Which Tv , Lcd Or Plasma

[balli hi]

I put a lot of research into buying a new Lcd tv for the front room last year , but sadly still managed to get it slightly wrong , as i was'nt completely happy with the picture on the midd to high end t.v i had chosen once it was in position and set up , i chose a Sony LCD over a Panasonic , and ended up wishing i had gone for the Panasonic , as i now have issues with the sony , one of my mates chose the panasonic that i was pondering and its turned out to be a brilliant Tv , however there are a few things that can effect picture quality , and number one being the Aerial , in recent weeks i've gone down the route of upgrading my aerial and cable to a " satalite digital quality cable " PF 100 and a High Gain A grade Aerial , i've since found out that i need'nt of purchased an A-Grade High Gain Aerial as i am in a " strong " signal area and am probably getting too much signal coming down the cable resulting in a bit of noise on the picture , so have now purchased an variable attenuator to decrease the signal in an attempt to get rid of the noise and improve the picture .

My reason for posting this is to help others ( plus i have a bit of time on my hands at the moment and am bored ) who are maybe looking to purchase a new tv iether now or sometime in the future , i know that times are hard :( or already have an LCD or Plasma and have issues with picture quality .

I have copied and pasted some information which breifly explains the difference between Lcd And Plasma , and secondly a link to a brilliant web site from Aerialsandtv.com which explains all you need to know about everything aerials and Tv ! , i only wish i had found this site before i had my aerial installed by a so called professional

If you don't wish to read through the initial statement , scroll down to Picture This : a Buyer's Guide

Despite the downturn, demand is still high. Responding to the mantra that “staying in is the new going out”, many people are investing in home entertainment as the cheaper option to going to the pub or the cinema. The difference now, compared to 18 months ago, is that people want cheap flatscreen TVs. And this may in part be why Pioneer, which had long focused on high-end models, pulled out of the market. It knew it was beaten – especially now that low-cost flatscreens are flooding the market. Asda, for example, is selling a 28in LCD TV for £125 (although the word is that this model has “technical difficulties”). Argos and Tesco are both selling 15in flatscreen LCDs for around £100.

The question is: are cheap flatscreens a false economy? Not according to Sheffield-based Justin Smith of AerialsAndTV.com, who has been in the TV maintenance business for many years. “In my experience, the more expensive makes of TV aren’t that much more reliable, certainly not by a huge amount,” he says. “It’s also worth remembering that flatscreen TVs are far more expensive to repair than the old cathode ray tube sets. So it could even be argued that cheap flatscreens make more sense because they can be written off less painfully.”

Many consumers, however, believe that it’s wiser to spend more. Happy customer Mike Charters invested in a Pioneer Kuro last year, which set him back well over £1,000. “Pioneer makes some of the best TVs in the world,” he says. “Very expensive, but you get what you pay for.” Jim Hill, reviews editor at T3 Magazine, echoes this point. “The problem with going for low-cost flatscreens is that you could run into reliability issues,” he says. “The best bet is to go for a known brand and make sure that it is HD-ready, has a built-in Freeview tuner, and ideally is 1080p [definition rating] if you’re looking at a 40in or above screen size, ready to receive full high-definition signals."

To meet these specifications, you would need to pay about £500 for an LCD model and about £700 for a plasma – perhaps less if you can find a good deal online.

Although Pioneer had turned recently to making LCD sets, it mainly focused on making plasma TVs, which tend to be more expensive. The jury is out as to which is best. Some swear by plasma, others by LCD – which technology you choose is down to personal preference. LCDs are typically no larger than 52in (bigger sets are in development), and usually give a slightly clearer picture in smaller models. Plasma sets tend to be bigger than LCDs, with screens ranging up to about 71in, and typically have better contrast.

The real differences lie in how the two TVs work. LCD (liquid crystal display) sets use a network of hundreds of thousands of tiny LCD pixels to create the picture you see, while plasma TVs create images from plasma (xenon and neon gas), which is housed between two plates of glass.

Until the first flatscreens hit the market in 1997, TV sets had long used one system to produce the picture – the cathode ray tube (CRT), which was invented in 1897. The Scottish inventor John Logie Baird is credited with the first demonstration of television technology in 1925. CRTs reigned supreme up to the 21st century, but now they are going the way of the dinosaurs.

