New TV £300 - £400

T1Cybernetic · 27 Feb 2011 at 13:10

We are on the lookout for a new TV but to be honest I haven't the faintest idea which one to buy :eek:

We set a budget of £300 or there about's but I am sure we can squeeze a bit more if needed.
The one we currently have is as old as time and only 28Inch so a decent flat 32Inch or better would be a HUGE improvement. Basically it will be for watching tons of Films (DVD) playing Xbox360 and WII.

Plus my other half watches some crap stuff called soaps? occasionally, What's all that about?

Summary:
Budget £300-£400 Tops
32Inch (Or bigger)
Films (DVD) (No plans for Blu-Ray)
WII Gaming
XBox 360 Gaming

GinG · 27 Feb 2011 at 19:59

Check out Richer Sounds, the LG 42" plasma 1080p will be in budget. http://www.richersounds.com/product/plasma-tv/lg/42pj350/lg-42pj350

Don't think you could beat that for value...

Also any reason not to go blu-ray? Can get players sub £70 these days

http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/philips/bdp2500-mr/phil-bdp2500

Journey · 27 Feb 2011 at 20:10

Look for a Samsung LE40C580 it's available for £399 or less sand has pretty much the best LCD panel you are going to find within your budget, huge threads on that model over on AV Forums, picture quality is great, plenty of connections and the ability to play most file types from USB.

T1Cybernetic · 27 Feb 2011 at 20:20

Have you got a link to the TV? I checked there earlier and what caught my eye was this.

SONY BRAVIA KDL32EX401 http://www.richersounds.com/product/lcd-tv/sony/bravia-kdl32ex401/sony-kdl32ex401

Not huge but the reviews around the net say it's a good screen.

"EDIT" Ahh cheers, I replied too late

T1Cybernetic · 27 Feb 2011 at 20:24

GinG said:
Also any reason not to go blu-ray? Can get players sub £70 these days

We have so many DVD's Just the thought of blu-ray makes me cringe, It 100% an option later

Just not in the near future.

TheVoice · 27 Feb 2011 at 20:37

Sony Bravia KDL37EX403U from the river/rainforest website for £379.99. I've had the 40" version for a few months now and it's a fantastic TV, lots of features and settings and the ability to watch Demand Five and iPlayer on it is more useful than you might first think.Freeview HD too, although I personally can't comment on the quality of that as I'm not in a Freeview area unfortunately.

Pair it up with an HDMI-equipped DVD player (or BD player) and you'll have yourself a nice set-up.