New TV: Plasma, LED or LCD?
02 July 2012, 04:02 PM
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To be honest alcazar there is so much crap talked about TVs it's unreal. I bought a 50" Panasonic plasma 6 months ago as like you no matter where I went I couldn't see a feed decent enough to see the difference so I relied on reviews for the best set I could get under £700 and the fact that primarily I watch movies on DVD and Blu-ray so noted which sets were recommended for this. The picture is stunning and I am very happy.
If you like sets with a small bezel go to Comet or werever choose one from a reputable manufacturer and check the reviews. If all is OK get it bought online for the best deal you can find.
If you like sets with a small bezel go to Comet or werever choose one from a reputable manufacturer and check the reviews. If all is OK get it bought online for the best deal you can find.
02 July 2012, 04:13 PM
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personally if it was me and the reviews ive read before i bought mine it would be
Panasonic Plasma, ( plasmas come a long way since long ago )
Samsung LED
LG Plasma with Passive 3D
not that your gonna watch 3d much but having the ability for the cost of knack all is good
i have both a 50 and 42 Pannis 1 is 3d and picture is crystal clear when watching 1080P.
Just be aware LG 3d isnt 1080P but 720P only the active 3d are 1080P 3d. but the differances are not massive, and the LGs have cheap as chips glasses.
Sony etc are ok but you pay for the name, and sonys tubes are really only Sharp tubes with sony badges. my Dad has sony everything cos hes weird, but still a good make just costly.
Samsung are in bed with Microsoft so wait for the new intelli TVs and it starts getting fun
Panasonic Plasma, ( plasmas come a long way since long ago )
Samsung LED
LG Plasma with Passive 3D
not that your gonna watch 3d much but having the ability for the cost of knack all is good
i have both a 50 and 42 Pannis 1 is 3d and picture is crystal clear when watching 1080P.
Just be aware LG 3d isnt 1080P but 720P only the active 3d are 1080P 3d. but the differances are not massive, and the LGs have cheap as chips glasses.
Sony etc are ok but you pay for the name, and sonys tubes are really only Sharp tubes with sony badges. my Dad has sony everything cos hes weird, but still a good make just costly.
Samsung are in bed with Microsoft so wait for the new intelli TVs and it starts getting fun
02 July 2012, 04:17 PM
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Ive always been a fan of Paansonic Tv's and currently have one of there plasmas, i'm starting to like the Samsung LED TV's as well, Samsung seem to do some real quality stuff.
02 July 2012, 04:19 PM
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See, here's a problem, Les. The TVs are all set up in those shops, all tuned to some stupid advertsing stuff.
And I can't see a picture diference between the £350 plasma set and the £2300 LED set next to it.......except that the £2300 set is marginally bigger.
All these things TVs can now do, voice activation, (yeah, right, I can see it reacting well to a Northern accent), Smart TV, etc etc, do I REALLY need it?
What I want is something with the smallest bezel, biggest decent picture for my money.
And I can't see a picture diference between the £350 plasma set and the £2300 LED set next to it.......except that the £2300 set is marginally bigger.
All these things TVs can now do, voice activation, (yeah, right, I can see it reacting well to a Northern accent), Smart TV, etc etc, do I REALLY need it?
What I want is something with the smallest bezel, biggest decent picture for my money.
02 July 2012, 05:26 PM
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And three different people will tell you that three different technologies are the best.
Then ANOTHER three will tell you you why you need to spend £300 on a sound system, £extra on an active TV and £EXTRA on 3-D.
I'm just bad at decisions.
02 July 2012, 05:49 PM
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But where? As I said, they all look the same to me.
And three different people will tell you that three different technologies are the best.
Then ANOTHER three will tell you you why you need to spend £300 on a sound system, £extra on an active TV and £EXTRA on 3-D.
I'm just bad at decisions.
And three different people will tell you that three different technologies are the best.
Then ANOTHER three will tell you you why you need to spend £300 on a sound system, £extra on an active TV and £EXTRA on 3-D.
I'm just bad at decisions.
02 July 2012, 06:18 PM
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But where? As I said, they all look the same to me.
And three different people will tell you that three different technologies are the best.
Then ANOTHER three will tell you you why you need to spend £300 on a sound system, £extra on an active TV and £EXTRA on 3-D.
I'm just bad at decisions.
And three different people will tell you that three different technologies are the best.
Then ANOTHER three will tell you you why you need to spend £300 on a sound system, £extra on an active TV and £EXTRA on 3-D.
I'm just bad at decisions.
(The speakers in my first scoob lasted about 10 days before being binned
).And anyone who tells you a CCFL backlit LCD is better needs to be ignored. That is unless the TV is £200.
So that nibbles your way down to two technologies. LED backlit and Plasma.
