Help needed please ! Looking for a new TV

[S3 Paul]

Hi all,
Well as above, I am finaly moving out from my folks house, Im looking for a flat screen, Plazma? LCD ? around the 40inch mark ,
I watch films like matrix and blade and sports ... i also have a PS3 that i use for online fun like Grid and COD4/5
Im not able to go mad on the price to be honest,
Looking for around £500 to £600
I bought a mag today in the hope it would help me with my choise but it just raised more questions than it answered !

 

[dantdi]

Dont know much about them, but i know Plazmas screens can burn. So if using ps3 think LCD would be better,

Ive got Panasonic 34inch and using PS3 with it, its great!

 

[Oranoco]

Panasonic FTW. One of my mates is really into his AV stuff and he says there are only 2 TV brands he will buy Panasonic and Pioneer.

 

[Nilz]

Panasonic and Pioneer are very good, Sony are up there as well.

What do you prefer, LCD or Plasma??

Plasmas are quite power draining, but do have a very good pic on them, also depending on how far you are going to sit from it, eg viewing distance, if you are sitting fairly close, do you really want a 40" as it wont look as good dude..

 

[Niknak]

I have a samsung 40" and I am very impressed I spent weeks looking searching and plumped for the Samsung

Try AVForums.com it may help

 

[NHN]

got a brand new tosh 42ZV555D with 4yr warranty up for grabs, latest top range lcd from them just released, I paid £839 plus 4yr warranty which was what about £150 on top so if interested around the £800 mark, selling cause ended up with 2 tv's through someone's mistake

 

[benr]

Phillips get some of the best ratings out there at decent prices..

But personally i cant tell much difference with a decent HD (sky/xbox/ps3) feed with HDMI.

I went for a 32" (720p) samsung for my room as i think they are the best looking tv's and got a 46" (1080p) for my dad and both are amazing.

anyhting 32" and smaller its not worth going for 1080p, thats what ive read on all review sites.

 

[voorhees]

Pioneer and secondly Panasonic....but to be honest my mate has just got the latest Samsung and I have to say games on it are excellent....if I knew that before we had the Panasonic I would of had one.
My telly switches off to prevent any burning of the Plasma screen when not in use.

 

[fingermouse]

Samsung 40 inch you can`t go wrong.

 

[benr]

Agreed. Also i got mine from richer sounds, really good service and you can get then to setup what you want to see different feeds.. they also do a really good 5 year warranty which i dont usually go for but it was only £35 ish

 

[dickys3]

Another vote for the Samsung!

Although Sony and Panasonic are also excellent but will cost a little more.

 

[abdus]

if above 46", it is recommended to get a Plasma.

the Sony 40V4000 is a good deal and impressive picture quality.

or the 40W4500 which is also impressive but is almost twice the price of the 40V4000.

it's also a matter of personal taste regarding styling

take a look here and read some reviews.: http://whathifi.com/Reviews/TVs-Reviews/TVs-Reviews/Rule-Screen-size-37-40in/

Whathifi gave a 5 star for the 2 Sony mentioned above, in it's 2008 awards

and register on AVforums for more exntended and in-depth opinions

 

[buckas]

samsung's are the daddy

 

[Macduff]

At that price I don't think you'll get a decent Panasonic or Pioneer.

I have a Samsung 6 series LCD which came out very highly in reviews. I compared it to a three other LCDs in JL and it was miles ahead in picture quality. One of the others was a highish end Bravia but I can't remember the exact model.

What you will notice with a LCD over plasma is that the plasma is better on blacks and whites. With the LCD I sometimes lose detail on dark scenes as the screen cannot display them as well. Part of this is down to setup but I can't be bothered changing the setup individually for each movie I watch.

As far as I'm aware, LCDs don't suffer from burn-in in the same way that plasmas do so that may also affect your decision.

 

[SteveTDCi]

I've just gone down the plasma rout, better picture than LCD and a much better viewing angle. Mines a 37" Panasonic and I paid £499 if you want a no frills TV its great. Very good with SD (much better than our Samsung) enough HDMI sockets and the sound isn't bad by flat screen standards

 

[quattrojames]

We have a JVC, but the point of my post is to tell you where we got it from. John lewis offer a price match guarantee and also a five year warranty. They will price match from any online retailer with a walk in shop. Our JVC was for sale at £999 but we got it for £670 with this price match deal including the five year warranty.

You might have to push them but it's worth it IMO.

 

[DaveMK^]

Pioneer if you can afford it which judging by your budget you wont be able too, go for a panasonic viera, anything over 32" and it has to be a plasma, LCD's suffer from serious motion blur, Watch the Matrix on LCD and Plasma and you will pick plasma everytime.

 

[Nilz]

Was just going to echo what James said JL is the place to get it from, price match and a 5yr warranty, you cant go wrong!!!

Oh and my uncle got a samsung 40" LCD 1080p and he has it connected to a V+ box and we were watching the golf on it last year, and all i can say is the pic was STUNNING!!!

 

[unkle]

Got my Gran a 42" Toshiba from Empiredirect just before they went bust, cost £640 absolute bargain, shame they went into liquidation...

 

[tel]

i got my samsung when flat screens were new on the market and it still going strong today (touch wood) best tv ive ever bought

 

[auditek]

got myself a 48 inch pioneer plasma. exellent my mate reviewed loads for months. cost me 2.5k 6 mths later it was avail for 1500. bitches !!!!!!!!