting muddled up

your pixel count is not truely 1080p along the verticle unless your have at least 42inch screen.... anything less the 1080p signal is downscaled... no muddling, i just know what i'm talking about, for the average joe it means nothing, for the purest it means ya true 1080p picture, aint so true. the highest resoloution for under 42 is 40inch @ 1366 x 768.... only way to get 1080p is to make the pixel smaller. thus downscaling....just like ya ap-c sensor on your digi slr..... but this aint somet a norm will notice

now listen to this, my girlfriend has a pioneer 50inch plasma with 1366 x 768 and the picture signal from skyhd is supurb. even if its only 720p input

 

[@Spoonie]

your pixel count is not truely 1080p along the verticle unless your have at least 42inch screen....

What does that mean? You've either got 1080 pixels down the vertial or you haven't, my 40 inch 1080p Samsung is picked up as a 1920x1080 screen both by Windows and the Xbox. And this is clearly stated on the manufacturers site and all over the manual.

 

[dunganick]

ok im intrigued, im open enough to this idea, however can you explain to me how a 40" 1080p TV can have a native resolution of 1920 x 1080

This surely must mean it has 1080 lines of pixel on the Vertical.

personally i dont buy it, but happy to be corrected if you can find me an article which explains it.

 

[@Spoonie]

Why do you feel a 40 inch TV can't have 1080 lines vertically?

 

[dunganick]

sorry, im disagreeing with big_peaches not yourself

32" screens can have native resolutions of 1080 on the vertical.

 

[christian rea]

for 1500 you can get a pioneer 50" very nice tv and very nice picture

 

[@Spoonie]

sorry, im disagreeing with big_peaches not yourself

32" screens can have native resolutions of 1080 on the vertical.

Yeah, to be awarded a HD Ready 1080p badge you have to have a native resolution of 1920x1080:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Ready_1080p#HD_ready_1080p

Guess well wait for big_peaches to explain how all these manufacturers are misleading people.

 

[182chick]

Just bought one of these
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/sto...m=12&sm=0&tm=1&sku=820898&category_oid=-34810
I know u wanted LCD but the plasm is finer quality especialy for faster moving scenes, they also do it in a 42" FOR £100 more
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/sto...m=12&sm=0&tm=1&sku=470726&category_oid=-34810

 

[Brown.]

if ya cant understand my last post then there no way you will comprehend what i mean. you lot seem to have a problem with people offering there knowledge on a matter you seem t know little about, comments like me 'explaining myself' are recieved as if i am trying to rock boats and have a unbelivable point to prove . which am not, am simply trying to put across factual info about getting the best of a single pixel in accordance to the screen size. put bluntly 32'' screen with 1080progressivly scanned pixels along the verticle are made smaller then the optimum pixel size seen on 42'' and above......you cant fit 1928x1080 pixels on a 32inch sceen evenly FACT.....only way is to downsize/ downscale the pixel. end

and my other point is you wont notice the difference which dunganick also pointed out.

 

[Brown.]

for 1500 you can get a pioneer 50" very nice tv and very nice picture

plasma though....screen burn is still an issue no matter what they say

 

[@Spoonie]

if ya cant understand my last post then there no way you will comprehend what i mean. you lot seem to have a problem with people offering there knowledge on a matter you seem t know little about, comments like me 'explaining myself' are recieved as if i am trying to rock boats and have a unbelivable point to prove . which am not, am simply trying to put across factual info about getting the best of a single pixel in accordance to the screen size. put bluntly 32'' screen with 1080progressivly scanned pixels along the verticle are made smaller then the optimum pixel size seen on 42'' and above......you cant fit 1928x1080 pixels on a 32inch sceen evenly FACT.....only way is to downsize/ downscale the pixel. end

and my other point is you wont notice the difference which dunganick also pointed out.

I understand your post completely but you said, and I quote:

"the highest resoloution for under 42 is 40inch @ 1366 x 768.... "

I'm asking you to clarify this statement as my 40" Samsung has a native resolution of 1920x1080 as is the requirement for HD Ready 1080p. If I connect the laptop to the screen it picks up that resolution, there is a 1:1 mappign and no distortion, the same for the Xbox.

 

[dunganick]

so your simply suggesting they dont use the optimum pixel size on these sub 42" pannels?

 

[@Spoonie]

I think thats what he is saying and I understand that but I don't understand the resolution bit hes quoting.

 

[dunganick]

I think thats what he is saying and I understand that but I don't understand the resolution bit hes quoting.

Which bit about it?

The not being able to fit 1920x1080 onto a 32" panel is news to me tbh.

 

[Gary-Lew]

PANASONIC 1920x1080p £829

http://www.soundandvisiononline.com/moreinfo/index.asp?product_id=16022

 

[dutch182]

Bought two of these a month ago. got them both running SKYHD. Xbox360 And PS3. Cant fault them.

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~SON-KDL46D3500U.htm

 

[McBunny]

it doesnt matter what size the screen is it can still be 1920x1080 it could be only a 5" screen if they wanted or one thats 2 miles wide it makes no difference if there is physically 1920 pixels across the screen and 1080 pixels up the screen its a 1920x1080 screen

 

[Clgale88]

Samsung 42" with stand samsung surround sound etc brought his one for my bedroom for £949 got sky and ps3 running on it all linked upto optical cable not a bad setup

 

[Scottydog]

40" http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144109

42" http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136646

 

[adamlewis01]

im after an lcd tv either 40 or 42 inch round about 800 quid but am willing to go more.

recommend away!!

got a tv salesman sat next to me, he says " sony kdl40 v3000 " not too sure whether he made that up but he says hes not lying.

 

[Ian]

panasonic, samsung or sony. Maybe Toshiba, lets see what the new line looks like.

Agreed. I have a 26" L26R74 Samsung and really can't fault it. On the other hand downstairs is a 42" Philips which is just plain shoddy. The picture quality is down and the menus are inept and so so slow.

Looking at new TVs myself I would recommend any of the newer Samsung or the higher range Sony's (usually the D range eg. the ones with something like D3000 in the code not the P range, which are usually lower spec). However I'm slipping a bit so their may be newer models now.

Not tried Panasonic but they're nearly always rated as having the top quality screens, followed by Sony with Samsung being the more economically viable of the three.

Best way is to go into a shop and have a look; remember to stand the same distance away as if you're sitting on your sofa though!

 

[Ian_182]

Ive had my 42" plasma for 4 years now and got it from tiny.

Been faultless from day one.It was 1200 quid with a free stand and dvd recorder.

 

[oska]

Looking at new TVs myself I would recommend any of the newer Samsung or the higher range Sony's (usually the D range eg. the ones with something like D3000 in the code not the P range, which are usually lower spec). However I'm slipping a bit so their may be newer models now.

Sony current ranges in order quality;

720p/1080i - U/B/P/S.

1080p - D/V/W/X.

 

[Ian]

Cheers Oska