Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Spotted this in Sainsbury's 2day :

Kdl 26u2000 £499 apparently £300 off (other online stores doing it at around the 570 - 600 mark)

So for me potentially £499 - 10% staff discount (maybe) = £450 not bad for a box to stick in the bedroom.

Anyone know if it's any good and good enough for the technically savvy amongst us.

Cheers

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

I think that's very good value. Has freeview built in and is HD-ready - sounds good to me.

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Five star review on Amazon, looks nice too.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-KDL26U2.../dp/B000HBLT9S

DW

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Thanks for that link : 50Hz ? Is that right for an LCD TV ?

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

I think so, it's been a long time since I did this stuff. :confused:
AFAIR, the UK TV standard is 25 frames per second interlaced = 50 hz?

DW

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Yep 50Hz is the standard in UK.

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

So I take it HDTV is just a change in scan lines to 780 / 1080 or whatever it is.

Is HDTV scanned (at 50Hz) the same rate then ? Whatever happened to 100Hz TVs ?

Soz for being a TV n00b I don't watch TV much (not at all to be precise) :)

I sit in aww and astonishment when I hear ppl and my family talking about fictional characters from TV in normal daily conversation as if they were close family members !

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Yes, worrying isn't

I keep telling them "ITS ONLY A STORY, THEY'RE NOT REAL !!!!" but they seem oblivious

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Yes but TV is a more sociable pursuit than say, reading.
When did a whole bunch of friends and family last sit down to read a novel together?

(Don't get me wrong I read a lot!)

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Maybe this'll help, it confused me. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Back to the topic ladies and gents ;) : Is this Telly worth buying ?

Many thanks in advance

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Yes ;)

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Yes. Maybe wait until after Xmas, see if they drop the price further. ;)

DW

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

LCD is slightly different as an lcd pixel is not transient like a CRT pixel. It stays in state until it is changed to the next state. A CRT one has to be refreshed or the glow just fades.

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Hmmm thanks all for the comments - Still undecided but it has been offered to me for £425 which is a steal :)

I might go for it dunno.:shrug:

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

Looks very nice, mate... very nice indeed. Not seen that particular model in real life, but have been impressed by the Sony LCDs I've seen on display in Swindon town centre.

Re: Sony Bravia 26" in Sainsbury's 500 quid
 

To me it looks a bit on the average side : 1 definitely for the bedroom not the living room.

I would have preferred black but hell at that price its a bargain.

Lemme check my bank account to see if I got my dole money :)