One for any of the WHF team...
My search for a new tv took me to John Lewis over the weekend. When I told the Samsung rep that my choice had come down to a toss up between the Sony KDL50W829 and the Samsung UE48H6400, he pointed to another, more expensive (£899) Samsung model saying that that is the tv that compares to the Sony W8. The shop was very busy and I didn't press him on his comment, but am I to take it from what the rep said that the Sony is the better tv, but it's £200 more expensive than the Samsung so, on a £ for £ basis, the UE48H6400 wins? I know all Sound & Vision reviews are carried out on a 'best bang for your buck' basis, but the W829 even drops a star up against the Samsung in the July test. I would be a little less confused, if the Sony kept it's 5 stars but the Samsung won, but to drop a star so soon after it's first test? Is the Samsung really that good?
I studied both tvs (the Sony and the Samsung in the test, I mean), but it's so damn difficult to tell in a busy shop...
My search for a new tv took me to John Lewis over the weekend. When I told the Samsung rep that my choice had come down to a toss up between the Sony KDL50W829 and the Samsung UE48H6400, he pointed to another, more expensive (£899) Samsung model saying that that is the tv that compares to the Sony W8. The shop was very busy and I didn't press him on his comment, but am I to take it from what the rep said that the Sony is the better tv, but it's £200 more expensive than the Samsung so, on a £ for £ basis, the UE48H6400 wins? I know all Sound & Vision reviews are carried out on a 'best bang for your buck' basis, but the W829 even drops a star up against the Samsung in the July test. I would be a little less confused, if the Sony kept it's 5 stars but the Samsung won, but to drop a star so soon after it's first test? Is the Samsung really that good?
I studied both tvs (the Sony and the Samsung in the test, I mean), but it's so damn difficult to tell in a busy shop...