Telly's... which one ??

[SteveW]

cheers chaps
given me food for thought.
They have all dropped away in price since we bought the last one 3 years ago !

[shane]

Two days ago I bought a Sony kdl32ex403 from Richer Sounds for £299, mainly because I was fed up with not seeing what's going on at the edges on my old 21" CRT, and I have to say I'm knocked over at how good it is. I've been very disappointed at most of the LCD TVs I've seen, particularly the "painting by numbers" contouring effects they mostly get, but there's none of that on here. The picture on HD is brilliant, but on normal TV it's really good as well. I always assumed that I would be irritated by watching normal standard TV on an HD set, but not so.

The thing that's really surprised me though is how versatile it is. I wasn't sure what I would want a wifi connected telly for, especially since Sony want £60 for a comapatable wifi dongle, but then I found it has an ethernet connection. Plugged into my Squeezebox, which can act as a wireless bridge connection to my router, I now get BBC I-player at near-broadcast quality, plus 4 OD, and a load of other stuff I haven't begun to explore yet. TYou can also use it as a PC monitor, or plug a USB stick in to watch photos or movies. Add to that a built in freeview HD tuner and I can honestly say that this is the first time I've ever bought a piece of consumer electronics and been genuinely surprised and delighted by how far it exceeded my (admittedly low) expectations.

Oh yes, Richer Sounds also added a 5-year warranty for £30. I have no idea how reliable these things are...

Details here: http://www.richersounds.com/product/...ony-kdl32ex403

Review here: http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/sony-...0100418346.htm

[Jac Hawk]

Well i've got a 42' philips ambilight, and i must say it's great, i use it as a tv and a monitor for my pc, the picture's great and the lights around the screen really do add to the enjoyment, after a while you don't notice that they're there it only when you go to a friends or watch a different tv that you feel something is missing. And yes crt is still the best picture on everything but HD, however lcd / led is a lot smaller an easier to site AND it can handle HD so Dr Who will never look the same again

[Reid Malenfant]

Well i've got a 42' philips ambilight, and i must say it's great, i use it as a tv and a monitor for my pc, the picture's great and the lights around the screen really do add to the enjoyment

I agree to a point on the Ambilight What you may not notice is how it distorts the colours on the screen (as seen by you) when you are watching it

My 56" has the spectra 3 version, what i have done is permanently set the colour to as close to 6500K as possible (look up about D65 backlighting) & this really does improve things

[Mr Pig]

I have spotted a number of excellent Sony 28 and 32 inch FX65 and FQ75 sets (5 - 7 years ago the very best Sony had on their books)

Sony CRT TVs just go on forever. Our TV is a Trinitron, there is another in the kitchen and up until a few years ago we had one in our bedroom too. I felt really guilty about binning the one from our bedroom as it was over twenty years old and the picture was still perfect. It was just too big for the room.

I just don't see the point in changing them. I've looked at LCD TVs in the shops and frankly they're not as good as the Sony CRT. I also question the reliability of them. I know quite a few people who've had expensive LCD TVs pack in, just out of warranty, and the repair has either been very expensive or not economic at all.

For what? Just so that your TV is thinner!

[Reid Malenfant]

If i was forced to own a CRT TV then there are only 2 models i'd be interested in & both are made by Panasonic

TX32-PD50 & TX36-PD50 No others would even get a look in as far as i'm concerned. Been there with a few Trinitrons & yes the picture is great, not so sure about the reliability though having had one go faulty on more than one occasion

[Alex_UK]

For what? Just so that your TV is thinner!

Well for me, so it was bigger - only went Panny Plasma for a bigger screen size, which is CRT's limitation.

[Spectral Morn]

If i was forced to own a CRT TV then there are only 2 models i'd be interested in & both are made by Panasonic

TX32-PD50 & TX36-PD50 No others would even get a look in as far as i'm concerned. Been there with a few Trinitrons & yes the picture is great, not so sure about the reliability though having had one go faulty on more than one occasion

Great TV (the one I own)... good sound, great picture and feed it a good signal from your aerial and double wow It also reproduces white really well too.

I had a Sony 32 Fq75. Very nice on Sky and DVD not as good on TV aerial signals. White could be an issue also. The sound was also a tad poor.

Regards D S D L

[Reid Malenfant]

Great TV (the one I own)... good sound, great picture and feed it a good signal from your aerial and double wow

Wise choice When they first came out i'd have given & arm & a leg to get hold of one The things are damn near full HD anyway & generate more lines than a 720P LCD screen (800+ if i remember right ) as well as inbuilt progressive scanning...

It's the kiddy

[Marco]

I just don't see the point in changing them. I've looked at LCD TVs in the shops and frankly they're not as good as the Sony CRT. I also question the reliability of them. I know quite a few people who've had expensive LCD TVs pack in, just out of warranty, and the repair has either been very expensive or not economic at all.

For what? Just so that your TV is thinner!

Marco.