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TV has given up the ghost, time for a new one..



Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Well after 5 years, our old crt telly (JVC 28") has finally packed up. It won't switch itself on anymore, and as it only cost about £250 it's not worth getting it fixed.

Great timing as well, could do without forking out for a new one at this time of year. However, the sales are on and I've secretly wanted an LCD for ages!

I'm looking for 40-42" full HD for about £600, any recommendations?

Was thinking of something like this, a Sony Bravia

http://www.digitalempireonline.co.uk/model.asp?Detail=Yes&ModelID=2486

I don't do waiting though, so we're off to Currys/Comet tonight to see what we can find.
 
M

Munson

Please, please, only look in the shops to get an idea of the style & design you like. Do not, under ANY circumstances take any notice of the image quality in a shop. Read online reviews from trusted sources such as homecinemachoice, what hi-fi etc.

Things to look for include good black levels and contrast (real contrast not the f**king stupid bloated 'dynamic' sales numbers) and a good uniform backlight with little or no bleed. You won't be able to see these things in a shop, really, so get reading. Decide bewteen 720p or 1080p prior to shopping...don't listen to a single word that dribbles out of any salesmans mouth, unless it's in an AV specialist store.

That's about the only advice I can offer, for what its worth. Good luck, lots of people I know are buying new TVs now. Friends, family, even the newly reappointed f**k buddy, and of course myself. It must be the telly season :)
 
T

Turkish

Yup as Munson says Ali get yourself a copy of What hifi set your budget and see what they recommend. I never look at screens in shops because 9 times out of 10 some 16 year old c**k has set up the contrast, temperature, sharpness etc of the pic. There'll be 40 odd TV's all taking a feed from the same antenna or some running an SD antenna source and others a DVD so you can never get a decent idea about comparable picture quality.

As for size people have a tendancy to go for the biggest screen they can fit in a room which is always a dangerous way to pick a tv. Most AV magazines give have a guide somewhere for sizing screens to the room they are going in rather than just going OMFGZZZ looks at me 67.5" flatscreen Braaaaaapppppp. Odds on the room it's going in they'll recommend a 32" to 37"

I'd also look at the number of HDMI connections each screen has. You might not use them straight away but if you get a screen with only one you might end up kicking yourself in a year or two when you've got 2 or 3 sources you want to connect with HDMI.
 
D

dk

  911 GTS Cab
Liquid Yellow said:
Well after 5 years, our old crt telly (JVC 28") has finally packed up. It won't switch itself on anymore, and as it only cost about £250 it's not worth getting it fixed.

Great timing as well, could do without forking out for a new one at this time of year. However, the sales are on and I've secretly wanted an LCD for ages!

I'm looking for 40-42" full HD for about £600, any recommendations?

Was thinking of something like this, a Sony Bravia

http://www.digitalempireonline.co.uk/model.asp?Detail=Yes&ModelID=2486

I don't do waiting though, so we're off to Currys/Comet tonight to see what we can find.
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that tv is perfect for a 40", its at john lewis for £599 with a 5 year warranty at the mo, can't go wrong.
 
M

Munson

A +1 for John Lewis. The 5-year warranty is a nice piece of mind, and you're buying from a very high quality retailer IMO. I didn't get mine from them because I found it £200 cheaper elsewhere and decided f**k the warranty. But if it had been closer to £100 difference I'd have got it from JL.
 
R

Rick

  1995 Mondeo Speed Machine
Liquid Yellow said:
Well after 5 years, our old crt telly (JVC 28") has finally packed up. It won't switch itself on anymore, and as it only cost about £250 it's not worth getting it fixed.

Great timing as well, could do without forking out for a new one at this time of year. However, the sales are on and I've secretly wanted an LCD for ages!

I'm looking for 40-42" full HD for about £600, any recommendations?

Was thinking of something like this, a Sony Bravia

http://www.digitalempireonline.co.uk/model.asp?Detail=Yes&ModelID=2486

I don't do waiting though, so we're off to Currys/Comet tonight to see what we can find.
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I bought this one at the weekend :)

Very happy with it, the picture on the built in freeview is decent enough but not spectacular (as you would expect with basic standard definition), but upscaled DVD's look very good and the sexbox through HDMI is the dogs bollox.

