Thinking of getting a Hdtv......

Riesen_Meal

Offered one of these for 600, any reports comments? Is it worth the dosh, will my 360 dazzle in HDTV goodness? Or should I get a samsung?

Its only for a small bedroom setup, not a living room or anything!

Feedback welcome!

http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/catalog/catalog.jsp?fhquery=fh_secondid%3D23pf5320_01_ie_consumer%26fh_view_size%3D35%26fh_location%3D%2F%2Fconsumer%2Fen_IE%2Fcategories%3Ccatalog_ie_consumer%2Fcategories%3Ctv_gr_ie_consumer%2Fcategories%3Cflat_tv_ca_ie_consumer%26&productId=23PF5320_01_IE_CONSUMER&activeCategory=TV_GR_IE_CONSUMER&fredhopperpage=detail.jsp&language=en&country=IE&catalogType=CONSUMER&proxybuster=0BTDLOL50TFMRJ0RMRESHP3HKFSEKI5P

tuxy

i find when it comes to tvs, you really have to see it working yourself before you can decide

LookingFor

600 for a new one?

It won't matter much for your 360, but to protect the useability of your investment going forward, MAKE SURE that DVI input is HDCP compliant. I'm sure you'll eventually want to watch high def movies (blu-ray) on the screen, and it needs to be HDCP compliant to do that.

It may the case that all "HD Ready" TVs are HDCP compliant, in which case you can rest easy..but I don't know that for sure myself.

Lemlin

I know its Philips but 600 for a 23 inch is pretty steep. My mate who works in Currys reckons they have 27 inch ones for 799 or something.

Riesen_Meal

This is buying it wholesale for that price, the RRP is 850 on it!

I wonder is it HDCP compliant?

Can anyone answer that?

xanthor

Fieldog wrote:

This is buying it wholesale for that price, the RRP is 850 on it!

I wonder is it HDCP compliant?

Can anyone answer that?

Says HD *Ready*,so it will display HD signals.


(the other one is HD Compatable which is a lower resolution)

ikol

thinking about getting the samsung 32in hdtv http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=313313

can anyone recommend it for the 360

um7y1h83ge06nx

ikol wrote:

thinking about getting the samsung 32in hdtv http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=313313

can anyone recommend it for the 360

Yeah, i'll vouch for it. I have the same one and I think it's pretty flawless. If you want to see it in action, MS are using the 23" version on their 360 demo stands.

00sully

ikol, i can vouch for that also - i have the 26" version and its Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y

srdb20

Besides the Price and Image Contrast Ratio,

Whats the main difference between

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314485

and

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314484


Would it be noticeable and are both HD ready and Future Proofed??

Alnilam

ikol wrote:

thinking about getting the samsung 32in hdtv http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=313313

can anyone recommend it for the 360

I have the previous model in the same size from Samsung and It's the Mutts Nuts

Riesen_Meal

srdb20 wrote:

Besides the Price and Image Contrast Ratio,

Whats the main difference between

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314485

and

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314484


Would it be noticeable and are both HD ready and Future Proofed??

good question........

Any of the techies wish to comment?

00sully

main differences are

Samsung 23" LCD-TV LE-23R51B
Image Contrast Ratio 3000:1
1 x audio line-out
1 x RF input

Samsung 23" LCD-TV LE-23T51B
Image Contrast Ratio 800:1
0 x audio line-out
0 x RF input

although both are seemingly missing HDMI inputs which I think are crucial for so called "future proof" tv's

srdb20

00sully wrote:

main differences are

Samsung 23" LCD-TV LE-23R51B
Image Contrast Ratio 3000:1
1 x audio line-out
1 x RF input

Samsung 23" LCD-TV LE-23T51B
Image Contrast Ratio 800:1
0 x audio line-out
0 x RF input

although both are seemingly missing HDMI inputs which I think are crucial for so called "future proof" tv's

Damn i knew it was too good to be true!!!

What should you look out for when buying them , Just HDMI inputs!!!

Ciaran500

They have DVI that accepts HDCP which is the same connection just in a different shape. A cheap adapter and you can plug HDMI into it.

srdb20

So would they be of the same quality?

ikol

thanks for that seen them as demos but want a little feedback form first hand use..

just gotta get on and order it now

will the component cable supplied with the premium pack do for this.if not which av cable should i get.

evad_lhorg

you may want to make sure it supports 1080p too. 360 doesnt use it but ps3 will

Ciaran500

srdb20 wrote:

So would they be of the same quality?

Yep

you may want to make sure it supports 1080p too. 360 doesnt use it but ps3 will

Don't kid yourself, 1080p games are going to be rare and getting a 1080p capable TV is also unlikely in his price range.

GrumPy

evad_lhorg wrote:

you may want to make sure it supports 1080p too. 360 doesnt use it but ps3 will

You'll need 4 ps3's, and a €10,000 tv to get 1080p in all ps3 games :rolleyes:


and i read somewhere that sony might pull out of blue-ray? correct me if im wrong, im prolly completly off target, but either way 1080p games will be few, and far between.

ikol

ikol wrote:

thinking about getting the samsung 32in hdtv http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=313313

can anyone recommend it for the 360[/QUOTE

Recieved this in the door thursday and man has it been a long weekend of gaming picked up fight night 3 and burnout revenge to tr out with it although havent played burnout yet cos fight night hasnt left the drive...

just wondering if anyone who has the samsung can post colour and display setting they think work best for them..or direct me if its already been posted

thanks

WarZoneBrother

i got myself that 32" samsung to excellent for 360 but not so good for watching tv but that will change when sky hd is out.i would definatly get a HD ready tv cause you can know the difference in most games like fifa 06.that philips one looks good but theres one in argos for 800euros and its 26" HD Ready and it has a stand to.