HDTV CRT in the UK

bam0 · 14 Mar 2006 at 11:48

Just saw this on the register

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/13/samsung_hd_ready_crt_tv/

If this turns out to be true I know exactly what i'll be buying myself in May

Should look good with HDTV signals and still make SDTV watchable, and the price is pretty stonking and I like the way they've thinned it, 40cm might still be large compared to an LCD, but it's a lot less than my current Toshiba CRT

JimmyEatWorms · 14 Mar 2006 at 11:51

Wow. That's the nicest looking CRT i've ever seen...very slimline. And the fact that it is fulyy HD ready makes it very tempting for the price.

Matblack · 14 Mar 2006 at 11:55

32" HD for £350 :eek:

That'll be going in the living room then!

MB

willd58 · 14 Mar 2006 at 11:58

Matblack said:
32" HD for £350

Im finding that one quite hard to believe, any idea what its guna be like as a second PC monitor?

bam0 · 14 Mar 2006 at 12:07

willd58 said:
Im finding that one quite hard to believe, any idea what its guna be like as a second PC monitor?

I imagine the dot pitch will be aimed at doing 720p, so if you fancy running your PC at 1280x720 on a 32" screen then fine, much higher res and it'll look carp

Matblack · 14 Mar 2006 at 12:12

Jagen said:
I imagine the dot pitch will be aimed at doing 720p, so if you fancy running your PC at 1280x720 on a 32" screen then fine, much higher res and it'll look carp

1280x720 doesn't look bad on my 77" projector

MB

Energize · 14 Mar 2006 at 16:40

This is great news, and when sed comes out maybe lcds will be phased out for good.

schnipps · 14 Mar 2006 at 16:42

Nice looking set that, for £350 i would have it in the bedroom

Trixter · 14 Mar 2006 at 16:53

Nice, i nearly bought a 32" crt yesterday actually but decided to wait a few more months, good job i did.

Shimmyhill · 14 Mar 2006 at 17:19

Its a Samsung CRT - it will be horrible.

The last slimline crt they dod was the most unreliable tv in the history of tv's.

It also does not look like it will do 720p

Energize · 14 Mar 2006 at 17:22

Shimmyhill said:
Its a Samsung CRT - it will be horrible.

The last slimline crt they dod was the most unreliable tv in the history of tv's.

It also does not look like it will do 720p

It has to be 720p or they cant call it hd.

Thi isnt their previous crt either im sure itll be great.

Shimmyhill · 14 Mar 2006 at 17:31

Energize said:
It has to be 720p or they cant call it hd.

Thi isnt their previous crt either im sure itll be great.

Only the reg are calling it HD-Ready

So your saying that every crt that samsung have made to this point (and they have all been terrible) counts for nothing and that this new one (in a range that is horrific) will be instantly great ?

Wyrdo · 14 Mar 2006 at 17:38

Matblack said:
32" HD for £350

That'll be going in the living room then!

MB

Yep, if they're that price I'll be buying one straight away to replace my ancient CRT in the living room.

Shimmyhill · 14 Mar 2006 at 17:56

Ohh and id like to point out im all for HD-CRT's, as ive said in the past the best image ive ever seen was via a HD-CRT projector.

However i dont see such a cheap CRT being any good - look at the last Samsung slimfit - it had terrible geometry problems and was not able to display football (well technically it could but it made a right mess of it)

Lets hope its good, just id keep the champers on ice

The Running Man · 14 Mar 2006 at 18:14

hmm my sister has the slimline samsung CRT in her house and it displays the football fine and has a good picture?

some lcd's i have seen displaying football... dont go there lol

Things change I've changed · 14 Mar 2006 at 18:21

wyrdo said:
Yep, if they're that price I'll be buying one straight away to replace my ancient CRT in the living room.

Hell I'll be replacing my 27" LCD at that price. Native HD on a CRT must look amazing surely

EDIT - Thinking about it, maybie this is just HD compatible not ture native HD, hope I'm wrong tho.

SinaiSound · 14 Mar 2006 at 20:57

If that's really going to be £350 I'll have one!

Need something to replace my Philips 28" and would prefer to go CRT as LCD looks pants with freeview / sky.

Shimmyhill · 14 Mar 2006 at 22:41

After some searching around the USA Samsung TX-R3081WH - 30" and cheapest at $699 or £399.

Uk spec tv - remember has to do 50+60hz with a 2" bigger screen cheaper than the USA price - i think not.

Something does not compute.

MuvverRussia · 14 Mar 2006 at 23:32

US screens are measured using viewable sizes- so 30" == 32" here.

I'm tempted by one myself. Got a panny tx32pd30 here at the moment and its a damn good screen so i'd have to test the sammy first though.

IceAx · 15 Mar 2006 at 08:18

if it comes out @ £350 ill be having one for sure!

Andy