1500-2000 to spend on a HD TV

reallybad

I want to know what will i get for my money?
I am useless to know the difference between plasma and LCD etc
Any info appreciated....

brian_rbk

what size are you looking for ? ... sony s series are good value ... around 1350 for 32" and 1999 for 40". even better is the v series 1800 for 32" and 2600 for 40". I recently bought a 40" v series after alot of looking around and im very happy with it.
sony no longer make plasmas. they seem to be concentrating on lcd technology

johnjay

this looks like good value, what do we think?

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=323829 for the U series or
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319927 for the S

1huge1

lcd are becoming the better choice
unless you have sky hd dont forget you might have to fork out another €500 on a box

johnjay

1huge1 wrote:

lcd are becoming the better choice
unless you have sky hd dont forget you might have to fork out another €500 on a box

Even if it is "HD Ready"?

brian_rbk

lcd are better tv's ... u wont get a plasma smaller than 42" anyway...
those prices dont seem great... u should get them cheaper in any big retailer. theres a free sony dvd recorder with the 32 s series in most big retailers

johnjay

brian_rbk wrote:

lcd are better tv's ... u wont get a plasma smaller than 42" anyway...
those prices dont seem great... u should get them cheaper in any big retailer. theres a free sony dvd recorder with the 32 s series in most big retailers

They are about 1400 in DID, but yeah, you do get the recorder.

brian_rbk

in pc theyre 1349 with dvd rec

Mountjoy Mugger

brian_rbk wrote:

lcd are better tv's ... u wont get a plasma smaller than 42

Yes, you will. Most plasmas also come in 37", such as the Panasonic 37THPV60 or 600.

My advice is if you're planning to do a lot of gaming, e.g. with XBox360 go for the LCD, if on the other hand, movies are going to be viewed, then the Plasma is a better buy.

Have a look at both of them in action, and make up your own mind is the best advice I can offer.

slave1

I'd recommend the Sony 50" Rear Pro doing the rounds at the minute, lots of happy buyers with good feedback on this board across teh last few months, do a search for "sony 50" and you should find sommit, could be some posts in Bargain Alerts also

mossym

brian_rbk wrote:

lcd are better tv's ... u wont get a plasma smaller than 42" anyway...
those prices dont seem great... u should get them cheaper in any big retailer. theres a free sony dvd recorder with the 32 s series in most big retailers

komplett are a good bit lower than any of the big retailers...if you see them cheaper in a retail shop i'd be very surprised...

mossym

look at the samsungs..better bang for the buck than the sony's. you pay too much for the sony name...i'd go samsung over sony every time

flatface

just my opinion but Panasonic plasmas look far better to my eyes at the moment than any LCD with standard definition TV.
If it was me I would by the "one older that the latest" as the best bang for buck.

mossym

flatface wrote:

just my opinion but Panasonic plasmas look far better to my eyes at the moment than any LCD with standard definition TV.
If it was me I would by the "one older that the latest" as the best bang for buck.

ture...panasonics might run him a bit more than the other prices in this thread though

Mountjoy Mugger

Alliance Electric on Georges Street, Dublin are doing the Panny 42" PV60 for €1995 right now. A lovely screen, you might get it cheaper (in fact you will) online, if you're feeling brave.

mossym

thats a nice price for a panny plasma

johnjay

looks cheap alright. This one is 2500 in Komplett

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=324373

brav

mossym wrote:

komplett are a good bit lower than any of the big retailers...if you see them cheaper in a retail shop i'd be very surprised...

I was shopping for a 46" and loved the samsung model.
http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=325562

However found it for the same price at soundstore in blackpool, Cork!
Was really supprissed to find a good price for the tv in the store.

mossym

nice tv...if i wasn't putting a projector in my new build i'd be looking at putting something like one of those in..i really like the samsung tvs

johnjay

Samsung's look good value everywhere, are the good??

There are huge savings to be had for shopping around. Look at this http://www.didstore.com/store_detail.asp?modelcode=LE32R72B&subid=195

versus this

http://komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=319638

200 quid saving for the same product. (though there would be a deilvery charge from Komplett)

mossym

samsung are some of the best value going in my opinion...excellent quality for a good price. sony are overpriced. Panasonic are excellent..but you pay for that.philips, not impressed. ever seem as good a picture. same for the others..

johnjay

What do we think of this?

http://www.pixmania.com/ie/uk/388970/art/samsung/16-9-40-101-cm-hd-ready-l.html