32" LCD HD TVs - Sept 06

thurleigh5

Any up to date suggestions as to the best value-for-money TV?
I've spent hours on line trying to figure out the current leader of the pack. Any suggestions for a middle of the range quality product, and what features to go for.
Less than, say, £750. Suggestions for any standout deals?
Thanks.

illmonkey

Best to go for is a samsung. There the worlds leading LCD makers, and you will find some other brand are infact samsung displays with different casing. (and more money!!)

i'd go for this. http://play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=ELEC&title=1060583&source=7999&engine=froogle&keyword=Samsung+32%26quot%3B+LE32R72BX+HD+Ready+LCD+TV

A friends just got it, xbox360 is superb!

thurleigh5

Quote from your link to Play.com:

"...its powerful surround sound effects produce a magical environment of wonder that is filled with excitement and joy."
WOW!
That's just the sort of info I crave. I'll hang on for a few days and see if anyone comes up with any other gems.

John Lewis list something similar a LE32R74BDX instead of LE32R72BX..any idea what the difference is, apart from the extra £280? All I can see is baffling...is it the digital tuner..?

Your tip will be an enormous help. My guts tell me I will probably end up with this. Many thanks, Sam.

illmonkey

B means Black
W means White
D means digital tuner.

Also with john lewis you get a 5 year gaurentee, which is great. They also price match retail shops. But unfortuantly the cheapest places are only online.

bigup7

have a look at the LCD section over at avforums.com, all the info you need wil be there

thurleigh5

From Play.com
Samsung 32" LE32R72BX HD Ready LCD TV: £679.99 Delivered (£120 off)
or
Toshiba 32" 32WLT66 Freeview HD Ready LCD TV: £779.99 Delivered (£520 off!!!)
Today's Guardian (27/9/06) gives the Toshiba 10 points out of 10
any suggestions as to biggest bang per buck?

illmonkey

both are great LCD's.

maybe pop to your local john lewis to see the difference?

Elliesmum

We've just bought the Logik 32" LCD from Currys online at £599 plus £20 delivery and we love it. You can go and view it in the shop and then order it online for £100 less! Includes 2 scarts, HD ready and has a freeview built in tuner for all the freeview channels so you can chuck out your box!

HTH

thurleigh5

samgoffe wrote:

both are great LCD's.

maybe pop to your local john lewis to see the difference?

I'm on my way...
By the way, you're better than a social worker, you are. Many thanks everyone.
Harry

thurleigh5

samgoffe wrote:

both are great LCD's.

maybe pop to your local john lewis to see the difference?

They're cunning !!!!!!s, these retailers. I did go straight to John Lewis Oxford Street.

They evaded comparison. Their cunning plan to avoid seeing the difference involves displaying BBC terrestrial tv on the Toshiba and a special, dedicated Samsung HDTV sales demo on the rival. So you couldn't see the difference.

The Dixons Group has a different strategy.

PC World in Tottenham Court Road almost seemed to sabotage the Samsung by showing an out-of-adjustment model. This was immediately adjacent to a slightly more expensive Sony Wega with pin-sharp adjustment.

Any fule no they must go for the Sony.

Despite being DSG, like Currys, there was no Humax on display, though.

I'm now wondering whether I should wait for yet another price slide.

Cheers everybody.

ali99

thurleigh5 wrote:

From Play.com
Samsung 32" LE32R72BX HD Ready LCD TV: £679.99 Delivered (£120 off)
or
Toshiba 32" 32WLT66 Freeview HD Ready LCD TV: £779.99 Delivered (£520 off!!!)
Today's Guardian (27/9/06) gives the Toshiba 10 points out of 10
any suggestions as to biggest bang per buck?

We are thinking of buying the Toshiba because of the great reviews it has had even when it was £1200, it is now £719 at dixons online, and you get 5% cashback if you go via the Egg site and use your Egg card, or I think 3% with quidco.