Which Freesat tellys to look at?

Which Freesat tellys to look at?

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RRS_Staffs

Original Poster:

648 posts

181 months

Tuesday 1st June 2010
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Hi

I need a new TV for the spare room
It already has a satellite feed

Im looking for a 36-42" TV which doesnt need to be HD but does need to be Freesat as I cant be bothered with buying a seperate Freesat box too

The prob is Im not sure where to look and none of the big manufacturers or retailers have easily searchable websites

Any ideas most appreciated

Budget flexible as I figure that going non HD puts me at the bargain end of the market anyway (I have HD in the living room)

The main prob I have is that I can only find HD freesat sets at the moment and I dont want to pay for this for a lightly used telly

Cheers

E31Shrew

5,925 posts

194 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Think you'll find all Freesat enabled tellies are Full HD. Best would be Panasonic 42G20 or around the same price 37D25 [LED backlit LCD]

Cheapest would be to have a Freesat box sadly....and hook up to a cheaper telly

bobthemonkey

3,848 posts

218 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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I know there are still some 37G10s knocking around for ~£500.

Last years Pana but still nice all the same.

Torquey

1,897 posts

230 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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The only one I've come accross is the panasonic 42".

Not sure why you'd want freesat without HD, and I'd be more surprised if you can buy them!

PJ S

10,842 posts

229 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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This year's S series Panny - the 42S20, has FreeSat included, so that would be your best option for an all in one solution.
You're also getting the Neo PDP giving better black levels and contrast ratio, plus reduced power consumption.

The G20 is a bit overkill for what you've outlined as typical expected usage.

RRS_Staffs

Original Poster:

648 posts

181 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
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Its purely for the spare room
Id rather not have a separate sat box and remote if poss hence something in built






(The Kuro in the living room wiped me out financially smile )