Stuart Ainslie
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| posted on 23/11/05 at 08:09 PM |
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Avoid Philips - Pic quality on my old one was sh!te.
I'd buy another Panasonic PW-series tomorrow. Pioneer and some Hitachi screens come well recommended too..
Don't worry about HDTV too much - It's going to be some time off before it goes mainstream and by then you will probably have the upgrade
bug and want a different panel anyway.
The majority of decent plasma panels will accept a HDTV input but will just run it at the native panel resolution.
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CommanderAce
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| posted on 23/11/05 at 08:17 PM |
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You can get a Toshiba 42WP56 42" Plasma TV for just over a grand. Its just HD ready at 480p which is the second lowest of the HD scales but
you're not going to find a plasma with a decent HD res without spending silly money.
(Get an LCD, go on you know you want to! )
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!
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Aboardman
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| posted on 23/11/05 at 09:14 PM |
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I have been looking for a tv and after reading the reviews on the avforum and a quick measure up of my lounge think i have decided to go for a
http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/648_274461.html
i am going to speak to sony centre at preston and manchester as according to the avforum i should be able to get 3 years warranty,delivery and 0%
credit for 12 months for the same price as comet.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 23/11/05 at 09:22 PM |
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Thats a differant format !
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stu da rude
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 12:44 AM |
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f>ck that then! i think sky is overpriced as it is! to be truthful, dont think im that fussed about watching normal tv in hd, but the idea of being
able to watch dvds and stuff is appealing, just unsure if its worth the extra dough.. Gonna have a good look at a few at the weekend and see if there
is any real discernable difference and decide then. Thanks for all the info guys!
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Stuart Ainslie
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 08:07 AM |
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If buying a plasma, it is also worth budgeting an extra £250 to get it professionally calibrated by an ISF qualified tech or at least getting hold of
a copy of DVE or AVIA and setting up the display.
The set-up in the shops and the factory defaults are very poor, do not do plasma's any justice.
A well set up plasma is as good, if not better than any other type of display...
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stu da rude
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 12:33 PM |
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forgive my ignorance mate, but what is avia? is that a software of some kind? how does the calibration thing work then?
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Mr G
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 01:50 PM |
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Dell are currently doing a 26" LCD TV
Built in tuner, a whole host of inputs. Apparently good reviews.
HERE
Best thing is its £363 DELIVERED!
(Shows as £378 but when you put it in your basket the free delivery is calculated)
Can be used as a monitor too....
EDIT: And if your employer offers Employer Purchase Plan then you can get this for £330!
[Edited on 24/11/05 by Mr G]
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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Stuart Ainslie
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| posted on 24/11/05 at 02:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stu da rude
forgive my ignorance mate, but what is avia? is that a software of some kind? how does the calibration thing work then?
AVIA and DVE are both DVD-based DIY calibration kits. They use various test cards and filters to set up contrast, brightness, colour, sharpness,
gamma, tint etc.
ISF calibration is where the Pro's come out with their fancy kit to get the best possible image from your kit but do charge a fair few quid to
do it..
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Mr G
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| posted on 16/12/05 at 02:19 PM |
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[Edited on 16/12/05 by Mr G]
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Jasper
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| posted on 16/12/05 at 02:27 PM |
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My 2p's.
I bought a 28" decent CRT tv a few months ago and love it. My dad bought a good quality Sony LCD 28" tv at about the same time and the
picture quality is nothing like as good, and it was £300 more. We both have our tv in the corner of the room, so no space advantage over the CRT.
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CommanderAce
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| posted on 16/12/05 at 11:34 PM |
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That'll learn ya not to buy Sony, well over priced. Had my 32" HD LCD for a few weeks now and loving it, would never go back to cathode
ray tubes, who wants 1920s technology in this day an age?! Just bought my mum a new DVD recorder for xmas with the sole intention of getting all those
magnetic tapes out the house! I'm slowly phasing out CDs now too!
Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!
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