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[Richie London]

After 10 yrs my Goodman tv has finally passed away. now I've seen a tv i want but what's the difference and the best of the two. Led or lcd

[TheBoy]

A good LCD will probably beat a poor LED.

Its all about how good the electronics are now, only the unbranded have poor panels now.

[tigers_gonads]

As a rule, Led is sharper and normally has less of a snail trail when you are watching fast moving sport.

How much have you got to spend ?

[Richie London]

I've seen this one reduced. im not clue up much on electronics so is this any good

 http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/5298439/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/2|14419512|Televisions|14419667/c_3/3|cat_14419667|LCD+TVs|24282204.htm

[tigers_gonads]

I've seen this one reduced. im not clue up much on electronics so is this any good

 http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/5298439/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|14419512/c_2/2|14419512|Televisions|14419667/c_3/3|cat_14419667|LCD+TVs|24282204.htm

linky not working rich 

[TheBoy]

A lot of "sale" TVs are either old stock (thus, a generation or 2 behind) or unbranded junk.

Older generations may lack Freeview-HD, or have quite old electronics in.

[Richie London]

Now that didn't work. its a Hitachi 42 lcd reduced from 449 to 299.

[Richie London]

Now that didn't work. its a Hitachi 42 lcd reduced from 449 to 299.  in argos with freeeview and full hd

[Richie London]

I must admit its been much more relaxing without a tv after a week and i seem to do more at home but me boy is bored without it.

[tigers_gonads]

Now that didn't work. its a Hitachi 42 lcd reduced from 449 to 299.  in argos with freeeview and full hd

Might be a idea to pop in and see if they have on on display that you can switch on 

But even at 450 quid for a 42 inch lcd, thats bloody cheep 

Some you win, some you lose I suppose 

[Richie London]

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5298439.htm

[Kevin Wood]

It doesn't appear to have an HD Freeview tuner. I think I'd want that in any TV these days, TBH.

Only 50Hz refresh, so movement could be a bit nasty.

As with all TVs, and especially where the price seems to be too good to be true, you need to see a properly setup one working to decide if you can live with the picture.

Sound quality:

    NICAM sound system.
    2 x 6 watts RMS power output.

Whoopee! Shame NICAM has disappeared along with the analogue channels.

So yes, don't rely on Argos' product description. Find out the model number and get some proper specs.

[freecall666]

each led can last up to 15000hrs on standard use lcd can last until the screen is smashed,
dont buy these no name brand as they are harder to find parts for, even more so for usa market as parts are not listed.,
i like it when samsung lcd tv's come in as they are so easy to fix, screen driver over heat. this is only because they put the tv on the wall and lean the tv over, and not leave it straight up as on stand heats up the board and cracks the main signal in chip,
logic the 5v line go's because of the glass bridge on mian ac in and blows the 5 pin switch chip. can list more makes with there faults.
but the big fault with led type tv's is heat build-up as the boards are so thin they can crack and split.

[mantahatch]

I must admit its been much more relaxing without a tv after a week and i seem to do more at home but me boy is bored without it.

I wish I could have the strength to do away with TV all together, I have a work colleague who does not have one, and he is a very happy chap.

[cleggy]

I find the best way is to trawl around the retailers, Comet, John Lewis etc, find the one that you like and then search the Net for the best deal for that model.