Which TV?
23 May 2002, 05:23 PM
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Jay,
Sony all the way for me, i've the 32" inch Wega jobby and it's great, no problems with it, excellent picture quality and colour definition and you can sit most anywhere and still see the full screen !!
One thing though if you have a small sitting room and big hi-fi speakers it will effect the picture quality as the magnets screw about with each other ( you end up with purple corners if your not carefull !!) although this would be the same whichever brand you use, and the higher quality speaker's & TV the worst it will get !!
Phill
Sony all the way for me, i've the 32" inch Wega jobby and it's great, no problems with it, excellent picture quality and colour definition and you can sit most anywhere and still see the full screen !!
One thing though if you have a small sitting room and big hi-fi speakers it will effect the picture quality as the magnets screw about with each other ( you end up with purple corners if your not carefull !!) although this would be the same whichever brand you use, and the higher quality speaker's & TV the worst it will get !!
Phill
24 May 2002, 12:08 AM
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Another Sony Wega owner here - got an older 32" 100HZ and its an excellent set (well should be for £1,300). Several of my mates have them too and all happy - 36" maybe a better buy now that its come down a lot. Once youve watched a true flat screen TV everything else looks like a goldfish bowl.
John Lewis is a good place to buy - they price match anywhere, even websites and give you 5 years warranty. Of course depends if you have one near you for it to be any benefit.
John Lewis is a good place to buy - they price match anywhere, even websites and give you 5 years warranty. Of course depends if you have one near you for it to be any benefit.
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24 May 2002, 07:16 AM
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I rent my telly, and had a 32" w/s Phillips for about 2 years, up until Jan when I chopped it in for a 32" Sony. So I've had a direct comparison.
Picture-quality-wise, they're pretty much of a muchness - both have 100Mhz digital scan, which makes for a superb image. The Wega is much flatter though, which cuts down on reflections.
Sound-wise, again they're pretty similar.
The Sony scores because it has a built-in digital decoder, meaning I could watch Pop Idol Extra
at no extra cost.
However, the Phillips had a far superior teletext system, with a massive cache and fasttext, which is very handy (particularly as the digital text services are pretty basic right now).
Which would I choose? Well, if I already had a digi/sky decoder, I'd have stuck with the Phillips. But the Sony's a good TV too, and looks smarter in the lounge.
Either way, you con't be disappointed.
Picture-quality-wise, they're pretty much of a muchness - both have 100Mhz digital scan, which makes for a superb image. The Wega is much flatter though, which cuts down on reflections.
Sound-wise, again they're pretty similar.
The Sony scores because it has a built-in digital decoder, meaning I could watch Pop Idol Extra
at no extra cost. However, the Phillips had a far superior teletext system, with a massive cache and fasttext, which is very handy (particularly as the digital text services are pretty basic right now).
Which would I choose? Well, if I already had a digi/sky decoder, I'd have stuck with the Phillips. But the Sony's a good TV too, and looks smarter in the lounge.
Either way, you con't be disappointed.
24 May 2002, 07:41 AM
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Depends on whether you're going to get into Home Cinema or not.
If you are there's no point in worrying too much about the sound as that will be taken care of by your DVD Player/Receiver so NiCam stereo is good enough.
Flat Screen is a must but I wouldn't bother getting integrated Digital. 100Hz is nice but I bought a standard Philips with 50Hz screen and don't notice any flicker.....
Try these guys:
http://www.hispek.com/acatalog/
I got my 32" Philips Nicam for £650 - normally about a grand in the stores
[Edited by Timbo33 - 5/24/2002 7:42:41 AM]
[Edited by Timbo33 - 5/24/2002 7:43:23 AM]
If you are there's no point in worrying too much about the sound as that will be taken care of by your DVD Player/Receiver so NiCam stereo is good enough.
Flat Screen is a must but I wouldn't bother getting integrated Digital. 100Hz is nice but I bought a standard Philips with 50Hz screen and don't notice any flicker.....
Try these guys:
http://www.hispek.com/acatalog/
I got my 32" Philips Nicam for £650 - normally about a grand in the stores
[Edited by Timbo33 - 5/24/2002 7:42:41 AM]
[Edited by Timbo33 - 5/24/2002 7:43:23 AM]
24 May 2002, 08:04 AM
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I would seriously consider renting - particularly the TV. Why?
I rent the 32" Wega and a Sony 3-head video from Box Clever for about £46 a month. For the model we've got (Sony KD32DX100) HiSpek (as posted by Tiggs will charge £1,425. Add the cost of the video, and you're talking about £1,600, which would pay for the rental for 3 years.
However, during that 3 years you could upgrade to whatever new TV technology comes out, as often as you like, and obviously if anything goes wrong with the set, they just take it away and give you a new one.
I rent the 32" Wega and a Sony 3-head video from Box Clever for about £46 a month. For the model we've got (Sony KD32DX100) HiSpek (as posted by Tiggs will charge £1,425. Add the cost of the video, and you're talking about £1,600, which would pay for the rental for 3 years.
However, during that 3 years you could upgrade to whatever new TV technology comes out, as often as you like, and obviously if anything goes wrong with the set, they just take it away and give you a new one.
24 May 2002, 11:53 AM
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parents in law have just got the phillips with digital,
must admit I was impressed with it, I have a selection of SONY and Panasonic TV's and if I was in the market for sony/phillips it would come down to price.
everything else seems equal
must admit I was impressed with it, I have a selection of SONY and Panasonic TV's and if I was in the market for sony/phillips it would come down to price.
everything else seems equal
24 May 2002, 12:21 PM
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Just rented a Toshiba 36" picture frame flat screen 100 hz, rented for the same reasons as above. Dolby 5.1 surround sound etc. Superb piece of technology
Toshiba or JVC, the rest are also rans.
Take a look at www.forbesdirect.co.uk for rental details.
Toshiba or JVC, the rest are also rans.
Take a look at www.forbesdirect.co.uk for rental details.
24 May 2002, 12:41 PM
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Jay,
Believe it or not scotish power did me the best deal, TV, stand, the acompanying VCR all for £1050.00 and i got 18months interest free credit.
I did this on a sunday afternoon and they even called back some drivers that were just going home, to give me a lift with the TV as it would not fit in a car!! (something to consider by the way as well, beacuase without a real big car it aint gonna happen, and the TV needs at least two strong people to carry it safely !!)
Phill
Believe it or not scotish power did me the best deal, TV, stand, the acompanying VCR all for £1050.00 and i got 18months interest free credit.
I did this on a sunday afternoon and they even called back some drivers that were just going home, to give me a lift with the TV as it would not fit in a car!! (something to consider by the way as well, beacuase without a real big car it aint gonna happen, and the TV needs at least two strong people to carry it safely !!)
Phill