pslewis

Popped into the Sony Centre today and they had a fantastic 46" LCD TV for £3999 ........ now, it wasn't much more than 2 years ago that I watched a £8500 Sony 37" LCD in the Sony Centre amazed at the quality.

The price has halved and the TV has got twice as good!!! Of course, now, it is HD ready!!

I assume someone, somewhere, at sometime, actually paid £8500 for that 37" TV ...... but, it is now bettered by quite a margin by one costing half as much!

Every 6 months I look, I mumble, I wonder, but do nothing - which today makes me glad that I didn't do anything!

What is the current best TV in the market, at around £1500?? Is LCD at 40" better than a Plasma at 40"??

I keep returning to my 12 year old Sony 29" 4x3 Aspect and sit amazed that the picture is STILL better than any LCD or Plasma!! but, now, it's starting to get very close!!

Pete

StickyMicky

but you know what will happen in 6 months time pete..........

pslewis

I know .... I know .... I know .... I know .... but I must jump at one point or I'll be having one installed in my coffin!!

I really did consider that £8500 one in a moment of madness .... I really think I would have gone mad now, watching things get cheaper and better!!

I have decided that I would like one in for the darker evenings .... maybe a 37" LCD - the best that £1500 will buy .............. and then I will STOP looking at the progress they are making!!

Pete

PG

I have just installed a Toshiba 42WTL66 in my livingroom.
A very nice set indeed and can be had for circ.£1600. Picture wise it knocks spots off my old Hitachi RP set (which would be expected) but isnt quite as good as my Beovision MX7000 (which is around 8 years old)
I was forced to change as my RP set was zapped by lightning and I could only put up with the smaller screen for so long.

My new TV installed.



I can sacrifice a little difference in picture quality when it looks that good switched off

dpb

Telboy has to be a firm favorite

GC8

My insurers paid £3,800 for a 42" Sony LCD at Christmas Pete.....

corradoboy

Fujitsu 58 range are the current flavour of the month over on AV Forums...



42" £2700, 50" £3800. Picture reputedly better than Panasonics best offering with a £1.5k Lumagen video processor doing the hard work. Supposedly better than the market leading Pioneer PDP's too, although I am yet to see one well displayed as they are quite new to the market.

SED is on the horizon, but unlikely to hit stores for 18 months to 3 years

Shark Man

Bush do a cracking HD LCD for £500

jasey

**** - I've got the same TV as Pete .

I'm waiting for my Sony to pack up before I buy a new TV - looks like it's good for another 12 years . Although analogue switch off my force me into the market

Fuzz

PG,
Pull those speakers away from the wall fella.

Andy

Fuzz

Oh yea, Market leading Pioneer PDP here and I recommend it highly.



Andy

paulg1979

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PG I see you have a Humax too. Top bit of kit.

Leslie

PSL,

Did you know that your hero is going to have two way screens fitted into coffins as well as our houses in the future to make sure you are well and truly gone. Just in case you might threaten the Government?

Les

ade748

I have a 42" Sony plasma and a 32" Panasonic LCD. And to be honest, the picture quality on the plasma is better. The LCD seems to pixelate a bit more than the plasma.

The Sony plasma was £4500 a couple of years ago, and the LCD was about £1400 last year out here in Switz.

Ade.

jameswrx

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The Plasma is a much better picture IMO.

I have neither, but couldn't part with 'that' much money for something that's got such a crap picture (LCD)

Anyone that thinks it's good needs their eyes testing.

I was looking at some LCD Bravias the other day in tottenham court rd and compared to a decent plasma they looked awful.

watto52

Havent they got any deals in Lidle?

PG

I will do but I don't think my ears will hear the difference.
Thanks for the **** audiophile tip

corradoboy

They'll open up and be much less boomy. I'd say they need moving a little closer together too, but without hearing them in that room I'm just guessing.

dharbige

I recently upgraded from a sony 36" CRT (was top of the range when purchased) to a Pioneer PDP 506XDE.
The picture is noticeably better, even in stanard definition. HD is unbelievable.

ronjeramy

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pg how do you watch it if its not wired up, plugged in looks a nice neat setup. all joking aside how is it wired in?

Fuzz

Looks tidier than my mess anyway.





Andy

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Why have you got Johnny number 5 under your telly ?

Fuzz

Classic

PG

With fooking loads of wire I lowered the existing sockets so as they were hidden by the table



I went semi-geeky and went on to the Dolby website. They are set at between the 22 - 30 degree spot from the centre of the room (it's a big room). It is livingroom and not a dedicated so some things had to be comprimised on

ronjeramy

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awesome mate a lot of hard works gone into that, very tidy and neat, worth it in the long run. just hope you dont want to move house or you'll have to include the tv with the house

ADP

I bought a 23" Toshiba lcd for my bedroom, put it on the wall at the weekend - really impressed would certainly consider again for the main room

Hanslow

Anyone know the latest on the OLED and SED technology and when that's intended to hit the streets?

stilover

Get a Bang & Olufsen set-up.
Top quality gear. Mind you at £15.5k that my old man paid out a couple of years ago, it had better be !!

corradoboy

B&O are very pretty, but there it ends. They simply integrate other peoples technology into stylish casings. You can get much better sound and picture quality for less money unless looks are the most important factor in your purchase.

PG

The hole in the wall to the right of my TV is for my Beosound 3200. I am not going to use my Beolab 4000s but instead run it through the Yamaha amp. Not that the speakers aren't good (they're great) but the wall would just start to look too busy.
I used to install B&O for a living. Cracking looking and sounding kit. Functional furniture if you will. I know other systems will give a 'better' sound but I'd rather have the style of B&O with 80% of the perfect sound.