HDTV

goonerkev10 · Post by **goonerkev10** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:07 pm

Hi we're thinking on buying into the phenomenom that is HD!!! Can anyone advise as to the best average priced set for mainly watching football or sport in general. Ive tried a bit of fruitless searching on the internet, but have yet to find the definitive answer any help would be appreciated.

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:37 pm

I'm no expert.

But I got a great big 50 inch plasma jobby. Samsung (shame they sponsor a shite football club), and it's fucking brilliant in the hd mode.

42 inches, and below, you don't want plasma.

For proper info, you could try visiting http://www.which.co.uk/reviews/lcd-and- ... ode=809CHJ

Hope this helps.

goonerkev10 · Post by **goonerkev10** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:42 pm

Hi Thanks just being a little more specific Ive read that 100 htz technology gives the upmost viewing experience with 1080 full Hd . Can anyone give a view as to whether this is so or what gives the optimum picture quality.

xDAVEYx · Post by **xDAVEYx** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:47 pm

100 htz is the shit (that means its good, olgit

)

panasonic tend to do the best kit at a reasonable price across all screeen sizes, they're what i'd recommend

Captain Fabregas · Post by **Captain Fabregas** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:35 pm

i got 42" samsung in my bedroom

MutleyGooner · Post by **MutleyGooner** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:30 am

Don't buy a screen thats to big for your room, my mate bought a 50inch LCD and it's shit because the room is too small and close up the picture is fuzzy. 1080p is the jobby to get.

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:51 am

MutleyGooner wrote:Don't buy a screen thats to big for your room, my mate bought a 50inch LCD and it's shit because the room is too small and close up the picture is fuzzy. 1080p is the jobby to get.

Bloke I play footy with did the same. His brother in law got a 42 inch so to outdo him he got a 72 inch and put it in his front room. It takes up nearly one whole wall in his small front room - there is about 4 inches of space either side of the telly!

Of course he had to lash in the surround sound too. It's fucking awful - big fuzzy screen and booming deafening noise...

The twat.

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:19 pm

Captain Fabregas wrote:i got 42" samsung in my bedroom

I got a 42" in my trousers

Post by **SPUDMASHER** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:23 pm

I have a 42" samsung and it is plenty big enough for our lounge. I also have sky HD and I have to say that it is fantastic.

personally I think it is best on wildlife shows (the new one on Sunday nights is excellent by the way) and for sport. I watched The Broncos and Dallas a week or so back and it is incredible in HD. Arsenal v Blackburn was pretty good too.

Definitely worth getting it IMO.

Post by **flash gunner** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:47 pm

In the link below there is a guide to viewing distances for HD TV's. As written above its important not to get it too big or the picture looks shitty

http://www.cnet.com/hdtv-viewing-distance/

You get a better, brighter picture with a plasma but for the first 200 hours you have to be careful of screen burn (whatever they tell you in shops it is still a problem with plasmas) and they use more energy than an LCD TV. Ive got a Sony 37 inch LCD and im more than happy with it. As someone else said Panasonic are the best LCD TV's to get but cost slightly more. www.dixons.co.uk have a good selection and good prices too. Also ive heard Sky HD broadcasts at 720p so unless you want a blue ray player you dont need a 1080p TV

Hope it helps