The problem is that CRT televisions are weighty and bulky. They can never be truly slimline. Flatscreens are lighter and are getting ever slimmer. Sony has just announced its latest Bravia LCD flatscreen – the ZX1, which is 9.9mm thick, one-sixtieth the depth of a typical 1950s CRT set.

But, as a Sony spokeswoman points out: “It’s not just worth having because it’s the thinnest. In terms of innovation and the technology used, it’s fantastic.” This is no exaggeration; the ZX1 is certainly cutting-edge. Not only does its image blur reduction technology provide a strikingly crisp, sharp picture, but it’s fully wireless so that you can forget about ugly cables and images can be streamed to the screen remotely from a set-top box. With a price tag of just under three grand, though, it’s hardly a budget buy. So if you’re planning on staying in over the coming months, follow our guide to get the most from your money when buying a flatscreen.

Picture this: A buyer’s guide

How big?

To work out the best size set for your room, you need to take your viewing distance into account. |If you sit too close to a large TV, the picture can appear fuzzy or grainy. Sit too far away and you’ll miss the fine details and won’t be able to read small text.

The general rule is that your TV should be one-third to |one-half the length of your viewing distance (don’t forget that TV screens are measured diagonally). Therefore, if you sit eight feet away from your TV, the ideal screen size is between 32in and 48in.

Full-screen or widescreen?

Most TVs today are widescreen , but some cheaper models still come as full-screen, a squarer shape more like CRT sets used to be.

These are fine for kitchen or bedroom use. Full-screen TVs have a width-to-height ratio of 4:3, or four inches of width for every three inches of height. Wide-screen TVs have a 16:9 ratio, which is the preferred size for super-sharp HDTV (high-definition television).

LCD or plasma?

The most popular types of TV today are LCD and plasma. The jury is out on which is best. But the simplest way to decide which to go for is by the size of TV set you need. Few plasmas are made smaller than 42in, while LCDs don’t usually come much bigger than 52in.

Other factors to consider

* In a darkened room, plasma TVs have better contrast and brightness than LCD screens. So if you plan |on watching movies regularly with family or friends, plasma might be your best bet. LCD TVs, on the other hand, generally reflect less light and glare, so they fare better in more normal light conditions.

* Plasma TVs are better for wider viewing angles. With LCDs, some brightness can be lost if you are sitting to the side of the screen.

* Plasma TVs are considered better for definition of movement – a key benefit for sports and |action-movie fans. Early LCDs suffered from motion-response lag, where individual pixels are slightly out of synchronisation with the image on screen, causing ghosting and trailing movement. But LCD technology has advanced greatly and now any difference is negligible.

* If you plan to use your TV with gaming consoles or as a computer monitor, LCD may be the best option. Plasma is not great with static images, whereas LCD displays them perfectly, with full colour detail, no flicker, and no risk of screen burn-in. But, again, technological improvements are making these differences far less pronounced.

* LCD TVs typically use less power than plasma screens – and use about 60 per cent less juice than traditional CRT televisions.

* If in doubt which technology to go for, get a TV store to run an LCD and plasma side by side, if possible in different lighting conditions, and then make your judgement.

Here is the link for Aerials and Tv .com , http://aerialsandtv.com/ i must stress that i have no links to this company and have posted the link for people to gleen information from

[Raistlin]

What a good unbiased review, Top Marks

[balli hi]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels so it will be worth hanging on untill tv's capable of recieving these signals arrive in the shops probably in sept 2010 !!!!!!!!!! , another reason for me to be gutted :( i wish i had found this website last year before i purchased my sony tv in december 08 , read the full report : http://www.aerialsandtv.com/digitaltv.html#HDTV pay particular attention to the paragraphs in red .

However a way round this is simply to have sky hd installed or cable tv , if your budget can stretch to it of course .

[jeneliachrist]

Thanks for the wonderful information. It is really very informative and eye-opening.

