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does any one now a good 19 inch hd lcd tv with freeview for less than £300 which i can hook the 360 up to useing component the 19" Samsung LE19A656A1D looks good for £265 on amazon.co.uk or the other samsung 19 inch tv Samsung 19" LE19R 86BDX which is £239.99 and has loads of good reviews please tell me any other good tvs for less than £300

[Richardtron]

I'm looking at buying an HDTV. I want 1080p and 40-42". At the moment I'm looking at these:

Sony Bravia KDL40V4000 LCD HD Ready 1080p Digital Television, 40 inch
http://www.johnlewis.com/230480956/Product.aspx

LG 'Scarlet' 42LG6000 LCD HD Ready 1080p Digital Television, 42 Inch
http://www.johnlewis.com/230480958/Product.aspx

Philips 42PFL5603D LCD HD Ready 1080p Digital Television, 42 Inch
http://www.johnlewis.com/230478811/Product.aspx

And I'm leaning towards the LG Scarlet, which has really impressive specs, but reviews I've read say the Philips is very good as well. Any advice?
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[Richardtron]

Also, whats better between LCD and Plasma? I've just been quoted £1065 for the Panasonic TH-42PZ85B, which is a well nice tv, is 1080p plamsa.
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[Richardtron]

Nevermind, I've gone for the LG6000 as the reviews are good. I am considering changing it for one of the new Samsung Series 6 tvs, any thoughts? This LG was a bargain at £749 with 5 years guarantee though.
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LG tv's are not very good at all the picture on freeview is terrible and gta 4 looks really bad on them on 1080p my bush tv has a better picture not on hd than the lg and my bush tv in my room is about 10 years old looking for a new 19 inch if any one knows a good one please tell me. I would get the panasonic great picture and has good specs.

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I have the 22" version of this for my PC and its pretty good for just watching tv or playing the 360 on as well. The link i put there is for the 19" screen and its only £229.

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i think im going to get this Click Here

thanks for telling me about that samsung tv

[User removed]

The best thing about that tv is the look of it. I was looking at it before i posted the tv above until i noticed the contrast ratio is very low at 2000:1. The tv that i posted is cheaper and it has a contrast ratio of 10000:1 with the only downside being that it just isnt designed to look as well.

I know myself i wouldnt buy another tv with a contrast ratio less than 10000:1. My Philips tv has a ratio of 6000:1 and trying to play dark games is a bit of a problem which usually means that i have to turn the contrast and brightness up just to be able to see whats going on but then that ends up leaving the picture looking very washed out.

[Master Baihu]

Ive got a larger version of that tv and have no complaints about it. Every things looks lovely be it a game or a HD/BD movie.
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Which tv is that??

[Master Baihu]

The samsung rooney14 posted.
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[User removed]

that samsung is a good price on play.com for £240 when its £269.99 in the shops so i think im going to have that one my birthday is not till 15 december so might decide on another one but this is one i like the most.

[User removed]

Right, I'm after a bit of advice people, Can anyone give me an opinion on the Sharp Aquos range of TV's?

Through work, I can get a 52 inch HD Ready 1080P TV for £999 (Model LC52X20E) it apparently retails for £2100...

Any good?

[User removed]

It retails for MUCH less than that......

http://www.buydigital.me.uk/SHARP-LC52X20E.html

[User removed]

So much for that offer then!

Cheers mate.

[chrisno21]

The XL2E is better than the X20E as well i think 100hz and 24fps was added over it - doesn't retail at a much higher price either (this was a year ago - I've not looked for a while).
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[Tom Ormo]

http://www.johnlewis.com/230527619/Product.aspx

What you guys rekon of that for a living room tv? Mainly going to be used for watching sky hd, playing on the 360 and eventully watching blu ray films.

Cheers.

[eon 38]

Good choice on the tosh , i was looking at the same tv - abit worried how 1080 will display sd tv ( sky+) myself ,as for games & blu ray spot on.
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[Be4ch]

I'm hoping to upgrade my TV soon but all the options are bewildering. I'll be limited to a 32" screen (as determined by the size of the room and instructions from the wife ) and I quite like the Sony Bravia models but this is where I get confused - I can get the KDL 32V4000 for less than £500 at Currys but it's only 720p/1080i, or I can go full HD with the KDL 32W4000 but it's £300 more expensive and I'm not convinced yet that it's a £300 better TV. Then, to confuse me further, there's an in-between model the KDL 32V4500 which accepts 1080P feeds but it's native resolution is limited to 1366x768!! Aarghh, I'm drowning in tech specs and resolution numbers!

I don't know what to do. Everywhere I look the information seems contradictory at best and two years out of date at worst. Is there any advantage in full 1080p on a 32" set? Will the 360 games and HD DVD player look as good at 720p on a TV of this size? Is the full HD model worth a £300 premium? If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

[Shuichi Kurama]

I'm getting an Xbox Premium 60gb for xmas and want to know if it will work well with my tv. What would you rate this setup?

[chrisno21]

[MKFiend]

rooney14, did you get that tv mate cause im considering it, but im wanting to get the white one for the same price

[Matt31]

[pwlewisuk]

i have a sammy R74. What should my sharpness and colour settings be set at please

[MKFiend]

This is the one im getting, what does everyone think??

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