Don't buy a new TV now.

Whilst enquiring about LCD TVs yesterday it was brought to my
attention that LCD units are very cheap at the moment for one
good reason - product update.

It seems new ranges will be on the market soon after Easter and
most of them will have Freeview HD built-in as standard. Of
course they will be more expensive - on a 26-32" set something
around £50-£80 higher, but given that a Humax Freeview HD box
costs top side of £150 at the moment it has to be a good deal.

On the other hand, if prices get slashed to remove stock it might
be an idea to buy an established set and then get an external HD
box (a) when they get cheaper and (b) when the initial software
bugs have been ironed out.



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Woody

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On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:09:54 -0000, "Woody"
wrote:

Whilst enquiring about LCD TVs yesterday it was brought to my
attention that LCD units are very cheap at the moment for one
good reason - product update.

It seems new ranges will be on the market soon after Easter and
most of them will have Freeview HD built-in as standard. Of
course they will be more expensive - on a 26-32" set something
around £50-£80 higher, but given that a Humax Freeview HD box
costs top side of £150 at the moment it has to be a good deal.

On the other hand, if prices get slashed to remove stock it might
be an idea to buy an established set and then get an external HD
box (a) when they get cheaper and (b) when the initial software
bugs have been ironed out.

Also, is LED not just round the corner? This is said to use less
electricity and I assume the screen has a longer life expectancy as
LEDs seem to last for ever.

"Woody" wrote in message
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Whilst enquiring about LCD TVs yesterday it was brought to my attention
that LCD units are very cheap at the moment for one good reason - product
update.

It seems new ranges will be on the market soon after Easter and most of
them will have Freeview HD built-in as standard.

Why would HD TVs be the new standard when 50% of the country won't be able
to use them for 2 years?

Why would anybody in the 50% pay over the odds now for something that they
can't use, when in 2 years time they will be 200 pounds cheaper

tim

"tim...." wrote in message
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"Woody" wrote in message
...
Whilst enquiring about LCD TVs yesterday it was brought to my attention
that LCD units are very cheap at the moment for one good reason - product
update.

It seems new ranges will be on the market soon after Easter and most of
them will have Freeview HD built-in as standard.

Why would HD TVs be the new standard when 50% of the country won't be able
to use them for 2 years?

Why would anybody in the 50% pay over the odds now for something that they
can't use, when in 2 years time they will be 200 pounds cheaper

tim






shops had HD sets on sale years before there was any HD material to watch on
them.



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Gareth.

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On 21/03/2010 19:09, Woody wrote:
Whilst enquiring about LCD TVs yesterday it was brought to my
attention that LCD units are very cheap at the moment for one
good reason - product update.

It seems new ranges will be on the market soon after Easter and
most of them will have Freeview HD built-in as standard.

Nah, be quick... Do the reverse.

Buy one now before they ditch SD 4:3 support, SCART, PAL, Analogue UHF,
VGA D-SUB, S-Video and Composite Video !!

Hmm, How cheap could they make a set if they jetisoned all the above?

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Adrian C

"The dog from that film you saw" wrote in
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shops had HD sets on sale years before there was any HD material to watch
on them.

Did they?

Flat Panels pre-dated HD sources but they were mostly 480p ones.
By the time HD ready panels were available to ordinary consumers at sensible
prices there were HD games consoles and Satellite channels.
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Alex

On 21 Mar, 19:09, "Woody" wrote:
Whilst enquiring about LCD TVs yesterday it was brought to my
attention that LCD units are very cheap at the moment for one
good reason - product update.

It seems new ranges will be on the market soon after Easter and
most of them will have Freeview HD built-in as standard.

--
Woody


Sets are out now. They are roughly the same price or lower than the
outgoing sets, but these have now of course been reduced to clear. OK
if you don't want Freeview HD or the Internet connectivity, and now at
a bargain price.

John

Scott wrote:

Also, is LED not just round the corner? This is said to use less
electricity and I assume the screen has a longer life expectancy as
LEDs seem to last for ever.

OLEDs you mean ? Trouble is the O stands for Organic, and therefore a clue to
the expected service life of such displays AIUI ?

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Mark
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"Dr Zoidberg" wrote in message
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"The dog from that film you saw" wrote
in message ...
shops had HD sets on sale years before there was any HD material to watch
on them.

Did they?

Flat Panels pre-dated HD sources but they were mostly 480p ones.
By the time HD ready panels were available to ordinary consumers at
sensible prices there were HD games consoles and Satellite channels.






no way - you could buy 720p sets - or in the case of plasmas, 1024x768/720
ones before the 360 and ps3 surfaced.
and sky hd really hasn't been around for that long at all.
sure they are cheaper now but i've had my HDTV for six years and they were
on sale before then.


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Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....
http://dsbdsb.mybrute.com
you fight better when you have a bear!

JohnW wrote:
: Sets are out now. They are roughly the same price or lower than the
: outgoing sets

I don't think so! FreeviewHD sets come at a significant premium at the
moment. Unless people HAVE this in their area now it may well be worth
waiting until it is!