Looking for 40" Full HD tv on a tight budget

peteb93

Hi everyone im in the market for a new tv and i was looking at the Sharp LC40SH340 for £279.95 from Richer Sounds but i googled it and i read that its not a proper Sharp its just a rebadged tv from a Turkish firm and they dont tend to be brilliant.So ive been put off that a little bit.

I was hoping that i would be able to get that a BluRay Player and a stand plus take out the warranty which ive read good things about for about £400 or less if i could haggle with them.

My only other alternative is the Toshiba 40BV801 which is £299.95.

Does anyone have any experience of either of these TV's at all?

Any advice would be most helpful

Avoriaz

I have no experience of any of the TVs you mention.

However, last year I did buy a 42 inch Panasonic plasma TV with integrated Freesat and Freeview plus a Panasonic Blu ray player, all for £400 on Ebay.

It was about 6 months old but in excellent “as new” condition. The seller had upgraded to 3D.

I was lucky that I got a bargain that I could collect locally and examine before parting with my cash.

Ebay and other sites are full of 2D TV bargains as people upgrade to 3D.

Have a look. You might be lucky too.

fwor

From personal experience I would avoid Sharp.

I had issues with one of their products and their response to my problems was very poor. I can't recall dealing with a company of that size before with such bad customer service.

Inner_Zone

peteb93 wrote: »

Hi everyone im in the market for a new tv and i was looking at the Sharp LC40SH340 for £279.95 from Richer Sounds but i googled it and i read that its not a proper Sharp its just a rebadged tv from a Turkish firm and they dont tend to be brilliant.So ive been put off that a little bit.

I was hoping that i would be able to get that a BluRay Player and a stand plus take out the warranty which ive read good things about for about £400 or less if i could haggle with them.

My only other alternative is the Toshiba 40BV801 which is £299.95.

Does anyone have any experience of either of these TV's at all?

Any advice would be most helpful

At those prices both TV's are probably made in the same factory.

If you want a cheap TV take a look at the Hotdeals, not a recommendation, just a thought. Personally a Panasonic plasma is well worth the extra money, have two and also two smaller Sharp's LCD's but both actual made by Sharp, both fine.

Notmyrealname

At £400 including a blu-ray player and warranty, you're going to be getting budget crap mostly made in the same factories if you're hell bent on 1080p.

Also unless you're watching the TV from a distance of no more than 6 and a half feet, then you won't tell the difference between 720p and full HD. Google Lechner Distance Chart.

russell_e

This? http://www.marksandspencer.com/39-114-Series-LCD-TV/dp/B0030WGPZE?source=affwindow&extid=af_a_Communities_47868&comgp=47868&awc=1402_1340384572_2205c45ac9411f5ce14453654447a99f

peteb93

Thanks for all the advice guys.

In the end i decided to buy a 37" after measuring up the available space again.

I got a LG 37LK450U and stand from Richers Sounds for £379 and they guy let me have the warranty for nothing.

So im happy with that

ukmike

I've got that Toshiba,i fine it superb.