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Post by nightowl on Jul 10, 2008 9:10:42 GMT
Now that my old TV has died I must look at buying a new one  But there's soooo many to choose from!!  I suppose it's time to go LCD/Digital, wide/flat screen, but my mind is boggled by the choice  , and makers I've never heard of  I'm looking for 19 or 20 inch, hopefully under £200. Anyone bought a new one lately? Got one, or a particular maker to recommend? (or avoid like the plague!)  Got any horror stories? Will have to get a new (booster) aerial too, to get digital here  , but, at last I will be able to see what Channel 5 is like!  All advice gratefully received  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 10, 2008 12:14:44 GMT
Believe it or not, I have only ever had little portable TVs. No matter the size of house, I have always watched TV in a small room. Huge TVs are a real treat, feel like I'm at the Cinema. But I had always bought Sony, till I bought a Hitachi in Tesco last year. I have no horror stories. I know what you mean though about unheard of brands.
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Post by nightowl on Jul 10, 2008 15:14:42 GMT
I've got a little cheapo Goodmans 14" portable, had it in the bedroom for donkey's years, good as gold, (prob shouldn't have said that  :  . Got it downstairs now till I get a new one. Not looking for a monster screen, just a bit bigger than 14" |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 10, 2008 15:50:14 GMT
Now that my old TV has died I must look at buying a new one But there's soooo many to choose from!! I suppose it's time to go LCD/Digital, wide/flat screen, but my mind is boggled by the choice , and makers I've never heard of I'm looking for 19 or 20 inch, hopefully under £200. Anyone bought a new one lately? Got one, or a particular maker to recommend? (or avoid like the plague!) Got any horror stories? Will have to get a new (booster) aerial too, to get digital here , but, at last I will be able to see what Channel 5 is like! All advice gratefully received NO,YOUR LOOKING FOR 19-20 INCHES ;D ;D Seriously though NO,I bought a 26inch Thompson 6yrs ago,also a Freeview box,no probs,and lovely picture |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 10, 2008 16:31:57 GMT
Always was a greedy cow FB! ;D ;D ;D Don't think I fancy a 26-incher though! ;D Is that Thompson a normal old-style telly or a LCD-flat-screen mega modern one? Thompson, there's another name I've not heard of (I hope they're nothing to do with Thompson & Morgan!!!) Most of the ones I've been looking at have the Digital incorporated inside them. |
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 10, 2008 17:03:05 GMT
Yes NO,its a normal old-style tv,i had never heard of Thompson before,my last TV was a Ferguson,a super TV that i had for years,so i tried to get another one,and was told that Thompson was the same firm,so i bought it,dont know if that was true
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Post by prodigal gardener on Jul 10, 2008 17:37:57 GMT
We recently bought a LG flat screen tv 32" screen. Its very nice and not too big. Very happy with it. I seem to think it was about £400.00 so the smaller ones should be in your price bracket. You could do worse than Tesco's (much as I hate to admit it!) They do have some very good deals on TV's Or try Dixons .. had a look in there when our big telly went up in smoke and they had either really great big uns or one just a bit too small (we have a cabinet our telly dontchaknow and it had to fit cos I like to hide the telly away when its not on !!) They will usually do a good deal if you have the cheek to ask for one ;D |
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Post by Shrubrose on Jul 10, 2008 18:42:54 GMT
Golly, you're having a rough couple of weeks NO, aren't you We've got a Sony, flat screen, plasma - smallish. Absolutely great picture and 'all round' sound quality - twas a bit pricey but they've probably come down in price now. Worth a look NO |
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Post by Barbara on Jul 11, 2008 7:12:10 GMT
save your money NO, theres nowt on anyway ;D
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Post by nightowl on Jul 11, 2008 7:40:49 GMT
Not an option Barbara. I MUST have the telly on at all times, even if I'm not watching it  (and I DO watch it a LOT!!) It's my comfort blanket  Cannot fall asleep if the telly is not on, and it has to stay on!! Tried those sleep timers and the second it switches off I wake up! Currently sleeping on the sofa cos bedroom telly is downstairs ;D I am currently trying to find a good deal on a Goodmans TV. Not the cheapest out there but my Goodmans portable has been a long-time faithful friend (Prob shouldn't've said that tempting fate) |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 11, 2008 20:15:59 GMT
Another question for anyone who knows anything about tellies If I buy one of these modern LCD TVs, and have Digital/Freeview and all that jazz, can I still connect my old VHS Video machine to it?? |
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Post by Spruance on Jul 11, 2008 21:13:20 GMT
How about this dual purpose computer monitor and TV from Play.com, NO?...... www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/3385383/-/Product.html?searchstring=LGAt £169.99 including free delivery it certainly suits your budget. I have no experience of LG televisions but I do know that their LCD computer monitors are very reliable as the computer guys at both my current and previous jobs always recommended them. As a result we have them throughout the office at work now. PS: As I understand it, you cannot record digital i.e. Freeview programmes unless you also have a digital video recorder. Of course I may be proved wrong, but neither conventional video in our house will record the Freeview channels. |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Jul 21, 2008 18:14:59 GMT
Probably a bit late, but I have an LG telly and its none too shabby. Haveyou got one yet anyway?
