help with choosing a TV

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help with choosing a TV

took the hitachi back, on bass/blokes voices it sounded like the whole frame was rattling and vibrating!

what about this?

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/son...ostco-possible-319-98-after-cash-back-1037449

it says £100 cashback but i'm not sure what it means, it mentions a pre-paid visa card? sony's site doesn't seem to like safari and wont load so i can't find out much about it :(

argos have the same TV for £349 mentioned cashback too.

has the internet and stuff, really sure what you can do with it tbh but it will have optical for my sound system for sure!
 
sound on mine is ok, but i just retuned it as it kept saying to do it on the 16th in our area now i got no channels it says no digital signal.
dont think it tv though because i retuned freeview plus box too and that is now crap too, southpark got sound but no picture or a frozen picture :bang:
 
ooh wonder if that's including sonys cashback thing.. The one in costco works out at £319 with a 5 yr warranty, smart tv too says it goes on the Internet, not really sure exactly what it does but it's probably cool lol!

a lot say they go on the internet, but small print says you need a wifi dongal, so check that
 
Never used the freeview on mine, yeah I seen that about wifi, tv is going to be next to my router in my flat so that won't be a problem, still don't really know what internet tv's do to be honest, must be worth it though £319 for a Sony with Internet and stuff, apparently it has freeview HD and hdd recording but I think it means USB recording onto a stick.
 
here's a review:

All in all the features that the tv has make it a very compelling buy, having researched quite extensively on the internet I decided to go for this model. I am extremely pleased with this purchase, especially when considering the poor reviews that some of sonys other cheaper end products have had - no worries at all there.

PROS

FREEVIEW HD - Considering that alot of people get the signal via their ariel, the fact that alot of TVs don't have the HD tuner as standard astounds me. As the tv was for the bedroom, this appealed to me even more as I now don't have to get an extra sky/virgin/freeview box to watch the 4 terrestrial hd channels.

PICTURE QUALITY - Excellent quality - even better after fine tuning the colours, good upscaling of standard channels, the fact that it's only 50hz hasn't made any difference so far. Although I'm not sure how it would affect gamers.

INTERNET TV - Havent used much yet, but amazon have a deal with love film so u get 3 months free. Has Facebook, Skype etc, but unless you have an Ethernet connection (Internet cable) to plug into it, you will need to buy a Sony dongle (wifi) separate. Streaming off your pc, and adding USB memory to record is also handy.

USE YOUR PHONE AS REMOTE - This might seem gimmicky for most, but is a very handy app for my iPhone, not sure if other smartphones have the app -check it out.

CONS

SOUND - To be honest this is not a issue for me and probably the majority - the tv only has 20watt speakers. When compared with my other Sony the sound is not as good - a little tinny (having said that, the tv cost over £1k), but for the price is probably par for the course. If you wanted this tv as part of a movie system in a large room, I would recommend surround sound speakers, for most other uses it's fine.


The tv is very easy set up, and like all TVs will require further optimisation to get the best out it - that just depends on how demanding u are. In terms of bang for bucks this jam packed tv is hard to beat, especially if u just want a stand alone tv (without sky/virgin), which is why I have given it 5 stars.

with all that in a sony for the same or in some cases less than a supermarket brand it has to be worth a go, costco 5 yr warranty too and their amazing return policy, it'll go nicely with my 1000w sony sound system too :D

just moved into my own place though, an upstairs terrace flat so i wont get full use out of the sound system :( lol!
 
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