Bedroom TV

aliEnRIK

typeractive wrote: »

Right! That makes sense. So I just need to check the scaler values?





Thank you.

no no no no no
Theres no such thing as a 'value' on scaling
You need to check reviews, that samsung has an 'excellent' scaler (If memory serves)

typeractive

aliEnRIK wrote: »

no no no no no
Theres no such thing as a 'value' on scaling
You need to check reviews, that samsung has an 'excellent' scaler (If memory serves)

Great - see this is why it's so complex just to buy a TV these days.

aliEnRIK

typeractive wrote: »

Great - see this is why it's so complex just to buy a TV these days.

You cant really go off 'values' for any tv, except 'input lag' which is never displayed anyways
Input lag is the time taken between it receiving a signal and actually displaying the signal onscreen. Why does this matter? A high input lag makes gaming difficult and also creates lip sync problems when plugged into an external amp

I agree. Choosing a tv is very dificult these days.

diable

typeractive wrote: »

A good point - and I have thought about this. Probably due to being lazy / or because we live in a society where media is so accessible. As much as I don't know about TV's, I'm actually quite into technology. I need to have access to music at most times when I'm relaxing. I listen to more music as opposed to watching tv etc, though I do like watching films in bed etc.

I am in to technology, have gadgets and gizmo's left right and center but when in bed I'd rather read a book or have a cuddle and not lie there watching TV, next it will be "can someone suggest a quiet fridge for the bedroom and a deep fat fryer" lol

screwedagain

Hi there,

We successfully mounted a 32" on a stud wall in our bedroom last year, with concealed wiring etc. A couple of tips from the experience, if I may

- Make sure whatever TV bracket you get doesn't clash with the ports at the back of the set. We needed a bracket that fixed across two vertical studs, you know the ones where you fix a horizontal piece to the wall, then attach two vertical legs to the TV and 'hang' the TV off the horizontal piece. The problem was that most brackets had vertical legs that covered the VGA port and one of the audio ports at the back. We got one to suit eventually but it wasn't as easy as you'd think.

- Consider how the cables coming from the TV, exit the wall at low level. We used a single gang faceplate with a brushed grommet in the middle. With a bit of butchering of the back box it means your AV leads with preformed plugs at the end can neatly come out of the wall, looking like they are supposed to be there...

typeractive

diable wrote: »

...next it will be "can someone suggest a quiet fridge for the bedroom and a deep fat fryer" lol

Now there's a thought! lol. :j

typeractive

screwedagain wrote: »

Hi there,

We successfully mounted a 32" on a stud wall in our bedroom last year, with concealed wiring etc. A couple of tips from the experience, if I may

- Make sure whatever TV bracket you get doesn't clash with the ports at the back of the set. We needed a bracket that fixed across two vertical studs, you know the ones where you fix a horizontal piece to the wall, then attach two vertical legs to the TV and 'hang' the TV off the horizontal piece. The problem was that most brackets had vertical legs that covered the VGA port and one of the audio ports at the back. We got one to suit eventually but it wasn't as easy as you'd think.

- Consider how the cables coming from the TV, exit the wall at low level. We used a single gang faceplate with a brushed grommet in the middle. With a bit of butchering of the back box it means your AV leads with preformed plugs at the end can neatly come out of the wall, looking like they are supposed to be there...

Of course! Any tips and advice are most welcome!!

It's never blooming straight forward when it comes to anythign these days is it? I have recently been through a nightmare finding the smallest closet room basin to fit onto a wall behind a door and the smallest projection toilet that would allow a sanislim to sit behind - bloomin difficult. Though *think* I've got it sorted (on budget too).

So to think buying a TV with a suitable wall mount these days would be relatively simple. Hmmm. Hopefully I'll be lucky. As for the cables - some pics would be great if you have any. At the moment I think I will be ok with the cables running down the wall, under the floor and back up the alcove. Here they will sit behind a chest of draws. I plan to create a hole at the back of the worktop and pull through the necessary cables into the back of any other gadgets etc. Well that's the plan at the moment.

Thanks!!

shoperholicnot

drone11 wrote: »

Good recommendation. I have this TV and I am amazed at the picture quality for the price. You cannot go wrong with this one.

I've got one myself now..delivered from Amazon yesterday

Its fab, the picture is fantastic and the Internet iplayer etc is brilliant. I'm having a problem with not being able to pick up the HD channels though, but this is probably due to carp aerial.

typeractive

Hi all,

I previously asked in this thread if it's worth paying for the extra guarantee on a TV from Richer sounds/Dixons and the likes (5 year extra guarantee approx 10% of the price).

Any thoughts - is it worth it?

Cheers

aliEnRIK

Id say it is. Tvs these days are made with ridiculously cheap parts