DeR et al - TV advice needed!
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Dudes
My (84 yr old!!) aunt is looking for a new telly. She wants at least a 28", possibly a flatscreen and the budget is up to £500 (the less the better though)
She asked me what she should go for, but to be honest I haven't got a clue really. She's quite trusting, so I don't want her to end up being fed bumpf by some sales goon.
Any ideas?
>> Edited by ApexClipper on Tuesday 30th August 22:30
My (84 yr old!!) aunt is looking for a new telly. She wants at least a 28", possibly a flatscreen and the budget is up to £500 (the less the better though)
She asked me what she should go for, but to be honest I haven't got a clue really. She's quite trusting, so I don't want her to end up being fed bumpf by some sales goon.
Any ideas?
>> Edited by ApexClipper on Tuesday 30th August 22:30
i saw a toshiba 28 inch widescreen in makro with stand for 189.99 exc VAT which i thought was cracking value.
dads had a toshiba for years and never had a problem.
its a normal tv for sale in makro, but normal CRT tvs are better quality as far as picture quality goes over those plasma and lcd tvs
hope ive helped
dads had a toshiba for years and never had a problem.
its a normal tv for sale in makro, but normal CRT tvs are better quality as far as picture quality goes over those plasma and lcd tvs
hope ive helped
sparkythecat said:Cruel, but funny
Why not just get the optician to up her prescription by a couple of dioptres and then push her chair nearer to the telly?
That will have pretty much the same effect and will stop her needlessly squandering your inheritance.
Actually it was just downright cruel. Shame on you! (sniggersnigger
) Looking through Digital Direct and there are some nice ones with built in digital recievers. Using this to check on which one. Waiting for ours to bite the dust before buying.
UKBob said:
Why not just get the optician to up her prescription by a couple of dioptres and then push her chair nearer to the telly?
That will have pretty much the same effect and will stop her needlessly squandering your inheritance.
Cruel, but funny
Actually it was just downright cruel. Shame on you! (sniggersnigger
Aye, cruel indeed ye horrid little man
Thing is, her eyesight is actually pretty good - it's her
that are not so good 
UKBob said:
sparkythecat said:
Why not just get the optician to up her prescription by a couple of dioptres and then push her chair nearer to the telly?
That will have pretty much the same effect and will stop her needlessly squandering your inheritance.
Cruel, but funny
Actually it was just downright cruel. Shame on you! (sniggersnigger
Rotten but funny
Get down to Makro pdq. They have just started some amazing deals on TV,s. Check their website. Asda, Tesco far too expensive
>> Edited by hustlebabe on Tuesday 30th August 22:58
>> Edited by hustlebabe on Tuesday 30th August 22:59
cotty said:
About 8 months ago I got a Sony 32” widescreen for £700 so you should easily get a 28” for £500. I would say buy Sony.
I don’t claim to know much about other makes as not had to change my last Sony as it wouldn’t break, I only got a new one because I wanted widescreen and bigger set
I concur. cotty said:
About 8 months ago I got a Sony 32” widescreen for £700 so you should easily get a 28” for £500. I would say buy Sony.
The last 2 times we bought tvs I went to the local news agents and picked up a copy of what telly and home cinema (or whatever it's called), turned to the back and looked for the "top 10 28"/32" tv list" and just bought one from the list. You can't possibly judge the picture from popping down to comet so I don't bother and just order one on the say so of the mag. I've been completely happy with the tvs I've bought this way. We recently bought a jvc 32" widescreen for just over 400 delivered which is excellent and suggested a 28" widescreen for my brother for just over 300 and that included a digital tuner which he's also very happy with.
I didn't buy any sonys because they don't seem to do any better than the tvs I have bought and they always cost loads more. Can't see the point is paying over the odds for a company that is trading on its name.
Mark
>> Edited by dern on Wednesday 31st August 10:55
wiggy001 said:
Waiting for ours to bite the dust before buying.
I do hope you mean your telly and not your gran...
Of course
Our telly gives the impression its about to go pop the gets better for another month or so. Trying to justify a bigger one but need this one to die first.....maybe a little prod in the right direction might help as long as the missis doesn't spot the obvious.
dern said:
The last 2 times we bought tvs I went to the local news agents and picked up a copy of what telly and home cinema (or whatever it's called), turned to the back and looked for the "top 10 28"/32" tv list" and just bought one from the list. ........
^ ^ ^ ^ SOUND ADVICE ^ ^ ^ ^
No point in getting anything flash for your gran is there. Cheapest one in that top ten would be my choice.
Spend the rest on Werthers originals or something.
>> Edited by dave_s13 on Wednesday 31st August 10:58
baskey said:
not trying to be funny - but as she's 84 - bu66er the features and even picture quality (to a certain extent) surely you should be looking at the one that's got the easiest to use features - and a simple remote...
Spot on. Also the bigger the buttons on the remote the better.
My mother (also 84!) was in exactly the position when her old TV went pop. I found a 28" Thomson widescreen in Comet for £250. Looks fine, great picture although the remote is fiddly with tiny buttons and writing and she has problems understanding it.
Matsui do a 'granny remote' for £6.99 IIRC - just 7 buttons.
Matsui do a 'granny remote' for £6.99 IIRC - just 7 buttons.
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