looking to purchase a 46 inch tv, need help is this model a good start?

stolt

hi, with so many tvs around and i havent got a clue what to buy or go for.

I'm looking for a 46inch tv, plasma or lcd. I will be watching standard def sky and some blue rays so i'm a bit lost on whether i need the 1080 or 720 etc.

thanks, any help is appreciated as i'm totally lost.

oh this is the one ive seen and price looks good.


http://www.1staudiovisual.co.uk/catalog/toshiba-46xv555-inch-p-5656.html?lcd-plasma-tv-shop=312

crampo_2

You will want 1080p to get the full experience of blu-ray movies

stolt

hi, thanks for replying. yes read this but i see on another forum that someone said if you were watching standard def then 720 would be better, i suppose if i looked at in percentages thn 90% of the time it would be standard definition.

jaydeeuk1

If you're mainly watching standard def, why not just get an old Panny CRT

How long do you intend to keep the TV for? If its just for a few years until HD content is equal to SD content, then a decent 720p plasma will serve you well.

I bought a Sony 40" 1080p TV last year, SD content looks absolutely fine on it - even BBC iplayer / 40d looks ok, but I'm glad I didn't go for a 720p set, HD content and PC gaming look amazing on it.

penrhyn

Go to a shop and get them to show you what the picture is like with HD TV, SD TV and Blu Ray sources, then you can make an informed decision.

SailorSam

I think if i had a 46" television, i'd have to sit in next doors to watch it!

stolt

Thanks for the replies, I will be keeping it for a good few years, I already have a42 inch old plasma panasonic and was going to put that in the playroom, might well get sky hd in a year or so when funds are avalible.

aliEnRIK

Heres some general reviews to get the ball rolling ~
http://whathifi.com/Reviews/TVs-Reviews/TVs-Reviews/Rule-Screen-size-46-50in/

From what ive seen thus far, toshibas are a bit poor quailty these days (Which is a shame cos their cathode ray tvs used to be top of the tree)

johnmcgrath

I think 720 is altogether a great and cheaper way to go for tv viewing and video games. But for HD and Blu Ray movies 1080p would be awesome. You can consider getting consumer reviews and shopping assistant for the best brand. Sky hd has a fair list of hd channels at the moment. Most of it's hd broadcasts at the moment are in 720p, which is sharp and vivid, if not quite up to the visual wonders of 1080p, but is still very good though.

aliEnRIK

johnmcgrath wrote: »

Sky hd has a fair list of hd channels at the moment. Most of it's hd broadcasts at the moment are in 720p, which is sharp and vivid, if not quite up to the visual wonders of 1080p, but is still very good though.

Actually ~ its broadcasts are 1080i

justpaper

sorry to bump this but has anyone got 1staudiovisual.co.uk number not the 10p a min one,

i cant login to there site to track my order, ordered last week sunday, should take 5 working days and its no here yet, i read some one waited 3 weeks, before they got it, and i dont want to be on the phone to them for 10per min,

and saynoto0870.com is down

EDIT > got the TV on the 6th day, they said they had stock issues, All working and a good deal cheapest i could see online, not the model above different model,