this is of interest to me also, we are in the process of moving house at the minute and the aul pair have come to me on advice for which tv to get, for me the bigger the better really, im plumpin for a 42 inch maybe a 52 at a push, is hd worth the extra money, suppose it'll me mostly for sports and possibly films at the weekend (and a weekly dose of greys anatomy )
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on September 17, 2008, 05:07:35 PMWouldn't buy anything only SonyMost Sony products are good (provided they don't f**k up your computer) but overpriced, driven by brand snobs who never give any thought to anything else despite good recommendations.Last year I bought a Hanspree 32 inch LCD HD ready shipped from England for £350 all in on the basis of good recommendations on various AV message boards. Have to say its impressive and matches or beats anything twice the price.One thing about anyone looking to buy a TV with a built in DTT or DVB-T or "Freeview" tuner - almost all such displays will only work for the current UK Freeview service and won't work for the Irish Republic's DTT service which is due to launch next year.For a judgement of opinions on any TV's you have your eye on, check out the Digital Spy or AV Forums UK message boards.
Wouldn't buy anything only Sony
Have a Samsung 37" and haven't had a problem.Forget about the Plasma and maybe just get the LCD HD ready but you pay extra for anything to do with the HD and then you've to pay extra to Sky or whoever to recieve all your channels in HD mode. Waste of money for very little difference if you ask me.
Quote from: The Real Laoislad on September 17, 2008, 05:51:05 PMQuote from: Fionntamhnach on September 17, 2008, 05:37:03 PMQuote from: The Real Laoislad on September 17, 2008, 05:07:35 PMWouldn't buy anything only SonyMost Sony products are good (provided they don't f**k up your computer) but overpriced, driven by brand snobs who never give any thought to anything else despite good recommendations.Last year I bought a Hanspree 32 inch LCD HD ready shipped from England for £350 all in on the basis of good recommendations on various AV message boards. Have to say its impressive and matches or beats anything twice the price.One thing about anyone looking to buy a TV with a built in DTT or DVB-T or "Freeview" tuner - almost all such displays will only work for the current UK Freeview service and won't work for the Irish Republic's DTT service which is due to launch next year.For a judgement of opinions on any TV's you have your eye on, check out the Digital Spy or AV Forums UK message boards.I wouldn't call myself a "brand snob" I am just going on my own experience whern buying tellys..I have never had any bother with Sony's and now have a 42" Bravia which i find excellent...I'm certainly not a snobBuying products simply because of the badge stuck to it is never the best of ideas. If you only ever stick to Sony's that's fine, but they've built up a reputation whereby people will buy nothing else other than their products and charge more because they know they can get away with it whereas a little shopping around (with a friend or relation if necessary who knows the field) can get just as good a product for around usually a 1/3 less. The "brand snob" tag is more about blind loyalty to one producer/salesperson/group more than its monetary value.
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on September 17, 2008, 05:37:03 PMQuote from: The Real Laoislad on September 17, 2008, 05:07:35 PMWouldn't buy anything only SonyMost Sony products are good (provided they don't f**k up your computer) but overpriced, driven by brand snobs who never give any thought to anything else despite good recommendations.Last year I bought a Hanspree 32 inch LCD HD ready shipped from England for £350 all in on the basis of good recommendations on various AV message boards. Have to say its impressive and matches or beats anything twice the price.One thing about anyone looking to buy a TV with a built in DTT or DVB-T or "Freeview" tuner - almost all such displays will only work for the current UK Freeview service and won't work for the Irish Republic's DTT service which is due to launch next year.For a judgement of opinions on any TV's you have your eye on, check out the Digital Spy or AV Forums UK message boards.I wouldn't call myself a "brand snob" I am just going on my own experience whern buying tellys..I have never had any bother with Sony's and now have a 42" Bravia which i find excellent...I'm certainly not a snob