I’ve finally decided we need a bigger TV, my question though is how big?
We currently have a 32in LCD, a Pana TX-32LXD700 and have realised that there’s so much detail in recent blu-rays, ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ and ‘Cars 2’ in particular, that we’re missing.
The room is 14ft 5in (4.4mtrs) x 13ft 1in (3.99mtrs) with the TV in one of the corners and we sit 9ft 8in (2.95mtrs) from the screen and reading various literature, including the What Hi-Fi? May 2011 supplement, we should be buying a 50in screen, which to me seems too big!
I have decided though to get either a 42in or a 46in screen and am torn between which size to get. I’d hate to get the 42in and sit there thinking “I wish we’d gone for the 46in” but conversely, I don’t want to buy the 46in and then sit there thinking it’s too big!
My other concern is the quality of SD broadcasts on 42in or 46in screens, do they appear, what I would call, “blocky” or pixelated? This isn’t really an issue with my current 32in but would I really notice it with the bigger screens? Of course in an ideal world I would only be watching HD broadcasts so this wouldn’t be an issue but I suppose the truth is that the majority of the programmes are still broadcast in SD.
The two models I’m torn between are both Panas, the TX-P42GT30 or the TX-P46GT30.
So, which size do you recommend I go for?
My final question is, is now a good time to buy a new TV? Are there any new developments in the TV world, just around the corner, that I should be waiting for? I’d hate to buy now only to find Panasonic introduce something spectacular next year….
Sorry to ramble on a bit but I would be really grateful for any advice.
Cheers
We currently have a 32in LCD, a Pana TX-32LXD700 and have realised that there’s so much detail in recent blu-rays, ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ and ‘Cars 2’ in particular, that we’re missing.
The room is 14ft 5in (4.4mtrs) x 13ft 1in (3.99mtrs) with the TV in one of the corners and we sit 9ft 8in (2.95mtrs) from the screen and reading various literature, including the What Hi-Fi? May 2011 supplement, we should be buying a 50in screen, which to me seems too big!
I have decided though to get either a 42in or a 46in screen and am torn between which size to get. I’d hate to get the 42in and sit there thinking “I wish we’d gone for the 46in” but conversely, I don’t want to buy the 46in and then sit there thinking it’s too big!
My other concern is the quality of SD broadcasts on 42in or 46in screens, do they appear, what I would call, “blocky” or pixelated? This isn’t really an issue with my current 32in but would I really notice it with the bigger screens? Of course in an ideal world I would only be watching HD broadcasts so this wouldn’t be an issue but I suppose the truth is that the majority of the programmes are still broadcast in SD.
The two models I’m torn between are both Panas, the TX-P42GT30 or the TX-P46GT30.
So, which size do you recommend I go for?
My final question is, is now a good time to buy a new TV? Are there any new developments in the TV world, just around the corner, that I should be waiting for? I’d hate to buy now only to find Panasonic introduce something spectacular next year….
Sorry to ramble on a bit but I would be really grateful for any advice.
Cheers