Toshiba 42 Inch 1080i LCD - £475 dld (includes 5% code) Currys

Jefft_2

blokenfeffer wrote: »

Not exactly correct, 1080i should work perfectly fine - the signal is just deinterlaced and displayed at 1,366x768 instead of 1,920x1,080

Yes it is exactly correct. It is a 720 resolution panel. It downscales from 1080i which does not make it a 1080i LCD.

holliefabbabe

please be aware guys , the picture on this tv is very poor,

pepperoni_2

holliefabbabe wrote: »

please be aware guys , the picture on this tv is very poor,

I asume in order for you to make such a comment you have this TV?
Please clarify as many people have ordered this?...myself included.

holliefabbabe

yes , we looked at it on christmas eve , and compared to the 32 lg thats the same price the picture was grainy , the signal was being sent direct from a hd sky box down one 3m length of hdmi cable , it is not full hd 1080i it is 720i ,

pepperoni_2

worrying...I'll look into it.cheers

Lyrrad

holliefabbabe wrote: »

yes , we looked at it on christmas eve , and compared to the 32 lg thats the same price the picture was grainy , the signal was being sent direct from a hd sky box down one 3m length of hdmi cable , it is not full hd 1080i it is 720i ,

Are you sure that this is not 720p. One of the problems a lot of HD Tv's have is their abily to show SD pictures at a reasonable quality. Whilst this TV is not the best HD one out there I think it is reasonable to assume that it's SD quality will be fine. I trust you are aware that Sky HD is 1080i and there is a debate on what is better 720p or 1080i.

To judge a TV on how it is set up in a department store is sheer folly. How much time do you think is taken on each set?

Flimber

Still showing as £499.99 when searched for but goes to £899.99 when basketed. Also, the reserve and collect option has been removed. This one might not happen, folks.

tightus_wad

Oh - the great picture quality debate again!! Take ANYONES opinion with a pinch of salt, also, don't always go off the setup in the shop. They don't always set them up correctly! I have a Tosh, and spent £1200 on it a couple of years ago WITHOUT checking it out in store - assuming a Tosh would be fine, esp. with the spec on internet...anyway...I was VERY upset with the picture quality etc. for about 4 months and nearly sold it to get a plasma- until I learnt how to set it up properly - now it is fine. The HD quality is FABULOUS - in my opinion! ha ha ha! £500 for this screen is a GREAT price. The bigger the screen with SD, the crappier the picture will look - it's like enlarging a picture - it gets blockier. Also depends on the BIT rate that the video is encoded at. For example, BBC HD is sometmes poorer quality than other times. Suppose the BEST way to tell is get your !!! down to a store and check out the picture using the same source - not many places will let you do this - too busy! If you are not sure about it - read up on internet and check it out in store too. I would not buy blind again!

mich_city

hi all..

can anyone point me in the right direction for the currys 5% code mentioned above?.. i've searched but cant find a working one anywhere..

thanks!

hussain

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/128439/toshiba-42c3030-35-42-hd-ready-digi/all/deals/hot/showthread.php?t=128439&page=3

Look at the last post on this page, right at the bottom.

I have just bought the tv, lets hope its a good one!

Merry Christmas to all.

Hussain