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[omegaman2]

this months what tv comes with the complete guide to hd viewing

[Elite Pete]

Things to consider

Plasma technolgy is based around micro vaccum tubes and requrie highish vohtages to get the phospher to glow. The drives for these pixels/cells is both complex (requries a pre-charge, strike and discharge cycle) and power hungry.

The plus point is that plasma is an emmissive technology as in it emits its own light.

LCD on the other had has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years. Its now get contrast ratios comparable with plasma, uses less power and is now regarded as more reliable.

Its not am emmissive technology though, its pasive so requires a back light.

For me, on TV's, there is no choice required, its LCD all the way.

Any recommendations Mark.

Price and size is key....plus your planned use.

True HD is worth forking out for but, generaly only appears on the larger screens. (Plasma its hard to make good Plasma true HD screens in the smaller sizes to).

Best all rounder is still Samsung.....

Hmmmm, Im not happy with mine, its only 14 weeks old and its faulty. Samsung want to replace the panel but ive told them I want a new one but they wont swap it

[zirk]

All as above, plus Plasma's have a wider viewing angle over LCD.

If your intrested in a big one 52inch HD Plasma (I think its either Samsung or LG) let me know?

[zippo]

how dose a Samsung PS 42/50 c96hd sound to give me an idea ??

[Kevin Wood]

Hmmmm, Im not happy with mine, its only 14 weeks old and its faulty. Samsung want to replace the panel but ive told them I want a new one but they wont swap it

TBH, the panel is probably 90% of the set but I agree with the principle, and of course the repair is only as good as the muppet they get to do it. It's bust in a pretty short period.

Well, my 32" CRT [size=8]SONY[/size] is still going strong and until that busts I don't think the drivel that's on these days merits a change.

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

All as above, plus Plasma's have a wider viewing angle over LCD.

Verticaly, yes, horizontaly no....most are 170+ degrees these days.

[Admin]

I can only agree with Marks comments and gained a lot from his wise advice when I went looking for mine.

Rather than look at models just yet, give us a price range and a screen size you want.

My only comments wouuld be:

Don't go below 37" unless you have a small room. 40" or 42" is ideal for most rooms. Beyond that size in a normal room and you will notice how poor the quality of the tv signal can be.

If possible, go for a "True HD". That means 1080p.
Ignore "HD ready", that is misleading.

Think about a surround sound setup. Even the expensive LCD units have dubious sound. A surround sound system (even a fairly cheap one) makes a massive difference!

Finally, if you buy an LCD unit, think about a blu ray player (good excuse to get a ps3!) to see just how good the unit can look. Once set up properly (factory default settings are usually way over the top) the picture quality is astounding.
 
Oh, and I highly recommend Marks Samsung unit (and my Sony 40W3000).

[Marks DTM Calib]

how dose a Samsung PS 42/50 c96hd sound to give me an idea ??

Never heard of it

Samsung are normaly LE40M87 type of numbers...

[Admin]

how dose a Samsung PS 42/50 c96hd sound to give me an idea ??

Never heard of it

Samsung are normaly LE40M87 type of numbers...

Those are plasma screen units.
For all the reasons Mark has stated above, I would not recommend.

[zippo]

I can only agree with Marks comments and gained a lot from his wise advice when I went looking for mine.

Rather than look at models just yet, give us a price range and a screen size you want.
My only comments wouuld be:

Don't go below 37" unless you have a small room. 40" or 42" is ideal for most rooms. Beyond that size in a normal room and you will notice how poor the quality of the tv signal can be.

If possible, go for a "True HD". That means 1080p.
Ignore "HD ready", that is misleading.

Think about a surround sound setup. Even the expensive LCD units have dubious sound. A surround sound system (even a fairly cheap one) makes a massive difference!

Finally, if you buy an LCD unit, think about a blu ray player (good excuse to get a ps3!) to see just how good the unit can look. Once set up properly (factory default settings are usually way over the top) the picture quality is astounding.
 
Oh, and I highly recommend Marks Samsung unit (and my Sony 40W3000).

i thought around £1000 -£1500 to be confirmed tho .As for the size, iam not bothered I'll listen to experienced people

[davlad22]

Best all rounder is still Samsung.....

Can't just come out with a quote like that Marko!

.....That's like saying that vauxhall is the best all rounder, or that BMW makes the best executive cars or that MK make the best speakers. It's all personal opinion.

Go with what YOU think looks best to your eyes and the best you can get out of your budget. Samsung televisions have crap sound compared to rivals and some offer better value for money.

What it is worth doing though is asking to view and compare pictures from terrestrial TV channels, if they can't do that for you probably not worth buying from. A big factor concerning true High Definition is the scaling and video processing inside the unit, there is even less HD media than you would think and obviously, HD will never be broadcast free to air, there is simply not the bandwidth available.

As mentioned above, if you are looking at going for a really big telly, consider the audio, I am not a sports fan though viewing footy or films on a big screen looks great but only if you have the big sound to match  

....and if I may straighten out one thing, LCD is NOT more reliable than plasma. Early plasmas were prone to screen burn but this is becoming rarer. 10% of ALL electronics we take out of the box are faulty.

[Martin_1962]

I can only agree with Marks comments and gained a lot from his wise advice when I went looking for mine.

Rather than look at models just yet, give us a price range and a screen size you want.
My only comments wouuld be:

Don't go below 37" unless you have a small room. 40" or 42" is ideal for most rooms. Beyond that size in a normal room and you will notice how poor the quality of the tv signal can be.

If possible, go for a "True HD". That means 1080p.
Ignore "HD ready", that is misleading.

Think about a surround sound setup. Even the expensive LCD units have dubious sound. A surround sound system (even a fairly cheap one) makes a massive difference!

Finally, if you buy an LCD unit, think about a blu ray player (good excuse to get a ps3!) to see just how good the unit can look. Once set up properly (factory default settings are usually way over the top) the picture quality is astounding.
 
Oh, and I highly recommend Marks Samsung unit (and my Sony 40W3000).

i thought around £1000 -£1500 to be confirmed tho .As for the size, iam not bothered I'll listen to experienced people

Sony KDL46W3000 off the internet for just over 1500

[Martin_1962]

SOund - I use seperates TV sound is fine for TV but films and games requires proper sound

[zippo]

SOund - I use seperates TV sound is fine for TV but films and games requires proper sound

so id need to buy a surround system as well

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its a tv and if you want good sound you need a seperate system.

Flat panels also dont benefit from having any depth to fit a speaker of a decent size in them.

And Samsung make the Sony panels....its part of a joint venture they have.