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I'm after a Sony TV (not a monster great thing, it wouldn't fit in Dibble Towers).
Does anyone have any recommendations on websites or suppliers?
I saw a "last year's model" at Curry's or Comet, inc built in "Freeview" for £400ish, 28" screen. Should I go for that?
I can only afford the "free" channels, only got 4 1/2 at the moment.
Does anyone have any recommendations on websites or suppliers?
I saw a "last year's model" at Curry's or Comet, inc built in "Freeview" for £400ish, 28" screen. Should I go for that?
I can only afford the "free" channels, only got 4 1/2 at the moment.
I also like Sony gear... have a big LCD and small LCD - both are pin sharp and very ... um.... Sony.
I highly reccommend www.digitaldirectuk.com/ (you might even know the boss - a fellow pher)
Steve
I highly reccommend www.digitaldirectuk.com/ (you might even know the boss - a fellow pher)
Steve
havent bought from this lot...
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZelectronic903QQsorecordsperpageZ50QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1
but it's one of my many, many bookmarks for a raining day
Ed
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZelectronic903QQsorecordsperpageZ50QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1
but it's one of my many, many bookmarks for a raining day
Ed
simpo two said:
I've had a Sony 25" TV for about 14 years. It had an audio gremlin a few years ago (£25 to fix) but other than that it's brilliant, super sound and I'm still very pleased with it And being nice 4:3 ratio the picture looks good: no squashing or cropping
quite.. if I wanted to see squat, tubby, oddly shaped people I'd go into Reading
Ed
GetCarter said:I bought all of my Sony gear from this fine fellow as well. As did my in laws.
I also like Sony gear... have a big LCD and small LCD - both are pin sharp and very ... um.... Sony.
I highly reccommend www.digitaldirectuk.com/ (you might even know the boss - a fellow pher)
Steve
Top bloke. Recommended.
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!
My £500 SONY broke after a year and i'm still in a battle to get it fixed! Using the pikey thing i bought 15 years ago at the moment and apart from the screen size and sound there is NO difference!
All this new fangled stuff isn't worth the paper it's written on imho as the naked eye will not be able to distinquish any difference in picture quality.
Trust me - get a mediocre set and a bloody good sound system with the change.
Reminds me of those jeans with the wavy line on the back that go for hundreds and yet they are made from the the same denim as a pair of £4 Tesco jobbies with a tuppence piece of cloth sewn on. " there you go sir that'll be £500"!!!!!
Alternatively, wait for the sales and new line to come out when you will probably pay half price.
just my 2p and yes i am bitter.
My £500 SONY broke after a year and i'm still in a battle to get it fixed! Using the pikey thing i bought 15 years ago at the moment and apart from the screen size and sound there is NO difference!
All this new fangled stuff isn't worth the paper it's written on imho as the naked eye will not be able to distinquish any difference in picture quality.
Trust me - get a mediocre set and a bloody good sound system with the change.
Reminds me of those jeans with the wavy line on the back that go for hundreds and yet they are made from the the same denim as a pair of £4 Tesco jobbies with a tuppence piece of cloth sewn on. " there you go sir that'll be £500"!!!!!
Alternatively, wait for the sales and new line to come out when you will probably pay half price.
just my 2p and yes i am bitter.
My 10 year olf 25" sony is still fine , as is my 32" widescreen after 5 years.
At the time the sony had a better picture than all the competition, tho not perfect (slight ghosting on strong reds and a bit of geometry problems).
Its decent kit but the competition is just as good. IMO 28£ is to small for a WS, 32" is munimal even if your sat on top of it.
At the time the sony had a better picture than all the competition, tho not perfect (slight ghosting on strong reds and a bit of geometry problems).
Its decent kit but the competition is just as good. IMO 28£ is to small for a WS, 32" is munimal even if your sat on top of it.
Look at Sony's KD-32DX51, a straight-forward, 50Hz FreeView equipped 32" widescreen.
The picture quality is subjectively bang on, undoubtedly crisper with better colour fidelity and general contrast impact than any of the alternative, premium brand alternatives and you can get it for well under six hundred sovs.
Decent looking set, too.
The picture quality is subjectively bang on, undoubtedly crisper with better colour fidelity and general contrast impact than any of the alternative, premium brand alternatives and you can get it for well under six hundred sovs.
Decent looking set, too.
It's not just the picture quality that I like about Sony, it's the OS/firmware behind it - an important feature often overlooked in the shop. Same reason I like Nokia phones - love the firmware.
Sony have 'Smart' size which rather than stretch and 4:3 picture to fit the screen, they crop the top slightly, leave 75% of the picture undistorted, and stretch the outer portion of the pictures to fit - makes a much better job of the fat people syndrome. BUT honestly, I don't use this feature. My Sony 32" widescreen 'Arte Couture' is set up that 16:9 braodcasts are shown in widescreen as intended, 4:3 switch to 14:9 (which is 4:3 cropped top and bottom) - this reduces the black bands at the edges. This way I never have the fattened look. Go beyond the looks and quality.
I also have a Dell 17" LCD in the bedroom which does not have the features above. I am constantly switching between fat view and 4:3 - damn annoying...
Sony have 'Smart' size which rather than stretch and 4:3 picture to fit the screen, they crop the top slightly, leave 75% of the picture undistorted, and stretch the outer portion of the pictures to fit - makes a much better job of the fat people syndrome. BUT honestly, I don't use this feature. My Sony 32" widescreen 'Arte Couture' is set up that 16:9 braodcasts are shown in widescreen as intended, 4:3 switch to 14:9 (which is 4:3 cropped top and bottom) - this reduces the black bands at the edges. This way I never have the fattened look. Go beyond the looks and quality.
I also have a Dell 17" LCD in the bedroom which does not have the features above. I am constantly switching between fat view and 4:3 - damn annoying...
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