New TV Needed 37" - help....

[DAVE_RSi]

Hi,

I’ll be moving out in the next month and I’m after a new 37” tv for the lounge
I’ve done some searches and looked about for quite a while but old posts become out of date with tv’s especially


Budget wise, I was originally looking at spending £500 maximum but have seen some deals (like in Asda for a Daewoo but no reviews online) for £400-500 and obviously I’m moving out so a saving would be beneficial


Usage wise, it will be the main lounge tv and will be connected up with sky tv, just standard definition but will want to watch football and F1 on it, I’ll also use it for playing DVD’s and also for the wii, I’ll probably get a decent wii component cable for it and also a better quality scart (oxygen free) to hopefully make the sky picture decent



One possible I’ve found is a Hannspree 37” XV37 GT - a few threads on avforums and here about this one so maybe some members have one? £380 from teleland

http://www.teleland.co.uk/item--Hannspree-37-GT-Freeview-LCD-HD-TV--HannspreeXV37GT.html



opinions? Any other suggestions? Please no suggestions over £500 though

Thanks

 

[Tom]

Post in the right section?

I just bought a LG 42" plasma for a shade over £500 from tesco.
(double points clubcard FTW)

Its great.

 

[Sy]

Bit more pricey, but its reduced from £720

http://www.directtvs.co.uk/Philips_37PFL5522D_HD_Ready_LCD_TV_37PFL5522D/version.asp

 

[McBunny]

bugger i had one for £564

 

[winko]

Mate my dad bought one of these 37" Toshiba from Amazon for roughly £500. excellent picture, full 1080p HD aswell, very smart.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0013HLVR0/?tag=cliospnet01-21

Really fast free delivery aswell

 

[DAVE_RSi]

ok, on amazon there are alot of sellers with refurbished or 2nd hand tv's

what about buying one of those instead, i'd get a better brand and tv and aslong as I got 12 months manufacturers warranty then I'd have thought i'd be ok really!

That way I could get something more like:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-37C3.../ref=de_a_smtd
for £400

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-lis...1520558&sr=1-2

 

[FiXX]

neither of those links work

 

[DAVE_RSi]

sorry try these ones now


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000W49BBS/?tag=cliospnet01-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000R3P0JG/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[DAVE_RSi]

hmmmm but then again, my lounge isn't going to be massive and I want a 37" screen, problem might be that from my viewing distance an lcd would look poor in standard def - where as a crt or plasma might even be better for my circumstances

 

[McBunny]

how far away will you be ?

 

[DAVE_RSi]

I think we'd sit about 2 metres from the screen, no further than 2.5 anyway



went for a walk about round comet last night and the woman suggested a plasma for my needs, due to sport and not being too far from the screen

mainly the panasonic 37" TH-37PX8BA for £529

not managed to find it cheaper online yet

 

[McBunny]

i still love my 37lg6000 once i calibrated the screen it looks fantastic with hd and very good with freeview i was surprised with the sd performance actually and i only sit about as far away as you


360 looks great on it as do all my hd movies

 

[gashead1105]

I have a 37" plasma screen panasonic, think it had a slightly different reference to that one - it's got a very good picture and decent sound quality, and I think that the image is actually getting better now I've had it a few months although that might just be me! I've got cable, no HD, so it might be that they've ugraded the feed of course. Mine is also not full 1080p, if that is important to you, you could have to spend more. Mine also didn't come with a stand, which was another £100.