What will 3000 euro get me?

drewmcm

Ii have a max of 3,000 euro to spend & am looking for a 1080p plasma or lcd with as low a response time as possible to connect a ps3 xbox 360 & sky hd. please help.
cheers, drew

ryker

samsung 46 inch lcd 3 hdmi ports black piano finish looks the dogs bollock even when off 2300 euro

drewmcm

yeah ive been looking at that one but i think the response time is a wee bit slow.
at this moment thats the set ive been slobbering over.

ryker

yeah but for that price you can't go wrong will you be using it mainly for gaming

drewmcm

aye mainly for that but i wanna enjoy watchin 24 etc in hd. im worried that the response time will affect any fast movement on screen.

drewmcm

do you own one of those samsung tvs?

ryker

the more you spend the better the response time it's a balancing act, if you have a hd source going into the tv it will elimante this

ryker

yeah drewmcm i have one

drewmcm

hd source?

dc69

sky hd via hdmi,ps3 hdmi:)

ryker

yeah ps 3 and sky hd

drewmcm

ah yes.
wot da response time on da tv?
i think its around 8ms

drewmcm

i have a 22" samsung monitor for my pc with 2ms response & its the bollocks

dc69

one of my mates has ps3 and xbox 360 connected to a new r87 series samsung lcd,hes a freak about these thing and reckons its the business,basically all he does is play games.i doubt its got a responce time as good as the tv you are looking at,so i dont think you should woory about it

drewmcm

r87 sounds more advanced compared to m87?

ryker

the response time is 8ms the same as sonys kdl46w2000u which is about the norm

drewmcm

aye but the sony in my price bracket only has 2 hdmi unless you have an extra thousand

Spades

is this worth 1699 euro

http://www.sonycentres.ie/product.asp?did=134_7_168_458

stand and DVD recorder included.

drewmcm

how many hdmi connections? the site doesnt say

drewmcm

a wee bit small as well!

big_moe

Plasma for best picture quality & response time. movement not an issue on plasma.

for €2700(ish) you can get the new panasonic th-50py70 50" 1080p plasma.

screen burn is becoming a thing of the past on plasmas and it'll be great for gaming.

i have the hd ready version of this set and picture quality is outstanding. and for games (PS3, Wii) its excellent. its not burnt a bit.

adam

Spades

drewmcm wrote: »

how many hdmi connections? the site doesnt say

2 i think

Spades

drewmcm wrote: »

a wee bit small as well!

:eek: its a 40 inch tv. i would call that big for the average living room

drewmcm

where did you buy yours?

drewmcm

i agree but i was hoping for between 42 & 50" with at least 3 hdmi. i spent too much time swapping the scarts for ps2 back in the day & dont wanna go down that road again.

Spades

drewmcm wrote: »

i agree but i was hoping for between 42 & 50" with at least 3 hdmi. i spent too much time swapping the scarts for ps2 back in the day & dont wanna go down that road again.

did not buy yet but a mate working in a shop selling them said they were putting 10 on special, reduced from 2200 i think he said

drewmcm

2 hdmi is a no go

Spades

drewmcm wrote: »

2 hdmi is a no go

is this only if you are into gaming.

big_moe

the new panasonic has 2 hdmi, 2 scart, component, vga, composite & SD card.

they have a better one again that has 3 hdmi & 3 scart and the other connections are the same. its a good bit more expensive though.. over 4k

one for €2700
http://www.allianceelectric.ie/products/tv/plasmalcd/th50py70.htm

best one
http://www.allianceelectric.ie/products/tv/plasmalcd/th50pz700.htm

drewmcm

aah the plasma vs lcd argument. ive always been a fan of plasma but the burnout started changing my mind a wee bit.

drewmcm

ive looked at those but i aint got the dosh.

drewmcm

i was gonna go with that tv but then the samsung 46M87 came along

big_moe

doesnt happen anymore.

burn out or burn in?? by burn out i assume you mean lifetime. lcd is longer but only slightly. like 18 years for LCD (average) and 15 for plasma (again, average)

burn in, only happens in extreme cases. as i said, i use my plasma for gaming and never have any issues.

drewmcm

dont know to be honest. im gonna connect ps3, sky hd & panasonic home theatre system using hdmi, then use the composite connection for xbox 360. if this is a bad set up please let me know.
cheers, drew.

drewmcm

ok big moe give me your recomendation buddy.

big_moe

well, ideally 3 HDMI would be the best for that stuff, yes.

but with 2 HDMI, i would use HDMI with PS3 & Sky HD. then SCART with home cinema. its a dvd home cinema yeah?? i would recommend using the PS3 as your main dvd player and just connecting the audio from it to the home cinema.

i have always used Panasonic. reliability is excellent and the only thing i've seen which i've seen is better is the Pioneer. but its over 5k for a 1080p Pioneer! i work with TVs so i see them every day and i would give the nod to the Pioneer PDP-LX508, but at 5K it too expensive. any of the panasonics are excellent as well, and the price is realistic as well!

drewmcm

http://www.didstore.com/store_detail.asp?modelcode=SC-PT850EB-K&subid=198

this is the home theatre i have. i wanted the extra hdmi as this system has a 1080p upward conversion using that 3rd hdmi

my current home theatre is a panasonic about 3yrs old with 5 disc changer it has been more than reliable & thats the reason i went for the system on the did site.

big_moe

yeah but the PS3 also upscales to 1080p.

the panasonic 850 is a nice system, so a third HDMI would be handy, but the upscaling side of it can be done by the PS3

drewmcm

aye but my birds make up powder (bitch) has almost destroyed my older panasonic.
i just thought i might as well use the new one in the best possible way for sound picture etc.
does the ps3 upscale dvd images like the panasonis?

big_moe

yeha, its a very good upscaler in the PS3. there is a system update that improves it if you install that.

drewmcm

sounds ok.
so what tv then moe?

drewmcm

the dvd system has some kind of viera intuitive connection. whatever the hell that means.

drewmcm

r u still there my man?

drewmcm

whats the story with the pioneer kuros?

big_moe

viera link. means the TV remote can control the cinema system if its connected with HDMI.

on the TV, i'd recommend the TH-50PY70 for your budget. it only has the two HDMI, but for picture quality it wont be beaten at the price

big_moe

drewmcm wrote: »

whats the story with the pioneer kuros?

absolutely excellent. but they're near enough 5 grand for a 50 1080p

drewmcm

OUCH! anything else? i was gonna go for the samsumg 46m87, what do you think?

drewmcm

can you post a site selling this please?

big_moe

I think for the price difference between a panasonic and a samsung the panasonic is more worth it.

www.allianceelectric.ie sell panasonic and pioneer.

drewmcm

http://www.allianceelectric.ie/products/tv/plasmalcd/th50py70.htm
looks good but not so sure about the 2 hdmi

drewmcm

http://www.allianceelectric.ie/products/tv/plasmalcd/pdp428xd.htm
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