Televisions

greencreeper · 27-05-2005, 20:36

Right. I've done a bit of overtime and have sufficient cash to buy one of these new fangled colour TVs I've been hearing about. May also go so far as to get a DVD player.

Any manufacturers to avoid? Features to look for?

paulyoung666 · 27-05-2005, 20:37

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again , what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

yesman · 27-05-2005, 20:43

How about one of these, it's widescreen 28".

It's what I have and it's not bad at all.

Depends how much you wish to spend.

greencreeper · 27-05-2005, 20:51

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again

I was looking at Philips

What's wrong with them?

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

I have about Ã‚Â£300

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Originally Posted by yesman

How about one of these, it's widescreen 28".

It's what I have and it's not bad at all.

Depends how much you wish to spend.

I was going to buy it from a shop. Is it hassle free buying electrical goods online? Will it end up arriving in bits?

I have a B&W portable at the moment - have done for the past decade.

yesman · 27-05-2005, 20:54

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

I was going to buy it from a shop. Is it hassle free buying electrical goods online? Will it end up arriving in bits?

I have a B&W portable at the moment - have done for the past decade.

Mine was delivered without any problems, it came via Citylink, which you can track online. i.e. you know what day it will be delivered.

**David F** · 27-05-2005, 21:01

take a look at this http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten...C-AV28T5BK.htm

I bought from this firm and had problems with panasonic they were very helpful I ended up with a toshiba

the linked tv is flat and just a Little over 300
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http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten.../TOS-28Z44.htm

this one has a free dvd recorder stock due soon may be worth a wait

Where are you? I got a friend in the trade and I can get refurbs cheap

Angua · 27-05-2005, 21:04

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Originally Posted by yesman

How about one of these, it's widescreen 28".

It's what I have and it's not bad at all.

Depends how much you wish to spend.

Do these also have a full 100 channel tuner range rather than the 20 to 70 that most seem to have?

**David F** · 27-05-2005, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Angua

Do these also have a full 100 channel tuner range rather than the 20 to 70 that most seem to have?

the one for Ã‚Â£300 quid flat fronted with free dvd recorder does

yesman · 27-05-2005, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Angua

Do these also have a full 100 channel tuner range rather than the 20 to 70 that most seem to have?

A2/Nicam stereo
Hyper sound (surround effect)
2 x 10W full-range speaker output (RMS)
Fastext
Colour temperature adjustment
3 scarts
T-V link
Auto aspect switching (Auto WSS)
100 channel
Autoset programming
Sleep timer
Child lock
Unified TV/VCR/DVD remote control
Finish: Silver or Black

Of course there are plenty to choose from on that site

Mal · 27-05-2005, 21:17

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again , what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

I've got a Phillips widescreen. I've had no problems with it.

paulyoung666 · 27-05-2005, 22:01

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I've got a Phillips widescreen. I've had no problems with it.

maybe it was just my bad luck , mind you i still wouldnt have another one

, as the price of tft's and plasma comes down , normal style tv's are getting as cheap as chips , Ã‚Â£160 for a 28" widescreen in asda now

danielf · 27-05-2005, 22:04

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

personally i wouldnt go near phillips again , what sort of money are you looking to spend and what sort of size are you after ????

I've had a few Philips teles, one of the best brands around imo...

homealone · 27-05-2005, 22:14

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Originally Posted by greencreeper

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I have about Ã‚Â£300

I was going to buy it from a shop. Is it hassle free buying electrical goods online? Will it end up arriving in bits?

I have a B&W portable at the moment - have done for the past decade.

blimey, if you have had a monochrome set for that long, you are going to be happy, whatever the features of the new one.

I agree - buy one from a shop, especially one where you can see it working - & listen to if you go for the dvd option. Bear in mind a decent set of speakers will be well worth thinking about, as well, but otherwise a bog standard dvd player should only add about Ã‚Â£25 to the price.

For the telly itself it is about future proofing - HDTV compatibility would be high up this list, also component video connectors as well as minimum 2 scarts. These features are going to narrow your choice & raise the cost, though - and HDTV isn't going to happen for a while yet, in the UK.

After that, it is the 'nice to have' things like built in Freeview decoders etc that you can look at.

we have a very ordinary Panasonic 28" widescreen & a Sanyo DVD player, no external speakers, downstairs - it does the job ok, but is not 'future proof'

Ramrod · 27-05-2005, 22:25

Sony! Sony! Sony! Sony!

**Maggy J** · 27-05-2005, 22:37

OH just go to Curry's and take a look.See what you like and then do a bit of research via your local library and any newer copies of Which they may have.