bulldogod Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 any experts in here? What do I look for? Pretty much decided on LCD but so many to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 make sure its got at least two hdmi inlets i bought a plasma over a year ago and then had to buy an extra thing for more hdmi eg,freeview,dvd player(suround)ps3 etc plasma is ment to be quicker but i cant tell the diference but i know the hdmi cable is inportant we got a few cheap and dear and you can tell in the graffics oh i got a small lcd and if i dont sit wright in front the colour distorts but not with the plasma but with the plasma if i leave something paused on the screan it kept that faint pic on it(always disapers in a few mins) lcd doesnt do that i prefer plasma(better colour no matter where i sit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I got a 32" LCD yesterday. To be honest I don't know a thing about them and I got the one that had the most discount on it. Yay for Boxing Day sales :bounce: It has two HDMI inputs which is handy, as chilli points out. I've replaced my old 29" CRT so any LCD is going to be an improvement :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 make sure its a sony bravia. lol or a toshiba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Can't speak from personal experience even though I'm a Sony fan but 2 friends have bought Sony Bravia TV's in the last month and the colour, clarity and sound is fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 We've got a 46 inch LCD Samsung, and I know a few other people with them. Works great and has an awesome viewing angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 maybe teac is cheap i got it cheap i got panasonic plamsa and teac lcd :lol: you get what you pay for then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 but i know the hdmi cable is inportant we got a few cheap and dear and you can tell in the graffics Like snake oil with that? Cheap cables are fine. Samsung have great lcd's right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostknife Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 ps as to the pm as of the 1st of jan all goods are going up from 10 to 25% and that is wide spread as its a manufacture thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 graphics in fast ps3 games thats all dont waste your money on cables that are realy pricie a more$ give more gbps but thats not inportant to play movies etc (was just thinking only about ps3 games)sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 We've a 37" Sony Bravia, its about 8 months old. Cost $1299 on sale (still think the price was a mistake) and they chucked in a DVD player too. Its brilliant and you can see it from sitting side on as well which is great at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 graphics in fast ps3 games thats all dont waste your money on cables that are realy pricie a more$ give more gbps but thats not inportant to play movies etc (was just thinking only about ps3 games)sorry How is it different? Bluray still needs decent bandwidth. I spose you made sure you got a 120hz tv chilli? For those "fast" ps3 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 cant remember all the detail but the guy in shop sure suckerd me in by the sounds of it :oops: lol he had tvs set up etc anyway i dont build them i just get told what they do ps i told my mum not to get a hdmi tv coz she needs glasses and will not need the quaility coz she wont see it :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 i'm happy with our 57" rear projection has 4 sets of points for videos, gaming consoles, etc. And, is too blimmin big for anyone to steal, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 cool cinema :lol: :lol: yeh i thought that when i seen the real big tvs in shop(there to big to go thro a window) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 ps as to the pm as of the 1st of jan all goods are going up from 10 to 25% and that is wide spread as its a manufacture thing Are they definetly going up on that date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Sony Bravia's are great provided you get at the least the "V" series or upwards (v,W,X...) These LCD's are FULL HD, which is what you will need. Multiple HDMI inputs are a benefit as previously stated. and BUILTIN Freeview is a bonus too. Samsungs are great LCD tvs too. Panasonics are the best in Plasma and the there is very little difference in picture quality compared with LCD tv's. Don't let plasma put you off a purchase if it is cheap. It it were me. I would look for: 1. Full HD (High definition along the width and height of the screen. HD ready means it is only High definition along the width of the screen) 2 Builtin Freeview 3 Price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Some one told us that plasma werent as good if room was really light?There are some cheap plasmas around, so far Im liking sony or samsung, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 our RP is Sony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Sony Bravia's are great provided you get at the least the "V" series or upwards (v,W,X...) These LCD's are FULL HD, which is what you will need. Multiple HDMI inputs are a benefit as previously stated. and BUILTIN Freeview is a bonus too. This (the KDL40W4000 to be exact) is what we got back in August, and with a Sony home theatre system too.. its awesome. But beware builtin freeview is the digital one I believe, which as it turns out, is not available for everyone. Yet. :roll: But you're in Auckland so its all good for you. I love the fact that it has multiple plugs things, we currently have plugged in a DVD Recorder, the Sony home theatre system through the HDMI and the PS2 all plugged into the tv at once,. No changing of plugs required! YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Grant's preferences would be (not in any particular order) Samsung, Panasonic or Sony. Depending where you are, if Freeview is available via UHF, get one with an integrated tuner to get good high definition reception. If you don't have Free view vbia VHF save some money and buy one without the integrated tuner as you won't get high defiiition for some years yet. He prefers LCD due to lower power consumption and less heat generated than plasma. Plasma can also cause intereference on some radios. Plasma is arguably a better picture but you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference. LCDs are geneally lighter so easier to hang off a bracket or wall etc if required. All HD TVs have HDMI inputs, even cheap ones and lots of other inputs and outputs for easy connection of other gear. If you are in to HD movie playback see if you can do a deal on a blue ray player or maybe, with Sony, a PS3 which will also play back blue ray and it's often a very cheap way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 I agree with all the Samsung fans. I have a 40'' Samsung LCD which we've had for two years now (yes the price we paid compared to how much they are now is heartbreaking but then if we'd bought it now we wouldn't have had two years use of it!) and it is just fantastic picture quality. We plan to buy a 32'' Samsung next week for the bedroom and we have a Samsung washing machine too, fantastic stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thanks for all the feedback, bought a panasonic today, LCD,HD, 100Hz, built in freeview. etc, etc.Has everything that we want and got sick of looking and listening to sales people . we asked young guy about setting it up and he said it was difficult but he could do it after work for $90.. Got home and took 15 minutes to set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 cool bet your happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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