Best options for Flatscreen TVs

tomreid10

Hi

We are moving house in around three weeks time and my wife has her heart set on a new flat screen TV to replace our old CRT ones for the new house.

Does anyone have any recommendations for the best TV at the best price?

cheers

debitcardmayhem

Perhaps more info first ,
Budget, Freeview, Freesat, Cable, HD, Is freeview available in your new house etc.

Edited: I deliberately left out 3D - not a good medium yet

tomreid10

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

The current owner uses Virgin Cable, but I'm not convinced I want ongoing monthly charges for cable TV and I'm not convinced Virgin's Broadband and Phone rates are any good (plus I have heard some horror stories about their customer service).

There is an old arial on the roof, but the owner has never used it, so it'll be over 10 years old.

I am quite attracted to Freesat, as I fancy having the BBC iPlayer service easily available. I also dis some research and believe you can get any UK regional variants on Freesat, being Scottish and living in England, it appealed to me to get Scottish TV here.

Budget - £300 - 450ish.

cheers

penrhyn

You could buy an internet enabled TV, which would come with the BBC iPlayer, and a Freeview HD tuner.

You may need an aerial upgrade.

Something like a Samsung LE40C650 .

jaydeeuk1

Car phone warehouse doing a decent 40" ful HD toshiba for £299.
Not the best set you can buy when compared to latest Sony's, but on a par with most sub £400 sets. Whats your budget?

tomreid10

Hi

Was hoping to get away with around £350 - £400 for the TV.

cheers

mrschaucer

Do check before you purchase - not all "internet" TVs will show BBC iPlayer. Don't think Sonys currently do.

Hammyman

tomreid10 wrote: »

Hi

Was hoping to get away with around £350 - £400 for the TV.

cheers

OK, in that case don't go for full 1080p HD and you'll get a better spec. Unless you sit closer than 6ft to it, you'd not notice the difference between 720p/1080i and 1080p anyway on a 42" or smaller TV. And even then, Virgin, Sky and Freeview/Sat HD are all at a max of 1080i.

sho_me_da_money

Best TV - Panasonic VT30B.

Price - £4K for 65"

jaydeeuk1

Hammyman wrote: »

OK, in that case don't go for full 1080p HD and you'll get a better spec. Unless you sit closer than 6ft to it, you'd not notice the difference between 720p/1080i and 1080p anyway on a 42" or smaller TV. And even then, Virgin, Sky and Freeview/Sat HD are all at a max of 1080i.

BBC are going to move to 1080p format (at least on freeview)

IMO, really don't see the point of 'hd ready' 720 screens, most screens being developed now are 1080p capable, hence you'll see the price of even once high end 720p plasmas slashed.

Would you buy a car with a top speed of 70, even if you only drove on the road? Thought not.

Hammyman

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

IMO, really don't see the point of 'hd ready' 720 screens, most screens being developed now are 1080p capable, hence you'll see the price of even once high end 720p plasmas slashed.

And that's exactly the reason to buy one. As I said, you can't tell the difference even on a 42" unless you're sat on it simply because the human eyeball doesn't have the resolution to see all the detail. You cannot alter that fact.

Would you buy a car with a top speed of 70, even if you only drove on the road? Thought not.

If it was half the price and a better spec than one that did more, yes. In fact, I cannot recall the last time I ever looked at what the top speed of a car was. 0-60 yes but top speed, no.