[Bos]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels so it will be worth hanging on untill tv's capable of recieving these signals arrive in the shops probably in sept 2010 !!!!!!!!!! , another reason for me to be gutted :( i wish i had found this website last year before i purchased my sony tv in december 08 , read the full report : http://www.aerialsandtv.com/digitaltv.html#HDTV pay particular attention to the paragraphs in red .

However a way round this is simply to have sky hd installed or cable tv , if your budget can stretch to it of course .

In this part of the country we have already gone digital ( we were one of the first areas in the country to do so ).

I bought a 32" Panasonic TV in January this year, after looking at lots of different makes. I think I made the right choice.

With regards to HD quality, I have seen quite a few different programes in HD, but in my opinion until you get to at least a 40" screen the difference is very little !

[Sagitar]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels .

I think that is misleading. Existing freeview tuners will not be able to receive the new HD channel, but you ought still to be able to add an external tuner or change your freeview box if you have an external one.

We have both freeview and freesat via external boxes and our TV handles HD on freesat perfectly. I can see no reason why it should not be able to handle HD on freeview with a change of box.

Am I wrong?

[balli hi]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels .

I think that is misleading. Existing freeview tuners will not be able to receive the new HD channel, but you ought still to be able to add an external tuner or change your freeview box if you have an external one.

We have both freeview and freesat via external boxes and our TV handles HD on freesat perfectly. I can see no reason why it should not be able to handle HD on freeview with a change of box.

Am I wrong?

You are right of course , but if you read my post properly you will see i was talking about existing freeview tuners ( any current freeview tv sets ) also if you click on the link and have a read it clearly states that to recieve the proposed 3 or 4 HD channels , you will have to add a new box .

Please do take time out to read posts through before posting a response !

Below is some text from the link , i have highlighted the all important sentance , so you see theres no misleading going on at all . :D

However, even using an entire MUX for HDTV will only give three (four by 2010 ?) HDTV channels and this would be at the cost of increased compression (i.e. a worse picture) to all channels moved onto the other MUXES.

Oh yes, and you`ll need a new box as well. No Freeview box/TV on the market (as at Sept 2009) will decode the new HD signals, though they are due to the market in 2010.

This raises interesting questions as to whether the TV sold to you as "HD ready", has been mis-sold to you . I'm sure the courts will end up deciding that little one.....

[balli hi]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels so it will be worth hanging on untill tv's capable of recieving these signals arrive in the shops probably in sept 2010 !!!!!!!!!! , another reason for me to be gutted :( i wish i had found this website last year before i purchased my sony tv in december 08 , read the full report : http://www.aerialsandtv.com/digitaltv.html#HDTV pay particular attention to the paragraphs in red .

However a way round this is simply to have sky hd installed or cable tv , if your budget can stretch to it of course .

In this part of the country we have already gone digital ( we were one of the first areas in the country to do so ).

I bought a 32" Panasonic TV in January this year, after looking at lots of different makes. I think I made the right choice.

With regards to HD quality, I have seen quite a few different programes in HD, but in my opinion until you get to at least a 40" screen the difference is very little !

Hi

Yeh i wish i'd gone for the Pana now and a plasma one at that as i love my Sports & Action Movies , my decision in the end came down to the fact that plasma's are more juicy ( on the electric ) so i chose the Sony KDL 40w 4500 Lcd Tv with100hz motion-flo , the Pana 37inch Lcd was the other one i was looking at , at the time and the picture was stunning , basically the smaller the tv the sharper the picture and the bigger the tv the more grainy the picture .

I did'nt want anything bigger than a 40inch tv , but decided in the end i did'nt want to go smaller than a 40inch and Panasonic did not make a 4o inch at the time , so i plumped for the Sony .

Regarding HD , when you see a picture with a true HD feed , and a dgital picture via the freeview tuner , the difference is chalk and cheese , my mate has a Sky+ HD Box coupled with his 37inch pana tv , and when you see Football broadcast in HD the picture is stunning , pin sharp with deep colors & without motion blur , when you view football via the freeview it does'nt come close and the picture can pixelate on fast moving scenes .

