Recomend me a Widescreen TV please

[Halcyon]

Hey there :-)

I must be one of the only people left in this world to still have a 14" television so I've now decided to upgrade and get something a little nicer and better.

Anyway..... The most I can spend is about £300.

From what I have seen so far.... Price shhots up to the £450+ margin as soon as we are talking 100 hertz instead of 50, or that it is a massive screen size.

I'm not going for plasma and not LCD as clearly I cant afford that for my price range so no suggestions to those please.

My requirements are a 28" model should be fine, that it is FLAT screen, Widescreen, and that it has a scart socket. Thats it.
I'm quite demanding on the Flat screen.

So can anyone reccomend anything, any makes to avoid or know of any good deals ?

And also another question...

If you have a widescreen TV, does it shrink the programme if it isnt broadcast in widescreen ? Like are there loads of black bars around as it is too small ? Advantages / dissadvatages of widescreen ?


Thanks for all of the help you can give me.
Its much appreciated,

Tim.

[zendawn]

There are a few recommendations in this thread :-

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...light=sad+news

I was looking for a 28in widescreen tv, but unfortunatly cannot afford one yet.

Originally Posted by Halcyon

I must be one of the only people left in this world to still have a 14" television

And what's wrong with a 14" telly??

[Alanmelon]

A lot have mentioned the Pacific brand from Asda - not sure if they do a flat version though. Also, if you have a 'Big W' near to you, they tend to have loads of cheaper models, normally up and running, so you might like to take a look there.

[Neil]

http://uk.pricerunner.com is the best place to start (isn't it Alan? )

Here's a direct link to 28"/widescreen TVs, sorted by price.

http://uk.pricerunner.com/sound-and-..._2724=&a_2725=

HTH.

[Charlie_Bubble]

Why don't you go down your local comet or currys and have a look at the ones there up to a price of about £600. See which ones you like then go online and check out the prices on the net. You might get a TV retailing at about £400 or £500 there for almost your price range online.

[DrAwesome]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

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Tim.

You might find what your looking for here

[SMHarman]

At 28in the 50Hz refresh rate should not be a problem. Personally I don't see flicker on my Panny 32in 50Hz.

That said I am now noticing (over the past couple of months) something on the top right and left of the screen when playing back NTSC DVDs in PAL60 mode. Could be due to there being less lines in the image?

Which? Magazine have just produced a review of wide screen TVs with some best buy recommendations. You can sign up for their online service at http://sub.which.net/home.jsp

[Halcyon]

Thanks for the reccomendations.
I will go and check out these places.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Thanks for the reccomendations.
I will go and check out these places.

why so specific on the ' flat screen ' bit , i got a 28" pacific from asda and it is worth every penny of £200 , with the money saved you could get a half decent dvd surround system as well

[Charlie_Bubble]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

Thanks for the reccomendations.
I will go and check out these places.

Although I think you should buy online (I did and saved about £450 on my TV) I think you should take a trip to a big shop with a load of TVs in to check out any you fancy. Just to see if you like the styling, that it doesn't have a strange shaped case at the back, the colour is ok etc.

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Charlie_Bubble

Although I think you should buy online (I did and saved about £450 on my TV) I think you should take a trip to a big shop with a load of TVs in to check out any you fancy. Just to see if you like the styling, that it doesn't have a strange shaped case at the back, the colour is ok etc.

and there is also the chance to haggle a bit as well

[Alanmelon]

Originally Posted by Neil

http://uk.pricerunner.com is the best place to start (isn't it Alan? )

Okay, okay, I've learnt my lesson. There's nothing quite like getting it 'today' though

[paulyoung666]

Originally Posted by Alanmelon

Okay, okay, I've learnt my lesson. There's nothing quite like getting it 'today' though

see the tv and take it home , feet up and watch the ' whatever '