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Old 09 March 2007, 04:34 PM
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Right guys get your suggestion hats on. Just had carpet fitted in the living room (had laminate before) and when moving the tv unit back in i broke it .

We had joked that we wanted a new one but can't find any we like. So i came up with the idea of a plasma or lcd, mounted on the wall as we then don't need a cabinet.

Also following Tiny's lead, i want to get one i can hook the pc up to and this will then allow me more space in the living room as no computer unit needed either.

So guys n gals, any suggestions on which TV?
Old 09 March 2007, 04:37 PM
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avoid plasma tv's know two people that had well know make's and after 18 mths they were shagged suggest lcd
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cheers. had heard rumours but never anything from anyone who had had it happen or anyone who knew anyone directly affected. lcd come in a nice in-between size of 37" too. 32" is a bit small and 42" is a bit big for the space i have.
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know it sounds silly but a mate of mine bought a 32 inch lcd from woolworths in billericay for about £370 and is so happy with it
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that's cheap. do you know if it has pc input?
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Small sujestion, have you looked on homebase's web site?

I saw a tv in argos and then saw the same tv on Homebase's web site and it was £100 cheaper!

Online LCD and plasma televisions selection from Homebase.co.uk.
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i can find out for you if not go on there website and see what the specifications are

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Small sujestion, have you looked on homebase's web site?

I saw a tv in argos and then saw the same tv on Homebase's web site and it was £100 cheaper!

Online LCD and plasma televisions selection from Homebase.co.uk.

didn't even consider homebase. cheers, i'll have a look.
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i can find out for you if not go on there website and see what the specifications are

i'll have a look at their website. cheers.
Old 09 March 2007, 05:23 PM
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no probs
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Matt,

Don't forget our resident ESC electrical provider, 97Catalunya.
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^^ What he said , I Would never use anyone else now

Oh & 50" Is the way to go
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just for ino the latest version of tinys 50" plasma is a full 1080p it comes with no speakers and no stand or tuner it is just a pannel it has no scart just hdmi and it comes in a the nice price of £5500 .................... lol


needless to say it is the absolute biz!!!!

but if you cant quite spring to that the samung range has a top 42" lcd for around 2k
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go into Sony at lakeside and my mate works there.
He is the manager and will help and advise!
His name is Hithz and say Paul Bennett sent you.
I got 50"plazma with pc input.
Also RGB in Ilford have good selection
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You cannot beat using the 50" Screen as the PC Monitor

Love it
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the funny thing is there are only three sources of of hd at the mo that is

xbox 360 not full 1080p but it is hd
the new hd dvd if you can afford 1 hdd or blue ray
and sky has between 6 and 12 hd channels and it is debatable whether it is worth having 2 film channels national geo and some sport


tiny watch out 4 screen burn if your using it 4 the pc on a regular basis

used my 50" for the pc doom 3 was scary.. lol
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Hithz is a top bloke have known him 4 some time "t" just got a pink vaio plaptop from him. he is a true petrol head!
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Hi Guys,

IMHO Plasma is every bit as reliable as LCD, you should get around 70'000 hours use from either (Average use 10 years) . But if you are looking to use it a lot with a PC Plasma's suffer with image burn, so you will be better off with an LCD.

If you have the budget and want plasma then Pioneer is deffo the way forward, but the best all rounder is the Sony.

But the most importent thing is to look @ the picture and think to yourself "Do I like it?" as you are the one thats is going to spend the time watching it not the salesman

For any advise give me a call 01702 301600 and ask for Chris

Good luck
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I love my TV.

Panasonic LCD TX32LXD600 Fooking ace !

One of the best, if not the best 32" LCD currently available.

Have a read on this forum. I spent ages reading before I took the plunge.

Panasonic TX32LXD600 - AV Forums
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Originally Posted by 97Catalunya
Hi Guys,

IMHO Plasma is every bit as reliable as LCD, you should get around 70'000 hours use from either (Average use 10 years) . But if you are looking to use it a lot with a PC Plasma's suffer with image burn, so you will be better off with an LCD.

If you have the budget and want plasma then Pioneer is deffo the way forward, but the best all rounder is the Sony.

But the most importent thing is to look @ the picture and think to yourself "Do I like it?" as you are the one thats is going to spend the time watching it not the salesman

For any advise give me a call 01702 301600 and ask for Chris

Good luck
Chris where do you work M8 ?
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Got a 50" HD Plasma from Curry's on Boxing Day to replace a 42" non HD I'd had for 3 years (no probs at all with it, just wanted HD). Have it wall mounted and its fab Inputing 3 HD sources into it at the mo X-Box 360 via VGA, 360 HD DVD and the odd Virgin Media programme. All look stunning. Bue ray player (PS3) coming on the 23rd also Not tried the PC yet though...

Go 50" my 42 looks tiny compared to it
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God - I thought these had gone bust years ago................ !!

Haven't seen or heard of them for many, many years. Used to often go to the Enfield one but one day I went, it was all locked up and I never saw any more newsletters or the like since - TILL NOW!!
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Originally Posted by Her at the back
I went to the one in Rayleigh this afternoon, changed a tad since i'd been before.

Lots of new goodies in there!
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Originally Posted by rhybeck
just for ino the latest version of tinys 50" plasma is a full 1080p it comes with no speakers and no stand or tuner it is just a pannel it has no scart just hdmi and it comes in a the nice price of £5500 .................... lol


needless to say it is the absolute biz!!!!

but if you cant quite spring to that the samung range has a top 42" lcd for around 2k

The new pioneers arent as good as as mine and Tiny's models.

Richer sounds are now selling Tiny's 50" plasma for £2k
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Originally Posted by MrBush
I went to the one in Rayleigh this afternoon, changed a tad since i'd been before.

Lots of new goodies in there!

did you see the tv that was about 90" s
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If you mean the rear projection one then yes!
I think i'd have to build an extension to even get it to fit in my front room!
Then charge people to watch it to!
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Originally Posted by 97Catalunya
Hi Guys,

IMHO Plasma is every bit as reliable as LCD, you should get around 70'000 hours use from either (Average use 10 years) . But if you are looking to use it a lot with a PC Plasma's suffer with image burn, so you will be better off with an LCD.

If you have the budget and want plasma then Pioneer is deffo the way forward, but the best all rounder is the Sony.

But the most importent thing is to look @ the picture and think to yourself "Do I like it?" as you are the one thats is going to spend the time watching it not the salesman

For any advise give me a call 01702 301600 and ask for Chris

Good luck
Will try and give you a call tomorrow Budget is quite tight and i will be using it for the pc a fair bit so would prefer lcd.

one thing i didn't realise is how much the wall brackets were!
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Matt, you can get the wall brackets for under £50, don't pay Curry's/Comet prices, have a look on the net, AV Forums etc.
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Originally Posted by Dave_68
Matt, you can get the wall brackets for under £50, don't pay Curry's/Comet prices, have a look on the net, AV Forums etc.
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