Bargain alert! 32" HD Ready LCD TV for £399...can you get one?

willywillwill

Hi there

Have to say I don't agree. eg I bought a Bush wide screen tv some years ago (not a premium brand) which was half the price of a premium brand equivalent and it worked, and still works, just fine.

Another example from a different product - my father in law was a tailor and made leather jackets for a variety of buyers including Harrods and sew in the label of the store, be it a local shop or a premium brand like Harrods. The jackets were exactly the same, it was just the labels that were different...

RedOnRed wrote:

I thought it was a rebadged Thomson?

The Teco's that are going around apparently are rebadged Viewsonics.

Even so, i'd still rather go for a premium branded TV myself.

pingu

i could have the techwood in woolies 32" for £340 with discount and £20 gift voucher i have but mrs wants a silver one:D

ramkmr

hi just wonder anyone knows which LCD is good for £400 budget
I need a 32' LCD TV doesn't matter whether it's HD ready ,HDMi or not
but looking for a one which ia very good in picture and comes for long life
at the moment there are Teco,technosonic,AOC,hanns
any one have idea which one will be better for good picture?

topbuzz

...prices ex P&P but inc VAT

Found these 32" LCD TVs

AOC 32" LCD TV N32W551T or L32W551T, Widescreen, Speakers, HD ready

aspect ratio: 16:9
resolution: 1366x768
response rate: 6.5ms,
contrast ratio: 1200:1
£370 https://www.directtvs.co.uk
£380 https://www.techfever.co.uk

32" Scan LTV-3203H LCD TV, Widescreen, Speakers, HD ready

aspect ratio: 16:9
resolution: 1366x768
response rate: 8ms,
contrast ratio: 1200:1

£399 https://www.scan.co.uk


Basically the smaller value the response rate, the quicker the image updates.
The higher the contrast ratio the better the image quailty (rule of thumb).
The bigger the resolution the better/crisper the image.

HaroldHamsun

topbuzz wrote:

Basically the smaller value the response rate, the quicker the image updates.
The higher the contrast ratio the better the image quailty (rule of thumb).
The bigger the resolution the better/crisper the image.

I think that's largely true for monitors, but is it true for stand-alone TVs?

As far as I'm aware, the main difference between cheapo LCDs and expensive name-brands isn't so much the quality of the panels,as it is the quality of the electronics and software that interpolates the SD image to make it bearable on a screen that has a native resolution that's really only suitable for viewing HD sources.

If the TV we watch now was HD as standard, the cheapos would reign supreme.

I hope that makes sense!

hixey101

filthyrich wrote:

If you call Argos for availability they arent so up-to-date as you think, I wanted to buy a popular mobile phone and checked to see if they had it in all of the stores in the SouthEast. They all said sold out... went to my local store the same day and they had 15 in stock.

I work for Argos, and you will find that deliveries to the store are released around lunchtime, so they may not show up as being in til then, but theres a chance there is some on todays delivery.
My tip is to wait until lunchtime, then check.

executiverocker

hixey101 wrote:

I work for Argos, and you will find that deliveries to the store are released around lunchtime, so they may not show up as being in til then, but theres a chance there is some on todays delivery.
My tip is to wait until lunchtime, then check.

deliveries to stores vary throughout the day, my old store used to have 6am deliveries, whereas my current store delivery is at 6.45pm

sellparttime

Do you know the model of the Sony TV as Sainsbury?

bennnneb

has anybody else who bought the acoustics solutions lcd tv from argos had problems with the sound?

mrke

Tesco in Poole have a 32" Goodmans GTVL32W25HD for £399.97
Cannot see it online anywhere though? looks exactly the same as this: http://www.goodmans.co.uk/productdetails.aspx?pid=GTVL32W8HD&language=en-GB

The GTVL32W8HD (from Goodmans) & GTVL32W25HD (from Tesco) are very similar, if not the same?