lcd tvs....

[MattF]

nah matt, got a pepper grinder though

Pepper don't sting as much when you rub it in though, does it?

[B16mts]

As discussed in an earlier thread I am both a Nerd and a Geek. As such i spent 3 months researching my tv purchase when i wanted a 50", and here's what i found:

Firstly what are you going to watching mostly?

if its lots of sports n football etc, plasma is generally better then lcd cos they can handly the moving images better.

also what distance will you be sitting from (if you don't know i strongly recommend getting a tape measure as this could be quite important.) As the further away you are, the less able to you will be to see the difference between 1080p and 720p/1080i . for this reason reason i saved myself £400 by buying the 720p version of my 50" tv as i'm normally sat at least 12foot away. see here http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/

will you be watching lots of HD or SD? ie will you be watching alot of blu-rays, or skyHD/virginHD? i ask this as again some tv show SD (standard def) in in better quality if they're 720p instead of 1080p, so the more expensive ones can often be worse if you're just watching normal tv. this can be easily explained. when the tv takes in an SD source (at 480p), if its a 720P tv it only needs to "guess" 240 lines of colour. but a 1080p screen needs to "guess" 600 lines, thus they can often be more blurry/blocky when watching SD images.

Also remember that skyHD only broadcasts in 720p anyway, so you'll only get 1080p input from bluray etc (dunno about virginHD).

Personally i ended up going for the panasonic th50px8b. they are considered by many as the best quality plasma screen, second only to the pioneers (but they start at £2500!). its 720p, but 100hz (which is a good thing) but much more importantly for my is 24p. i think most tvs are 16, meaning they flash up 16 still images a second. however films are filmed at 24 frames per second. so if i watch a bluray normally some of the smooth panning shots judder slightly. however if i put it in 24p they're lovely and smooth, as the image is being displayed exactly as it was filmed. The other reason i got it was cos it was £599, yes £599 for a tremendous 50" plasma TV!!

i've probably forgotten something but hey, if i have, just go to where i did all my research anyway www.avforums.com/forums

hope it helps,

Martin

[B16mts]

OH MY GOD!!

can you buy my tv off me, then i can buy this one?

http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...ION-PDPSX5080D

Definatly the best picture quality you will see (unless you look at their 9th generation ones!)

Martin

[MattF]

OH MY GOD!!

can you buy my tv off me, then i can buy this one?

http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...ION-PDPSX5080D

Definatly the best picture quality you will see (unless you look at their 9th generation ones!)

Martin

Oy, you nerdy geek. Back in the cupboard with you.

[JUDWAK]

i dont do tv
but the wife keeps bugging for a new tv
she got her eyes on this big tv with loads of gagets on it
i dont even watch it so not in a rush to spend a whole surf on a tv just yet i would rather go out off roading

tv the drug of briton

[B16mts]

i dont do tv
but the wife keeps bugging for a new tv
she got her eyes on this big tv with loads of gagets on it
i dont even watch it so not in a rush to spend a whole surf on a tv just yet i would rather go out off roading

tv the drug of briton

I just read that out loud, but said transvestite instead of TV. Made me giggle!

[pirate-storm]

i dont do transvestite
but the wife keeps bugging for a new transvestite
she got her eyes on this big transvestite with loads of gagets on it
i dont even watch it so not in a rush to spend a whole surf on a transvestite just yet i would rather go out off roading

transvestite the drug of briton

do you mean like this b16

[B16mts]

aye, thats the one!

[JUDWAK]

cheers lads
that makes me look very gay or its the tash and quiff

[MattF]

that makes me look very gay or its the tash and quiff

Tough question.

[captain_chaos]

Back in Novemeber bought a 32" HD LCD for £293 from Aldi. Works well and good pic quality. Didn't do any research, just bought it coz the price was cheap

[JUDWAK]

Tough question.

tiz a tuffy

[BUSHWHACKER]

I bought a Hitatchi 32" HDMI LCD 'cos I wanted a black TV and not one of those cheap and tacky looking silver ones.







(that should stir them up a bit)

[darkdezigns]

As discussed in an earlier thread I am both a Nerd and a Geek. As such i spent 3 months researching my tv purchase when i wanted a 50", and here's what i found:

Firstly what are you going to watching mostly?

if its lots of sports n football etc, plasma is generally better then lcd cos they can handly the moving images better.

also what distance will you be sitting from (if you don't know i strongly recommend getting a tape measure as this could be quite important.) As the further away you are, the less able to you will be to see the difference between 1080p and 720p/1080i . for this reason reason i saved myself £400 by buying the 720p version of my 50" tv as i'm normally sat at least 12foot away. see here http://www.carltonbale.com/2006/11/1080p-does-matter/

will you be watching lots of HD or SD? ie will you be watching alot of blu-rays, or skyHD/virginHD? i ask this as again some tv show SD (standard def) in in better quality if they're 720p instead of 1080p, so the more expensive ones can often be worse if you're just watching normal tv. this can be easily explained. when the tv takes in an SD source (at 480p), if its a 720P tv it only needs to "guess" 240 lines of colour. but a 1080p screen needs to "guess" 600 lines, thus they can often be more blurry/blocky when watching SD images.

Also remember that skyHD only broadcasts in 720p anyway, so you'll only get 1080p input from bluray etc (dunno about virginHD).

Personally i ended up going for the panasonic th50px8b. they are considered by many as the best quality plasma screen, second only to the pioneers (but they start at £2500!). its 720p, but 100hz (which is a good thing) but much more importantly for my is 24p. i think most tvs are 16, meaning they flash up 16 still images a second. however films are filmed at 24 frames per second. so if i watch a bluray normally some of the smooth panning shots judder slightly. however if i put it in 24p they're lovely and smooth, as the image is being displayed exactly as it was filmed. The other reason i got it was cos it was £599, yes £599 for a tremendous 50" plasma TV!!

i've probably forgotten something but hey, if i have, just go to where i did all my research anyway www.avforums.com/forums

hope it helps,

Martin

OH MY GOD!!

can you buy my tv off me, then i can buy this one?

http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...ION-PDPSX5080D

Definatly the best picture quality you will see (unless you look at their 9th generation ones!)

Martin

well ive have a virgin+box so im hd already,and im vip with them so it will be 1080,and i have a ps3(which is blu ray) and wii,and thats the tv im now aiming for in yr link,i posted it up earlier

[darkdezigns]

ok ive found this,we both really like it,cant find any bad reviews anywhere,my only concern is the people selling it,they are cheapest,but never heard of them?
http://www.1staudiovisual.co.uk/cata...ch-p-6285.html