Shortly after buying my Sony Tv , i bought a Sony BDP S350 Blueray Player from richer-sounds Because they sold it with multi-region for an extra £20 , its a great little Blueray player with the ability to up-scale ordinary dvd's to full HD 1080P , when you watch a film via the freeview on the tv and then via the blueray player , the difference is well.....chalk & cheese

Here's just one review out of 129 on Amazon

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

THIS SONY HITS THE SPOT!! , 8 Oct 2008 By J. R. Cheah "Jerry3167" (Surrey, London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

Being a Blu ray fan I have got a PS3 and SONY BDP-S350 player.

When I got my BDP-S350 from Amazon I was amazed by this player`s quality and presentation! It was really easy to set up and the remote was easy to navigate around. I quickly fed it IRON MAN on blu ray, and was Blown away by the picture quality! compared to my PS3, i would say that the BDP-S350 has the edge over the PS3 in terms of picture, as the edges are more sharper and colours more vibrant! I then tried CASINO ROYALE and again the picture quality was nothing short of astounding! incredible detail and depth of field, I was gobsmacked.

Its a very slim (4cm high!)machine and it looks very tidy and will compliment your LCD or Plasma very well, Sony have always produced products that are good looking as they are performing.

If you are looking for a Blu ray player and on a tight budget, then this Sony player is right up your street, affordable,breathtaking performance, and looks cool in your living room, nuff said!!

[balli hi]

For those considering Freesat , check this out http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Prod...CFUQA4wodhQ6f1w

[Sagitar]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels .

I think that is misleading. Existing freeview tuners will not be able to receive the new HD channel, but you ought still to be able to add an external tuner or change your freeview box if you have an external one.

We have both freeview and freesat via external boxes and our TV handles HD on freesat perfectly. I can see no reason why it should not be able to handle HD on freeview with a change of box.

Am I wrong?

You are right of course , but if you read my post properly you will see i was talking about existing freeview tuners ( any current freeview tv sets ) also if you click on the link and have a read it clearly states that to recieve the proposed 3 or 4 HD channels , you will have to add a new box .

Please do take time out to read posts through before posting a response !

Below is some text from the link , i have highlighted the all important sentance , so you see theres no misleading going on at all . :D

However, even using an entire MUX for HDTV will only give three (four by 2010 ?) HDTV channels and this would be at the cost of increased compression (i.e. a worse picture) to all channels moved onto the other MUXES.

Oh yes, and you`ll need a new box as well. No Freeview box/TV on the market (as at Sept 2009) will decode the new HD signals, though they are due to the market in 2010.

This raises interesting questions as to whether the TV sold to you as "HD ready", has been mis-sold to you . I'm sure the courts will end up deciding that little one.....

I didn't say that the link was misleading, only the sentence that you wrote and which I isolated as a quotation.

Perhaps you should read what I have written more carefully before responding to it? . . . . . :) :) :) :) :)

[balli hi]

Also if you are considering buying a new LCD or PLASMA Tv its worth noting that when the Hd channels start to be broadcast , any curent freeview tv sets will not be able to pick up the hd channels .

I think that is misleading. Existing freeview tuners will not be able to receive the new HD channel, but you ought still to be able to add an external tuner or change your freeview box if you have an external one.

We have both freeview and freesat via external boxes and our TV handles HD on freesat perfectly. I can see no reason why it should not be able to handle HD on freeview with a change of box.

Am I wrong?

You are right of course , but if you read my post properly you will see i was talking about existing freeview tuners ( any current freeview tv sets ) also if you click on the link and have a read it clearly states that to recieve the proposed 3 or 4 HD channels , you will have to add a new box .

Please do take time out to read posts through before posting a response !

Below is some text from the link , i have highlighted the all important sentance , so you see theres no misleading going on at all . :D

However, even using an entire MUX for HDTV will only give three (four by 2010 ?) HDTV channels and this would be at the cost of increased compression (i.e. a worse picture) to all channels moved onto the other MUXES.

Oh yes, and you`ll need a new box as well. No Freeview box/TV on the market (as at Sept 2009) will decode the new HD signals, though they are due to the market in 2010.

This raises interesting questions as to whether the TV sold to you as "HD ready", has been mis-sold to you . I'm sure the courts will end up deciding that little one.....

I didn't say that the link was misleading, only the sentence that you wrote and which I isolated as a quotation.

