find me a telly!
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Iv finaly decided to enter the world of high definition and ditch the faithful old crt.
Im totaly out of the loop with todays kit so im hoping to pick your brains.
My challenge to the techheads on here is find me the best 42" i can get for £400-450.
I was looking at an lg 4500 for 400 notes but its lacking some features that i want like freeview hd.
Im willing to consider a recon unit if its enough of a bargain.
Things it must have is usb port with media playback, 3 or more hdmi, pc input and a scart would be handy too.
Im not bothered about 3d, and net connectivity would be a nice touch too.
Its over to you now folks.
Im totaly out of the loop with todays kit so im hoping to pick your brains.
My challenge to the techheads on here is find me the best 42" i can get for £400-450.
I was looking at an lg 4500 for 400 notes but its lacking some features that i want like freeview hd.
Im willing to consider a recon unit if its enough of a bargain.
Things it must have is usb port with media playback, 3 or more hdmi, pc input and a scart would be handy too.
Im not bothered about 3d, and net connectivity would be a nice touch too.
Its over to you now folks.
(I love mine)From advice on a thread like this last year, I finally migrated from CRT to flatscreen and after slagging them off for years I now love my Panasonic G30 42 ins Plasma. The picture is lovely, clear and realistic and not in your face like the LCDs and LEDs.
Mine cost £600 back in October but were down to £500 by Christmas and maybe even cheaper now.
Mine cost £600 back in October but were down to £500 by Christmas and maybe even cheaper now.
I just brought one of these... http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5...
Collect it on Friday, spending my Nectar Points on it
Collect it on Friday, spending my Nectar Points on it
You will always read on PH that Panny's are the best TVs, but it is simply not true. I dont quite know why there is such a binkered view on here (lack of experience, brand loyalty, dont really have a clue etc). It all depends on budget, environment, requirements and type of TV (i.e. plasma, LED etc).
Look around, you get much more for your money than simply buying panasonic.
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Look around, you get much more for your money than simply buying panasonic.
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gbbird said:
You will always read on PH that Panny's are the best TVs, but it is simply not true. I dont quite know why there is such a binkered view on here (lack of experience, brand loyalty, dont really have a clue etc). It all depends on budget, environment, requirements and type of TV (i.e. plasma, LED etc).
Look around, you get much more for your money than simply buying panasonic.
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I can only go by personal experience, but the other brands of TV that I have seen, paled in comparison to my Panasonic. Even ones of a 'higher' spec (mines only 720p)Look around, you get much more for your money than simply buying panasonic.
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I'm no expert, but I like the sensible and lifelike colours, sharpness, but not harshness and speed of the picture of mine compared to the ones I've seen.
Spec and numbers are one thing. Sometimes "loveliness" is hard to quantify
Reliability is another one you won't find "specification" for.
In the last two years, I have personally known about four other LCD/Plasma TV's going faulty:
21" LCD Samsung - Turns on/off randomly (mine)
65" Plasma Samsung - Blew a board costing £1,500 to repair (work)
50" Plasma Samsung - Power supply popped, common fault apparently (friend)
42" Plasma (I think) Sharp - Scrapped (friend)
That is my personal justification in recommending Panasonic.
Edited by mildmannered on Wednesday 14th March 23:55
Easy, get this: http://www.johnlewis.com/231263086/Product.aspx
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