40" LCD <£1500 with Scart and DVI

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Sorry for cross posting this (also similar thread in AV section) but its turned into something that i think will get a better response in this section.

Basically im looking for a 40" LCD screen to mainly use as a TV. Must be HD (good resolution) have at least 1 scart socket (ideally 2) and DVI so i can connect a PC up. Needs to be good for games and watching films (which is why i changed from my original thoughts of buying a plasma because i didnt want it to get burnt in by playing games/using as PC monitor for long periods of time).

The Sony's look very good but the ones i have seen dont have a DVI input which defeats the object of me getting an LCD over a plasma. Actually most of the 40" LCD's dont seem to have DVI inputs (any idea why this is?)

Any suggestions on a good one to look at?

Thanks a lot, hoping to try and decide on something in the next couple of days so i can get it here for next week :)
 
The 37" market has more of what you are looking for, providing thats not too small for you.

40" market is new and upcoming, so selection will be limited to a couple of brands.
 
37 is a bit to small and i have a hard time justfiying it as it isnt a big upgrade from my current TV (i have had to sell this as a TV upgrade and NOT a bigger monitor for my PC that i have already spent way to much money on :) ).

Might have to end up going for a 37 though or spending more for a 40" with a DVI. Just looking through now but product specs arent as good as gettings peoples first hand experience :)

Any there any alternatives to DVI without losing picture quality? I know VGA could be used and on some monitors (smallers ones at least) the VGA can be almost as good as DVI are there any other connections i can look at without having to buy a whole lot more kit? Planning to use a spare PC as a media center as i believe you can upscale DVD's to HD with software.
 
You can get a 37" 1080 p acer lcd tv now for around £1500 the specification cant be beaten at the mo.

AT3705-MGW

Technical specifications

LCD


Technology: Super-MVA


Resolution: 1920x1080


Brightness (typ.): 550 nits


Contrast Ratio (typ.): 800:1


Display color: 16.7 M


Viewing Angle (typ.): H:176 ; V:176


Response Time (typ.): 12 ms (Gray to Gray)





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Analog TV system


Target market: Europe


TV Color system: PAL / SECAM


Sound system: B/G/D/K/I/L(Multi-Europe)


Stereo system: NICAM/ A2


Subtitlel: Teletext 1.5


Analog TV Tuner quantity: 1





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Digital TV system


Digital TV Standard: DVB-T


Sound system:
ISO11172-3 Layer1 & Layer2
32KHz, 44.1KHz, 48KHz


Stereo system:
Dolby AC3 / PCM / MPEG (Layer1I &2I) Stereo 32 /
44.1KHz / 48KHz


SPDIF: 2/4/6 Channel


Teletext: Yes
Subtitle: Yes


EPG: 7days EPG


Frequency: 7/8 MHz


Video format: 16bit YUV


Resolution: SD(576i/480i)


Digital TV Tuner quantity: 1





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Audio system


Digital Audio: Dolby Digital


Audio Enhancement: BBE, SRS WOW


Speaker: 15W+15W





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Mechanical


Dimensions (WxHxD mm): 1185x724x285


Weight (Kg): 36.0 kg
Weight (Ib): 79.3 lb


Gross Weight (Kg): 42.0 kg
Gross Weight (lb): 92.6 lb


Wall Mounting: option. 400mm x 200mm





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Power Supply


Input: 100V ~ 240V-AC


Max. Power Consumption: 280W


Power Saving: 5W





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Terminal


Analog Tuner In: Yes


Digital Tuner In: Yes


SCART1:
CVBS(In/Out), S Video(In), RGB(In), Audio R/L
SCART2:
CVBS(In/Out), S Video(In), Audio R/L
SCART3:
CVBS(In/Out), S Video(In), RGB(In), Audio R/L
SCART4:
CVBS(In/Out), S Video(In), Audio R/L


Component1(HD) In: YPbPr/YCbCr, Audio R/L
Component2(HD) In: YPbPr/YCbCr, Audio R/L


AV1 In: CVBS, S Video, Audio R/L
AV2 In: CVBS, Audio R/L
AV Out: Analog TV-CVBS Out, Audio R/L


SPDIF Out: Yes


DVI-D In: Yes (with HDCP)


HDMI In: Yes (with HDCP)


PC D-sub In: Yes


PC Audio In: Yes


Headphone Out: Yes


RJ45 In: Yes





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Media Gateway


Card Reader: CF, MMC, MS, MS PRO, SD


Audio: LPCM, MP3, WMA7/8/9, WAV


Video: MPEG1/2/4, DivX, XViD, WMV9, Quicktime


Video(HD): MPEG2 (up to 1080i), MPEG4 (720p), WMV9 (720p)


Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG


Playlist: M3U, PLS


On-line media: Live365


Compliance: UPnP compliant, INMPR compliant, DLNA


Operating system: Linux


Networking (WLAN): 802.11b/g: 11/54Mbps


Networking (Fast Ethernet): 10/100Mbps





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Warranty


2* Years on-site
* Without compromising the legal guarantee of the consumer


http://www.acer.co.uk/acereuro/page...Param=UK&LanguageISOCtxParam=en&crc=861929139
 
Hmm that looks pretty damn good. If i can convince the other half that a 37" would be worth getting then i will definatly look at that.

At the moment my other option is a Atec AV420W 42".

I hadnt heard of Atec before but they are a Korean company that works very closely with LG/Phillips and use LG panels. Costs less then £1500 with a wall mount and the reviews i have seen so far say its a good screen.

Basic Spec is:
Slim LCD Featuring A Compact and Slim Design
Low power - consuming design (less than 40% of past Tubes)
12ms response time
Eco - friendly system
Long - life backlight, for 60,000 hours
HD Ready Function(480i, 720p, 1080i)
DVI, LCD Monitor
10W X 2 Internal Speaker, Home Theatre
VIDEO, DVD PLAYER, PLAYSTATION etc
TV SYSTEM NTSC- Closed Caption, Parents Control PAL/SECAM - Teletext
Display Size 42 Inches (1067.3mm, Wide)
Pixel Pitch 0.227 x 0.681 mm
Resolution 1366 x 768 (WSXGA)
Colour Depth 8bit 16.77M colours
Luminance 500 cd/?
Contrast Ratio 1000 : 1
View Angle R/L 176, U/D 176
Surface treatment Hard coating(3H), Anti-glare treatment
Tuner System NTSC // PAL, SECAM
Sound system M // B/G, D/K, I, L/L
Stereo MTS,SAP // NICAM
Teletext Closed Caption // TELETEXT
Parents Control
 
Before you spend good money on a grade b panel (Atec only get Grade B supplied to them) have a look at the Hyundai ImageQuest Q400 40" LCD TV.
It is only listed on the German Hyundai website at the moment (will be on the European one very soon) but the spec is half in English if that helps.
http://www.hyundaiq.de/produkte/Vvuon/Q400/V_Q400.htm


Product uses the Grade A Samsung panel (Same as the top end Sony and top end Samsung), and will be in the UK in limited numbers next week.

Has the added feature of a built in 14-3 Multimedia Player, which you can view your photos, or play back movies.

There is the full PDF on www.avforums.com
 
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