Perhaps you should read what I have written more carefully before responding to it? . . . . . :) :) :) :) :)

I was refering to the sentence , not the link :!Removed!: i've merely used the link to emphasise my point .

[hertsnminds]

The issue is when to jump on the new technology band wagon and how quickly what you purchase is made redundant. Just take one manufacturer and look at the specifications of the TV's they have released over the last five years. Everything from less than 720p spec and very poor contrast ratios to 1080p spec and screen visible in bright sunlight.

Early Blu-Ray adopters have found that V1 of the firmware does not allow them to enjoy all of the features the Blu-Ray format has to offer and some players have no way to update the firmware.

Last week the FreeView service updated it's systems instantly turning 20,000 set top boxes into useless bricks whilst bringing others HD services.

May 2008 boxes stopped working http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewlandfill.html

September 2009 retune issues http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8283452.stm

Many TV manufacturers are now turning away from plasma to LCD screen technology and now there is the introduction of different backlighting systems. Have a look at the new Samsung LED range of TV's. OLED technology is also being introduced for computer displays (which is basically the same technology as TV displays).

If you bought a TV after the introduction of Teletext (the early 1980's) then it could quite happily have been providing all of the services you require for over twenty years. If you have bought a TV since 2000 you will be lucky if it has kept up with the changes and technological advances over a period of five years. It is a sad fact that the pace of change has increased and everything has an ever shorter life-span especially if technology based.

[balli hi]

The issue is when to jump on the new technology band wagon and how quickly what you purchase is made redundant. Just take one manufacturer and look at the specifications of the TV's they have released over the last five years. Everything from less than 720p spec and very poor contrast ratios to 1080p spec and screen visible in bright sunlight.

Early Blu-Ray adopters have found that V1 of the firmware does not allow them to enjoy all of the features the Blu-Ray format has to offer and some players have no way to update the firmware.

Last week the FreeView service updated it's systems instantly turning 20,000 set top boxes into useless bricks whilst bringing others HD services.

May 2008 boxes stopped working http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/freeviewlandfill.html

September 2009 retune issues http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8283452.stm

Many TV manufacturers are now turning away from plasma to LCD screen technology and now there is the introduction of different backlighting systems. Have a look at the new Samsung LED range of TV's. OLED technology is also being introduced for computer displays (which is basically the same technology as TV displays).

If you bought a TV after the introduction of Teletext (the early 1980's) then it could quite happily have been providing all of the services you require for over twenty years. If you have bought a TV since 2000 you will be lucky if it has kept up with the changes and technological advances over a period of five years. It is a sad fact that the pace of change has increased and everything has an ever shorter life-span especially if technology based.

Now thats what i call positive input to the topic

I find there are a few people that simply join forums to have a go and criticise others for the hell of it , rather than post anything constructive themselves or start a topic of their own , ever !!!

So hats off to you Hertsnminds , you have further embellished the topic by adding some very important informative text :)

[balli hi]

Well there's been some developments regarding my tv , i sent Amazon an e-mail last week and explained the issues that i have had with my sony tv , they sent me an e-mail the next day stating that i could have a full refund if i so wished as the KDL40W4500 is no longer in stock and they can't send me an immediate replacement , wow i could'nt believe it i have had the set for almost 10 months and they have offered to give me a full refund ... no quible .

Well on the strength of that i've been out and about looking at tv's and i'm particularly interested in the Panasonic TXP42G15B Plasma TV with freeview & freesat built in , now ,my sony cost £890 from Amazon back in december, the pana should cost me around £90 less and it will come with a free 5 year warranty if i purchase in store , i have arranged to view the tv at a store tomorrow as they have offered to better the price i had been quoted at richer sounds which is £799.95 for the tv and £79 for a 5 year warranty , so pretty soon this little baby may soon be mine , the tv is featured here on youtube and presented by sound & vision http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgJJi4a1ZPg...player_embedded

I should add that i had kept away from plasma's in the past because of their high energy consumption , however this particular plasma will use 30 watts less than the sony lcd , in operation it use's 200 watts and the sony lcd uses 230 watts .

[Ryan1985]

I really can't be bothered reading the whole thread but do Plasma TVs not have a limited lifespan?

