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help wanted.

I am looking at buying a new tv, I went looking this morning and got so confused,


i basically want a 68cm or bigger, but got lost on all the brands I have never heard of.The flatscreen and the widescreen technology was confusing for me.


Anyone got any pointers,or can recomend a brand for me.
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Originally posted by campbell
help wanted.

I am looking at buying a new tv, I went looking this morning and got so confused,


i basically want a 68cm or bigger, but got lost on all the brands I have never heard of.The flatscreen and the widescreen technology was confusing for me.


Anyone got any pointers,or can recomend a brand for me.
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Well i have a Teac, 66cm widescreen flat but that model was taken off the market and made into a 78cm or something since they already had a 66cm widescreen flat. Alot of people will tell you Teac aint a great brand but there more expensive items are usually of good quality as apposed to the bargain basement ones.

I would suggest a LG television though. High quality, not too expensive. Sony is too expensive but High quality. Panasonic also a good brand but not as expensive as Sony. One of those 3 will do you fine. Dont get a cheap one like Magnavox or Omni or Yess or some no name brand like that.
 
Thanks for that.


I got so confused.Brands named conni,centrex,some mob called rowa.

My brain hurt.

I can get a Teac pretty cheap,so if they r ok, then thats a bonus.
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Be careful of buying some widescreen TV's, because the ratio is just not right. Everything is stretched horizontally slightly, but I guess one would get used to that after a while...
 
It all depends on how much you are willing to part with.

If you get a widescreen TV, you should also get yourself a SD-Digital Box as well to correct the ratio problem.

LG is the best IMHO, a 66cm (RT-28FZ10RX) set is worthabout $900, and you should get a free stand with that.

Its the same with the 76cm (RT-32FZ60RB) model except its 100Hz and I think a DVD recorder is being thrown in too for $2000. Both TV's are suitable for use with a standard definition digital receiver.

Three-year warranties for those sets too... good bonus.
 
Munga said:
Flatscreen, widescreen, digital, high definition, plasma...........
WTF?
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Flat screen--exactly what it sounds like. The screen has no curve, it is as flat as the floor.

Widescreen (16x9)--wider than a square screen (4x3). Used by DVD movies and digital transmissions with widescreen properties.

Digital TV--Two types of Digital signal.
1. Standard Definition. The basic format, for literally any TV on the market. Normal TV signal has 480 interlaced (480i) lines. SD Digital has 576 of them.
2. High Definition. The superior format, for sets with HD-compatibility. Picture is made up of 576 progressive (576p) or 1080 interlaced (1080i) lines of resolution. In the future HD-TV will have 720p and 1152i resolution. HD boxes also receive SD signal.

Plasma screen--Picture is made up of plasma gas compound. Offers best picture with digital box.

Any other questions? :)
 
campbell said:
Thanks heaps for the advice.

I think I will get a pure flatscreen,not widescreen.

thanks again. :)
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You CAN get both in the one set you know :)

In any case... here are my CRT TV pointers.

- Flatscreens are great. Less glare, perfectly flat picture
- Widescreens are great (but only if most of your viewing is 16:9 material, like digital TV or DVDs)
- IMHO the European brands (ie: Grundig, Metz, Loewe) offer more realistic pictures than the Japanese brands (their colours are more "vivid"). You'll have to decide if this is a good thing or not.
- Get as good a set as your budget will allow - a good telly can last you 10+ years
- If you get a 4:3 set, but watch a lot of 16:9 material, try to get one that has a 16:9 mode that "compresses" the scanlines so you get the full resolution of the 16:9 material.
- Get a TV that has at least S-video connections, preferably component or RGB SCART - with a DVD player to match. No point shelling out the big bucks for a telly only to connect it up to a DVD player with composite (that's the yellow RCA plug).
- Same goes for sound. If you care about DVDs, get a good sound system too. I can't believe how many people get expensive TVs and just use their TV speakers
- But not Bose.
- Be careful with lugging it around. Those CRT TVs are heavy buggers!
- If you can control the lighting in your room, and you don't mind sitting a bit further back, rear projection TVs are getting pretty good.
- If you have money to burn, get a plasma screen.
- If yo're obsessed with home theatre, build yourself a home theatre room with remote controlled lighting, theatre seating, a HTPC, 7.1 surround sound and a CRT projector (any year now I might be able to start affording that...)

Good luck! You might not be interested in spending ridiculous amounts of cash on a TV, but there might be some decent advice above from everyone even if you are after a basic set.
 
A note about widescreens; (dont know if its been mentioned)

- Theres SUPER Flat and PURE flat. SUPER flat have a tube in the back of them (like normal, old school TV's, PURE flat dont.

66cm Widescreens are too small IMO. You definatly want a 76cm widescreen but I guess it depends on the area of your living space.
 
If you just want a 68cm TV with great features... here's some good ones.

