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Right, I know absolutley nothing about TVs and I could do with a bit of advice.

I have been looking this weekend and have narrowed it down to these 2. Can anyone tell me which is the best. Thanks.

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/product/851232?int=Samsung-4-series-A436-HD-Ready-digital-LCD-TV

or


http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/product/366898?int=Toshiba-Regza-av-series



Thank you

The Samsung looks a lot smarter.

No Idea m8, but I found this site very usefull when choosing my PS42Q97HDX plasma.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/

Samsung FTW. But there is little to differentiate them IMO.

I have plumped for the samsung. Managed to get it up for £359 plus free delivery thanks to a few evouchers I have found around the net.

Looking for a new TV to treat myself for Xmas but know very little about TVs.

prob wanting at least 40" and obv HD so can fire the PS3 on. Anyone bought anything recently?

Is this sort of thing ok? - http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1248259859.1228054780@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdkadefkmfkjedcflgceggdhhmdfnm.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=505561&category_oid=-28723

What the hell is the difference between Plasma and LCD? Which is better?

L.G are a budget brand stear clear imo. i have a ps3 that i move between 2 rooms i have a samsung lcd in 1 and a sony bravia lcd in the other.overall the sony is the better machine but the ps3 looks better on the samsung i think. (maybe just colur settings dunno)

   The rule used to be plasma for over 40",lcd for under but lcd is catching up fast.Just look for 1080p as this is full hd,PS3 games are only 726p at the minute but its only a matter of time till full hd.I have a panasonic 42"plasma and the ps3 is great.Check out avforumsuk,very geeky however loads of info if you can be bothered to trawl through,including any good deals at the minute.

Thanks for help - so 1080i is no good?

its awsome but 1080p is awsomer lol
tbh you cant tell the difference

You have to be careful with TVs advertised as "1080i compatible", as they are often 780 line ("HD Ready") TVs that will downscale a 1080 signal. For the full future-proof monty you need to look out for "Full HD" with 1080p compatibility, and ideally look for one that will accept 1080p24, ie 24 frames per second, which is film speed, and gives the best possible picture for HD films.

Personally, I'd go for plasma, as they generally give much more accurate colour reproduction. But you do have to be slightly careful about screen burn on them if you have a static image or logo displayed for long periods. That's about the only downside with them.

I'd +1 on the avforums.com. Lots of info over there.

Views on this....

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1671480103.1228602930@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdjadefligfhfdcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=undefined&sm=undefined&tm=undefined&sku=755245&category_oid=-21226

still not bought this damn tv....

never heard of this brand - anyone got any info?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134875

Never heard of Sense and tbh I'd avoid it, it's just too cheap for a decent tele.

The Toshiba is a decent box, when I got mine it was a toss up between that (37") and a Panasonic LCD and Plasma, but I went for the Panasonic plasma even though it wasn't 1080p.  The colours were a lot better on the plasma and even though it wasn't full HD, I couldn't tell when the two screens were sat next to each other showing the same thing.

thanks Silo - I've been searching for a reasonable 40/42inch full HD for >600 - it's tough.

It is tough, it took me a month or so to decide, then I narrowed it down to the 3 so I popped into Lakes in town, saw them all and spoke to the guy about them.   Ordered from Amazon in the end cos it was cheaper and I had vouchers to use.  Glad I went to see them though tbh cos I was convinced that I needed 1080p but it turns out I didn't, especially as so little content is in full HD and I couldn't tell the difference anyway!

This is the tele I went with if you are interested. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0013UMYPK  It's a superb tele, I love it :)

http://www.beyondtelevision.co.uk/tvs/lcd/toshiba-42xv505db-42-1080p-lcd-television-hdmi-digital.html  ?

Any further recommendations welcomed!

There a thread on another forum i use that recommends the  Sony Bravia 40. (http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=13289703) Looks to be about £544 at  Dixons (http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0422633260.1230848840@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdjadegdjmfhehcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=808403&category_oid=-28723)

Also if you do buy anything from Dixons before 6th of January should get 2.5% off online if use the code sale25

DELTV should work for free delivery on teles too.

Also, NEWYEAR50 for £50 off £500 or more.