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[SIR Philbutt]

Alright guy's as title says looking to get a new TV and thought I would get the best advice around - then decided to ask you lot       

What have you got (and like/dislike) ? what would you recommend ? Where to buy from?

Budget up to £750 ish but as low as poss

Thinking of going for a LED (or OLED?), HD 1080p or better, not 3D, 46/47 inch (swmbo dont want larger)
Want plenty of different i/p o/p Scart AV HDMI Svideo ...... SD card and good sound
Would also like to use it to connect to the internet if can be achieved pref hardwired but wifi will do

I am also considering a sound bar, as have lost my 5.1 surround setup, and also Apple TV (Que TB) as we have a couple of IPOD's and an IPAD on it's way at xmas (dont tell swmbo it's her pressie)

All comments, idea's, suggestions (usual OOF one's will be giggled at) welcome

Thanks in Advance
Phil

[albitz]

I would go the whole hog and get a colour one personally.


 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Panasoinc Viera's are about the best at the moment with the T5's coming with 5 year warranty to......OLED is way out of your price bracket sadly!

[cem_devecioglu]

3d not critical.. but whatever you buy, must have at least internet browser..

[ozzycat]

and hopefully one that works

[feeutfo]

Those new "smart" tv's look interesting. Beautifully slim, no border to speak of.

Loads of features with web access...  Absolutely no idea if they are any good though. Lg one was rumoured to have iplayer license problems, not that I'm suggesting LG to anyone. Samsung looks quite stunning.

Bit put of touch tbh though.

[Rods2]

Make sure the valves don't take too long to warm up. 

[Van Helsing]

Make sure the valves don't take too long to warm up. 

That's my kind of TV....... And no way on Gods earth would I pay £750 for a TV, I don't care how fancy it may be...... Sadly this is the sort of equipment I often see in the homes of families on benefits.......

[Sir Tigger KC]

Do your usual thing Phil and go to Costco and 'borrow' a few!!    Eventually you'll find one you like!! 

[Mr Skrunts]

Lots of interesting deals out there, what ever you choose stick the model number in google and do a price comparison, then check jhon lewis, if they sell it, they will price match like for like and they add a 5 year warranty to every thing they sell (TV Wise) usually next day delivery from what I heard. 

Some TV's are having trouble with the online film from netflix (some samsung models at least)

[feeutfo]

Sadly not cheap
http://www.froogle.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/samsung/ue40es8000/sams-ue40es8000

But wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za_VKRuhPKA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Plomien]

I have had Samsung and LG and both worked fine (well the LG did until the house was hit by lightening and then was replaced by the Samsung)
Most TV's have similar internals, if you can afford an OLED then go for it but I have found LCD is better than LED (not OLED).

[cleggy]

Found this interesting, 'cos I didn't know what OLED was.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/oled1.htm

I always seem to get the best electronic equipment for features, technology and value then six months later it is superceeded

For example the current TV a Toshiba 42" LED with usless dongle ( not at £50, only got XP) was about the best to suit our needs and 6 months later out come Smart TV's, so I have to trundle up to my office to watch IPlayer stuff on the 20" computer screen.

Yes, I got Betamax, nice Phillips CRT, Mini Disk just as the world and his dog went the other way.

I agree with Mr S visit showrooms select the TV of your choice and the Google it for the best deal

[omega3000]

Panasoinc Viera's are about the best at the moment with the T5's coming with 5 year warranty to......OLED is way out of your price bracket sadly!

+1 excellent tv 

[Kevin Wood]

Panasoinc Viera's are about the best at the moment with the T5's coming with 5 year warranty to......OLED is way out of your price bracket sadly!

+1 excellent tv 

Yep, we've got a Panasonic LED backlit LCD of the previous generation and are very happy with it.

Incidentally, I was all set to buy a similar Samsung model until a friend of the family bought the same model I was considering and it had a shockingly bad picture. Far worse than I'd seen demonstrated in the shops. It turns out that, at that time at least, it was luck of the draw what panel you ended up with, and the shops all appear to demo the decent ones.

I wouldn't buy a CCFL backlit TV now as LED sets are every bit as capable, if not better, and the CCFL tubes and associated inverters are generally the least reliable part of the set.