New TV Recommendations

Fifer

Harrowing wrote: »

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

Well, ours is a new build and we don't. It's not the biggest living room we've had, but 16' x 13' is perfectly acceptable.

MaD2ko0l

macman wrote: »

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.

ah ok, more specifics ;-)

so it will be more of an all rounder that i would be after.

But mostly, it will be used for gaming and watching Blu-Rays.

freeview/freesat dont matter as i think we will be going virgin due to having very poor satelite reception.

thanks for al lthe replies so far.

Much appericiated

Kurtis_Blue

MaD2ko0l wrote: »

freeview/freesat dont matter as i think we will be going virgin due to having very poor satelite reception.
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Just my curiosity but why do you think you have poor satellite reception?

MaD2ko0l

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

Just my curiosity but why do you think you have poor satellite reception?

from past experiances in the area and also we have been speaking to the neighbours about it.

either sky has problems in the area or it has bad reception.

same with the normal tv ariels, back in the day wit hthe terrestrial tv channels, it used to be a nightmare to get ll the channels in a decent picture.

you could usually get 2 channels in perfect picture but th rest were unwatchable.

Kurtis_Blue

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MaD2ko0l wrote: »

from past experiances in the area and also we have been speaking to the neighbours about it.

either sky has problems in the area or it has bad reception.

same with the normal tv ariels, back in the day wit hthe terrestrial tv channels, it used to be a nightmare to get ll the channels in a decent picture.

you could usually get 2 channels in perfect picture but th rest were unwatchable.

Not sure what the issue is with the neighbours but you cant have localised poor reception with Sky that would effect an area, your Sky/freesat reception would be fine if correctly installed.

Terrestrial TV aerials however are different and is quite possible you would suffer, goto:

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/

And enter your property details for a pretty accurate guide to terrestrial reception.

Harrowing_2

Fifer wrote: »

Well, ours is a new build and we don't. It's not the biggest living room we've had, but 16' x 13' is perfectly acceptable.

Yes of course, I would love a new build if I could afford that (IMO) "normal" size room in these here parts new, mmmm, 10 year guarantee and all modern features, lovely... have to send the wife down tut pits or something...

Fifer wrote: »

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

Mathematicians are purists...or maybe just pure.:o

Harrowing_2

Kurtis_Blue wrote: »

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Not sure what the issue is with the neighbours but you cant have localised poor reception with Sky that would effect an area, your Sky/freesat reception would be fine if correctly installed.

Terrestrial TV aerials however are different and is quite possible you would suffer, goto:

http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/

And enter your property details for a pretty accurate guide to terrestrial reception.

It's rare but yes you can!!! My father has the same problem in a deep valley area. Sky came around and said it wasn't possible to get adequate reception.

Hippychick

We have recently bought a 42inch plasma (Samsung) from John Lewis for £429.00.

Full HD with built in freeview, USB connections 3 hdmi etc and a 5 year warranty. It's fab and has a great picture.

http://www.johnlewis.com/230911738/Product.aspx

Kurtis_Blue

Harrowing wrote: »

It's rare but yes you can!!! My father has the same problem in a deep valley area. Sky came around and said it wasn't possible to get adequate reception.

Sorry but no, as long as you can see the correct bit of Sky its not going to be an issue.

There is always the case of trees, buildings etc. blocking the satellite, but not poor reception.

whatfaff

Bargain - Panasonic 42'' TX-P42S20P VIERA Full HD Plasma TV with Freeview HD for £529 today online at M&S. It was £899 but has been reduced to £699, but for today only they are selling it at £529. That includes free delivery and installation and a 5-year guarantee. Hope this is helpful.