going from a 32inch LED tv to a 40inch LED tv..will i notice the diff in blurays?

adamknox · 11 Jun 2011 at 00:02

What it says on the tin really. I have just bought a sony 32inch tv..and its good..but i cant see any diff between blurays and dvds.. (Its a good tv. It cost £599) Would it be worth sending it back and getting a 40inch with the same features etc? or would you need to go even bigger to see the main diff?

P.s the new tv is LCD (no led sorry)

insane200 · 11 Jun 2011 at 00:22

Even on a 32'' telly you should see blu-ray is better than dvd, is it setup correctly ? What model is it ?

adamknox · 11 Jun 2011 at 00:32

Its a Sony BRAVIA KDL32EX713 32-inch. I think i have it set up okay.. Its on the factory setting for movies and i have turned up the gamma by 1.
The dvds are upscaled btw though the ps3.

There is a difference.. but its not like your sitting there thinking "WOW!! THIS IS BLURAY

" Its more like mm i guess its better than dvd..or is that just me trying to persuade myself that i havnt wasted £599 lol)

adamknox · 11 Jun 2011 at 01:16

I was just looking around on other forums and spotted a guy saying this.
....t you are not going to see a difference between 720P and 1080P in screen smaller than a 46".

Is that true? Im kinda smelling bull on that statment tbh lol

insane200 · 11 Jun 2011 at 01:32

I dont think you'll see a great difference, i personally dont think 720p is any worse than 1080p on my 42 plasma, but blu ray is a world of difference to dvd, some Blu-ray films are quite poor tho. theres a thread somewhere with a list of whats good and whats not.

adamknox · 11 Jun 2011 at 01:47

hmm..tbh then i think i wont bother upgrading my dvds to blurays unless there older films (like life of brian)

most of the new movies look similer (the blurays look slightly better but only slightly)

richolmes72 · 11 Jun 2011 at 10:13

Whilst the size of the TV is important, it's also how far away you are.

I have a 42" LCD, from 5m away in bed - I can't tell the difference between DVD and 720p.

From 3m away at my desk I can tell the difference between DVD and 720p but 720p to 1080p is hard.

From 2m away at my seating position I can tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.

In my opinion a 32" TV in a conventional size room is too small for anything, send it back and get a 40" anyway

adamknox · 11 Jun 2011 at 13:41

richolmes72 said:
Whilst the size of the TV is important, it's also how far away you are.

I have a 42" LCD, from 5m away in bed - I can't tell the difference between DVD and 720p.

From 3m away at my desk I can tell the difference between DVD and 720p but 720p to 1080p is hard.

From 2m away at my seating position I can tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.

In my opinion a 32" TV in a conventional size room is too small for anything, send it back and get a 40" anyway

Hmm :'( only problem is (how i see it) i paid 599 for the TV. to get an equally nice looking tv at 42" im going to have to pay about an extra 200 more which there is NO way i can afford. Also most of them are LCD rather than LED and have high lag. Unless u go for samsung which i refuse to. The screens are like mirrors.

Scrutinize · 11 Jun 2011 at 13:55

I have a sony kdl32ex301 which is the basic 720p sony 50Hz telly with Bravia 2 engine. Great telly for what it cost and I can tell a massive difference between my upscaling Sony DVD player (upscales to 1080p on this telly) and my PS3 with Bluray. Can't see any difference between PS3 Bluray in 720 or 1080 though unless 1 foot away.

Bluray is much sharper than DVD though and just noticably better even when sitting ~8-10 feet away.

We had a 40inch W series Bravia before which was epic but because our daughter used to whack it we had to get something smaller and corner wall mount out the way.

You will notice a big difference on a 40" tv. If you can swap it over to a 40" go for it.

adamknox · 11 Jun 2011 at 18:52

well when i put the 'zoom' feature on even though it cut half the screen out it still looked even better than it did on standard.

sent it back and im gunna save for a 40inch. ON the rainforest they have a sony one im looking at thats rrp is £1200 but they have one that is used: as new. for £670. Its also 3d (not that id use that) its 200hz etc

look samazing. cant wait for the refund lol

Scrutinize · 12 Jun 2011 at 18:00

adamknox said:
well when i put the 'zoom' feature on even though it cut half the screen out it still looked even better than it did on standard. sent it back and im gunna save for a 40inch. ON the rainforest they have a sony one im looking at thats rrp is £1200 but they have one that is used: as new. for £670. Its also 3d (not that id use that) its 200hz etc look samazing. cant wait for the refund lol

Have a look at the samsung UE40D5000 (£490 ish) or UE40D5520 (£550 ish). They are the same TV but the 5520 is a smart tv with the internet apps.

Both LED and out of the other TVs in this price, seem to be the best option. Easily hold their own against the £700+ Sonys.