Anyway, my 32" Sony Bravia KDL32V5500 does the job better than most and I enjoy my 1080p Playstation 3 games and watching my Blu-ray movies!

[balli hi]

I really can't be bothered reading the whole thread but do Plasma TVs not have a limited lifespan?

Anyway, my 32" Sony Bravia KDL32V5500 does the job better than most and I enjoy my 1080p Playstation 3 games and watching my Blu-ray movies!

Hi Ryan

In all honesty i don't know if Plasma's have a limited lifespan , maybe this site can answer your question http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmat...v-lifespan.html .

Just to update the thread i was looking at buying the Panasonic TX-P42G15 plasma tv , however i opted to go for the Panasonic TX-P42V10 Plasma Tv in the end , and collected and installed it on sunday just gone , and i can confirm that she is a beauty as far as picture quallity is concerned and definately an improvement on my Sony KDL40W4500 LCD tv , the plasma gives a more natural picture ( IMHO ) with excellent colour balance and deeper true'er blacks , Here is the Link to the Tv i have just purchased http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Prod...5483/index.html , however don,t be fooled by panasonics claim that this tv offers true 600hz , i have questioned people at length on this , and the truth is panasonic achieve 600hz according to them by optimising the sub field drive ( 600 Hz technology lets you view superb full-HD motion and still images with 1,080 lines of resolution. For even greater clarity with motion images, Panasonic uses its own unique image-analysis technology. This technology converts the motion in each scene into data, then optimises the sub-field to display fast-action scenes in full-HD resolution. And each frame is practically displayed for a shorter length of time than in previous systems, to reduce aftereffects )

This bloke sums things up perfectly for me as regards 600hz

All i will say is if you are happy with your Tv , then stick with it , i unfortunately was never happy with my sony kdl 40w4500 lcd , which is why i decided to change , incidentally i have a Sony KDL26V4000 LCD wall mounted in the kitchen and am extremely happy with it , so will be sticking with it untill it packs up ! .

[Cyker]

Plasmas can start to dim over a long time, but LCDs that are backlit with cathodes can suffer from backlight failure so TBH there's not much in it.

Even OLEDs will suffer from fade over a long period of time.

LCD TV's that are backlit by LEDs should last the longest assuming there's no manufacturing faults.

If you don't run the screen at full brightness (And you shouldn't be if you've calibrated it properly) then they should easily last long enough for you to get bored and buy a new one in a decade or two ;) (Again, assuming no manufacturing faults, damage by children, cats, wiimotes, lightsabres, bats, badgers etc.)

TBH, as long as you don't get a rear projection TV (Basically projectors so they need new bulbs every 2-3 years... and they are NOT cheap!! Cost as much as that other poster's runflats ), you shouldn't have to worry too much.

(And if you are, you can always get an extended warranty... just don't loose the sheet like I did )

[balli hi]

Plasmas can start to dim over a long time, but LCDs that are backlit with cathodes can suffer from backlight failure so TBH there's not much in it.

Even OLEDs will suffer from fade over a long period of time.

LCD TV's that are backlit by LEDs should last the longest assuming there's no manufacturing faults.

If you don't run the screen at full brightness (And you shouldn't be if you've calibrated it properly) then they should easily last long enough for you to get bored and buy a new one in a decade or two ;) (Again, assuming no manufacturing faults, damage by children, cats, wiimotes, lightsabres, bats, badgers etc.)

TBH, as long as you don't get a rear projection TV (Basically projectors so they need new bulbs every 2-3 years... and they are NOT cheap!! Cost as much as that other poster's runflats ), you shouldn't have to worry too much.

(And if you are, you can always get an extended warranty... just don't loose the sheet like I did )

Very well put Cyker

Regarding Led TV's , i had a really good look at these last week and i must say i was very impressed , the picture on these was sharp clear and vibrant with very good colour reproduction , however the only criticism i can level , is that if you prefer a more natural picture , you might find these a little too bright & overblown , and because they are new to the market they come with a price tag to match , i was assured by the salesman though , that you could tweak the settings to your preferance , so if your budget can stretch to afford an LED they are definately worth a gander , i was sorely temted by the Samsung 40B7020W but found it slightly out of reach budget wise , even though Samsung are currently offering around £200 cashback on these .

