Cheap second TV wanted - advice please

NiteRider

Last week I posted a thread describing how our 11-month old 21" Bush TV died. I was grateful to the advise of several MSErs and we have since received a full refund. Here is the link below

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=351272

My partner and I now wish to buy a replacement which is to be used upstairs as a second TV. Please can anyone recommend a particular brand around the £100 to £150 mark? I don't want to buy another Bush. I have heard about a brand in Argos called Wharfdale and, after Googling, these seem to get mixed reviews.

Neither of us are particularly technical. We would need a TV which would tune to all our channels automatically, we have the 5 UK analogue channels, 4 Irish analogue (RTE etc) and the TV is also connected to a Freeview box and DVD recorder. If we want to access Freeview for viewing or recording, we use the TV/AV button to access AV1 or AV2. The DVD recorder which would be attached can record from analogue or digital.

cmc_entertainment

asda was doing a baeur [spelling] 28" for £100 around xmas - or try ebay/ebid for tvs near you that you can collect for example.

cmc_entertainment

149.99 28" Philips

Refurb A Graded SANYO 28" Widescreen Silver TV

just some examples

NiteRider

Thanks for your posts, cmc_entertainment.

While we may well choose a 28" TV, would you recommend those brands mentioned (or any others) for a 21" TV?

Moneymaker

In the long term it often works out cheaper to spend a little more on a good brand than to look for the lowest price supermarket TV that might last a year and a day. Stick with products like Panasonic and Sony from dealers who handle those names.

ckerrd

Asda have a number of TVs that seem to be okay. I bought a "second" one from there before Xmas