which 37 inch lcd to buy?????

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hello any advice please.

i am stuck between the sony 37w5500 and the samsung le37b550.

looking at what hi fi writes about both of these they are 5 stars and best buys from 2008 and 2009 if memory serves me correct.

from what i have read then maybe the samsung? plus £250 cheaper

anyone who has got one of these or any what hi fi staff on here can help?

thanks

 

[Anonymous]

hello folks nobody here can help me???

i am now thinking the le40b550 due to price and rating.

i have read another thread regarding the samsungs being 50hz is that bad for football and motion??

want to spend £500 approx come on folks.. 37 or 40 inch

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Gypsy,

I just got the Samsung 40B550 for £449 from PRC Direct yesterday, its alright they've put it up to £479 now i think. You can get the 37B550 from John Lewis for £499 if you want the 5 year warranty.

If you can wait, which i couldnt i'd try and get the sony W5810 either 37 or 40 when they come down in price. You can almost hear the money falling off teles at the moment.

Get on to your local sony centre, theirs always a deal to be done.

 

[Dermondo]

I to recently purchased the Samsung 37" B550, to be honest I find very little motion blur unless you look for it.

It excels with blacks and if you feed a Blu Ray signal it's a different beast altogether and maximises it's true potential, I don't regret the purchase at all and would recommend, fab for viewing & also easy on the eye.

 

[Anonymous]

cheers guys. rolo do you rate the tv then?

what viewing distance are you watching from? not sure if 37 or 40.

the price really makes this tv appealing.

 

[Anonymous]

ok folks i think i am almost decided to go for the samsung due to price and being what hi fi best buy.

my problem now is what size to go for?

my viewing distance is 11ft max and 5ft nearest.

will be viewing between sd and V+ HD.

and in the future blueray DVD.

what do you think?

 

[Dermondo]

As I said I bought the Samsung 37" B550

My viewing distance is about 2.9m at the most and I find this fine for the 37" with SD & Blu Ray, to be honest the main reason I got the 37 over the 40 was the price a whopping ?149 in the difference, but as I said I personally prefer this distance and it suits all concerned.

 

[Anonymous]

currys are doing a le40b551. is this the same as the leb550?

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, i'm happy with it, it cant be faulted for that price i think. Like i say though i'm watching it via around 12 metres of co axial cable so its a bit unfair to compare it to the tele i have in the living room which comes direct off my sky hd box.

I watch it from just under 3 metres away and i'm happy with the picture so with you watching from further away you'll have no problems.I'd watch all the sd through the built in digital tuner which gives good pictures. Hope you get sorted soon.

RoloMonkey

 

[markyd]

Apparently, Samsung say it's the same model apart from cosmetic differences