New TV with internet access - What would you get ?

DCFC79

sooty&sweep wrote: »

The thing for me though is that when you look at a range of TVs in a showroom you ooh & aah at the relative picture quality of each but when you've nothing to compare against in your own lounge I'd be happy with most of them.

Jen

Yes there is that as well, theres also the fact the tv's may not be setup correctly eg the settings so you could be looking at a poor picture which might put you off buying it.

Noticed earlier this toshiba, LG and sammy all on hukd.

Also think where you buy it from, JL give a free 5 year guarantee on the LG.

vyle

bloss0m wrote: »

I have been looking at a 32" smart tv full 1080p, led backlight (slim) with Freeview HD. I was disappointed on just how much some of them are like Samsung. I got a 32" Samsung 2 years ago for a relative and it was very slim all tvs I seen so far are much thicker, and you seem to pay a premium price for smart tv. I was wanting to pay around £300ish

Some manufacturers have thickened their lower end sets slightly, because of masses of complaints over sound quality in the slimmest sets they did. They're putting better speakers in than they did, but they're thicker.

when you reach the top end, they're putting more expensive, slimmer speakers in that perform just as well, but still not great.

If you're looking to spend about £300 I'm sure there's an LG out there somewhere. I'd go for £450 and get an E5 in that sort of range simply because it's a stunning all round TV for that price, and I have seen it crop up from time to time at £379.

johnnyboyrebel

It is always annoying to hear everyone always slagging off 3D. It is an excellent addition to a TV, I am in the mindset of if I am going to fork out on a new TV that is over 40" then why not pay slightly more (in my case it was a tiny amount between the 3D version and the non 3D version) as you may aswell have it and if you are a big movie fan, it is always fin watching the 3D version as opposed to the standard blu-ray.

RE: 3D glasses, with any LG model you nearly always get at least 4 pairs included. Of course you can pay out £100 a so for glasses like with anything but it is totally unecessary, the standard glasses are the same and should you do with to buy more, are only around £10 a pair at the most.

This one is good, 32", full HD (1080p, not just 'HD Ready') built in HD freeview and wireless so for the internet side of things, just connect to your wireless network once and you are all set up.

vyle

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

RE: 3D glasses, with any LG model you nearly always get at least 4 pairs included. Of course you can pay out £100 a so for glasses like with anything but it is totally unecessary, the standard glasses are the same and should you do with to buy more, are only around £10 a pair at the most.

Just a note that there is a monumental difference between active and passive glasses.

moneypenny2k

Given that my 32 inch Samsung LCD TV cost me the best part of £1000 7 years ago, I think I'm due a treat, I want one of these http://www.johnlewis.com/231553122/Product.aspx but I am going to hold off till after Xmas and wait for the sales

johnnyboyrebel

moneypenny2k wrote: »

Given that my 32 inch Samsung LCD TV cost me the best part of £1000 7 years ago, I think I'm due a treat, I want one of these http://www.johnlewis.com/231553122/Product.aspx but I am going to hold off till after Xmas and wait for the sales

I too think that voice control is the ultimate addition, being able to enjoy a smart tv without even moving to use your remote control

johnnyboyrebel

vyle wrote: »

Just a note that there is a monumental difference between active and passive glasses.

There certainly is in that active glasses are bulky, uncomfortable and just make you not want to wear them. Also there is a big difference in that active glasses cost more.

If you are suggesting that active 3d is 'better' than passive then the proof is in the pudding. The specifications may favour one over the other however in reality actually viewing a movie in both versions active and passive gives the result of very little difference (other than you are lumbered with heavey, uncomfortable glasses with passive) Considering this is a moneysavingforum I am sure you are not promoting spending more money for nothing as that would be silly.

Enterprise_1701C

Just a thought, when you are watching them in the showroom, what we looked out for was when the titles were scrolling. On some they were very jumpy, on ours they are smooth.

vyle

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

There certainly is in that active glasses are bulky, uncomfortable and just make you not want to wear them. Also there is a big difference in that active glasses cost more.

If you are suggesting that active 3d is 'better' than passive then the proof is in the pudding. The specifications may favour one over the other however in reality actually viewing a movie in both versions active and passive gives the result of very little difference (other than you are lumbered with heavey, uncomfortable glasses with passive) Considering this is a moneysavingforum I am sure you are not promoting spending more money for nothing as that would be silly.

I am not advocating one over the other at all. Both versions of 3D make me dizzy, feel sick and give me headaches. It is downright misleading to say that 3D glasses on general cost X amount though without making a distinction that on an active set, the passive glasses will not work, and vice versa.

Active glasses are more expensive than passive because of how they work, but in all fairness, you clearly have not experienced any recent 3d glasses. The current crop of samsung active glasses are £35 for two pairs of very light, almost flimsy, glasses which I initially thought were passive... which rather trumps the £25 per pair philips were charging for their passive sets a year ago.

samsung and sony's glasses have also slimmed down, but sony's not by much.

The benefits of active over passive mainly rely on viewing angle, but it doesn't matter much if your TV is dead in front of all viewers. If it isn't, or if you're prone to tipping your head, you may have issues with passive...that and halving your image resolution, which some may notice more than others.