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Television buying question

  • 05-07-2016 11:43am
    #1
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭


    I recently went to look for a replacement TV but every tv in the shop looked crap. I mean really really crap. Garish colours. Images that looked to be "over sharpened" , logos and text had pixellation, serious ghosting etc.

    Thing is, I'm not sure how much of the crappiness was the high street retail chain's demo/display dvd placeholder thingy and how much is the television itself. And, I don't know how much is the settings being b0rked and how much is the television unable to render colours properly.

    Would it be rude to ask a shop to play a DVD/USB video so I could compare properly? Anyone know of any demo reel that is used to show off TV capabilities? any suggestions of tests to include to show if its any good or not? I'm not looking for anything too extravagant (I dont want to see the clog in an actors pore in mind boggling and stomach churning clarity), I just want a decent picture that doesnt look like it was filmed as an American sitcom from the 80s.


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  • #2
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,675 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    You see this a lot, TVs in the likes of Corrys, PC World, Harvey Normans etc tend to have their settings all over the place, maybe because the showrooms are bright anyway and they have to crank up the brightness on the TVs to make them stand out.

    If I was going to spend money on a TV I would have no hesitation in asking the shop to let me tinker with the settings or play a DVD to see what the picture really is capable of.

    Or if you are near Dublin perhaps you could go to RicherSounds, I am sure they will have TVs set up properly to let you see what they are capable of. If not near Dublin perhaps try a good independent electrical retailer?

    My last TV was bought online, simply based on reviews I had read about it. More than happy.


  • #3
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    I bought my last TV online too and its been great. I'm just worried that maybe its off and I don't know it but it suits me so now, any tv will be correctly set and looks just wrong to me. I have seen some decent brand tvs in people's homes that have this over saturated colour or ghosting around the edges of contrasting areas but I don't know if its a problem with the tv or if its not tuned in right or if its my eyesight going :) and I dont want to insult someone by going "is that the best picture your tv can do?" or "is it me or is your telly ****e?" :D


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