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Post by nightowl on Jul 22, 2008 11:54:42 GMT
After perusing squillions of reviews on various makes, and a sudden input of dosh from my mum's will (thanks Mum  ) I upped my budget and decided that Sony was the way to go Having recently discovered the delights (I hope!) of Ebay, I finally bought a 20" Sony widescreen LCD with integrated Freeview for £243.99 (talked them down from £249.99 and high st price is £399)  Also, while I was at it, I got a Toshiba VCR/DVD recorder for £70 (they wanted £84.99 and shop price was about £130) Both are new but returned unused, grade A condition and have warranty, from a highly recommended supplier. Not been delivered yet. Now have to fork out for a digital aerial as well! ;D |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Jul 22, 2008 16:38:45 GMT
Good on ya hope you enjoy ya new telly and all the accompanying gadgets - dont envy you the job of setting that lot up tho ;D
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Post by nightowl on Jul 23, 2008 12:28:05 GMT
They've arrived!  The boxes look good Haven't opened them yet You've scared me now KL, I haven't got a good record with high tech things  |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 23, 2008 20:32:14 GMT
 Oh WOW!!! What an amazing piece of kit!!! Why was I worried about setting it up?? It does everything for you!! Once I'd got my head around the remote (which, to be fair, is incredibly simplified for such a complicated machine. Got nice big buttons too!), it just sorted itself out! Only got the 4 terrestrial channels cos not got a digital aerial yet, and didn't install the new Video/DVD recorder. I'll wait till I've got the new aerial and let it tune itself in again The picture and sound quality is fabulous! I am sooo pleased with it! For anyone interested, it is a 20" Sony Bravia 20S3050 (Mocha) also available in black, white, blue, and PINK! @ £249.99 via Ebay (rrp about £399)
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 23, 2008 21:04:45 GMT
sO GLAD YOUR PLEASED WITH IT,NO,sounds smashing |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 24, 2008 7:03:47 GMT
Whoooo-hoooo!!! have now discovered that it HAS picked up all the Freeview channels and I don't need to fork out for a digital aerial!! (yet!) That naughty man in my local TV shop who told me, 2 years ago, that I would not get reception, where I live, on a Freeview box without a special booster aerial (supplied via him ), was telling me lies!!  for him!! ;D |
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Post by Tig on Jul 24, 2008 11:00:42 GMT
Result NO - glad something has gone right for you Digital signals have improved over the past two years in terms of coverage, and hopefully they will continue to do so, cos I still get break-up when a motor bike goes past our house despite having a digital aerial x Tig |
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Post by Spruance on Jul 24, 2008 11:51:26 GMT
It does depend on local signal strength NO but your local man should know what the local reception is like so maybe he was chancing his arm.
Certainly when we got our first Freeview box the reception was not brilliant until we had a new aerial fitted, even though we already had a signal booster. The old aerial was 13 years old though so we probably needed a new one anyway.
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Post by farmersboy on Jul 24, 2008 17:29:52 GMT
Result NO - glad something has gone right for you Digital signals have improved over the past two years in terms of coverage, and hopefully they will continue to do so, cos I still get break-up when a motor bike goes past our house despite having a digital aerial x Tig I get the same probs as Tig,with motorbikes,although it is not so bad as it used to be,ive got 2 tvs,one has a freeview box,the other has it built in,im surprised that the built in one,is the worst,i have a new digital aerial to |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 25, 2008 10:37:37 GMT
When I was looking at reviews for the TVs I was considering, quite a few people said the integral Freeview was a bit dodgy Except for Sony, who generally got thumbs-up all round I'm glad I spent the extra dosh for Sony, well worth it! |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Aug 7, 2008 6:37:13 GMT
Glad you got a good TV N.O - I am happy with all the freeview channels and dont see any need to get SKY Last night I pressed, for some strange reason, the wrong button on my remote and I changed all the titles and instructions to TURKISH Got out the 500 page manual and after searching for the right page managed with great difficulty to put it back to ENGLISH |
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Post by nightowl on Aug 7, 2008 8:08:29 GMT
TURKISH Jen? Ooo-er ;D I have now found that we actually hardly watch the Freeview really (except for DAVE!) ;D. A lot of it is total rubbish! |
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But there's soooo many to choose from!! 
, and makers I've never heard of 
Got any horror stories?
, but, at last I will be able to see what Channel 5 is like! 
:
. Got it downstairs now till I get a new one.
(and I DO watch it a LOT!!) 
) I upped my budget and decided that Sony was the way to go 
Also, while I was at it, I got a Toshiba VCR/DVD recorder for £70 (they wanted £84.99 and shop price was about £130) 
The boxes look good 
