What tv up to £2500

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garyhun said:

Saw a 50VT30 on demo today - absolutely stunning picture and I was amazed how thin it was.

Yes the 50VT30 is surprisingly thin- when I had some guest around and they saw how thin it was they were surprised it was a plasma - things have moved on quite a bit...

In fairness the Samsung has a much smaller bezel which I prefer but I suppose I can't have everything...

[anonymous-user]

As a matter of interest is there any real benefit going 21.9? The new Philips looks lovely but wondered how much 21.9 stuff actually exists aside from certain films.

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garyhun said:

Quick resurrection..I'm looking for a 46" or 50" TV for the living room. Ideally I want thin as possible as it's going to be wall mounted straight to the wall (no recess or cabinets).

Looking at reviews online and comments from owners it seems the Samsung AE46D8000 is a cracking set, yet the aficionados on here seem to slate it.

So what's the score - where should my well earned spondoolees be going?

I have the D8000 (46") and love it. I looked at all the usual suspect and whilst I know that Plasma moves quicker and generally known to be better and 'smoother' than an LCD, I tried and tested many sets and this one came out on top for me. I'm really impressed by the picture quality, TV looks fine (just a bog standard aerial and built in freeview, no Sky or Sky HD here!) and Blu Ray looks simply stunning and so far I have found the level of detail has actually prevented me watching any films as I just stare at the amount of detail in the image rather than actually following the film. From all the sets I looked at, this by far had the sharpest, most detailed picture. Out of the box, the image is a bit overprocessed, but nothing a bit of tinkering can't sort out.

From an objective point of view though....being edge lit does from time to time show up in the corners of the image. If watching a dark scene in a movie, light bleeds in a bit at the corners. This is only a minor niggle to be honest and not that obvious, but it's like most things once you've noticed them! One of my critera for a TV was that is must be VERY thin, so this model obviously tops the bill.

Having owned this set for a couple of months, I have no regrets in buying it, I'd still choose it over everything else out there at the moment for this budget and requirement.

[s99ane]

^^^^ Very informative thanks for posting

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s99ane said:

^^^^ Very informative thanks for posting

Yes, thanks!

[T84]

Anyone worried about Image Retention ("IR") on the 30 series Panasonic, don't be.

I had a monster 10 hour session of Deus Ex with a persistent HUD in all 4 corners and didn't get a touch of IR when I had finished (I checked on multicolour solid slides).

If you want something pretty to sit in your living room - Samsung.
If you like image quality, don't like input lag, and want more quality for less money - Panasonic.

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No problem

[jofanon]

Just bought a UE55d8000.

Absolutely brilliant and looks gorgeous.