I'm in the market for a new tv but have no idea what to buy. The flat screen Samsung I have has been pretty poor - not great picture and terrible sound.
I want a 42inch HD TV with decent sound (not bothered about 3D)
Any suggestions very gratefully received. Thanks.
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I am more than happy with my 42" panasonic LCD and also 17" led samsung in sons bedroom.
Agree that in built sound not overly great, but adequate. For my panasonic I have therefore got 5 speaker surround sound and sub woofer. That sounds great.
The only solution if you are bothered by it seems to be a sound bar or home cinema system.
And I did have a Philips. The picture quality was very good but the set lasted no time (even though the whole screen was replaced under warranty it still conked out completely six months later) and even though Philips offered me a big discount on a new TV I decided to go elsewhere.
http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-tx-l42e6b-led-hd-1080p-smart-tv-42-with-freeview-hd/p231889200?colour=Silver&un_jtt_v_pdp=yes&un_jtt_v_from_product=un_product_3
What's the difference between led, LCD
Had a screen with a Samsung label on it.
Have a friend who works for Panasonic.
He swears by them for quality vs price.
Watch the energy use if that's a concern.
Big plasma uses far more leccy than an LED, but that means only about £40 a year if you are about an average user.
The LED bit merely refers to the backlighting (although some manufacturers try quite hard to confuse their customers about this).
Older technology screens have cold cathode fluorescent lamps (pretty much the same technology as the lights in your garage or the compact fluorescent lamps that are low energy light bulbs) for back lighting.
The LEDs are supposed to provide a more even light across the whole screen. There are two types: full array or edge only. Some backlights are just "on" others have a dynamic capacity which gives better dimness or brightness.
However whatever the quality of the background lighting, actual picture quality really depends upon how good the TFT LCD screen is.
This article explains it quite well and probably better than me! hometheater.about.com/od/televisions/qt/ledlcdtvfacts.htm
Valley - do you have a dish but no sky box? Some Samsung and Panasonic TVs have both Freeview and Freesat HD tuners which gives you greater flexibility and more channels. John Lewis is just about the only retailer that bothers to tell you this clearly. Some Samsung TVs don't even mention this on their box! And Samsung don't tell you on their web site either!
Think ill go for the one in the link above. Panasonic seem to have a good rep and its an led.
Glad you weren't thinking of getting a 4k tv, those things are an absolute con. We're still shooting films in 4k and I doubt we'll have 4k broadcast or 4k blurays for another 5-10 years at least.
I don't want to confuse you though, and I'm sure a Panasonic would not be a dud
Thanks to everyone for advice. Very kind.
cheers !
43in is a bit cheaper and closer to your size but sacrificing some picture quality due to the way they've set up the panels (led backlight vs full array).
You can buy it direct from LG here.
The review says:
Picture Quality 4/5
Sound Quality 4/5
Ease of Use 5/5
Pros
- Picture is sharp
- Sound quality is decent
- Easy to use
- Great remote control
Cons- Contrast can look foggy
- 4K HDR fails to impress
- Smart menus are slow and stuffed with ads
Hope that helps! (Although it probably just makes the choices even more complicated...)https://www.amazon.co.uk/amazon-fire-tv-50-omni-qled-series-4k-uhd-smart-tv/dp/B09N6MYD23?th=1