37" options

[Gingerbread Man]

Now I was looking at the Panasonic TXL37D25. Expensive at £700 buy it's meant to be a brilliant set. Just wondering if It's worth the outlay over the Panasonic TX-L37G20....

[cliff123]

Yeap, the PANASONIC VIERA TXL37D25 is what I'm going for today now. Built in hD sat and freeview. And a great brand with great picture. Seems little to knock it.

Any advice on blue ray players for sub £150 preferably sub £100?

cheers.

[Gingerbread Man]

cliff123 said:

Yeap, the PANASONIC VIERA TXL37D25 is what I'm going for today now. Built in hD sat and freeview. And a great brand with great picture. Seems little to knock it.

Any advice on blue ray players for sub £150 preferably sub £100?

cheers.

My only worry was the regard to 'okay' SD quality.

My problem is that I spiral out of control reading review after review to make sure I get something decent, but I probably won't notice any of the negatives they mention.

But I would like to save some money and go for the Panasonic TX-L37G20.

Choices choices.

[_dobbo_]

Gingerbread Man - what sources are you planning to hook up?

[Gingerbread Man]

_dobbo_ said:

Gingerbread Man - what sources are you planning to hook up?

I started looking into getting a Panasonic because they are good, but also because they have a Freesat tuner. I can't get a reliable Freeview signal here.

Freesat HD - currently only has 3 HD channels, so 90% is SD. But if the TV I end up getting has a Freesat tuner then ignore this.

Blu Ray player.

Wii + PS2 (not all that often used).


I'm planning on getting a media centre/ media dock (know much about the difference!?) to rip all my DVD's onto, but they're 85% SD quality at the moment with all new films I buy being Blu Ray.

Edited to add: The Panasonic TX-L37V10 looked like it would do SD and HD well. Has Freesat, although non HD(?), but can't be had for as cheap as I'd hoped.

Edited by Gingerbread Man on Wednesday 29th December 14:17

[_dobbo_]

So any plans to record TV?

If SD content and recording capability are concerns then a TXP37X20 alongside a Humax HDR FOXT2 has to get the nod over the LCD option for me... Slightly cheaper and significantly more versatile.

[Gingerbread Man]

_dobbo_ said:

So any plans to record TV?

If SD content and recording capability are concerns then a TXP37X20 alongside a Humax HDR FOXT2 has to get the nod over the LCD option for me... Slightly cheaper and significantly more versatile.

Not really any plans to record TV no. But for ~£80 I could put a Freesat tuner in the media centre I'm building, so it's not a big factor. It's all down to picture quality really.

[john_p]

cliff123 said:

Any advice on blue ray players for sub £150 preferably sub £100?

cheers.

Just bought a Sony BDP-370 from Richer sounds - can't speak for the picture (running it on a CRT, lol) but built in Lovefilm and iPlayer are good features. £99 with Planet Earth bluray, your local store might have it for £79 but that was a very limited offer.

[Agoogy]

Gingerbread Man said:

_dobbo_ said:

So any plans to record TV?

If SD content and recording capability are concerns then a TXP37X20 alongside a Humax HDR FOXT2 has to get the nod over the LCD option for me... Slightly cheaper and significantly more versatile.

Not really any plans to record TV no. But for ~£80 I could put a Freesat tuner in the media centre I'm building, so it's not a big factor. It's all down to picture quality really.

plasma takes that too by most opinion:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/tele...

[Gingerbread Man]

Agoogy said:

Gingerbread Man said:

_dobbo_ said:

So any plans to record TV?

If SD content and recording capability are concerns then a TXP37X20 alongside a Humax HDR FOXT2 has to get the nod over the LCD option for me... Slightly cheaper and significantly more versatile.

Not really any plans to record TV no. But for ~£80 I could put a Freesat tuner in the media centre I'm building, so it's not a big factor. It's all down to picture quality really.

plasma takes that too by most opinion:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/tele...

Aye but I can't buy that new these days. Looks a gooden though.

[PJ S]

Agoogy said:

Gingerbread Man said:

_dobbo_ said:

So any plans to record TV?

If SD content and recording capability are concerns then a TXP37X20 alongside a Humax HDR FOXT2 has to get the nod over the LCD option for me... Slightly cheaper and significantly more versatile.

