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[Mr Hagon]

I've only ever bought two TVs and they've both been Sony.  Each time I waited until John Lewis were doing deals during the January sales.  That way I get a good few quid knocked off and you always get a five year warranty.

Mr Hagon

[Elite Pete]

I bought a sony 21" tv (tiny flat )when I went through my divorce about 12 years ago, I was a manager for Comet at the time and the TV had been on display so was on from 8.30am till 8.00 pm most days. I paid £100 for it and gave it away about 2 months ago still working fine.

[Martin_1962]

My 32" Sony CRT is still going strong after over eight years of service.  Hard to belive it retailed at £1500 back then and I paid £1200...

Mr Hagon

Mine too. Got it half price refurbed through a mate of mine who worked for Sony. It did go pop once and was fixed under warranty. Has been superb since. Daren't change it as the reliability of TVs in general seems to have taken a dive since then. (not to mention the programmes)

Kevin

Mine was 1400 paid 1200 8 1/4 years old 32" 50Hz IDTV

[TheBoy]

My Samsung is working great, do you have mains supply problems round your area TB?

Sony use the same panels so nothing to gain really by changing make.

Same issue as before. Repairers were not sure which of the 2 parts to replace, as its a stock fault, and could have been either the main board or the panel.  It was intermittent, and in fairness to them, it worked for 3 months.

TV is on surge protector.  Pretty good power here, UPS on OOF server warns me of spikes/brownouts etc, and don't really get any  :-/


Apparently this model has 3 possible panel manufacturers, with Samsung being the best (and most common) - in service menu, if panel type starts AM its Samsung apparently.

[TheBoy]

My 32" Sony CRT is still going strong after over eight years of service.  Hard to belive it retailed at £1500 back then and I paid £1200...

Mr Hagon

Mine too. Got it half price refurbed through a mate of mine who worked for Sony. It did go pop once and was fixed under warranty. Has been superb since. Daren't change it as the reliability of TVs in general seems to have taken a dive since then. (not to mention the programmes)

Kevin

Mine was 1400 paid 1200 8 1/4 years old 32" 50Hz IDTV

My Sony PoS was £1500, never worked properly, they replaced it 3 times, all as shite as the first.

[Martin_1962]

My 32" Sony CRT is still going strong after over eight years of service.  Hard to belive it retailed at £1500 back then and I paid £1200...

Mr Hagon

Mine too. Got it half price refurbed through a mate of mine who worked for Sony. It did go pop once and was fixed under warranty. Has been superb since. Daren't change it as the reliability of TVs in general seems to have taken a dive since then. (not to mention the programmes)

Kevin

Mine was 1400 paid 1200 8 1/4 years old 32" 50Hz IDTV

My Sony PoS was £1500, never worked properly, they replaced it 3 times, all as naffe as the first.

Mine was an older model, well made but few toys (beyond a digital tuner)

[Elite Pete]

New Samsung arriving Friday 4th

[amigov6]

I spend enough money on other things. I've got a Panasonic telly/dvd, biult in freeview & a Hitatchi surround thingy. £550 3 yrs ago. I never watch it. I'd rather be cooking, surfing tinterweb, or pottering about in the workshop, something always needs cleaning on the Mig, better things to do than Witch Swap, CSI Barnsley, Corrieenders, Wannebee Dancing on ice, I wish i was a celebrity.....terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired!!!!!!!!

[Martin_1962]

There is still quite a bit of good TV, we do see the best of US (eg Heroes) but look at Life on Mars, Doctor Who, Top Gear - still a lot to watch.

Don't knock Doctor Who some episodes have one big awards (OK all written by same bloke - eg Girl in the Fireplace, Blink)