New TV ..... opinions please

Johnboy1951

I wasn't sure where to place this ...

I will buy a TV within 24 hours ..... requirements ......

32" size (for bedroom so must fit in available space)

I want both Sat & Terrestrial tuners ... no DVD

Price is important after that.

The three items I am considering are .....

1.
~€250 720p Sat & DTT
http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-12-WP3295&pages=1&prod=WP3295&brands=walker&image=

2.
~€320 720p Sat, DTT & SmartTV
http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-12-8211407&pages=1&prod=8211407&brands=walker&image=

3.
~€330 1080p 100Hz Sat & DTT
http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-12-32L540V&pages=1&prod=32L540V&brands=lg&image=

Considering the location and size I am inclined to think that #3 is over specified and not worth spending the extra over #1

I am not so sure about #2 as I have no experience of how good the Smart functions are.

Presently I am leaning towards #1 with the thought that if I ever need 'smart' functions an external device will probably do a better job (more versatility) for very little more.

Opinions?

Thanks for reading.

steveon

Personally wouldn't touch the walker tvs.....most are poor in my opinion but for that price hard to believe it has a combined tuner. I find most cheap tv's have very thin sound from the speakers but for a bedroom I guess the choice is your own but I would recommend trying to get a demo on each tv before you purchase.

monkeysnapper

I have a walker tv in my kitchen, had it now 6/7 years, sometimes I have to turn it off and back on again but it works great, 99% of the time, can't remember cost but was cheap. Would I buy a walker tv again.....?. No prob not.

Johnboy1951

steveon wrote: »

Personally wouldn't touch the walker tvs.....most are poor in my opinion but for that price hard to believe it has a combined tuner. I find most cheap tv's have very thin sound from the speakers but for a bedroom I guess the choice is your own but I would recommend trying to get a demo on each tv before you purchase.

Thanks for posting ...... a demo will not be possible.
It is likely that a lot of the time the sound will be sent to headphones so as not to disturb SWMBO
So I won't worry too much about the sound.

Johnboy1951

monkeysnapper wrote: »

I have a walker tv in my kitchen, had it now 6/7 years, sometimes I have to turn it off and back on again but it works great, 99% of the time, can't remember cost but was cheap. Would I buy a walker tv again.....?. No prob not.

Thank you for the report

Johnboy1951

Unless someone posts something to change my mind I will choose #1

Thanks for the input

icdg

Moved to Video Displays and Projectors

Johnboy1951

Thanks icdg ..... had never even seen this location previously

Am presently awaiting arrival of the cheapest model

Johnboy1951

TV arrived ....... and yes it is light and probably not very rugged, but hopefully it won't need to be ..... unlikely to be moved.

I haven't tried the Sat input but the DTT input works.
Picture is fine .... good in fact.
Sound is better than expected ..... it has an equaliser which helps.

Set up a temporary wire for the LAN and hooked up a R-Pi ....... all channels playing from the HTPC, so no stress about lack of Sat cable for the present.

I tried wireless with the R-Pi, but the display became blocky at times on HD channels.
Going to the wired connection sorted that.

I have a lot of tidying up to do with wires etc, but at least I am set up for viewing and recording all channels (DTT & Sat) from the bedroom.

Quite pleased so far ...... next job on the list is to try to do all this with one remote ..... after I get the wiring tidied of course