which 32 inch tv

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My tv crt tube went a while ago so I'm looking for a lcd .

I don't really wan't to spend more than £500 as I only watch a few programs ,
a couple of soaps and occasional film when I have company .

Was thinking of the samsung which had a better picture but poor sound or the sony ,better sound worse picture .

The thing that concerned me though that when viewing at the shop during a program they were jumping up and down and motion blur was very obvious .The salesmen tried to tell me it was due to a poor signal (don't think so).This could become rather annoying if it is a regular occurrence .

I realise that the cheaper lcd can suffer this but have never noticed it on my gfs portable tft .

Any thoughts ?
 
If you have the space for a CRT and will only watch some freeview and the odd dvd, then get another cheap CRT off ebay.

A samsung, sony, panasonic or any other brand of small LCD will look horrible compared to your old CRT, especially black levels. The lxd85 is a good tv, but in the dark its blacks are more grey, and the motion is trounced by a good CRT.

If you can find one off 'the bay' close enough to you for pickup and have enough space, then get a CRT. The only plus of a small LCD over a CRT is the flat panel nature and it will havea higher resolution for HD films or games.
 
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If you have the space for a CRT and will only watch some freeview and the odd dvd, then get another cheap CRT off ebay.

A samsung, sony, panasonic or any other brand of small LCD will look horrible compared to your old CRT, especially black levels. The lxd85 is a good tv, but in the dark its blacks are more grey, and the motion is trounced by a good CRT.

If you can find one off 'the bay' close enough to you for pickup and have enough space, then get a CRT. The only plus of a small LCD over a CRT is the flat panel nature and it will havea higher resolution for HD films or games.
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I agree 100% (and I own an LXD85). Which is why I'm going to buy a plasma, tempted by the PZ81 as the flat I'm about to move into has a sky dish attached. :D
 
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I agree 100% (and I own an LXD85). Which is why I'm going to buy a plasma,
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So are plasma tv's a better bet ,do they not have a very short life ?

I found this 32 incn one made by LG ;

Model : 32PG6000

32" HD Ready Plasma TV with built in Digital Freeview, frame-less design, 100Hz, Dual XD Engine, 4 x HDMI and USB 2.0 (JPEG / MP3 Playback)Dimensions 83 x 54 x 8 cms
Weight 18 Kgs
Resolution XGA 1024 x 720
Colour Black
Contrast Ratio 30,000:1
Tuner Digital Tuner
HD Ready Yes
Warranty 1 year
USB Yes
Cl Slot Yes
Connections 4 x HDMI, Component, S-Video, PC Input, 1 Scart, RS232
 
romperstomper said:
So are plasma tv's a better bet ,do they not have a very short life ?
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Wow I didn't know you could get a Plasma at 32"! :o

But yes, plasma is the better technology with regards to black depth and movement. As for the longevity of the set I don't know much about LG's but Pana's current gen plasmas last up to 100,000 hours now. If you go back 5 years then yes LCD's lasted longer, but that is no longer the case.

That looks a cracking set on paper, would have to see it in the flesh to give a recommendation though. But certainly worth a look, I personally don't like LCD's as they lose a lot of detail in dark scenes and have to adjust their back-lights to produce their full range of contrast which can appear really turd.
 
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It's got some fantastic magazine and user reviews but nearly all have mentioned how susceptible it is to IR. Most people say it doesn't effect their day to day viewing and it's only noticeable if you look for it so I think it's worth the risk when you consider the difference in price and quality compared to the 32" LCDs available.

Having said that, the Panasonic 37PX80 is available for just over £500 with a 3 year warranty so if you can afford that and have the space it'll be a better bet than the LG but if not do what I did and go for the LG :)
 
romperstomper said:
So are plasma tv's a better bet ,do they not have a very short life ?
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I won't do the calculation again as I just did it in another thread. But at around 60,000 and probably nearer 100,000 hours to half brightness these days in plasmas, with 6hrs usage a day (365 days a year), you are looking at reaching the 1/2 brightness in about 36yrs. No problem :D

I found this 32 innch one made by LG ;
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A friend of mine got this. it looks awesome as the front panel is a perfectly flat piece of glass covering the surround edge and the screen. It also produces a very nice picture, but but but but but...... The image retention on it is pretty bad, as in I spent 5mins tweaking the settings in the menu, and for the next 30mins watching films the menus were imprinted on tho the black bars at the bottom and top of the screen. But take note this was a brand new screen that had not been broken in yet, but I have not seen it since, although am off for a house party there tonight, so will take a sneaky drunken look.
 
I got the lg 42pg6900 for my mother which is basically the bigger brother to the 32pg6000 with freeview+ 160gb harddrive.
After reading many reviews and being aware of the people saying image retention is bad on these sets.
i still bought it knowing my mum only watches freeview the picture quality on freeview is awesome there was slight image retention when i first set it up and its now been used for over 200hrs on the recommended 50% contrast and brightness with cinema mode and the image retention is virtually non existent now.
The menus now dissapear instantly where as it was quite noticable at first if the smaller one is the same i wouldnt hesitate to buy one because the price is very very good and it looks stunning just dont use factory settings when you first get it imo,what it performs like on other connections i have no idea
Im not saying its better than the panasonic plasmas because i wouldnt know but just thought i`d add my 2p so to speak.
 
Sweet doug thanks for that, hoping to add even more confirmation to that tonight when i test my mates set.

It was horrible when new, but should have reduced by now.
 
that LG looks perfect for my lounge. The old 28" CRT is still fine though and with an upstairs AV room no chance untill it breaks :(

Iron filings do the job? ;)
 
Just got our 32V4000 and it's about as good as I'd expected. Sky & DVD connected through scart are ok, not mind blowing, but still perfectly watchable. Freeview is absolutely fine also, after a little tweaking, I'm quite pleased with it.

I'm going to drag the PS3 through to get a better idea of what it's capable of, and see if it's worth picking up an S350 for DVD/BD (edit: ordered one anyway :D).
 
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HD ready = 1280x720 (or 1024x720)
Full HD = 1920x1080

Though just because a set is Full HD doesn't mean it will have a better picture than a HD ready set. :)
 
romperstomper said:
Sounds like a bargain ,some good reviews too .

It states in some reviews that its only hd ready and not fully HD what's the difference ?
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At a normal viewing distance of over 6ft, you won't be able to tell the difference between those resolutions with our far for perfect human eyes, so don't worry about it.

The PX80 is still the best value tv out there by a long shot, and you would be amazed how small a 32 would look in your room after a month, then will come back here posting how you wished you had got a 37 :D

Go for the 37PX80, it can be had for £525 from the rainforest in S.america, just the ship needed to get it here would be needed ;);););)
 
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