rickya Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Im looking to buy an averagley priced 37" or 42" (not alloys!) LCD or Plasma TV, anyone know of any good deals or good models to go for or ones to avoid. Iv done a little research & come up with a few, any help appreciated LG LG42PC1RV (42" plasma) £560 Toshiba 37WLT66 (37" LCD) £735 Panasonic (Viera)TH37PX60B (37" plasma with stand) £900 Thanks, Ricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 For LCD go for Sony Bravia or Panasonic Viera. (I have two Vieras and am impressed) For Plasma Pioneer ££££££ This is according to my mate the Audio Visual dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickya Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Yeah the last one (just edited it!) is a Viera & is HD I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Mine are both LCD and are magic. Not sure on the plasmas. I think they are decent enough. My old man has an LCD Bravia and I wouldn't hesitate in buying one! Out of the ones listed I'd go Viera. You might get something much better by adding a couple of hundred quid to the budget. Just a thought.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've got the Tosh 42WLT66 LCD and I'm happy as a pig in shi... Hooked up to Sky HD + Denon 7.1 amp + Missions it is superb! My mate just bought a 32WLT68, and has had a few issues between his Sky+ box and the tv, namely picture judder when changing channel. I had the same problem with mine too. Problem was solved by using the HDMI lead from Sky box, he doesn't have that option though and he's on his 3rd TV in 3 weeks. Sony Bravia is good, another one of my mates has one, only thing I noticed (although its a 46") is some fading in the corners. What hifi Sound and Vision recently did a test on 32" Tvs and the following website is good too... http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php Hope this is of some help Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickya Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Thanks for the info all, I have had a quick look at the AV forum, though more research is needed by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennydies Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I bought mine from here. Went for the phillips with amilight: http://www.electrical-deals.co.uk/Servi ... e%5Ftest=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 plasma tv's have better fine detail quality in my experience. Also if you cantry and go I and not P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickya Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Cheers Mike agree about Plasmas quality , ps whats I & not P ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 plasma tv's have better fine detail quality in my experience. Also if you cantry and go I and not P Mike - I think thats the wrong way round, if you are talking about Interlace and Progressive. In simple terms, Interlace displays half the lines on one scan of the screen, and the other half the next time round at 30fps, then you get the odd lines every 60th of a second and the even lines every other 60th of a second. (giving 30fps) With Progressive, you get every line every time, so giving 60fps. If you can go progressive, then do it, but to be honest, I can set mine to 720p or 1080i, and I cant tell the difference from the sofa. Ive got a Pioneer Plasma, and a LCD upstairs. The contrast ratio on the Plasma is FAR superior to LCD. Which makes it far more useable in the daylight and for low light scenes. LCD sometimes states a very high contrast ratio, but this will almost certanly be "dynamic" contrast ratio. The way an LCD produces this is it adjusts according to the scene. If its a very bright scene, the whole backlight is increased to produce a very bright image, if it is a dark scene the backlight is dimmed. Whilst this works very well, if you have a dark scene with bright spots - the backlight cant do both, so it comprimises, and you sometimes end up with a great dark scene, but with any light bits within that scene looking slightly washed out. Then you have the "burn" effect to consider. Plasmas are inherrently more susceptible to burn than LCD. If you have a static light image set on a darker background displayed for a long time on a plasma, you are risking burn. Whilst more modern Plasmas are a lot more resilient to this, they can still suffer it. More commonly, it is image retention, which means after a while of normal viewing the "burned" image dissappears. LCD's are almost impossible to burn, (note "almost" - leave a static image on an LCD for a day or so and you may be in touble). If you have kids that may leave CBB's on fo hours on end or any music channel that has one of those ridiculous static logos, it may be something to consider. (look for a zoom function, so you can zoom a logo off the screen if that is a concern). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Also the pioneer Plasma is known as the best on the market! Lucky lucky man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Panasonic, followed by Sony, followed by Pioneer. (edit, i meant the other way round as in pioneer being top) Just make sure it is HD (if you must HD Ready - dont get me started on them) and i would go down the plasma route Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennydies Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 yeah the 43" pioneer got loads of awards.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Got a NEC plasma and cannot fault it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 general rule from the folks at avforums is that up to 32" LCD is probably best, above that Plasma all the way. I would also be wary of paying over the top just for a brand name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Just bought a sony bravia 40 inch v series lcd, picture and sound quality is first class,well worth looking at. max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinbad Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I found these guys to be pretty good on prices and have some decent models: http://www.digitaldirect.co.uk/dd3/index.asp You could always go Makro too as they have some decent offers, just do your research on avforums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 plasma tv's have better fine detail quality in my experience. Also if you cantry and go I and not P Mike - I think thats the wrong way round, if you are talking about Interlace and Progressive. In simple terms, Interlace displays half the lines on one scan of the screen, and the other half the next time round at 30fps, then you get the odd lines every 60th of a second and the even lines every other 60th of a second. (giving 30fps) With Progressive, you get every line every time, so giving 60fps. If you can go progressive, then do it, but to be honest, I can set mine to 720p or 1080i, and I cant tell the difference from the sofa. Ive got a Pioneer Plasma, and a LCD upstairs. The contrast ratio on the Plasma is FAR superior to LCD. Which makes it far more useable in the daylight and for low light scenes. LCD sometimes states a very high contrast ratio, but this will almost certanly be "dynamic" contrast ratio. The way an LCD produces this is it adjusts according to the scene. If its a very bright scene, the whole backlight is increased to produce a very bright image, if it is a dark scene the backlight is dimmed. Whilst this works very well, if you have a dark scene with bright spots - the backlight cant do both, so it comprimises, and you sometimes end up with a great dark scene, but with any light bits within that scene looking slightly washed out. Then you have the "burn" effect to consider. Plasmas are inherrently more susceptible to burn than LCD. If you have a static light image set on a darker background displayed for a long time on a plasma, you are risking burn. Whilst more modern Plasmas are a lot more resilient to this, they can still suffer it. More commonly, it is image retention, which means after a while of normal viewing the "burned" image dissappears. LCD's are almost impossible to burn, (note "almost" - leave a static image on an LCD for a day or so and you may be in touble). If you have kids that may leave CBB's on fo hours on end or any music channel that has one of those ridiculous static logos, it may be something to consider. (look for a zoom function, so you can zoom a logo off the screen if that is a concern). many programs are shot in fields though and so if you can have a telly that does both then that is better option. It's things that are shot on film or video shot on P mode which works best on Progressive scan. Sometimes you are prone to flicker if a video had been made to look like film. Also consider the not so good black levels on a LCD tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leenx Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Also consider the Samsung range LCD HD. I've got the 32" version and it's excellent. Don't forget I think I'm right by saying Samsung actually produce most of the parts for other manufacturers anyway so must be worth considering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 LG manufacture a number of components for most of the major brands too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 isn't samsung the biggest lcd manufacturer in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 isn't samsung the biggest lcd manufacturer in the world? Thought it was Matsushita (ie Panasonic)?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 that 40 inch lcd in digital direct is a bargain.......... imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Wilson Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 A decent TV should have larger than average feet, a big Adam's apple, a permanent 5 O'clock shadow and poor choice of womens clothes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackal Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Alway's worth doing Price Match with John Lewis if they sell the same model as they PM and provide a 5yr guarantee (see thread on AV forums). I have 2 Tosh 32" LCD and can't fault them. 32"/37"+ then I'd look at plasma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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