New TV Recommendations

MaD2ko0l

Hiya,

Im looking for a new TV. My current TV is an old CRT and its not even widescreen :-(

anway, im looking for a 40"-42" tv with a budget of £700.

Can anyone recommed me a decent tv in my price range that will last me another 15-20 years.

Much appreciated.

MaD2ko0l

macman

What platform are you going to use your TV on (e.g. do you want built in Freesat, Freeview HD?) What do you use your TV for? (clue-the answer is not 'watching television'). For example, do you want to play Blu Rays, stream from the internet, etc?
The best (non-budget) brands are generally considered to be Panasonic and Sony, go to somewhere like Richer sounds or John lewis and do your research there.

shortchanged_2

MaD2ko0l wrote: »

Hiya,

Im looking for a new TV. My current TV is an old CRT and its not even widescreen :-(

anway, im looking for a 40"-42" tv with a budget of £700.

Can anyone recommed me a decent tv in my price range that will last me another 15-20 years.

Much appreciated.

MaD2ko0l

Do you actually need such a large tv?

daveyjp

You can get something more than decent with half your budget and I suggest you consider this as an option.

IMHO the days of having a TV for 15-20 years are long gone. In 5 years time the TV you buy now will be as old fashioned as your current CRT TV. Our Sony is only three years old and already far removed with what I can get now for what I paid (£330).

Harrowing_2

shortchanged wrote: »

Do you actually need such a large tv?

That is precisely the size of TV I would recommend to get the most benefit from High Definition in a typical sized UK living room.

You could get a Samsung full LED these days for that budget.

I have an LCD, it's great for normal scene lighting conditions, but it's true that they are not so great with showing very dark scenes. Seemingly the full LED tv addresses this prolem very well.

Fifer

Harrowing wrote: »

Seemingly the full LED tv addresses this prolem very well.

Full LED? I don't think there are affordable full LED TVs available yet. The TVs sold as LED are actually LCD TVs with LED back or side-lighting (as opposed to fluorescent backlights as used on 'regular' LCD TVs).

The difference between LED backlighting and side-lighting is significant. Backilighting allows many LEDs to be used which can be independently switched on and off, providing better dynamic brightness and good black performance as the bright parts of the picture can still be backlit whilst the backlighting on dark areas can be reduced or turned off.

LED side-lighting allows for a very, very slim TV, but no appreciable picture quality improvement over regular fluorescent backlights.

scotsbob

42" Panasonic full HD with Freesat HD and Freeview HD plus internet connection for Youtube, Twitter etc.

£607 with voucher code

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/panasonic-tx-p42g20b-42-inch-widesc/781435

shortchanged_2

Harrowing wrote: »

That is precisely the size of TV I would recommend to get the most benefit from High Definition in a typical sized UK living room.

If you are referring to the new build housing estates then I think a 42" tv is too much for a 10ft x 9ft living room.

Harrowing_2

shortchanged wrote: »

If you are referring to the new build housing estates then I think a 42" tv is too much for a 10ft x 9ft living room.

No, a normal older house, 12 by 15, and HD allows closer viewing than for SD. Blimey, do people really put up with 10x9 ?

Harrowing_2

Fifer wrote: »

Full LED? I don't think there are affordable full LED TVs available yet. The TVs sold as LED are actually LCD TVs with LED back or side-lighting (as opposed to fluorescent backlights as used on 'regular' LCD TVs).

The difference between LED backlighting and side-lighting is significant. Backilighting allows many LEDs to be used which can be independently switched on and off, providing better dynamic brightness and good black performance as the bright parts of the picture can still be backlit whilst the backlighting on dark areas can be reduced or turned off.

LED side-lighting allows for a very, very slim TV, but no appreciable picture quality improvement over regular fluorescent backlights.

Yeah, thx, he could get one of those normal LED for £700 or less. Mate in office got one (42) for £800 but was 6 months ago.:D

full led seemed to be £1700 or so, sorry for confusion, 15 all Fifer (maths fractions cheating)

Fifer

Harrowing wrote: »

Yeah, thx, he could get one of those normal LED for £700 or less. Mate in office got one (42) for £800 but was 6 months ago.:D

full led seemed to be £1700 or so, sorry for confusion, 15 all Fifer (maths fractions cheating)

Engineers don't cheat, we just go for the most efficient solution.