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| Thread ID: 121284 | 2011-10-19 02:39:00 | LCD or LED TV | bellbird (6169) | PC World Chat |
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| 1238467 | 2011-10-19 02:39:00 | I'm about to replace my 29" CRT? TV with a 40-42" widescreen and looking at paying around $1100. I read somewhere that "it's better to have a top end LCD than a subpar LED with lots of features you don't need". What do forum members think about this advice and what should I look for in the specifications to indicate a top end LCD TV. I'd appreciate any comments and advice. | bellbird (6169) | ||
| 1238468 | 2011-10-19 02:44:00 | LED refers to the type of lightsource and therefore uses a lot less power than a standard LCD and even less than a Plasma, however whether an LED LCD is better than a standard LCD I don't know | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1238469 | 2011-10-19 02:56:00 | Buy whatever you like the best. | Metla (12) | ||
| 1238470 | 2011-10-19 03:43:00 | LED tech in current tv's is still pretty 'new' with most of the bugs appear to be out of the LCD tv's . LED is better - newer tech, better power savings etc You best bet is to actually go to the store . I spent weeks researching online, found a few in my price range etc and then when I went to the store the stock was different . They had a brand not listed on their website, looked better than the ones I saw online etc etc . Pretty much just take a good look - don't forget to look for reflections on the screen and check the viewing angles for yourself . One thing most people forget when TV shopping - the remote . Often you wont see it until you get the tv home . Make sure it does not look really strange and ensure it has correct features . If you goto JBHIFI they often have stock not listed online and their staff CAN give you discounts, but often wont as it cuts into their commission! Last time I was there, spent 40 minutes looking round and chatting to storeperson . Would not give me any money off, so just walked away - he stopped me before the door and offered a discount . |
Disco_Dan (16576) | ||
| 1238471 | 2011-10-19 03:53:00 | Current LCD's are good. We just got a Panasonic 42". Make sure that it has USB ports and is HD. Only problem with ours is that the freeview digital channel is 16:9 and cannot be altered apparently. Consequently everything on the freeview channel is elongated so check that. The analogue is good. |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1238472 | 2011-10-19 04:05:00 | Are you talking about an LED-backlit LCD or an OLED? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1238473 | 2011-10-19 04:10:00 | Only problem with ours is that the freeview digital channel is 16:9 and cannot be altered apparently. Consequently everything on the freeview channel is elongated so check that. The analogue is good. What's wrong with that? The TV itself is 16:9 so the Freeview signal matches that. If there are old programs that are in 4:3 format then it will look strange and you will either see a stretched imaged or an image with the blacks bars on either side. There should be a setting in the TV menu though to change how 4:3 images are displayed. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1238474 | 2011-10-19 04:24:00 | The manual clearly states that the digital is 16:9 and cannot be changed. My gripe is that fat fellas are now skinny and skinny you could turn sideways and you wouldn't see them!!!!! | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1238475 | 2011-10-19 04:38:00 | Well it shouldn't look like that, most likely a wrong setting on the TV somewhere. What's the model of Panasonic you have? |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1238476 | 2011-10-19 05:00:00 | It's a TH-L42U30Z. Page 17 says "Aspect is fixed to (16:9) in Digital TV mode". | Bryan (147) | ||
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