3D? Do you watch alot of films? Do you intend on getting Sky 3D? If its no to either don't put it as a priority. Simples.
That should narrow it down a bit
(albeit not by much )
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02 July 2012, 07:04 PM
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If they all look the same, then you might be better off getting a cheaper TV and spending a few quid on a sound system to go with it. But really, there's no substitute for seeing a proper demo - and that's not easy given how many stores show blocky, brightly coloured advertising crap all the time, rather than anything that might actually allow people to make an informed decision about which TV is best.
Grrr... (rant over for now).
Grrr... (rant over for now).
03 July 2012, 12:09 PM
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32' x 13', there is a fireplace along one long wall, roughly central, above which a FSTV could be mounted, but the present huge CRT one is in the left hand corner when looking at the fireplace.
French windows at the left hand end, picture window at the right, plain wall along the rear.
French windows at the left hand end, picture window at the right, plain wall along the rear.
03 July 2012, 12:58 PM
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We got roughly same, just shoved it where the old one was , as yours.
Over fireplace too high, other option would been opposite wall but then people be passing it on way to kitchen
People across the road seem to have end wall away from road given over to a massive tv ( I half considered just watching theirs instead of buying a new one ), I don't think im there yet , I like to look out
Over fireplace too high, other option would been opposite wall but then people be passing it on way to kitchen
People across the road seem to have end wall away from road given over to a massive tv ( I half considered just watching theirs instead of buying a new one ), I don't think im there yet , I like to look out
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03 July 2012, 11:08 PM
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A sound bar works by bouncing music off the walls so your layout sounds ideal. Went to Bose the other week where they done a demo of their tv. Stupidly good I could of swore it was a kickass 7.1 system but it was all built into the tv just bouncing the soundwaves off the walls
04 July 2012, 12:42 PM
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Now if it was a Pioneer PDP-5000/LX5090 or 500A I'd be VERY interested.
Best picture quality from a plasma. Even today, and a potential bargain second hand. Killed by the cheap/high profit margin mass production LCD rubbish...its taken the best part of four years for other remaining plasma manufacturers to catch up - even after buying the patent rights!
Best picture quality from a plasma. Even today, and a potential bargain second hand. Killed by the cheap/high profit margin mass production LCD rubbish...its taken the best part of four years for other remaining plasma manufacturers to catch up - even after buying the patent rights!
04 July 2012, 03:09 PM
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I don't know if this tv is any good, but it's a Panasonic TX-P50G30 or can have in 42 inch size.It's not 3D though if that bothers you.It's not the best looking tv either.But have a demo of one, they are on www.ebay.co.uk for about £700 ( 50 inch ) and £450 ( 42 inch ).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasonic-...#ht_1225wt_901
Nath.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasonic-...#ht_1225wt_901
Nath.
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04 July 2012, 03:18 PM
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We did the same recently, and ended up with a Panasonic Viera backlit LED.
BUT, it really needs the HD feed to make it noticably better than our old (and I have to say pretty good Sony CRT) In HD it is, however, significantly better than the CRT image.
Sound is ok, but by comparison with a massive CRT, ****. Can't get good sound out of anything thats only about 3 cm thick.
Point to note, the picture quality in all of the retailers was crap and only did we see the true image quality when we got it set up at home.
I've also got a same sized samsung backlit LED and whilst its quality is good enough, the Panasonic is way better on both SD and HD feeds.
BUT, it really needs the HD feed to make it noticably better than our old (and I have to say pretty good Sony CRT) In HD it is, however, significantly better than the CRT image.
Sound is ok, but by comparison with a massive CRT, ****. Can't get good sound out of anything thats only about 3 cm thick.
Point to note, the picture quality in all of the retailers was crap and only did we see the true image quality when we got it set up at home.
I've also got a same sized samsung backlit LED and whilst its quality is good enough, the Panasonic is way better on both SD and HD feeds.
Last edited by Devildog; 04 July 2012 at 04:07 PM. Reason: duh..its LED
04 July 2012, 05:21 PM
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Remember as well that one particular TV may be great at 32" but not so great at 42" so decide what size you want, how much you want to pay and then do some research within those parameters.
Ended up buying this
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/aud...-938599/review
Although paid half that quoted cost
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04 July 2012, 06:04 PM
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If a salesman butts in tell them to sod off. Unless you're unable to get a decent picture, where in that case you ask them if they can adjust it so it actually doesn't look so crap
Messing with the remote also helps you get the feel of the menus and how easy the TV is to set up. LG in my opinion is the best for menu layouts. Panasonics tend to have very basic and clunky menus layouts in comparison.
For example just by having a play around in a showroom I turned a rather abysmal picture on LG PK350 into something pretty darn good for a £500 plasma. As originally it was set in "eco" mode which basically made the picture as dull as the current English summer.
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04 July 2012, 08:45 PM
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What to do..............?