Televisions

greencreeper · 27-05-2005, 20:36

Right. I've done a bit of overtime and have sufficient cash to buy one of these new fangled colour TVs I've been hearing about. May also go so far as to get a DVD player.

Any manufacturers to avoid? Features to look for?

paulyoung666 · 27-05-2005, 20:37

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again , what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

27-05-2005, 20:43

How about one of these, it's widescreen 28".

It's what I have and it's not bad at all.

Depends how much you wish to spend.

greencreeper · 27-05-2005, 20:51

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again

I was looking at Philips

What's wrong with them?

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

I have about ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£300

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Originally Posted by yesman

How about one of these, it's widescreen 28".

It's what I have and it's not bad at all.

Depends how much you wish to spend.

I was going to buy it from a shop. Is it hassle free buying electrical goods online? Will it end up arriving in bits?

I have a B&W portable at the moment - have done for the past decade.

27-05-2005, 20:54

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

I was going to buy it from a shop. Is it hassle free buying electrical goods online? Will it end up arriving in bits?

I have a B&W portable at the moment - have done for the past decade.

Mine was delivered without any problems, it came via Citylink, which you can track online. i.e. you know what day it will be delivered.

27-05-2005, 21:01

take a look at this http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten...C-AV28T5BK.htm

I bought from this firm and had problems with panasonic they were very helpful I ended up with a toshiba

the linked tv is flat and just a Little over 300
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http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten.../TOS-28Z44.htm

this one has a free dvd recorder stock due soon may be worth a wait

Where are you? I got a friend in the trade and I can get refurbs cheap

Angua · 27-05-2005, 21:04

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Originally Posted by yesman

How about one of these, it's widescreen 28".

It's what I have and it's not bad at all.

Depends how much you wish to spend.

Do these also have a full 100 channel tuner range rather than the 20 to 70 that most seem to have?

27-05-2005, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Angua

Do these also have a full 100 channel tuner range rather than the 20 to 70 that most seem to have?

the one for ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£300 quid flat fronted with free dvd recorder does

27-05-2005, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Angua

Do these also have a full 100 channel tuner range rather than the 20 to 70 that most seem to have?

A2/Nicam stereo
Hyper sound (surround effect)
2 x 10W full-range speaker output (RMS)
Fastext
Colour temperature adjustment
3 scarts
T-V link
Auto aspect switching (Auto WSS)
100 channel
Autoset programming
Sleep timer
Child lock
Unified TV/VCR/DVD remote control
Finish: Silver or Black

Of course there are plenty to choose from on that site

Mal · 27-05-2005, 21:17

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again , what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

I've got a Phillips widescreen. I've had no problems with it.

paulyoung666 · 27-05-2005, 22:01

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Originally Posted by Mal

I've got a Phillips widescreen. I've had no problems with it.

maybe it was just my bad luck , mind you i still wouldnt have another one

, as the price of tft's and plasma comes down , normal style tv's are getting as cheap as chips , ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£160 for a 28" widescreen in asda now

danielf · 27-05-2005, 22:04

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again , what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

I've had a few Philips teles, one of the best brands around imo...

27-05-2005, 22:14

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

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I have about ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£300

I was going to buy it from a shop. Is it hassle free buying electrical goods online? Will it end up arriving in bits?

I have a B&W portable at the moment - have done for the past decade.

blimey, if you have had a monochrome set for that long, you are going to be happy, whatever the features of the new one.

I agree - buy one from a shop, especially one where you can see it working - & listen to if you go for the dvd option. Bear in mind a decent set of speakers will be well worth thinking about, as well, but otherwise a bog standard dvd player should only add about ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£25 to the price.

For the telly itself it is about future proofing - HDTV compatibility would be high up this list, also component video connectors as well as minimum 2 scarts. These features are going to narrow your choice & raise the cost, though - and HDTV isn't going to happen for a while yet, in the UK.

After that, it is the 'nice to have' things like built in Freeview decoders etc that you can look at.

we have a very ordinary Panasonic 28" widescreen & a Sanyo DVD player, no external speakers, downstairs - it does the job ok, but is not 'future proof'

Ramrod · 27-05-2005, 22:25

Sony! Sony! Sony! Sony!

**Maggy** · 27-05-2005, 22:37

OH just go to Curry's and take a look.See what you like and then do a bit of research via your local library and any newer copies of Which they may have.