At the end of the day you pay's your money and makes your choice , one of the factors in helping me make up my mind was the fact that the panny came with Freesat HD built in , thereby avoiding having to add a seperate box in order to recieve HD channels , i will however have to install a sat dish ... swings and roundabouts : The BBC and ITV bring you freesat, a digital satellite TV service giving you free HD programmes at no extra cost. freesat has no contract, no subscription, just a one-off payment for the TV, satellite dish and installation. freesat is broadcast via satellite, which means it is available to almost every household in the UK. The 2009 VIERA NeoPDP range with freesat HD offers cutting edge technology and elegant design with subscription free HD channels

[Cyker]

That's a damn good point actually; Freeview HD will be introduced soon which most Freeview TVs don't support so it might be worth waiting a bit...

[balli hi]

Hi Guys

3D TV's are about to hit the shops soon

3D TV development is coming big this year. Several main manufactures are aiming at the 3D TV market. And what is really exiting is that they are not using the same technology. Different producers come up with different ideas and solutions!

What is 3D TV

All 3D TVs, just like those old movies shown in blue and red, display two views of the scene. The newest 3DTVs dont require the blue and red glasses as they are much more sophisticated. The images also look better so there is more depth and not an awful blue and red picture in your living room! In the last couple of years autostereoscopic 3D displays, which are so good they dont require users to wear special 3D glasses, have been introduced. This is the future of 3D TV .

So what's so exciting?

Pixar and Disney say that every new film will now be produced in 2D and 3D, so soon you can watch these at home as well as at the cinema.

Teen orientated slasher movies such as the next Friday the 13th and Final Destination will scare audiences by having axes and bullets being fired into the audience and heads flying out of the screen into your lap. Imagine that!

Football will all be massive in 3D and on your 3DTV. The ball wilil fly out of the screen, the goaly will jump towards you for that save, the free kick will swerve out of the screen into your living room and then into the goal!

Business summits in 3DTV - Have you got people all around the world? Discuss your products with real 3D demos.

Watch the Olympics in 3D on your 3D TV. With a 3DTV you can have the javeline enter your room or have the splash from the swimmers who dive into the pool come into your living room.

http://www.3dtvreviews.co.uk/

[TopSpeed999]

I had the same problem before. Didn't know what to choose b/w the two. But I went for plasma.

[balli hi]

I had the same problem before. Didn't know what to choose b/w the two. But I went for plasma.

An excellent choice , my Panna Plasma is 1 year old now and the pictures as brilliant as the day it was bought , no regrets what so ever .

Now that 3D TV's are well established in the shops , there are some great bargains to be had as regards HD TV's , in October i purchased a 32" Panasonic TX-L32S20B LCD TV with Freeview HD built in for £369 from Amazon , it now hangs on my bedroom wall and looks fantastic , the pictures great on every channel with good red and black colour reproduction but is truly fantastic when viewed in HD with the added bonus that i can now also receive Channel 4 HD , something that i cannot on my Plasma Freesat TV , I'm glad i bought my 32" panna when i did as the price on Amazon right now has risen to £466 , probably because of the run up to Christmas and higher demand , either way i am so so happy with my choice and would recommend this tv to anyone , its also worth noting that it also comes in a freesat + freeview hd built in version Priced at £425 , but for just £5 more you can buy the Panasonic TX-L37S20B 37-inch Widescreen Full HD 1080p 100Hz LCD TV with Freeview HD from Amazon priced at £429.98

What ever you choose its always best to pop along to the shops and have a good look at all makes of tv in your price range and compare picture quality and functionality for yourself , also maybe pop along to a dedicated Hi-Fi shop with good HD reproduction delivered via individual feeds , most of the warehouse type retailers display images on their TV's via 1 ariel and splitters , with the end product being a crap picture on an otherwise good TV .

Have a good Christmas everyone and a prosperous and happy new year

[bothwell_buyer]

Do TV LIcensing know you run a TV shop???? :lol:

[balli hi]

Hello Bothy , are you out on day release or have you escaped again have a good christmas BB :D

[RAV4Len]

So confusing, will have to read it again as I want to buy a new one......

No mention of a 3D TV then?