Bargain alert! 32" HD Ready LCD TV £499 from £699

Former_MSE_Archna

Hi guys,

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jimmmyc

From What I have read these screens are good value, check out the comments and pics on AV forum. I would rather buy a 'cheap' one of these now, than spend double on a sony or a Samsung which seem to have lots of faults-see AV forums again.

So even if its cheap it seems well worth it. Woolies have had 25,000 of these and have the same on order again.

LCD's aren't as good as CRT's but I can't hang my 32" Sony on the wall or connect my PC to it or fit it into any other room than my lounge. So this is the best option.

As for longevity, how long do you want from this 3/4/5 years for the money thats a good deal.

In a few years we will be wanting the next level-Ultra High Def is coming (not too soon tho!)

Mines is on order!

tricia2673

6 months ago we bought a 40 inch Panasonic for over £ 2,000, today we bought a 27 inch Bush for £399. The smaller one is for upstairs but I can see no difference in the quality of picture. I am sorry we bought the dearer one because we were told when we went into Comet that we would be silly not to get a HD ready TV but didn't know at the time that we would have to buy a box and add a subscription to our sky package, so getting a dear one was unneccessary as the HD part will not be used. Ok perhaps the cheaper one will not last as long but I could buy several cheaper models as and when they break down for the price of the Panasonic.

rickmarine

Ebuyer are selling 32" LCD tv for £399.99

delorean_2

tricia2673 wrote:

I could buy several cheaper models as and when they break down for the price of the Panasonic.

Where is the logic in that? Why not invest in a high quality product?

HD does not apply to an over-hyped Sky subscription service alone. The new wave of DVD's that are already upon us are all HD. Terrestrial television is to be switched off within 5 years (a date has been set but I forget when) and will be completely digital.

The problem early adopters of so-called HD Ready sets face is that they are NOT really 'HD Ready' at all. The current crop supposedly are. Bothe the BBC and Sky and other services are putting out HD content in different ways. Given the choice I would sit on the fence for now and wait it out.

Luckily I am emigrating to Canada in 2 weeks where HD is already common place, just as in the USA. So no problems for me there as the standard has already been set!

tricia2673

delorean wrote:

Where is the logic in that? Why not invest in a high quality product?

HD does not apply to an over-hyped Sky subscription service alone. The new wave of DVD's that are already upon us are all HD. Terrestrial television is to be switched off within 5 years (a date has been set but I forget when) and will be completely digital.

The problem early adopters of so-called HD Ready sets face is that they are NOT really 'HD Ready' at all. The current crop supposedly are. Bothe the BBC and Sky and other services are putting out HD content in different ways. Given the choice I would sit on the fence for now and wait it out.

Luckily I am emigrating to Canada in 2 weeks where HD is already common place, just as in the USA. So no problems for me there as the standard has already been set!

The logic is : if the cheaper set last for 3 or 4 years at that price, I can then buy another cheap one, which will probably last for another 3 or 4 years. I could repeat that 3 times more for the price of my Panasonic and beleive me there is no difference in picture quality.

stanly

what everyones veiw on this tv sorry the links long cheers in advance

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lolly5648

The contrast ratio is not very good and it doesnt say what the response time is

smashed

tricia2673 wrote:

The logic is : if the cheaper set last for 3 or 4 years at that price, I can then buy another cheap one, which will probably last for another 3 or 4 years. I could repeat that 3 times more for the price of my Panasonic and beleive me there is no difference in picture quality.

If there is no visible difference in pic quality then I suggest you go for the cheap route.
Personally, I would always buy a premium product (I can definitely see the difference between TV's).

Also, its amazing how many of us will do a lot of research when buying TV's etc for parents, grandparents. Yet, some of them have such poor eyesight, hearing etc that they struggle to read a newspaper. In such instances, you really do have to wonder if they would spot any difference whatsoever.

RedOnRed

When I go into TV showrooms like our local Comet, the difference in picture quality between the cheap and premium brands is striking and that's without even listening to them.

I really can't understand how anyone would want to fork out hundreds on some cheap unknown brand, whether it's a rebadged Thomson or not, who incidentally come up poorly in most reviews.