Cheapish new TV?
 

I'm after a new TV for the family, we do want freeview and HD Ready
seems like a good idea along with a PC Input but we do not have any HD
sources.

For what I need are the supermarket TVs any good? I have access to ALDI,
ASDA, Sainsburys and Tesco.

Thanks.

Cheapish new TV?
 

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Steve Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

I'm after a new TV for the family, we do want freeview and HD Ready
seems like a good idea along with a PC Input but we do not have any HD
sources.

For what I need are the supermarket TVs any good? I have access to
ALDI, ASDA, Sainsburys and Tesco.

Thanks.

Well, I'm no expert, but a few thoughts off the top of my head, until
someone who know more than me comes along...

What's your budget? How long do you expect to keep this TV for?
You really need to see a TV in action before you buy so you can judge the
quality and see if it meets your expectations. If that isn't possible (eg
buying from Tescos) you ought to try and get a reliable impression from
someone you trust as to the quality.
If you can afford HD Ready you might as well go for it unless you are sure
you won't acquire an HD source in the lifetime of the TV
(Cable/Satellite/Freeview HD box) or HD DVD player.
I wouldn't worry too much about getting a Freeview TV, you're better off
getting a seperate Freeview settop box as it makes upgrading a lot
cheaper/easier if things on Freeview change (eg to HD)

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Cheapish new TV?
 

If you are in a Freeview area, I would certainly use a TV with it
built-in, even if just to avoid having two handsets.
In any case, even if things change, you can still add other boxes in
the future.

Listen carefully to the sound in a quiet room as some can be painfully
poor and you will probably be sitting in front of it for quite a few
hours over its lifetime. Its not a case of volume but good range of
bass and treble without hollow boxiness.The most expensive is not
always the best in this respect.

Smaller, cheaper sets can often have poor viewing angles and only look
good straight on.

All LCD sets suffer digital artifacts and fuzz around moving objects.
Some much worse than others. Look around someones head and mouth as
they move on a good studio scene and make a careful decision.

I tend to favour Toshiba and Humax as middle priced and good
performance for the money. Humax have automatic 2 year guarantee.
Most sets need to be adjusted from their factory settings to get the
best picture and sound performance. Almost all sets that I see in
customers' houses have the "sharpness" and other picture
"enhancements" set too high which gives a horible edgy grainy effect
and white and black edges to everything. Also the contrast tends to be
set too high so you lose detail in both dark and light areas.

As usual, beware of non-existent brand names as you will stand almost
no chance of any service outside the guarantee. Its difficult and
expensive anyway.
You may be prepared to take the risk, but what if the dog eats the
remote control or a child drops it in the fish tank?!
Even some well-known brand names don't exist as manufacturers any
more. You can get some idea if the "manufacturer" really exists by
looking up their website and servicing arrangements.

It sounds like you don't have Sky, but if you do, you should remember
that many cheaper brands of tv cannot be controled with a Sky handset
for volume and on/off so you would need to juggle 2 remotes which
becomes a pain.

Look at the remotes for sensible, clear layout...you will have to live
with it.

With a bit of effort you can buy well without spending too much.
Hope this helps.

Cheapish new TV?
 

uk.tech.digital-tv
Steve
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:17:33 GMT


I'm after a new TV for the family, we do want freeview and HD Ready
seems like a good idea along with a PC Input but we do not have any HD
sources.

For what I need are the supermarket TVs any good? I have access to ALDI,
ASDA, Sainsburys and Tesco.


A recent thread on another newsgroup was about a guy who bought a LCD tv
but once he got it home and plugged it in - he realised that without a
good quality tv signal the picture quality was crap .

The moral of the story being dont be fooled by the impressive dvd demo
you will see in the shop or supermarket :-)


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Cheapish new TV?
 

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:24:23 +0100, Krustov wrote:

uk.tech.digital-tv
Steve
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:17:33 GMT


I'm after a new TV for the family, we do want freeview and HD Ready
seems like a good idea along with a PC Input but we do not have any HD
sources.

For what I need are the supermarket TVs any good? I have access to ALDI,
ASDA, Sainsburys and Tesco.


A recent thread on another newsgroup was about a guy who bought a LCD tv
but once he got it home and plugged it in - he realised that without a
good quality tv signal the picture quality was crap .

The moral of the story being dont be fooled by the impressive dvd demo
you will see in the shop or supermarket :-)

Grain on an LCD looks awful.

Marky P.