help please!

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i am going to buy a 32 or 37 lcd in the next couple of days in the price range 500-800.preferably in the closer to 500 range.

now i dont use bluray or sky hd or gaming,it is basicaly going to be used to view normal tv through virgin media.

i need something with smooth motion as i'm very picky when watching jumpy tv's.

i seen the latest philips models in john lewis and could tell straight away they had a far better picture. but really expensive! they had a philips 32 for about £599 and another 32 for £850 which apparently was £1000 a couple of weeks ago.

just wondering which make and model you would advise?

thanks.

 

[Anonymous]

hey kev, it has been a long time since i bought my HD TV so i wont try to help too much!

however saying that, sony always have a good picture and samsung make a large portion of all LCD monitors so they are my two reccomendations, also as you mentioned if you are picky about picture QUALITY go for a more expensive TV. also most TV's now will have full HD and freeview built in so it shouldnt really matter if you dont use HD now, but im sure you will be futureproof anyway.

Best of luck!

 

[D.J.KRIME]

kevb123:

now i dont use bluray or sky hd or gaming,it is basicaly going to be used to view normal tv through virgin media.

i need something with smooth motion as i'm very picky when watching jumpy tv's

Well if this is the case personally I would opt for the Panasonic TX-P37X10 plasma which is well within you price range (£500 witha little bit of googleing)

The set is only HD Ready but IMHO this is a benifit as you will only be using a SD feed and again IMHO SD fairs better on a HD Ready panel over a Full HD one. I personally find the picture on this plasma much more "life like" over simularly priced LCD models.

 

[laserman16]

The only other advice I could offer is make shortlist of the models you are interested in and try to see them all working.

Let your own eyes be the judge on which is the best set. At the end of the day your the one that has to live with it and its what you are happy with that is the most important factor.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

laserman16:

The only other advice I could offer is make shortlist of the models you are interested in and try to see them all working.

Let your own eyes be the judge on which is the best set. At the end of the day your the one that has to live with it and its what you are happy with that is the most important factor.

Good advice, just try not to audition the TV's on the shopfloor as these conditions are hardly like your home viewing conditions.

 

[laserman16]

D.J.KRIME:laserman16:

The only other advice I could offer is make shortlist of the models you are interested in and try to see them all working.

Let your own eyes be the judge on which is the best set. At the end of the day your the one that has to live with it and its what you are happy with that is the most important factor.

Good advice, just try not to audition the TV's on the shopfloor as these conditions are hardly like your home viewing conditions.

Also more good advice.

 

[Anonymous]

I would consider a 42", like the Panasonix 42X10, which is only circa. £550.

Once you have a large screen TV in the house, the size soon grows on you and you often feel you could have bought a larger model. I know I did when I bought a 37" two years ago - should have got a 42!

 

[Anonymous]

yea! i know what you mean but i only sit about 2 meters away from telly and heard ya should go with 32 for that range?

 

[laserman16]

IMO 2 metres is a bit to close to a 42 inch, but then each to his own.