A good LCD tv for the money? It has good reviews....

but what do the techy's on here think?</p>

http://www.lowestonweb.com/products/info.asp?e=1D8D0589-A28E-4A79-BA8C-BA8440D489CB</p>

 

It checks all the boxes - does what you would want of a modern 32&quot; LCD.</p>

The two points I would make are, firstly that Evesham use (or at least always did use) panels manufactured by a company called CMO. These are not the best in the industry but they are OK. Samsung and LG-Phillips produce panels which are widely used by numerous budget(ish) manufacturers and widely regarded as superior panels. But of course, these panels are dearer to buy in and so these sets will be slightly more expensive. Secondly, are you a Freeview user? I ask because the picture on an LCD TV with integrated freeview will beat the hell out of a Freeview box connected via SCART, which tends not to look so good. </p>

 

what would you recommend the best 42'' budget-ish lcd tv to be mate? cheers.

 

Cheers mate.....

I have Telewest so would have no use for built in freeview I dont believe. So, overall would you recommend this as a good purchase mate?

 

RE: Cheers mate.....

Again, more expensive sets would be better but if you want a 32&quot; LCD and want to pay &pound;500, you won't do better than that one at this moment in time.</p>

THESE have been out of stock for a while. Some folks on here have this set and will tell you it is a very worthy competitor. At the moment, the specs aren't as good as the Evesham but you tend to find when they get new stock in the spec will have improved. Such is the pace at which LCD technology moves.</p>

I have looked at some independent reviews of the Evesham set though, and I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed. I'd say go for it.</p>

 

Thanks alot mate

very much appreciated.

 

THIS ONE is the best buy at the moment.

My only word of warning to you is that, manageable as they look in Currys window, 42" TV's are feckING_HUGE!

If your wife wants her friends to walk into the house and say, "Wow, I like the new decor", or perhaps, "Ooh, those curtains go perfectly with that suite. You have impeccable taste", forget it. Everyone, bar none, will say, "fecking hell! That's a big telly."

Be warned.

 

As you say it can look ok in the shop and then you find it takes over the whole room! When I first got my 28" widescreen it took some getting used to.

There's a house down the road and they have a bloody huge flat screen telly.....must be 42" and in a small room as well - ridiculous, it must be like sitting in the front row of the cinema!

Whichever you go for - just make sure you set your source to output a 16:9 picture, unbelievable how many aren't set correctly (including most of them in TV shops!), I even noticed on BBC programme where they were in the BBC TV centre and the screens in the background showing BBC News 24 were set wrong!

 

I tend to be on top of developments in this area, firstly due to my inherent geekiness, and secondly as I'm sure my cheapo 5yr old CRT will die soon (repaired twice already!) and I will be looking to buy one.</p>

I haven't upgraded yet as my CRT is 32&quot; anyway, and my living room is a modest size. The only way the 3-piece suite fits in is if you put the telly in the corner. So if I buy a flat panel, the space I will save will amount to a triangle behind the screen. What use is that to me?!</p>

Oh and yes, 16:9 screens showing digital feeds in 4:3 stretched is one of my bugbears too. The only thing more annoying is KG Sports Bar in Wombwell. It has a projector in the big room that comes down on special occasions and 4:3 TV's dotted round for general viewing. To accomodate the projector, the Digibox is set to 16:9 all the time, yet whenever I've been in (England matches excepted) only the 4:3 sets are on! If you think a 4:3 stretched picture looks ridiculous, I assure you the other way round is worse. Especially in matches Peter Crouch plays in.
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REVVIE P....

I have a surround sound system, so I need the red and white connections as audio out on the tv. Being a novice I dont know if the tv has any of those. The description says that it has headphone socket for audio out only, but the picture looks to have the correct connections, but I dont know if they are audio in or whatever. Do you have any idea mate? If they are audio out and will connect to my surround, then I will probably order it. Cheers.

 

RE: REVVIE P....

