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We want to buy a new telly, any advice on brands? there seems to be a lot of contriversy at the moment regarding tv's & people getting ripped off.

Get one made in Japan. They can make a TV out of a dog turd.

We have a panasonic one and the picture is really good :-6

What about all this HD & Hd ready stuff?

buttercup;551067 wrote: What about all this HD & Hd ready stuff?




no we paid cash

buttercup;551067 wrote: What about all this HD & Hd ready stuff?


Thats what we have it's High Defination, the picture is really clear, thats all i know:-5

:wah: Jimbo

Really do you know anything about HD?

Pretty much everthing sold nowdays is HD.

A lot of them are HD ready & that means buying more equipment i think, maybe im wrong & maybe things are different in the states :-3

buttercup;551079 wrote: A lot of them are HD ready & that means buying more equipment i think, maybe im wrong & maybe things are different in the states :-3


Ours is built in we didn't need anything else extra

buttercup;551079 wrote: A lot of them are HD ready & that means buying more equipment i think, maybe im wrong & maybe things are different in the states :-3


Good point.



Slowly backing out of thread.

So dont buy a HD buy a HD ready? Im sure i heard on the news that people were being ripped off with HD ready but i dident pay a lot of attention to it as we dident need one at the time, kinda regretting that now

buttercup;551085 wrote: So dont buy a HD buy a HD ready? Im sure i heard on the news that people were being ripped off with HD ready but i dident pay a lot of attention to it as we dident need one at the time, kinda regretting that now


yeah bc get with the programme :wah: :wah:

jimbo;551087 wrote: yeah bc get with the programme :wah: :wah:


:wah: its confusing

buttercup;551089 wrote: :wah: its confusing




thats a warm reception your giving me

buttercup;551089 wrote: :wah: its confusing


Basically the HD ready and HD sets give you a far better picture and you don't need a Freeview box.

i dont have a freeview box, we have sky & im confused as to which brand & model are best, ive looked at the which tv guide but you could be there for days & it gets very technical. I was hoping someone here could advise which one they think is best. You men know your tellys

which model soberano & i will go look it up

Cant beat the panasonic, we've got DMR/E85H have a look

Just look at the Panasonic HD range in the size TV screen you want and pick the one you like the look of.

Soberano;551107 wrote: LG supply Panasonic with their screens.


Why do they do that?

:wah:

you guys crack me up

Soberano;551114 wrote: Cos Panasonic can't make em.


Blah Blah Blah:-5 :p

Soberano;551123 wrote: For some reason LG supply most top TV manufacturers with the LCD screens.

Don't know why.


Because they don't sell enough TV's with LG on it so they have to sell under cover:-3

A plasma TV consumes a lot of electricity, and will require expensive servicing over it's useful life. Advantage is "state of the art" picture.

Some reports I've read say tha LCD TVs have too dazzling whites and greyish blacks. They will require a replacement backlight at some point in their life.

If you just want a good TV, I'd buy a name brand CRT (cathode ray tube) set. They're cheap as chips now that plasma and LCD are the newest thing. They'll also last for decades. Otherwise, get a reasonably priced LCD set from a good manufacturer (almost any of the well known brands), but make sure you're satisfied with the colour resolution.

Bear in mind that LCD and plasma will be better, more reliable, and cheaper within a few years. Consider anything you buy now as a transitional move.

I've also heard that Samsung has reliability and quality control issues. My cousin bought a Prima LCD that came with a lousy one year warranty, then ceased working 20 days after it expired. She's had to make several calls to the Canadian distributor in British Columbia (the other side of the continent for her), only to get the runaround, and promises that they'll make follow up phone calls, which never happen.

Chookie;551094 wrote: Basically the HD ready and HD sets give you a far better picture and you don't need a Freeview box.


No! I think it's IDTV (Integrated Digital TeleVision) that doesn't need a freeview box Chookie! HD ones you still have to have a provider (Sky, Cable companies) and they're only broadcasting a percentage of their schedule at the moment in HD. Don't know if and when Freeview are planning HD broadcasts...

One of my TV's is a JVC and I've had it for 9 years, great picture, surround sound, all the usual and never had a problem with it.

OOOOH - get her........

crazygal;551193 wrote: One of my TV's is a JVC and I've had it for 9 years, great picture, surround sound, all the usual and never had a problem with it.


Who needs more than one?

Chookie;551202 wrote: OOOOH - get her........



Who needs more than one?


Most people I know have more than one. One in the living room, bedrooms. I just have two but getting my son his own for his birthday. People do like to watch different things you know!

crazygal;551221 wrote: Most people I know have more than one. One in the living room, bedrooms. I just have two but getting my son his own for his birthday. People do like to watch different things you know!


The kids have two Tv's in their room's, one linked to games the other for tv. We have one in our room and one in the living room:o

SuzyB;551222 wrote: The kids have two Tv's in their room's, one linked to games the other for tv. We have one in our room and one in the living room:o


We ain't weird see! I only have two but for some reason that's strange. You must be REALLY strange Suzy! :wah:

crazygal;551225 wrote: We ain't weird see! I only have two but for some reason that's strange. You must be REALLY strange Suzy! :wah:


And you've only just realised :wah:

SuzyB;551227 wrote: And you've only just realised :wah:


Ha ha, just weird the other reply to mine like he/she is from the dark ages or a remote country somewhere. :wah:

There is a widely-held view that plasma is better for giant size screens but LCD preferable for smaller size. Cathode ray tubes of course are now plunging in price as manufacturers switch away from them - in fact you may find it difficult to even find the old CRTs in some stores - as we all know they are usually pretty bulky, the flat screen LCDs and plasmas take up much less room, look great and you can even hang them on the wall

Get a digital TV buttercup. The analogue signal in the UK will be switched off in a few years time so if you ever cancelled your Sky subscription, you will get no telly unless you have either a digital TV or a freeview box.

You might also want to consider HD ready, the picture quality is much better but it will probably be some time before HD broadcasts are the norm.

As for brands/models, would suggest researching in some sort of a magazine like What TV??? or something then go to shop and look at the ones you liked.

Alternatively move to desert island, read books have conversations...only kidding

buttercup;551040 wrote: We want to buy a new telly, any advice on brands? there seems to be a lot of contriversy at the moment regarding tv's & people getting ripped off.


Unless, for a "lifestyle" statement, you need the latest, get a second-hand CRT

TV, and aim to keep it for a year or two. If you've already got on that's more

than a few years old, then a new-ish 2nd.-hand bargain will be a step up. You

can then watch a good picture while the LCD/Plasmas catch up, and then buy

a new machine. If you've already got a good CRT TV, then just keep it for a while,

and buy a PVR with Freeview. Sky? Spit it.

buttercup;551040 wrote: We want to buy a new telly, any advice on brands? there seems to be a lot of contriversy at the moment regarding tv's & people getting ripped off.




Panasonic.

Sharp Aquos

Plasma or LCD.

Retro black and white..........................:wah:

chonsigirl;551379 wrote: Retro black and white..........................:wah:




Pre remote ?

Cave girl !