Need a New TV ....
Discussion
Ok, the TV's knackered, and Chateau Vaughan needs a new one.
The old one was a 34 inch normal TV ... but was able to switch between 4:3 & 16:8 aspect. Im not a fan of those tiny widescreen jobbies, so was thinking of goign BIG!
Plasma's are still over £1000, so have started looking at rear projection TV's. These meem reasonable, and go upto 50" for less than £800.
anyone have any comments on these monster TV's ?
The old one was a 34 inch normal TV ... but was able to switch between 4:3 & 16:8 aspect. Im not a fan of those tiny widescreen jobbies, so was thinking of goign BIG!
Plasma's are still over £1000, so have started looking at rear projection TV's. These meem reasonable, and go upto 50" for less than £800.
anyone have any comments on these monster TV's ?
www.digitaldirectuk.com
Top top guys. Great prices and a superb delivery system. I've recommended them to a lot of people, and no-one has yet found them anything other than brilliant.
Top top guys. Great prices and a superb delivery system. I've recommended them to a lot of people, and no-one has yet found them anything other than brilliant.
I've got a 43" Toshiba rear projection and I think its fantastic.
Only one thing I'd recommend is to experiment with what size you can get away with. For example, we had originally thought about a 50", but we cut a cardboard box out to the right size and positioned it in the room. It looked rediculous, so we messed around with our box and found that 43" was perfect.
We tried viewing as many as we could, as they all have different characteristics in that you lose the quality of the brightness from different angles. Out of everything, the Toshiba scored the best in my book.
You can pick them up quite cheap now aswell.
Only one thing I'd recommend is to experiment with what size you can get away with. For example, we had originally thought about a 50", but we cut a cardboard box out to the right size and positioned it in the room. It looked rediculous, so we messed around with our box and found that 43" was perfect.
We tried viewing as many as we could, as they all have different characteristics in that you lose the quality of the brightness from different angles. Out of everything, the Toshiba scored the best in my book.
You can pick them up quite cheap now aswell.
Byff said:
Only one thing I'd recommend is to experiment with what size you can get away with. For example, we had originally thought about a 50", but we cut a cardboard box out to the right size and positioned it in the room. It looked rediculous, so we messed around with our box and found that 43" was perfect.
Not quite to the same scale, but I did this after being *strongly* recommended to do so. Was thinking 34 - 38 inch for a CRT. Ended up with 28 in the end for the simple reason that it would have dominated the front room.....
Some friends didnt and have a 34 inch CRT in their TV room which is long and thin.... with the doors in the wrong place. As a result it looks silly and over-bearing. It might seem silly, but the screen isnt normally the issue - its the whole case, gubbins and stand that they sit on..... some are better than others, but its worth testing - its a fairly large investment so worth getting right.
Don't buy a Plasma. If you're looking at large flat screens with little floorspace, go for LCD instead. Plasmas aren't usually HD compatible.
Comet do a very nice Sagem HD compatible 50" rear projection set, but its 2 grand.
My advice is to buy a cheap 32" CRT, no sense in having a massive expensive tv that in 3 years won't be able to view HD broadcasts and HD dvds.
Comet do a very nice Sagem HD compatible 50" rear projection set, but its 2 grand.
My advice is to buy a cheap 32" CRT, no sense in having a massive expensive tv that in 3 years won't be able to view HD broadcasts and HD dvds.
Both Hitachi and Pioneer produce plasma kit with the requisite connectivity and resolution to allow access to HD info, whenever or however this comes to pass.
I wouldn't hold your breath, however.
The main brand plasmas trounce the best LCDs, a clearly observable reality, although some LCDs are stunning in isolation and for smaller screen requirements are the default choice for flat panelists.
The Parrot makes a pefectly valid point abput CRT: the results on certain models is astonishing and can be had for the price of a second hand M5.
I wouldn't hold your breath, however.
The main brand plasmas trounce the best LCDs, a clearly observable reality, although some LCDs are stunning in isolation and for smaller screen requirements are the default choice for flat panelists.
The Parrot makes a pefectly valid point abput CRT: the results on certain models is astonishing and can be had for the price of a second hand M5.
Look at www.avforums - loads of advice and tips on what to look for.
Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff