32" LCD

syke · 11 Jun 2007 at 11:54

Recently brought a Samsung Bordeaux LE23R87BDX 23", but wanting something a bit bigger for my new room.

Been looking at these:

Mirai DTL-632V200 32" HD Ready Widescreen LCD TV
Viewpia LC-32IEE4 32" HD Ready Digital LCD TV

What are they like? Any others to look at?

syke · 11 Jun 2007 at 16:00

Justin said:
Get the Samsung in 32"?

Wanting to spend as near as £400 as i can.

Was looking at the 32" Samsung due to i like the style & it is a great TV, but its close to £500.

What would you suggest for under £450ish?

I may look at spending a bit more if its needed.

Will be used for HD DVD's later, Xbox360, Movies, Laptop Display.

syke · 11 Jun 2007 at 16:08

Ste said:
Can be had for around 460 delivered if you look around

Can the 32" be had in white though?

I have the white 23" atm, and love the design of it.

syke · 11 Jun 2007 at 22:53

Ste said:
I don't know

It's not worth getting a P.O.S for £350-400 just because you can't get the samsung in white though

Its not that.
I liked the one i brought recently because it was white & a good set.

However, having recently paid for that, i dont want to fork out another £500+.

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 14:43

MrLOL said:
bottom line

you'd be wasting your money buying another POS telly and would take a noticeable dip in quality

you either fork out the extra for the white

or sacrifice style and get the older model of the 32" samsung and get yourself a decent set

style or quality ?

I do want a decent set, i was just saying those were the ones i was looking at, what other 26-32" TV's.

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 14:43

Been reading a few reviews on a: Toshiba 32C3030 and seems quite highly regarded.

Whats this set like?

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 15:02

Ste said:
Good set, not got the style, black depths or connectivity of the samsung though - well, it does bar one HDMI port, but onyl has one universal setting for colour/brightness/etc so isn't great from a 'connectivity' point of view.

I'm actually in the process of deciding between a 32 or 37 c3030d or r87/88 at the moment and it ain't easy

Only problem is the wallspace it'll be put in, does not have a huge amount of space, width ways it is 110cm, thats with about 15cm cut off. Otherwise any bigger (even 115cm) it'll look a bit silly.

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 15:53

MrLOL said:
very good by all accounts

i think it can downscale 1080p can it not ?

Says so yes.

Im not sure which TV to get really, as i would ofcourse like to save some money because buying a wallmount etc.

And also need to buy a nice set up for surround sound (any ideas for a decent set up on a budget?).

Ive found a nice TV Media Stand from IKEA which if i dont get a WallMount could be ideal.

Which TV would you get yourself out of:

Samsung Bordeaux LE32R74BDX
Toshiba 32C3030

And the two mentioned in first post.

What sort of budget will i need for a nice set up for surround sound?

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 18:05

MrLOL said:
id get the toshiba

its this years model wheras the R74 is last years. I think the toshiba is better specified too.

also samsung have a dirty habit of using inferior panels in their 32" tvs. They have 3 different makes of panel. A samsung, an AU Optronics Panel, and ones made by Chei Mei. The latter is inferior and not S-PVA, but the still sell the TV on with the same specs. They've not publicly admitted it, but enthusiasts have confirmed all the details on-line as samsung put the panel serial numbers on.

as for surround sound. What sort of stuff are you going to put through it. You can buy a £250 amp and possibly some £300 speakers and get yourself a £550 system that you can then plug sky, ps3, xbox etc.. into.

Or you could pay say £200 and get yourself an all in one system. These have the av amplier built into the DVD player. They do have some external connectivity for PS3 etc.. but not nearly as much. Some of the cheaper all in ones dont have any external connectivity at all.

I think i'd prefer the look of the Tosh on the wall too.

Well i dont need anything too expensive for the speakers really.

Will be for Xbox360 & Consoles, DVD Player & Sky HD.

Nothing fancy needed really, just some half-decent speakers to go around the room i guess.

Need to get a new TV Media Stand as mine is now broken

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 19:15

v1bez said:
Toshiba 32C3030

It's a brilliant tv, i've had mine for around 2 or so months now and loving it .

I get clear pictures on the Digital tuner and HD on my 360 looks amazing!

Good to hear.

Can get it for ~£470 - good price?

Now need to sort out the pricing for sound

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 19:46

Rava Benitez said:
£470 is about right but to be honest the R87 has better blacks and more connectivity and more settings for £10 more you could get the sammy....the tosh does have better SD admittedly

Which is the better TV though?

I think id prefer the Tosh as it is a bit thinner & easily wall mountable.

syke · 12 Jun 2007 at 21:43

Rava Benitez said:
All round the R87 is the better set. Hands down.

What is your MSN mate, if you have it?

To have a talk about some stuff

Whats the R74 like?

syke · 14 Jun 2007 at 12:24

So what LCD would you recommend?

Some have said the Tosh, some the Sammy, read on AV Forums there is an LG highly regarded too, forgotten the model though.

syke · 14 Jun 2007 at 12:53

FTM said:
you wont end up endlessly polishing fingermarks of the Toshiba

I liked the look of the samsungs initially..but I noticed it picked up reflections on the frame I found distracting..and it collected fingerprints like a crime scene investigator!

went for the Tosh and couldnt be happier with it

Which Tosh you get?

syke · 14 Jun 2007 at 17:16

FTM said:
the c3030

the SD picture from the in built digi box is superb

sky is more than adequate and I got a panasonic upscaling dvd recorder at the same time and picture is very sharp on hdmi

I find the blacks look black and the colours are vibrant and rich

as ever the only way to tell is to go and have a look at them running..

May have to get the C3030 then.

Will have to go down and have a look at a few.

You got a pic of the setup?

syke · 14 Jun 2007 at 19:36

Ive lost track of what you all think if the set to get

Im leaning towards the Tosh, but again i hear the Sammy is the best set? Can get an R88 for £480.

syke · 14 Jun 2007 at 20:26

Helps a lot.

Only niggle is the mounting of the Sammy, but will have a look

syke · 14 Jun 2007 at 22:30

Elevon said:
This should help you decide,link .

Great help.

Think ill try get the Sammy, and used to my one atm so should be fine with this.

Anyone know if they can definately be wall mounted? Heard they're bit flakey?

Edit:

£499 inc. Delivery - any better offer going?

Edit 2:

Is the R88 better than the R87?