Hi all, don't venture in here too often and hope people aren't fed up of 'spec me' TV threads.
I'm looking to buy a new TV:
- Small-ish living room and thought 37" to 42" would be about right
- I don't have a set budget but it seems like £500 will get a decent set and I'm comfortable paying that much
- Main use will be DVD/Blu-Ray, Xbox 360 and some Freeview (HD here in April). We don't watch a lot of TV or sport.
- iPlayer would be good
- Not particularly interested in 3D
LCD TVs in around this size and budget seem to be reviewed as being a bit slow/blurry and for the Xbox 360 am I right in thinking a Plasma would be better?
I had my eye on the Panasonic TX-P42S30B and it's just dropped by about £20 on the site I was looking at (to £465), however I've also just noticed the TX-P42UT30B for about £35 more. The main difference seems to be the UT is 3D whereas the S has a "Mono filter" (not sure what this is), both seem to have iPlayer.
I like Panasonic as a brand but would consider others if there's anything else I should be considering? Do I need to spend more or are these sets good?
I'm looking to buy a new TV:
- Small-ish living room and thought 37" to 42" would be about right
- I don't have a set budget but it seems like £500 will get a decent set and I'm comfortable paying that much
- Main use will be DVD/Blu-Ray, Xbox 360 and some Freeview (HD here in April). We don't watch a lot of TV or sport.
- iPlayer would be good
- Not particularly interested in 3D
LCD TVs in around this size and budget seem to be reviewed as being a bit slow/blurry and for the Xbox 360 am I right in thinking a Plasma would be better?
I had my eye on the Panasonic TX-P42S30B and it's just dropped by about £20 on the site I was looking at (to £465), however I've also just noticed the TX-P42UT30B for about £35 more. The main difference seems to be the UT is 3D whereas the S has a "Mono filter" (not sure what this is), both seem to have iPlayer.
I like Panasonic as a brand but would consider others if there's anything else I should be considering? Do I need to spend more or are these sets good?
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