New Bravia

patmac

Hi I have up to 2k to buy the latest in HD tv. What would you recommend and what specs should I look out for? Sorry if the question has been askeed before.

watty

Wait 6 months and get a twice as good TV for 1500...

2K doesn't buy a decent HDTV unless a projector.

subfreq

€1800 will get you the LG 37" LCD-TV 37LB1R, 1200:1, 1366x768, PIP, 8ms, HDMI, HD-ready from Komplett.ie

http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=318057

Very good LCD HD ready TV.

oleras

i have one of these for the last few months and can say nothing bad about it, i actually give it a little rub on the top each night before i turn it off....lol...great buy, and they are down to 1800 now with a great stand, only downside , if any, is you need a big enough room so it does not look out of place.

watty

subfreq wrote:

€1800 will get you the LG 37" LCD-TV 37LB1R, 1200:1, 1366x768, PIP, 8ms, HDMI, HD-ready from Komplett.ie

http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=318057

Very good LCD HD ready TV.

An AVERAGE HD Ready TV.

LG a reliable brand.

watty

oleras wrote:

i have one of these for the last few months and can say nothing bad about it, i actually give it a little rub on the top each night before i turn it off....lol...great buy, and they are down to 1800 now with a great stand, only downside , if any, is you need a big enough room so it does not look out of place.

If you put it in a corner the RPTV in reality takes up no more room space than a Flat TV.

Is it a HD model or just a large SD model?

patmac

watty wrote:

Wait 6 months and get a twice as good TV for 1500...

2K doesn't buy a decent HDTV unless a projector.

Thing is I keep waiting 6 months but all this chat of HDTV makes me want to go out and spend big money. They were selling a 32" Bravia for €1700 in Harvey Normans, hard to move away from Sony bought 32" 10 years ago still has a great picture.

Gilgamesh

from what friends told me the new Samsung range is supposed to be quite good.

like this one
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319652


was my next choice but got the Bravia 40" V model instead, and haven't seen anything beat it yet. also if you pu a HD LCD and a HD RP LCD next to each other, you will see a HUGE difference in picture quality

patmac

Gilgamesh wrote:

also if you pu a HD LCD and a HD RP LCD next to each other, you will see a HUGE difference in picture quality

Hi thanks for the info but I aint very techically minded could you please tell me the difference above I assume HD RP LCD is better?

oleras

watty wrote:

If you put it in a corner the RPTV in reality takes up no more room space than a Flat TV.

Is it a HD model or just a large SD model?

Its the HD model..... only reason i would buy a plasma or lcd is to hang it on a wall......other than that i would highly recomend a RPTV, aint as big on the back as they used to be and a lot more stylish than the previous models.

watty

Any projection system (front or rear) beats a flat LCD. Many beat plasma too.

main issues are the goodness of blacks and the resolution.

patmac

watty wrote:

Wait 6 months and get a twice as good TV for 1500...

2K doesn't buy a decent HDTV unless a projector.

Doesn't look like I have much choice the way things are going.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5003728.stm

LFCFan

Is there not an issue with viewing angle on RPTV's? Any I've seen look crap if you move too much.

byte

LFCFan wrote:

Is there not an issue with viewing angle on RPTV's? Any I've seen look crap if you move too much.

Yeah, that's still a problem. IF you go too far to the side, or stand above the set, picture goes dark. That is the main drawback with RPTV - the narrow viewing angle.

Otherwise though, they've got a fantastic picture, particularly the Sony 50" RPTV previously mentioned. Just a pity they removed the DTT/Freeview tuner from the set for Irish market.

slave1

I second the recommendation for the Sony 50", have it hooked up to SkyHD and when viewing real HD programs e.g. Nat Geog or BBCHD Preview, amazing quality picture, matched with a DVD upscaler and I'm a happy camper

oleras

byte wrote:

Yeah, that's still a problem. IF you go too far to the side, or stand above the set, picture goes dark. That is the main drawback with RPTV - the narrow viewing angle.

Otherwise though, they've got a fantastic picture, particularly the Sony 50" RPTV previously mentioned. Just a pity they removed the DTT/Freeview tuner from the set for Irish market.

i have to disagree..............narrow viewing angle ? i have an 18 X 16 room where this puppy sits quietly in a corner and you can view it 100% from anywhere.where i will agree is the height you really do need to be sitting, although standing at a distance is fine..........might be because of the long room...lol.but who stands 2 feet from their tv, and as for the freeview tuner........its on mine........just waiting for RTE to start the terrestial digital signal.and as usual, its being tested in the dublin region...enough said, dont get me started on the lack of broadband 5 miles from a major city.....celtic tiger..........major economic growth....cant supply broadband 5 miles from a major city..........arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

LFCFan

byte wrote:

Yeah, that's still a problem. IF you go too far to the side, or stand above the set, picture goes dark. That is the main drawback with RPTV - the narrow viewing angle.

In a lot of rooms you will have a seat to the far left or right of a screen or even if there is potential for this type of viewing angle you've just alienated some of the room to the TV. For me, this is a MAJOR drawback of an TV. I know the picture is amazing when you're at the perfect viewing angle though.

byte

oleras wrote:

as for the freeview tuner........its on mine........

Are you sure? Is it an RoI set? The Sony rep has insisted that the DTT tuner hs been removed and instead we get a hyperband tuner to cover VHF (yet the stickers on the front of TV and on the box state DVB logo). And with the model's I've used, it's impossible to access any menu for the DTT tuner.

Just curious.

oleras

byte wrote:

Are you sure? Is it an RoI set? The Sony rep has insisted that the DTT tuner hs been removed and instead we get a hyperband tuner to cover VHF (yet the stickers on the front of TV and on the box state DVB logo). And with the model's I've used, it's impossible to access any menu for the DTT tuner.

Just curious.

well, i can access the menu, but with a lack of any signal, or on my part an ariel....and on RTE broadcating a signal for that matter ,its kinda useless at the moment....but as you said, with the DVB logo on the set i can only assume its possible, but i stand to be corrected....it is sold as DVB compatible??.........and as far as i am aware we in ireland get the same model as the rest of europe.......but as i type this i am aware they have a different model in the uk....maybe that is the difference.....im not too sure now...lol....must look for the manual........BRB........lol

watty

UK models of TV don't usually have VHF / Hyperband. Tend to have UHF only.

Irish models are not the same as mainland Europe either as the sound is same as UK, SA, Malta etc anot the same as rest of Europe on Analog.

I bought a DVBT laptop tuner intended for UK and French market so it does do VHF not just UHF.
(No analogue other than a direct video in).