I have been looking all weekend for me and unless you want 3D (in which case sony is not a good choice) these seem to be the clear winner in terms of looks and performance.

adamknox · 12 Jun 2011 at 18:22

i would love to go for a samsung..but i have sent one (two sort of) back to the rainforest because they are like mirrors. Even in pitch black rooms you can still see reflections

During the day its impossible. It makes me laugh how they use "clear screen" as a selling point..yet it ruins the tv

ty for the suggestion tho

it was apprecated.

Scrutinize · 12 Jun 2011 at 20:48

If you can live with a 37" have a look at the Panasonic TX-L37E30B for around £580 or the 42" version is only a few quid more. Also the Panasonic TX-L37E3 at around £500 if you can live with 50hz?

I hadn't noticed the issue with the Samsung although I could see they were shiny. I imagine this is not so noticeable in the big stores where there is no natural day light on the screen and less objects in close proximity to reflect. Thanks for the heads up, I will try to find a smaller store with one to see if I would find it an issue.

Django x2 · 12 Jun 2011 at 21:20

Avoid the Samsung LED TVs, the only thing they have going for them is the slim bezels. In real life, they are pretty shocking colours.

Pushing the budget slightly, you can pick up a TXP42G30B for £630ish This would be my clear choice.

adamknox · 12 Jun 2011 at 22:28

wow i was actully just looking at the TXP42G30B. (scary) It looked amazing however i got a bit freaked out about it being plasma. I have never owned one before but while ive heard amazing things.. ive also heard very bad things. like..

1: picture degrades very quickly overtime.
2: They are also like mirrors...
3: you give them a tap in the wrong area and they will crack very easily.

its mostly (once again) the shiny surface that puts me off. The Tv is facing a window (the only place it can go in my room)The samsung i bought from the rainforest site reflected everything even in the dark. The light that came off the tv and ended being enough to show up everything that was infront of the tv. While in films like UP, toy story etc it was fine as soon as u got a dark film like dark knight, 24 season 7, kickass you were screwed.

Also the panasonics all seem to have problems with SD and light bleeding

Sony seems the only brand that looks okay at the moment (a slightly matted surface, all around good screen quality etc)

ty for the suggestions

Django x2 · 12 Jun 2011 at 22:42

adamknox said:
1: picture degrades very quickly overtime.
2: They are also like mirrors...
3: you give them a tap in the wrong area and they will crack very easily.

1. No
2. No (questionable)
3. No

I've had my G10B for 2 years now and it's the best TV i've owned and makes most of my friends who have alternative TVs which they'd got one. Colours are great, gaming is great, BDs are jaw dropping. I watch only SD freeview through it and it's fine, although I am sat 6ft+ away. I can only imagine the G30 is better, has DLNA stuff too now as well as internet ready.

adamknox · 12 Jun 2011 at 22:58

Lucero said:
1. No
2. No (questionable)
3. No

I've had my G10B for 2 years now and it's the best TV i've owned and makes most of my friends who have alternative TVs which they'd got one. Colours are great, gaming is great, BDs are jaw dropping. I watch only SD freeview through it and it's fine, although I am sat 6ft+ away. I can only imagine the G30 is better, has DLNA stuff too now as well as internet ready.

So lets say im sat 5Ft/6ft away, a small 40w lamp on in the room.. and i wont see any reflections? if so..i think we have a winner

I normally watch the Tv/movies at night/evening.
(hope you dont mind all these questions. I dont know any one with a plasma lol)

Thats what angers me. Most of the reviews online focus on the negative things (spesh the user reviews) while the expert reviews run tvs down that are below £1000. Its nice to meet some one who has one and has lived with it for 2 years!

adamknox · 13 Jun 2011 at 08:16

p.s is sitting 6ft away from a 42inch okay or am i just over worrying lol some sites say 5.5Ft away is the best and 6ft is 46 inch. I cant afford a 46inch though.

Scrutinize · 13 Jun 2011 at 13:17

adamknox said:
p.s is sitting 6ft away from a 42inch okay or am i just over worrying lol some sites say 5.5Ft away is the best and 6ft is 46 inch. I cant afford a 46inch though.

You really shouldn't, I can vouch for how good Lucero's TV is, however it may just be that you are sensitive to these sorts of reflections where others won't notice.

I would say that 6ft is probably a bit close for SD media but Bluray, HD TV and HD gaming it is fine.

Django x2 · 13 Jun 2011 at 13:44

Lol, mrk1@1 and I sit less than 3ft away from it if we are gaming. I get some glare from natural light, but that was limitation of having the TV opposite a window. I have a low light unit in the room and get no reflection on the screen from it (a small bit on the bezel). Back lighting the tv surround will assist in taking your eyes away from any glare.