40" LCD TV's best for under £600

[Jamo]

The new Sony's top end Sony's have a better picture however for the price bracket mentioned has to be samsung. I have 2 Samsung LCD tvs both excellent although I want a 42 or 50 plasma now

[AndersS2]

Just got my hands onto a Samsung LE40a656 yesterday!
Full HD lcd with almost everything. Very nice upgrade from my 28" wide sony from 1999!
I wanted a 37" but, they were gone, so a 40" had to do. I must say, I cannot have anything bigger as I'm watching from a 3-3,5m distance and regret a little not going for the 37"..

Did cost me about £800 here in "cheap'o'land"

Best looking furniture I have in the livingroom next to my skies

[SteveH]

Nearly all Sony LCD tv's use a Samsung panel. You really can't go wrong with either a Samsung, Panasonic or Sony unit. I have a 40" Sony and I'm happy with it, however I think my old man's Panasonic has a slightly better picture. The current credit crunch should be hammering prices down nicely too.

[shark_90]

The current credit crunch should be hammering prices down nicely too.

If only that were true. With the £ being so rubbish electronics prices are actually starting to go up.

[steve1234]

The Best tv money can buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the ultimate Television if you want the best PIONEER PDPLX5090 50" KURO FULL HD 1080P

50" KURO FULL HD 1080P Digital Plasma Television

Resolution: 1,920 x 1,080 Pixels

Contrast Ratio Extreme

HD Digital Film Direct 24

Aspect Ratio 16:9

Ultra Black Panel

Signal Processing Drive 2HD

Direct Colour Filter 3+

True Matrix Imaging with Deep Waffle Rib Structure

i-CLEAR Drive

Dynamic HD Converter

PAL 3D Y/C Separation

Active Dynamic Range Expander (DRE)

Intelligent Mode

Colour Temperature Adjustment

Colour Management

Digital CTI (Colour Transient Improvement)

Digital Flicker-Free

3D Noise Reduction

Block Noise Reduction

Mosquito Noise Reduction

Analogue Tuner Noise Reduction

PureCinema

Dual Screen Display

Picture-in-Picture Display

Still Picture

Video Signals PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43, PAL60, HD

PC Signals VGA, SVGA, XGA, Wide XGA, SXGA
Audio

Audio Output Power 18W + 18W (1 kHz, 10%, 6Ù)

Tone Control (Bass, Treble, Balance)

Sound Options SRS WOW HD, SRS (Surround), SRS FOCUS (Audio Orientation), SRS TruBass (Bass Boost), SRS Definition
Digital DVB-T Tuner

DVB-T Compliant

Modulation COFDM (2k / 8k)

Video decoding MPEG2 MP@ML

Audio Decoding MPEG1 Layer 1&2, AC-3

Preset Channels 999

Digital Teletext (MHEG 5)
Tuner

Auto Channel Search

Reception System PAL BG/I/DK, SECAM BG/DK/L/L

Number of Preset Channels 99

Teletext (CEEFAX/FLOF/TOP)

Teletext Picture and Text (Dual Screen)
Control

Remote Control Preset (TV, VCR, STB, DVD, DVR, BD)

KURO LINK

i/o Link.A

SR +

Room Light Sensor

Energy Save mode (for AV and PC)

Power Management (for PC)
Connections

HDMI Compatible 3

Component Video In 1

RCA AV In 1 (side-in)

Euro-SCART 3

Digital Optical Audio Out 1

RCA Audio Out 1

PC Input 1

USB Input 1 (version 2.0 / side-in)

Headphone Out 1 (side-in)

Subwoofer Out (variable) 1

Common Interface Slot (CA Card) 1

SR Control 1
Other Features

Power Requirements AC220 - 240V, 50/60Hz

Dimensions (W x H x D) 1.233 x 723 x 93 mm

Weight 33,5 kg

[shark_90]

Not quite £600 though is it?