1. The Sony AR-Series Trinitron (KV-AR29M31) is a Flat screen TV with full stereo sound which can be enhanced with SRS-Tru Surround option. It can display PAL & NTSC and Teletext.

2. The Sony DR-Series Trinitron (KV-DR29M31) has all the same features as the one above, but also has Progressive Scan and can also display a 576p High Definition signal through a HD Set Top Box. The same feature also works with Progressive Scan DVD players.

3. Another Sony, this time the XR-Series Trinitron (KV-XR29M31) which is the base model of the Trinitrons. No Teletext, no progressive scan, just a basic 68cm set of good quality.

All three of these TV's are part of a promotion which the buyer can redeem a free DVD player with the purchase of the sets above. It is the Sony DVP-NS575 player which is best suited to the DR29 model, because of its Progressive scan feature.

More info at www.sony.com.au
 
rfctigerarmy said:
A note about widescreens; (dont know if its been mentioned)

- Theres SUPER Flat and PURE flat. SUPER flat have a tube in the back of them (like normal, old school TV's, PURE flat dont.
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If you look closely at the conventional, super flat and true flat screens you will notice the diff.

Super Flat screens, if you look at it front on you would swear its flat until you look at the screen at an angle. It gives the illusion of being a flat screen, very clever indeed.
 

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Bought a new LG flatscreen on the weekend. only a 52cm but was 300 bucks. Quality was excellant, i thought it was a good buy :)
 
Convict said:
Bought a new LG flatscreen on the weekend. only a 52cm but was 300 bucks. Quality was excellant, i thought it was a good buy :)
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Where from?

Not second hand I would hope...

If not... I think I know which one you have.
 
bomaz said:
Plasma and rear projection LCD's can last 25 years +. Furtehr, LCD are far greater than Plasma.
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I've still got tv's working from the 70's! I'd be disappointed if the new tv's didn't last 30 years.
 
Where from?

Not second hand I would hope...

If not... I think I know which one you have.
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Nah not second hand, from some place at pooraka mate, costs $390 but I was paying cash so he put the price down. Not sure why it went down so much but Its good enough for the bedroom :)
 
Desredandwhite said:
You CAN get both in the one set you know :)

In any case... here are my CRT TV pointers.

- Flatscreens are great. Less glare, perfectly flat picture
- Widescreens are great (but only if most of your viewing is 16:9 material, like digital TV or DVDs)
- IMHO the European brands (ie: Grundig, Metz, Loewe) offer more realistic pictures than the Japanese brands (their colours are more "vivid"). You'll have to decide if this is a good thing or not.
- Get as good a set as your budget will allow - a good telly can last you 10+ years
- If you get a 4:3 set, but watch a lot of 16:9 material, try to get one that has a 16:9 mode that "compresses" the scanlines so you get the full resolution of the 16:9 material.
- Get a TV that has at least S-video connections, preferably component or RGB SCART - with a DVD player to match. No point shelling out the big bucks for a telly only to connect it up to a DVD player with composite (that's the yellow RCA plug).
- Same goes for sound. If you care about DVDs, get a good sound system too. I can't believe how many people get expensive TVs and just use their TV speakers
- But not Bose.
- Be careful with lugging it around. Those CRT TVs are heavy buggers!
- If you can control the lighting in your room, and you don't mind sitting a bit further back, rear projection TVs are getting pretty good.
- If you have money to burn, get a plasma screen.
- If yo're obsessed with home theatre, build yourself a home theatre room with remote controlled lighting, theatre seating, a HTPC, 7.1 surround sound and a CRT projector (any year now I might be able to start affording that...)

Good luck! You might not be interested in spending ridiculous amounts of cash on a TV, but there might be some decent advice above from everyone even if you are after a basic set.
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You're a telly guru! :)
 

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Convict said:
Nah not second hand, from some place at pooraka mate, costs $390 but I was paying cash so he put the price down. Not sure why it went down so much but Its good enough for the bedroom :)
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Ah yes... my old haunt.

They gave me an early christmas present last year if you get my drift. :(
 
raboyle said:
Ah yes... my old haunt.

They gave me an early christmas present last year if you get my drift. :(
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I think I get ya drift mate :( tis no good. Things better now though yeh?
 
No. :(

I've been out of it for almost over eight months. Getting more and more p*ssed off every day about it.

If the place was on fire, I would...

1. Not p*ss on it

2. Add some fuel to it.
 
Thanks guys.

I ended up with a new 80cm TEAC,I couldn't afford the Sony I wanted.Its brilliant though, the Sports Active is amazing,after the little 51cm I used to have.
 
bomaz said:
Plasma and rear projection LCD's can last 25 years +. Furtehr, LCD are far greater than Plasma.
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What crack are you smoking?

Plasma displays last on average 5 years. They might last 25 years if you never use them.

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