It is unclear whether there is an audio output or not. As you say, the picture suggests so but the written specs suggest not. AFAIK these are not standard - most sets don't have them.</p>

There are a couple of ways around this. Firstly, it only matters if you watch terrestrial analogue TV. If you watch everything via cable, just connect the audio outputs from the box to the surround system. Alternatively, it is possible (but not guaranteed) that one or both of the scart sockets is wired for audio output. If so, a SCART to RCA-phono lead should do the trick but would occupy one of the two SCART sockets.
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If you need an audio output, I would confirm with Evesham before purchase.
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Thanks again for your help mate. I will probably email customer support and ask them, as I have telephoned them and their guy had no idea really.

 

WHATS UP WITH THESE

http://direct.tesco.com/q/N.1999564/No.30/Nr.99.aspx

or

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/browse/index.jhtml?currentTopCat=cat70004&cat=cat70004

just thinking of buying one missen like

 

RE: WHATS UP WITH THESE

Quite possibly nothing at all. It's just that there's more to a good LCD set than the stats will show. Cheaper sets will use cheaper and often inferior panels. These tend to have longer response times, which can lead to blurring in fast motion scenes. Colours tend not to be as rich with cheaper panels - I bought a 19&quot; LCD monitor last year at a seemingly unmissable price and gave my old 17&quot; away. A pity because the 17&quot; was a far superior panel with richer colours and better definition, despite being statistically very similar.
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Then you've got the problem that we are, in the main, watching analogue signals. Even digital TV from freeview, cable, sky etc, is converted to analogue and passed through a scart lead. These signals were designed for old style TV's, which use interlaced signals and have to go through processes of deinterlacing and scaling to fit the LCD display. I don't want to go into too much on this as the science is fairly irrelevant but, suffice to say, some sets do it far better than others and the difference is very noticeable.</p>

There is no substitute for seeing a TV in action but failing that, good independent reviews are a good guide. I haven't seen the sets you mention in action and cannot find much written opinion on them. Indeed they may be very good but if you want to spend on a set you'll be happy with for a few years, do your research and get it right rather than blow your money on one chosen on price alone.
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There's always...

http://www.directtvs.co.uk/AOC_L32W551T_32inch_HD_LCD_TV_L32W551T/version.asp

...if you're looking to save a bit of cash. I've never used either so I can't really comment.

 

.LCD or PLASMA? Which is the better option?

LCD or PLASMA- Are they much the same in picture quality?

 

You will be fed up of me before long....

But this is another from the same website - does this look equally as good? According to the downloadable pdf on the link, it does say something about audio out.</p>

http://www.lowestonweb.com/products/info.asp?e=D8DB92FE-B669-4F12-A1CB-452B7525FD54</p>

 

RE: .LCD or PLASMA? Which is the better option?

Both have their respective strengths and weaknesses but for general household use, I'd go LCD.</p>

Plasmas are less energy efficient - they cost at least double what an LCD costs to run, although admittedly we're talking &pound;80/yr Plasma over &pound;38/yr for LCD for 6 hours/day usage.</p>

Plasmas generate more heat, are much heavier, and the glass screen reflects a lot more light in brightly lit rooms. They have a shorter life expectancy than LCD.
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However, they work better in darker rooms than LCDs and don't suffer as much with fast-moving scenes as LCDs do. They are available in much larger sizes than LCDs. However, you seem to find that, at whatever screen size, as soon as LCD catches up, plasma technology tends to die out. But first prices fall...</p>

So you can get a 42&quot; plasma cheaper than a corresponding LCD at the moment, meaning that you might just grab a bargain. Go watch some in shops first. They'll have both on in the Sony Centre in Meadowhall - take a look and take your pick. End of the day, what's best is whatever is best for you, your budget and your circumstances.</p>

 

Tough call.

Yes it looks good. Statistically it is similar to the other one and it does have analogue and digital audio outputs. The best contender so far.
The only downside is there are no on-site reviews and I can't find any independent ones. Given that its contrast and brightness specs differ from the other one, it is certainly manufactured with a different panel. So you are buying "blind" and taking a slight chance. However, Evesham are a reputable brand and I think you'll most likely be OK. You do have cancellation rights within 7 days of receipt if the unit does not meet your expectations. See Distance Selling Regulations (2000). However, you may be liable for return carriage, I am not sure.

 

just bought the panasonic viera plasma 37"

proper looks good but heck its big ! like siting in the front row of the cinenma compared to my old 22" telly.

got a deal in currys with the intergrated stand ! nice