[volcano rs]

i bought a samsung 50 inch plasma hd with a dvd player and speakers for £809 today .looks good

[steve1234]

No you are right mate, LG Scarlet tvs are very good and were rated very highly in what hi-fi they will be cheaper now as they have been superseeded by a newer model. the model is 32lg6000


HD Ready LCD Television


Screen Size:32"


Tuner Type:Analogue with Freeview


Teletext:Smartext with EPG


Nicam sound system


24fps Compatible


Picture resolution 1366x768


Contrast ratio 50,000:1


Hd Connection: Hdmi x4


PC compatible


Usb Connection


RGB Connection


Scart Connection:x2


Dimensions (WxHxD) 805.6x706.9x374.7 Inc Stand mm


del.I bought a 32 inch lcd for the bedroom very nice picture indeed.

[BRY]

Our 42" Samsung was £450 with 5 years guarantee, including delivery, from John Lewis. They will price match anyone and delivery is free.
They have now put the price up by £100.

Does anyone have Freesat HD and is it anygood?

[Ross]

Sony and Samsung used to have a joint venture with LCD panels, however Sony now manufacture their own in Nitra. Historically, in my opinion the electronics behind the LCD were better with Sony but others in the market are really catching up. I'd have gone for a Samsung but I was able to get a Sony substantially cheaper.

Contrast ratio's are improving, most Sony screens are 33,000:1 though if you can fork out £800-£1k you should find a deal to get a newer 80,000:1 screen. If you wanna get rid of the 'tearing' effect try and get a screen that uses 100Hz (or even better 200Hz) as it's very effective.

If you're using it for regular TV and DVD then dont bother splashing out for 1080P (it'll cost a bit more) but if you anticipate upgrading to Bluray or getting a PS3 or 360 then you'll be astounded with the results.

Don't get too caught up with all the colour features, a decent set-up should need minimal colour correction applied to it. On my set, most of these features are disabled or set to a minimum.

[Fat Audi 80]

Not quite £600 though is it?

And a bloody LONG post.

did you feel the need to post up ALL the specs?

[Jamo]

Sony and Samsung used to have a joint venture with LCD panels, however Sony now manufacture their own in Nitra. Historically, in my opinion the electronics behind the LCD were better with Sony but others in the market are really catching up. I'd have gone for a Samsung but I was able to get a Sony substantially cheaper.

Contrast ratio's are improving, most Sony screens are 33,000:1 though if you can fork out £800-£1k you should find a deal to get a newer 80,000:1 screen. If you wanna get rid of the 'tearing' effect try and get a screen that uses 100Hz (or even better 200Hz) as it's very effective.

If you're using it for regular TV and DVD then dont bother splashing out for 1080P (it'll cost a bit more) but if you anticipate upgrading to Bluray or getting a PS3 or 360 then you'll be astounded with the results.

Don't get too caught up with all the colour features, a decent set-up should need minimal colour correction applied to it. On my set, most of these features are disabled or set to a minimum.

Very true, the other thing is at the moment you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between 720p and 1080p

The Panasonic 720p 100 hz 42" plasma screen is a beauty at the price it's at.

Currys have a silly sale on.

I really want a 1080 100hz plasma screen sometime in 2009 damn my Audi

[hiltoa]

I'm holding out for OLED. It stops me spending time/money on an Xbox/bluray/sky HD as my trusty old JVC 32" CRT wouldn't do any of them justice.

[ericd]

If you're holding out for OLED , you'll be waiting a while and watching a small screen, last time we dabbled with it, it was around 20" for about £6k.

Jason, if you've set yur sites on a 1080p panel get it with 200hz

[hiltoa]

If you're holding out for OLED , you'll be waiting a while and watching a small screen, last time we dabbled with it, it was around 20" for about £6k.

Jason, if you've set yur sites on a 1080p panel get it with 200hz

'Tis ok Eric - I'm expecting to wait a couple of years. Plenty happy with my old telly for now, and I have a RS4 to play with instead!

They'll get there soon enough...