Not really any plans to record TV no. But for ~£80 I could put a Freesat tuner in the media centre I'm building, so it's not a big factor. It's all down to picture quality really.

plasma takes that too by most opinion:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/tele...

PX80 is 2 year old tech - a good set in its day, but bettered by the entry level X20, even though it shares the same panel, if not revised, and updated processing design, etc.

[hornetrider]

Glosphil said:

hornetrider said:

cliff123 said:

Is there, or, what is the difference between a:
Sony Bravia KDL40EX503
and a:
Sony Bravia KDL40EX503U

Both are lcd, both freeview hd, both 100hz. Any advice welcomed. Thanks.

Genuinely, do not get a Bravia LCD, whatever you do.

I could equally say don't buy a Panasonic whatever you do. Without explaining why I am talking the same crap as you.

Sorry just saw this. I was simply saying the Panasonic plasma is in another league to Sony LCDs.

[Agoogy]

Gingerbread Man said:

Agoogy said:

Gingerbread Man said:

_dobbo_ said:

So any plans to record TV?

If SD content and recording capability are concerns then a TXP37X20 alongside a Humax HDR FOXT2 has to get the nod over the LCD option for me... Slightly cheaper and significantly more versatile.

Not really any plans to record TV no. But for ~£80 I could put a Freesat tuner in the media centre I'm building, so it's not a big factor. It's all down to picture quality really.

plasma takes that too by most opinion:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/tele...

Aye but I can't buy that new these days. Looks a gooden though.

http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/panasonic/viera-txp37x20/pana-txp37x20

although PJ S has point...new LCD better than older plasma ??

[PJ S]

No, Plasma by design has been better than LCD for the past 3-4 years, once it turned the corner on half-brightness hours and contrast ratio/black levels.
Since then LCD (bar the very high-end ones) have been shown a complete clean pair of heels on pretty much every facet of design spec that makes viewing a pleasure rather than a chore.
It's why Panasonic have been the ONLY company to invest so heavily in new plants over that period and slightly before, producing Plasma panels.
LCD is a greater profit generator due to greater production for everything that uses LCD displays of all shapes and sizes, and why practically everyone else making Plasma dropped it, and put all their eggs in the LCD basket.

OLED is the next breakthrough technology, but it's a while off yet, so don't get your hopes up too high for at least another 5 years, unless you want to pay big dough for being one of the early adopters, and it's this that I think a number of people who mention LED on its own as opposed to correctly (LED backlit LCD display) that have things a bit confused.
LED is not a new form of display, but method of projecting light through the LCD pixels that comprise the viewing media.

Edited by PJ S on Wednesday 29th December 19:49

[john_p]

Is the 1024x768 res anything to worry about on the X20 ?

[Agoogy]

not at 37"....the bigger the screen the more important the 1080 thing becomes...
This 37" is only the choice if you value deep deep blacks and reduced motion blur/pixilation...ie..you're putting the picture above the 'spec'.

[Oi_Oi_Savaloy]

So I made a decision and bought a TX-L37G20 this afternoon. Bought it from a panasonic main dealer for £599 inc the 5 year warranty (engineer come to the house, no quibble etc etc). Had them set up an S, an X and the G in a row and then watched the same thing (mary poppins!) on all three simultaneously to compare.

Being delivered and set up tomorrow (free too). Can't wait!

Edited by Oi_Oi_Savaloy on Wednesday 29th December 19:13

[PJ S]

john_p said:

Is the 1024x768 res anything to worry about on the X20 ?

It's 1024x720 on the 37X20 - so you lose slightly on the width (1280 condensed to 1024), but no interpolation (guessing) is needed on the vertical with a 720p HD signal.
Eye acuity is more concerned with vertical rez than horizontal, so the 1280-1024 reduction is not really noticed.

[john_p]

I am pretty limited in HD sources at the moment, and have no real plans to get Sky HD or anything like that. I will probably watch more HD movies (Bluray) and mainly Sky SD. The better picture quality on the plasma certainly does appeal.
Next thing, to check it actually fits in the living room

[PJ S]

Think you've that the wrong way round, the room is made to fit the TV!