New TV Help please 40"

[acs1]

Hi peeps,

Just need a bit of help here.

We have bought a Samsung Le40M86BD 1080p LCD TV a few weeks ago. We are using only to watch SD sky+ and DVDs via my xbox 360. To be really honest the TV quality is terrible at the best of times.

The picture quality is blurry and the g/f gets a constant headache from watching it. I must have played around with about 100 different picture settings but nothing gets it as good as I would like.

We have been to the mother-in-laws and they have an old 720p Sony which is 10 times better than ours.

Is this a problem with our tv or with the fact that we are expecting too much out of a 1080p tv with SD.

If we were to replace it what would we replace it with?

Thanks in advance for all your help

 

[acs1]

Cue dozens of recommendations for the PX80

Honestly, unless you're primarily feeding it 1080p, it's a waste. You'd be better off with a higher end 720p model, and for SD the panny plasma is likely a safe bet.

Is that the Panasonic TH42PX80. How close would that be to the picture that we used to get from our CRT?

I really thought 1080p was going to be the bee-all-and-end-all. I take it then the picture that we are getting at the moment from the TV is going to be the best we can get and no amount of changing the settings is going to effect it.

 

[acs1]

Same boat as you man. I have the 40M86 and it sucks badly on Sky+ SD. really want to get it shifted and get the PX80, which is harder than it sounds cause I can't return it since I got it in February and finding a buyer locally is proving troublesome.

The picture really is bad isn't it. I just cannot believe the reviews I read said it was a good set, even for SD stuff!!

Saying that HD isn't brilliant either!!

 

[acs1]

If its possible could someone just post some really nice pictures of the TH42PX80B so I can show the missus, she wants to see real pictures of the plasma rather than the shop images so I can persuade her its the tv to get!!