new big fancy telly

[dannygp]

Not all HD tv's have 1080p. If I was buying a tv tomorrow I would have to get:

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Ele...1080p-Freeview-Widescreen-LCD-TV/Product.html

I think your right sticking with 37" or more.

PiP, the freeview and style are unrivaled imo

 

[custard]

yup noticed the price drop ,ive called richersounds ot see if they will price match
waiting on a call back as with 5 year warrenty it would still be sub £500

 

[Tym]

Get a Samsung LE40A656A1F 40" LCD TV Full HD 1920x1080 Resolution 50,000:1DCR VGA PC Input 4xHDMI Composite (AV) Component S-Video RF Input.

Fking amazing Not overly expensive either

 

[custard]

right well richersounds couldnt price match but did come down to £480
so add on the 10% for the 5 year warrenty then im happy with that price
local company so any issues are easier to address than dealing with play in Jersey

 

[Tris Harris]

you gone with the LG one?

We've had 7 Samsung LCD tv's they all looked stunning, but broke after about 3 months (the fastest being the moment i turned it on ).

Samsung make some quality looking stuff, but it all seems to break!

 

[Ninja59]

i have to admit my current 32" in my room has a crap stand super wobbly downstairs philips no wobble at all

 

[Tris Harris]

My sister has a Marai (sp) which are made by Sony and to be honest, its as good as my Bravia...

 

[karbineftw]

you gone with the LG one?

We've had 7 Samsung LCD tv's they all looked stunning, but broke after about 3 months (the fastest being the moment i turned it on ).

Samsung make some quality looking stuff, but it all seems to break!

Lmao! 7!
I got mine from a shop on eBay, lasted since christmas so it's going strong.
I've probably jinxed myself now

 

[Ffoxy]

Samsung and LG are fine custard, Philips have just issued a software upgrade for infra-red remote interference caused by IR radiation from the flat panel screens, sadly quite a few budget and some not-so-budget makes have this issue.

 

[custard]

yeah i got the LG
glad i went 37" and not larger as its a good size for the room
initial impressions are good and i have the security of the 5 year warrenty

 

[karbineftw]

Good.
Does the picture settings need adjusting? My Samsung was terrible at first but I got a guide from the web to adjust for gaming and it is stunning now

 

[Ffoxy]

Good.
Does the picture settings need adjusting? My Samsung was terrible at first but I got a guide from the web to adjust for gaming and it is stunning now

Good point that, try to avoid using manufacturers optimum settings, they can shorten the life of the lamp behind the flat panel quite considerably.

 

[dannygp]

you gone with the LG one?

We've had 7 Samsung LCD tv's they all looked stunning, but broke after about 3 months (the fastest being the moment i turned it on ).

Samsung make some quality looking stuff, but it all seems to break!

Bad crack, I know 4 people with my tv all over 6 months old now.... Mines overs 18months old.

 

[custard]

Good.
Does the picture settings need adjusting? My Samsung was terrible at first but I got a guide from the web to adjust for gaming and it is stunning now

not bad,does need tweaking as the Bunny town heroes were just to bright

now hooked up the 360 over HDMI with no problems
the PS3 on the other hand had a different idea
tried selecting HDMI
no picture
googled and tried various resetting/unplugging methods
eventually got an unstable picture that would drop out
got into settings and tried manually setting for all HD settings
lost picture
rest back and did 720,then after that worked 1080i
after that worked tried 1080p,this caused picture loss again
got bored now so its running 1080i for now
dunno if its a cable issue or what

 

[karbineftw]

Is your TV full 1080p? All I know is you chose an LG..
If not then i'm afraid you have 1080i or 720p to choose from.

 

[custard]

its 1080p
so its the TV's fault even though it plays 1080p faultlessly on the 360?

 

[soap_dodger]

dunno if its a cable issue or what

Either that or it's telling you that you shouldn't own a PS3.

I had a problem like that with my 360, was some settings...

 

[danhans115]

Could be the cable

Ive got a couple of cables that cause intermitted blank screens and sometimes a flicker at 1080p. I got a Philips one cheap from asda works a treat.

If you havent try swapping the cables round maybe just to see if it works?

 

[custard]

sorry should have said i swapped the HDMI cables over with the 360 and tried different ports

 

[soap_dodger]

I'm guessing your Firmware is up to date knowing you!

Sounds like it could be the PS3 then.