LED TV questions

50Twuncle

We need a new TV for the bedroom and are thinking of http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/sharp-lc22le22e-22-full-hd-led-tv-black-08115756-pdt.html
However - I am unsure whether the aerial lead from the Sky box will plug straight in ...What is the connection called ?
Plus - an LED TV is better than an LCD one -- am I right ?

Inner_Zone

21Twinkle wrote: »

We need a new TV for the bedroom and are thinking of http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/sharp-lc22le22e-22-full-hd-led-tv-black-08115756-pdt.html
However - I am unsure whether the aerial lead from the Sky box will plug straight in ...What is the connection called ?

RF (aerial) will but Scart would be better.

21Twinkle wrote: »

Plus - an LED TV is better than an LCD one -- am I right ?

Yes apparently if it a true LED set, but they cost around £1000+ for a small screen. This TV is not LED but LED backlit (as in the description), so LCD with LED's at the back.

poppellerant

If you mean the lead coming from your Sky box to the TV, it could be any one of three connections: HDMI, SCART and coaxial.

HDMI cables are used for high definition. I believe the Sky+ boxes (the ones that record) come with HDMI, but not standard Sky boxes - but I'm probably wrong. The connector is about 0.5" wide

SCART is an older form of connection to your TV, gradually being phased out in favour of HDMI. It is about 1.5" wide.

The oldest connection I know to connect TVs, is coaxial. The plug is one you can find on the end of a TV aerial, round and about 0.3" wide.

almillar

An LED (LED Backlit) LCD TV for £200 by Technika from Tesco is not better than a £400 LCD by Sony, no. Don't fall for the marketing garbage. And the £1000s tiny TVs are OLED (Organic) which don't have any backlight at all. Don't worry about those, they won't be in the shops at reasonable sizes for years.

macman

Please not Currys! Try Richer Sounds.

Chartered_Eng

macman wrote: »

Please not Currys! Try Richer Sounds.

Or John Lewis with a 5 year guarantee for the same price.......

50Twuncle

So are LED backlit TV's worth buying ?
They appear to be the same cost as "normal" LCD ones ....
ie) Sharp LC22LE22E at £129 in currys/pc world

savemoney

Yes both my daughters have LCD tvs in their bedroom one is a Samsung 32" led backlight the older lcd tvs were florescent tube backlight which used more energy

21Twinkle wrote: »

So are LED backlit TV's worth buying ?
They appear to be the same cost as "normal" LCD ones ....
ie) Sharp LC22LE22E at £129 in currys/pc world

AirCooledHeaven

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Yes apparently if it a true LED set, but they cost around £1000+ for a small screen.

You are way behind on pricing, LED tv prices have dropped massively in the last 12 months, a 40" samsung LED from john lewis with 5 years warranty is less than £600...

ukcarper

I have an LED backlit Panasonic and looked at quite a few TVs LED and normal LCD and to be honest the picture quality didn’t seem to depend on the type of backlight. I bought the LED for other features it had.

ukcarper

AirCooledHeaven wrote: »

You are way behind on pricing, LED tv prices have dropped massively in the last 12 months, a 40" samsung LED from john lewis with 5 years warranty is less than £600...

I think you will find that is not a true LED TV.