For the price, it's highly recommended.
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Cheers all, well we've just bought the 40" full HD Sony Bravia - after trawling round every TV shop in the area. Everywhere had sold out of EVERYTHING! I think that's big enough for our lounge, any bigger and all you'd see when you walk in would be GIANT TV.

Got it from Comet in the end, they're getting a delivery in tomorrow so I'll pick it up then. Places like M&S and Argos had quite a wait on delivery times, and I'd imagine John Lewis would too.

Of course it's not as fantastic as others which you'll pay two or three times the price for but it's got good reviews and I hope we'll be happy with it! I'm glad you like yours Rick.

There was a Samsung in pretty much the same spec which we could have bought for the same price but the sound quality wasn't very good. I preferred the Sony.
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
If you insist lol, it won't be very exciting! Sadly we can't put it on the wall because the mantelpiece is too high, and you're not meant to put them above fires anyway IIRC.

So it has to go in the corner which kind of loses the point of it being slim/flat screen. Never mind.

TBH I was never that bothered about getting the must-have big screen TV, I always thought our little crt was ok. If it hadn't have broken I'd have kept it!
 
R

Revels

No, it means you need to move the sofas/table around and put it on the other wall :p or just put it above the fire and dont turn it on? lol
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Revels said:
No, it means you need to move the sofas/table around and put it on the other wall :p
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Not possible either! This is the basic layout of the lounge and I can't really change it:

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I can't have the sofa with the back to the fire!
 
M

Munson

Women just don't get TVs at all. Move it all around, knock some walls through if necessary. Move if you have to. The telly MUST be in the ideal spot. Surrounded by speakers and a f**k off sub. Two lazy boys with a beer frdige in between.
 
Bodge!

Bodge!

  Astra Twintop
Roy Munson said:
Women just don't get TVs at all. Move it all around, knock some walls through if necessary. Move if you have to. The telly MUST be in the ideal spot. Surrounded by speakers and a f**k off sub. Two lazy boys with a beer frdige in between.
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this man (when not banned) makes sense
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Well I suppose I could get rid of the mantelpiece and fill the fireplace in ;)

Lazyboys and a beer fridge sounds good :evil:
 
T

Turkish

Roy Munson said:
Women just don't get TVs at all. Move it all around, knock some walls through if necessary. Move if you have to. The telly MUST be in the ideal spot. Surrounded by speakers and a f**k off sub. Two lazy boys with a beer frdige in between.
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I must confess when I was looking at apartments I was looking at where the wallsockets, tv socket and phone sockets were. Also how the shape of the room would work with 5.1 speakers :eek: Mine are all in pretty much the spot on position, woot!

If you're putting the tv in the same place that's going to be a right PITA with a 40 odd inch screen, lol.

Oh and I've blatantly been looking at too many websites for apartment stuff I can spot the Ikea bits in the lounge. :eek:
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
It's annoying that the fireplace is almost exactly where the TV should be, I must say. Obviously wasn't a consideration when the house was built in the 80s...

Would love a surround sound system too but it just wouldn't work with the TV in the corner.
 
M

Munson

Yellow, this is how you position a TV. The room must be designed around the best possible AV experience. Get that Hilti and bolster chisel out, and get to work ;)

Possibly needy picture, but the point is how to position a telly...

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Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Loony said:
If you're putting the tv in the same place that's going to be a right PITA with a 40 odd inch screen, lol.
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Nah it'll be fine! (famous last words)

Oh and I've blatantly been looking at too many websites for apartment stuff I can spot the Ikea bits in the lounge. :eek:
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Thought you might, you girl!

Coffee table, TV cabinet, small round glass table and chair are all Ikea. All the world and his mate has that chair! Also the computer desk in the background is Ikea.
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Roy Munson said:
Yellow, this is how you position a TV. The room must be designed around the best possible AV experience. Get that Hilti and bolster chisel out, and get to work ;)

Possibly needy picture, but the point is how to position a telly...
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Yes alright Mr Bachelor Pad - very nice!
 
