Method of making choice on tv purchase

All of the below has been true for many years of course. I remember the get
it from the specialist mantra in the old Hi Fi days, and what did people do?
Got it from box shifters. In my opinion, a good design ought to make the
setting up easy so you do not need an expert to do it. Not decrying experts
at all, but I've found so many stupid things in user manuals over the years
to know that if they had written these properly, far less agro would
occur.

As for the innards, how true. Remember the old vhs videos, I seem to recall
most were made by three companies and badged.

Brian

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"widgitt" wrote in message
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When you've made your choice internet it and save hundreds.
good luck.


LUCK is exactly what it would have to be!

Thats precisely why there are so few independent specialist shops
around who could give good demonstrations and advice and set up the tv
to give its best.
In many cases it is the quality of installation and set up that makes
more difference than the actual choice of set.

If the prospective customer doesnt know enough about the equipment to
make a good judgement when purchasing, how do you expect them to
install the set and set it up to give the best performance.

Some of the most badly chosen, worst performing and untidiest setups
that I see and have to sort out have been done by the friend who
"knows about these things" or the handy grandchild etc.

A large percentage of our time is spent re-installing equipment
properly and, obviously we have to charge the going rate.
When we sell a piece of equipment, the delivery and installation (and
I mean proper installation, including making proper CT100 connecting
leads, fitting decent scart leads, cable-tying cables neatly, and full
and detailed setting of all menu settings) is all included.
True, the selling price looks higher but, almost every time it costs
the customer less in total and the performance is much better,
especially as they get advice in the first place so that they buy the
equipment that will suit them.......not necessarily the best, top of
the range and most expensive, but more importantly something which is
right for them.

By the way, I too despair about some of the Which best buys. The most
interesting thing for me is that I know which models are identical
inside and are made by one company and are then rebranded and sold
under other names.
Some of these get vastly different reviews!
Along these lines, you would think that this only applies to the
lesser known brand names but you would be wrong.
Almost all of the most major brands buy in at least some of their
models from other manufacturers.
You certainly cannot buy by brand name and assume that any reputation
that they have applies to all of their models or that their name
automatically makes everything they sell, better than another
manufacturer.

"johngood_____" wrote in message
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Our crt television has finally given up the ghost. We want to splash out
on a flat screen television, but dont know what is the best way to find
out which is the best set to buy? Any advice on this please?


Look for one that is 1080p.

Look for maximum connectivity on the back.

Don't worry if there isn't a DTV receiver - an external box will probably do
a better job, cost ~£20 and easily be replaced when they upgrade the
standards.

In article , Low Life #3
scribeth thus
"Doctor D" wrote in message
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: Not conclusive, but you pays your money and you makes your
: choice................and in the gospel of Which that generally means
: Panasonic or Miele :-)

Miele makes a great washing machine and dryer. Don't know about the rest of
their products, but our washer and dryer are 17 years old and each has been
repaired exactly once. total repair costs being about 150 euro.



Yes they do as do Siemens, but the trouble with Telly's these days is
that the digital signals off air are so bloody **** poor that it makes
sod all difference anyway!...
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Tony Sayer

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"johngood_____" wrote in message
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Our crt television has finally given up the ghost. We want to
splash out
on a flat screen television, but dont know what is the best way to find
out which is the best set to buy? Any advice on this please?



The following advice applies to any type of product, not just televisions.
Get the relevant "Which" report. Note whatever they recommend as best
buy/good value for money. Those are products which you should then avoid
buying.

Yes! :-) That's exactly the principle I use in the case of the
commercials on TV. IOW, create a blacklist based on the adverts. Now if
everyone did this, I reckon we could free up valuable bandwidth in
rather short order (if only! :-( )

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"johngood_____" wrote in message
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Our crt television has finally given up the ghost. We want to splash out
on a flat screen television, but dont know what is the best way to find
out which is the best set to buy? Any advice on this please?

You are joking? www.google.co.uk for reviews and high street retailers,
plus mail order companies.

Doctor D wrote:
"JohnT" wrote in message
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"johngood_____" wrote in message
...
Our crt television has finally given up the ghost. We want to splash
out on a flat screen television, but dont know what is the best way to
find out which is the best set to buy? Any advice on this please?


The following advice applies to any type of product, not just televisions.
Get the relevant "Which" report. Note whatever they recommend as best
buy/good value for money. Those are products which you should then avoid
buying.
--

JohnT


Over the past few years every Which recommended product I've bought has
brought more satisfaction than when I've chosen one which doesn't figure in
their best buys.

Not conclusive, but you pays your money and you makes your
choice................and in the gospel of Which that generally means
Panasonic or Miele :-)


Agree with the WHICH suggestion, as we have just gone down this route
and bought a Which best buy. be careful
about the internet advice. I found what I wanted at the best price, but
they had no stock and no indicator
of when expected. We have a new Empire Direct down the road and we went
there and saved a few quid off the
Internet price!!

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:00:23 -0000, "JohnT"
wrote:

"johngood_____" wrote in message
...
Our crt television has finally given up the ghost. We want to splash out
on a flat screen television, but dont know what is the best way to find
out which is the best set to buy? Any advice on this please?


The following advice applies to any type of product, not just televisions.
Get the relevant "Which" report. Note whatever they recommend as best
buy/good value for money. Those are products which you should then avoid
buying.

Also read the recommendations on usenet and ignore them too. In fact
ignore all advice and buy one wrapped in a pretty box.

M

On 4 Nov, 05:51, "johngood_____" wrote:
Our crt television has finally given up the ghost. We want to splash out
on a flat screen television, but dont know what is the best way to find out
which is the best set to buy? Any advice on this please?

http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/rev...in.aspx?prod=s

Doc