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[Mr Skrunts]

Apart from a year long reliability problem (eventually fixed - now good as gold), I have been really pleased with my Samsung (old model, now no longer available) - my only gripe being not able to adjust the order of the inputs.

A mate just has got a 40" Samsung LED (NOT OLED!!), that does look really nice, and being ultra thin, sexy. It has custom sockets (they provide adapters) as the panel is too thin for standard, industry standard sockets, and the mains lead is permenent.

Samsung seems to be the one I may end up buying, looked  LED version but was twice the cost, so maybe will have one in a couple of years.

The only thing that lets the Samsung down againt the LG is that it soesnt have the freesat connection which might be worth considering.


SAMSUNG LED TV Series 7

UE46B7020W
Our price: £1,379.00

Set Size (WxHxD) without Stand  1129 x 705 x 29.9mm 


This was actually £1699 about 3 months so prices are coming down nicely.

[Martin_1962]

Samsung seem to be pretty popular - don't need built in Freesat - how often do you watch live TV?

[TheBoy]

be aware that *none* of the current TVs (or recorders) can receive the new DVB-T2 standard used on one of the MUXes (that will be used for HD)

[Mr Skrunts]

Samsung seem to be pretty popular - don't need built in Freesat - how often do you watch live TV?

Speak for yourself, I watch loads of TV without recording it. 

[Martin_1962]

Samsung seem to be pretty popular - don't need built in Freesat - how often do you watch live TV?

Speak for yourself, I watch loads of TV without recording it. 

That is quite rare in a PVR houshold

When you set up loads of programmes you watch what you want when you want and lose the adverts as well

[Mr Skrunts]

TV is on 24 hours a day, if nothing worth watching (which is quite often) then MTV is on in the back ground, and suring the night channel 354 on sky 

[Taxi_Driver]

Apart from a year long reliability problem (eventually fixed - now good as gold), I have been really pleased with my Samsung (old model, now no longer available) - my only gripe being not able to adjust the order of the inputs.

A mate just has got a 40" Samsung LED (NOT OLED!!), that does look really nice, and being ultra thin, sexy. It has custom sockets (they provide adapters) as the panel is too thin for standard, industry standard sockets, and the mains lead is permenent.

Samsung seems to be the one I may end up buying, looked  LED version but was twice the cost, so maybe will have one in a couple of years.

The only thing that lets the Samsung down againt the LG is that it soesnt have the freesat connection which might be worth considering.


SAMSUNG LED TV Series 7

UE46B7020W
Our price: £1,379.00

Set Size (WxHxD) without Stand  1129 x 705 x 29.9mm 


This was actually £1699 about 3 months so prices are coming down nicely.

You can get that model for about £200 less.
The series 8 is about that price 

[duggs]

Which magazine test LCD's quite a bit.

Panasonic come out tops everytime, pretty much whatever sized screen.

[Mr Skrunts]

Which magazine test LCD's quite a bit.

Panasonic come out tops everytime, pretty much whatever sized screen.

I have seen a couple of Viearra Plasma's over the years and have to admit to being very impressed.

My local dealer doesnt do any Panasonic screens in the size I  want.

http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/txp42g15b-i612363.html

Looking at this one I do like the look /style of it over the Samsung, cant see a mantion of scart sockets though.


But every where I read Plasma seems to be old hat and LCD is prefered.  This is why I took my time and am still bloody confused as what to buy.

[Martin_1962]

Plasma uses more electricity and will wear out quicker

[Mr Skrunts]

So, back to the original post regards the 2 parts highlighted.  TIA.   

Currently looking at a 47" LG or a 6 series Samsung 46"


But which of all the makes is considered the most reliable.

Do they all make thier own panels or are there key suppliers like there used to be on CRT's like Samsung, Hitachi and Phillips.




Any advice appreciated as I am still house bound and unable to view in a shop before buying.



Models I have considered so far.

Samsung LE46B650T2, was hoping for a price drop in the sales, sadly none found.

LG 47LF7700  but never really heard anything good or bad about LG, happy with thier PC monitors though.

[TheBoy]

Samsung seem to be pretty popular - don't need built in Freesat - how often do you watch live TV?

Speak for yourself, I watch loads of TV without recording it. 

That is quite rare in a PVR houshold

When you set up loads of programmes you watch what you want when you want and lose the adverts as well

I disagree - never happened in vhs days, wont happen now

[Martin_1962]

Samsung seem to be pretty popular - don't need built in Freesat - how often do you watch live TV?

Speak for yourself, I watch loads of TV without recording it. 

That is quite rare in a PVR houshold

When you set up loads of programmes you watch what you want when you want and lose the adverts as well

I disagree - never happened in vhs days, wont happen now

Some of us never had Vhs days

That said - PVRs totally change the way you watch TV

[Mr Skrunts]

Samsung seem to be pretty popular - don't need built in Freesat - how often do you watch live TV?

Speak for yourself, I watch loads of TV without recording it. 

That is quite rare in a PVR houshold

When you set up loads of programmes you watch what you want when you want and lose the adverts as well

I disagree - never happened in vhs days, wont happen now

Some of us never had Vhs days

That said - PVRs totally change the way you watch TV

Maybe in your household.  I watch Top Gear on a Sunday Night, but I also record it and watch it again when suits.  As I do a lot of stuff.

The PVR idea is good, but the hard drive needs to be 2 TB + for me, coz I like to trcord films and all that a PVR offers me is the ability to have a degree of on demand viewing, which if I could hook a hard drive up to the USB port on the sky box then I would be happy.

This is why I am having various ways to record arround my home, Freesat in the bedroom and sky plus HD in the living room, I can take a 2nd link from the sky box to my bedroom and watch any nod HD recordinds, wether the freesat does the same I dont yet know, but if it does then that can be watched in the living room whilst located in the bedroom.   Plus adding an MCE at some point gives more options and more storage.

[redelitev6]

Just been to comet and bought a 40" toshiba LCD regza for £429, i thought the price was ok, any thoughts anybody? good? bad? have i been shafted?

Been considering the same one for my bedroom, let me know what you think, would be very interested to hear.

seems to be ok,easy to set up ,very good picture on freeview,no problems up to now, only thing is getting used to a big telly after our old 27" beast ,it's like sitting in the pictures!