RIGHT! d-day part 2

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just been a telly huntin AGAIN! and looked at philips 42 PFL7404H v impressed! but cant find review here :-( how is it with sd tv?

also looking at the sammy LE RANGE IN 37 40 INCH they get really good reviews and have got to be the best looking tv i've seen! astheticaly.

any views or better lcd's that price? 600-900

thx again!

 

[Anonymous]

lso to add mainly 4 sd tv thx

 

[strapped for cash]

Hi Kev123

How did you find the 7404 handled motion? Did you experience any issues with picture noise? What dvd's/blu rays did you test the screen with?

WHF review of 7404 in nxt issue, out on 12th of September, I think.

 

[Anonymous]

strapped for cash:Hi Kev123

How did you find the 7404 handled motion? Did you experience any issues with picture noise? What dvd's/blu rays did you test the screen with?

WHF review of 7404 in nxt issue, out on 12th of September, I think.

was amazing! in john lewis they had a hd loop they play with scenes of icebergs and lakes full of ice so you can see panning shots!

imo it was far better than any tv in same size on the wall. crysal clear pic,v sharp,great colour and perfect motion!

then again i want mine for sd tv and watched a few channels in sd and pic was still v good but didnt really have long enough to play.

i know the guy in lewis's and he cant rave enough about them.

just wish i had enough money to buy the 9000 range lol.

also been looking at the sammy 40B650. excellent reviews on this one online stunningly beautifull to look at check below:-

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i'm drooling over this sammy but not sure about the sd on it as this link says good but not excellent but other review said it was great?

if anyone has one please tell!

 

[strapped for cash]

If I were you, I'd go back and check out the 7404 with fast pan action films and complex patterns. There's a scene in Wall E (not technically an action film, I appreciate), where Wall E is carried by a mass of robots having just blown up the robot repair lab. When I watched the 7404 deliver this scene it broke the deal for me... really noisy picture with a lot of blocking. The HD test disc used in John Lewis sounds like the kind of thing designed to show HD tvs at their optimum, but a scene like the one I mentioned above is, I think, a real test of a tv's capabilities. Also pick a scene that is really dark and look for levels of detail and subtlety to the picture. I thought the 7404 was very good in this respect, but didn't quite match the performance of a decent plasma screen.

It's probaly worth waiting till the 12th, if you like the 7404 -- I have to admit it's a much prettier set than the G10 -- and seeing what the WHF team think of the tv when properly calibrated. Hopefully I'm not confusing you further!

 

[D.J.KRIME]

Reviews are simply put others views of a product and obviously may differ on differant areas of the TVs proformance. But although reviews for trusted sources are helpfull in making a purchase don't let them alone decide your new TV purchase, you must also trust your own eyes!

One thing I must add is from reading a few of your posts on what you have made on seeing differant TVs in action, please stop taking seeing a TV on the shop floor packed full of TVs as a real represantion regarding the TVs true potential. In the brightly lighted shop floor your eyes will generally be drawn to the TV offering the brightest image on offer as this image stands out from the crown giving a WOW factor, rember this is not how you will use the TV at home! Plasmas will often look dull next to a LCD on the shopfloor but get them home and their greater Contrast becomes evident. TVs on the shop floor are set to "shop floor mode" where contrast and brightness are set to riduculasly high levels and on LCD's backlights set high.

Try where possible to arrange a proper demo of any TV you have shortlisted in a proper demo room which will be far more reminisant of your home viewing conditions, and take a few BD's/DVDs that you know very well as you are spending a lot of your money and need to be sure that you and you alone is happy that you new TV will forfill your needs and not those of any reviewers or any of us on here, tho hopefully the reviews and all our opinions will help point you in the right direction

 

[strapped for cash]

Agree totally with D.J. Krime. Posts on this forum are intended to be constructive rather than manipulative. If you disagree with any of the opinions expressed then go with your gut. Whatever you buy is ultimately going to end up in your living room, and you need to be completely happy with your purchase. When comparing well reviewed sets, it really does come down to personal taste. The 7404 has certain advantages over the G10 -- sharper picture and a touch more detail -- but the G10 handles motion better and has more faithful colour reproduction. These are just my opinions based on auditions of both TVs, however, and neither set is perfect.

 

[Anonymous]

D.J.KRIME:

Reviews are simply put others views of a product and obviously may differ on differant areas of the TVs proformance. But although reviews for trusted sources are helpfull in making a purchase don't let them alone decide your new TV purchase, you must also trust your own eyes!

One thing I must add is from reading a few of your posts on what you have made on seeing differant TVs in action, please stop taking seeing a TV on the shop floor packed full of TVs as a real represantion regarding the TVs true potential. In the brightly lighted shop floor your eyes will generally be drawn to the TV offering the brightest image on offer as this image stands out from the crown giving a WOW factor, rember this is not how you will use the TV at home! Plasmas will often look dull next to a LCD on the shopfloor but get them home and their greater Contrast becomes evident. TVs on the shop floor are set to "shop floor mode" where contrast and brightness are set to riduculasly high levels and on LCD's backlights set high.

Try where possible to arrange a proper demo of any TV you have shortlisted in a proper demo room which will be far more reminisant of your home viewing conditions, and take a few BD's/DVDs that you know very well as you are spending a lot of your money and need to be sure that you and you alone is happy that you new TV will forfill your needs and not those of any reviewers or any of us on here, tho hopefully the reviews and all our opinions will help point you in the right direction

unfortunately the shop floor is the only place i can see the tv's to make a judgement.

wish theyd let you try b4 you buy :-(

 

[D.J.KRIME]

kevb123:unfortunately the shop floor is the only place i can see the tv's to make a judgement.

wish theyd let you try b4 you buy :-(

Are there no other places other that Superstores any where near you?

 

[Anonymous]

v few independants. got sony shop, j lewis, richer sounds,currys,comet etc.

just auditioned the sammy b650 in richer sounds playin james bond on blue ray looked great and then he put sky sd football on also v good.

managed to hagle £50 off the 5 year guarantee so with 5 year would come in at £824.90

think will go 4 that.

thx for all your time and help. appreciate it.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, I didnt see 7404 to be honest, but I checked new 8404, and it was average at best, in some area way below average...(blacks are bad, same as viewing angle, processing is average...) wouldnt even consider it if I was you...

Id rather buy Samsung, Sony or even new LG SL series, they are all better TVs....

On the other side, 9 series are something completly different.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

kevb123:

just auditioned the sammy b650 in richer sounds

Plasma or LCD? as B650 could be either

 

[Anonymous]

sorry it was the sammy LE40B650 lcd! ooops!