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charliestumpy · 20-03-2008, 09:53

We chose a small 32" Pannie at end of January (when we ordered V+ etc) because we blagged a 5 year warranty - I am sure it's possible to argue a case for any good TV - it's all down ultimately to luck/psychological personal preferences...

One stunning thing about using V+ into any good TV/display is that many of the channels appear almost, if not as good, as HD ... (people who sit 3 inches in front of a 56 inch display might disagree...).

Recently we have bought/watched our first Blu-ray excellent discs at cheap 3-for-2 price (i.e. Â£36 for all 3 'Pirates OTC' films on BD) and they are nice BUT not significantly better than ordinary Â£3-Â£5 etc DVDs.

The big problem IMO with 'wide screen' is the massive con of getting us to buy 16:9 flattie plasma/LCD sets to watch 22:9 cinema films ...

IMO after years of using good big/small visual displays, 32" is big enough for TV (buy good cheap projector if you want big film experience).

I am even surprised to find that good 24"-28" screen is perfectly good enough for all TV/disc-film watching. And I am a git who likes to buy the biggest and the best.

In our opinion V+ is a great easy to use PVR with occasional supposed HD (much of ordinary stuff is upscaled so well into good TV that, although we are pleased to record/watch good channel 108 progs, we like the content of the progs we choose anyway).

Just like in audio-'hifi' etc people who have wasted too much moolah like to pretend that everything overpriced is the best - suck it and see/make your own decisions.

'Often via the senses - mostly in the mind'.

20-03-2008, 09:53	#8
charliestumpy cf.member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 38	Re: Best LCD TV for V+ We chose a small 32" Pannie at end of January (when we ordered V+ etc) because we blagged a 5 year warranty - I am sure it's possible to argue a case for any good TV - it's all down ultimately to luck/psychological personal preferences... One stunning thing about using V+ into any good TV/display is that many of the channels appear almost, if not as good, as HD ... (people who sit 3 inches in front of a 56 inch display might disagree...). Recently we have bought/watched our first Blu-ray excellent discs at cheap 3-for-2 price (i.e. Â£36 for all 3 'Pirates OTC' films on BD) and they are nice BUT not significantly better than ordinary Â£3-Â£5 etc DVDs. The big problem IMO with 'wide screen' is the massive con of getting us to buy 16:9 flattie plasma/LCD sets to watch 22:9 cinema films ... IMO after years of using good big/small visual displays, 32" is big enough for TV (buy good cheap projector if you want big film experience). I am even surprised to find that good 24"-28" screen is perfectly good enough for all TV/disc-film watching. And I am a git who likes to buy the biggest and the best. In our opinion V+ is a great easy to use PVR with occasional supposed HD (much of ordinary stuff is upscaled so well into good TV that, although we are pleased to record/watch good channel 108 progs, we like the content of the progs we choose anyway). Just like in audio-'hifi' etc people who have wasted too much moolah like to pretend that everything overpriced is the best - suck it and see/make your own decisions. 'Often via the senses - mostly in the mind'.