New TV... Which one though?

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25 October 2010, 12:59 PM

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New TV... Which one though?

Fancy a new TV as mines a 28" monster from the nineties, weighes a tonne, looks like ****e and barely works.

But which one should I go for?

Want atleast 40 inches worth, decent brand (none of this "Teknika" lark)... not so fussed about it being the best of the best, but must be HD for my xbox though.

Any recommendations?

Wanting to spend no more than £500'ish

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25 October 2010, 01:01 PM

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sony or panasonic, (same screen with different software)

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25 October 2010, 01:05 PM

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42" panasonic viera plasma mate, TX-P42G10 this is what i got & what hifi highly rate it. got it for £585 with a free 5 yr warranty through M&S but that was a special offer but abit of googling & reading of what hifi etc you should grab a bargain somewhere.
LCD though if you have a bright room but plasma is a great picture especially on my ps3 & sky HD stuff etc.

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25 October 2010, 01:12 PM

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The rooms pretty dark and i'm mostly after best picture quality... so problies a plasma then

Will take a look at the viera

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25 October 2010, 01:12 PM

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i don't find the picture on my panny as sharp as the picture on my samsung for some reason. the panny picture always looks very "soft" for some reason.

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25 October 2010, 01:30 PM

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Does anyone rate the sony bravia's?

The 40" seems to go for around the £430 mark

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25 October 2010, 01:32 PM

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panasonic viera,

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25 October 2010, 01:37 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tidgy

sony or panasonic, (same screen with different software)

Wha?

I think thats bull****.

The Philips 42PFL5405 is hard to beat at the moment for a great looking full HD LCD with 100hz. I think its one of the nicest TV's without busting the bank account.

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25 October 2010, 01:46 PM

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Panny viera,

no contest really

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25 October 2010, 01:51 PM

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I purchased a philips 42'' (42PFL5603D) and was that impressed I bought another for my other room (man room)

works a treat with my ps3 and virgin HD

I paid more than £500.00 for mine, but their is another variant going for £499 at some retailers now.

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25 October 2010, 01:51 PM

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panasonic - constantly rated as the best panels around.

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25 October 2010, 01:57 PM

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panasonic - constantly rated as the best panels around.

Can't disagree with that but I think they are like Mondeos. Sometimes you wanna buy something with a bit more spunk like a Caterham.

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25 October 2010, 02:00 PM

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I got a Panasonic 50" G20 and a Bluray recorder for £1200.

Sold the recorder for £400, sold my old 42PX70 for £200 (way too cheap) so the upgrade only cost me £600

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25 October 2010, 02:00 PM

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Quote:

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Sometimes you wanna buy something with a bit more spunk like

a 6' 4" tinted chap with a **** on him like a baby's arm holding an apple.

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25 October 2010, 02:03 PM

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Go look at Avforums - and particularly issues with Panasonic plasmas. Also consider the LG 50PK350 (for the 50" one - I presume smaller models are numbered like 42PK350 .... but check!) they get good write ups.

Dave

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25 October 2010, 02:03 PM

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P*xy double posts! You can tell it's happening as when you hit 'post' it waits for ages before the (double) post comes up! Never happens on other forums .....

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25 October 2010, 02:06 PM

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Quote:

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a 6' 4" tinted chap with a **** on him like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Exactly!

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Its a distinctly average looking TV and is pretty much boring looking with HD content although they seem to be pretty bullet proof.

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25 October 2010, 02:09 PM

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For the Panasonic Viera Plasma, ive been more than happy with my 42 inch Viera. The picture and colours are stunning.

Didn't Panasonic buy the rights to Pioneer's technology ? Pioneer used to be the market leaders in plasmas.

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Quote:

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a 6' 4" tinted chap with a **** on him like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Tinted chap -

N word Joe

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25 October 2010, 03:04 PM

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Tinted chap -

N word Joe

you must at all times remain PC. Even when you have your feet up drinking a beers while your wife/gf gets rifled by 2 big tinted chaps

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25 October 2010, 03:12 PM

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I have a Panny plasma and a Samsung LCD, both fantastic but for some reason the Sam seems sharper... but the Panny appears to have more depth.

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25 October 2010, 03:16 PM

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Quote:

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Tinted chap -

N word Joe

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25 October 2010, 05:29 PM

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I got a Bravia,it's ok but i don't find anything special about it,i actually prefer the picture on my Wharfedale i got for the bedroom.My next one will be a panasonic or a philips....

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamz3k

Wha?

I think thats bull****.

The Philips 42PFL5405 is hard to beat at the moment for a great looking full HD LCD with 100hz. I think its one of the nicest TV's without busting the bank account.

mate told me that, so can only assume its true