L

Lagerlout

  VaVa
Roy Munson said:
Yellow, this is how you position a TV. The room must be designed around the best possible AV experience. Get that Hilti and bolster chisel out, and get to work ;)

Possibly needy picture, but the point is how to position a telly...
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Noice!

My living room is absolutely gay for any kind of AV setup..... unless I can convince the missus to loose the fireplace :(
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
I think you're not meant to because of the heat, and also it would be really high, we'd be craning our necks at it!
 
M

Munson

It will definitely be too high. It's got to be eye level, or as near as 'f**k it' is to swearing. TBH it looks like you could at least have it directly in front of the window? Anyway it's all good banter hun. You'll enjoy it where ever you put it (so to speak). You can always move it at a later date :)

EDIT: Wall mounting is a pain anyway. For starters if you have plaster board walls then your brackets need screwing into the studs. Even if you're drilling into brick/block, you'll have to chase the wall out to take all the cables, and then plaster & paint. Pointless unless it's a pro install, and then you'd be better off with a PJ. Wall mounting TVs is a popular fantasy until the reality kicks in that you've either got cables dragging up the wall, or you come down in the morning and find the TV face down on the floor.
 
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T

Turkish

Liquid Yellow said:
Nah it'll be fine! (famous last words)



Thought you might, you girl!

Coffee table, TV cabinet, small round glass table and chair are all Ikea. All the world and his mate has that chair! Also the computer desk in the background is Ikea.
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Pah, you'd be loving it here at the moment, just had a big box of stuff arrive from John Lewis.

I spotted the coffee table, chair and glass table hadnt twigged the others but recognising three is bad enough.
 
Craig

Craig

ClioSport Club Member
  E46 330i tourer
Roy Munson said:
Yellow, this is how you position a TV. The room must be designed around the best possible AV experience. Get that Hilti and bolster chisel out, and get to work ;)

Possibly needy picture, but the point is how to position a telly...

photo.gif
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same speakers and colour as mine (good taste son) and ive got he mission rears aswell as the rell quake
 
M

Munson

Craig said:
same speakers and colour as mine (good taste son) and ive got he mission rears aswell as the rell quake
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I have the 78ds bipolar rears in this setup :)

Often thought of a REL. the one in my pic is a Yam SW320. 250w I think, but it doesn't go lower than 20hz as far as I know, if that, and it's quite big. I'd like to get a REL sealed enclosure, as I now really need to get that Yam out of the corner. It's mostly still superb but can often get boomy, leading me to have to keep adjusting it. Ported enclosures, especially LFE, in corners FTL! I am going to start looking at RELs current range TBH :)

EDIT: My current train of thought is small REL between the bench and left main (left side will help hide the power cable). That's where the Yam used to be but the new bench is too big. I knew the yam was going to be a pain in a corner and I was right. Tomorrow I'll start looking at the current range. Anything up to £500 would be considered, but it has to be small, and loosen my bowels, which I know RELs boxes were good at, so I'm sure they still are :D
 
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Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Roy Munson said:
It will definitely be too high. It's got to be eye level, or as near as 'f**k it' is to swearing. TBH it looks like you could at least have it directly in front of the window? Anyway it's all good banter hun. You'll enjoy it where ever you put it (so to speak). You can always move it at a later date :)

EDIT: Wall mounting is a pain anyway. For starters if you have plaster board walls then your brackets need screwing into the studs. Even if you're drilling into brick/block, you'll have to chase the wall out to take all the cables, and then plaster & paint. Pointless unless it's a pro install, and then you'd be better off with a PJ. Wall mounting TVs is a popular fantasy until the reality kicks in that you've either got cables dragging up the wall, or you come down in the morning and find the TV face down on the floor.
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Well today we have to attempt getting it out of the box and setting it up with a hangover :dapprove:. Sticking it on a stand is definitely a lot less of a pain in the ass.

Loony said:
Pah, you'd be loving it here at the moment, just had a big box of stuff arrive from John Lewis.
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ooooo! :D
 
Chili Red

Chili Red

  Mini Cooper S sport
Well it's up! It seems mahoosive compared to the old one but the picture and sound are both great. Well chuffed :)

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