Upgrading from a Toshiba 32WLT66 - your thoughts welcomed

[Juzzie Wuzzie]

Current television is the above (c.1300v760), and viewing distance is c.2metres.

Mainly watch Sky Sports (HD) Bluerays and DVD. Very little standard definition viewing.

Questions are (which intermingle):

1. would it be worth getting a full HD television?

2. what size? 32" / 37-40".

I like the current size of my television as it is not obtrusive in my "small" lounge of c.3metres square. That said, would I notice the change to full HD? If not at 32", what about at the larger sizes - or do they get too large for the viewing distance.

Thoughts?

 

[professorhat]

How far away do you sit roughly?

 

[Juzzie Wuzzie]

From you, I'm not sure, but from the tv c.2metres - generally straight on, but no more than 30 degrees to either side of straight.

 

[professorhat]

Well, I'd say you could certainly have a 37 - 40" TV at that distance, but 32" would also be fine - up to you really which you prefer. You can always do the old cut out a piece of card trick which is roughly the size of a 37 - 40" set you're considering and see how big it looks.

As for HD Ready vs Full HD, I would leave that to your viewing preferences - will it be mostly SD, or more HD? If more HD, I'd be tempted to look at Full HD. Many people say you can't see the difference below 42" but I certainly could from about 6-7 feet when I was looking at a demo of a couple 32" sets a few weeks back (same set and same viewing material except one was being fed 720p version and the other 1080p). Again, might be best to seek out a demo and see what you think.

EDIT - sorry, see you put your viewing preferences in the first post! In which case, I'd definitely look at some Full HD sets.

 

[Anonymous]

seeing as you mostly watch hd , 37 to 42 inches would be fine , id check out the sony 37,or 40w5500 and samsung 37, or 40b650 , both very good full hd sets with 100hz , which would handle the fast pace of sports well , or the samsung ue40b7020 , an led backlight lcd which also has 100hz and a very good hd picture , some people on here have said its nearly as good as the pioneer kuro plasma , which is generally said to be the best tv out there , very reasonably priced too in my opinion ...