A new TV?
 

I'm in the market for a new TV. Anyone any advice?

I want widescreen and surround sound.

I use NTL for my TV so are there any issues with 100hz?

No there aren't issues with 100Hz.

Recently got a Toshiba 32ZP18Q Framescan TV 32" with Dolby 5.1 and full surround.

vvvvvv Good

Plasma!:devsmoke:



but my wife won't let me get one:cry: .....yet:D

i might be wrong here but dont plasmas only last a few years or a limited amount of time before they fail ?

Slightly OT

How much TV output ( if any) is broadcast in 5.1 or whatever it it that DVD/home theatre systems can ouput - I think I've been mislead to think that you only got that 5.1 sound off of DVDs ?

Plasma is out of the question, i want it to last more than a few years

bob_a_builder, not sure what point you are trying to make

Yes but the life of a plasma is comparable to that of a crt. I read up on this a while back......

A CRT should last 10 years plus. A plasma will last about 3 yrs

I believe plasmas have to be "recharged" every so often. This shouldn't limit their overall life though. (And if you can afford to spend five grand upwards on a TV, you can afford to have it recharged...)

Duncan

I have a Sony widescreen TV and the picture quality is lovely, especially when compared to my parents' JVC widescreen set

sorry should have started a new thread I suppose.

It was a straight question, not trying to make any points

currently I can buy a dvd player with 5.1 decoder, and add a 5.1. speaker system and get 5.1 surround sound when playing a dvd.

My question is can I get such sound from TV broadcasts - thought they were Nicam.

do i need a TV with 51. decoder built in ?,
are (can) the broadcasters transmit 5.1 sound ?

The 5.1 is not supplied via the TV broadcasts. I use it for the DVD playbacks.

The only TV broadcasts with DD 5.1 are the movie channels on Sky if you have a Sky+ box.
You will get Dolby ProLogic Surround from any other TV broadcasts which is 4 channels of sound decoded from the normal stereo (Front left & right, center, and a rear channel)

Quite agree - we bought a Sony as it was much better than any other on display at the time.