Just taken the plunge

JimmyEatWorms · 31 May 2006 at 08:39

Gone and bought myself an LDC TV :eek:

I have been considering a 26" sammy for some time but I thought it would be a little small. I just read on AVForums about a Medion 32" which looks great on paper and is getting good reports from those that bought it....and the best part is, it's only £599 from Woolworths (they aren't a competitior are they?). It has all the usual gubbins to look out for (HDMI etc) and apparantly has very good blacks etc.

Can't wait

JimmyEatWorms · 31 May 2006 at 12:40

Will do. It looks like a decent budget set and a good size. Medion aren't exactly a well known brand but I had a 15" TFT of theirs for about 3 years and the quality was flawless. And if it isn't up to scratch it can go straight back...

JimmyEatWorms · 1 Jun 2006 at 16:35

Nice. Wouldn't have minded one with freeview but I have TW anyway so it's no biggie.

The Medion has a 3.5mm jack which I guess can be used to feed the line in on your amp.

JimmyEatWorms · 2 Jun 2006 at 09:18

But you wouldn't actually get surround sound.

JimmyEatWorms · 5 Jun 2006 at 19:10

Well, I got the TV today and plugged it all in and I must say...it's great. I'm no AV expert but the SD image (telewest as a source) is even better than my old widescreen CRT...nice vibrant colours and good black levels.

The 360 looks absolutely blinding on it. I never thought Oblivion could possibly get any more pretty but it has. I have downloaded some of the microsoft WMV-HD clips and they look absolutely stunning running on my PC via the VGA port. Blurred text worried me a little when i plugged it all in and set the correct res (1360x768) but after having a little fiddle with the horizontal sync settings in the catalyst control panel it is looking nice and sharp.

In all honesty, I can't see how the sets that cost £300-£400 more can possibly be so much better to justify the higher cost. IMO this is a brilliant budget LCD but i'm sure the AV perfectionists out there will find something wrong with it

If pushed to find a fault, i'd have to say that it takes longer to switch between sources than I am used to but that would be just nitpicking.