A Decent 40" Lcd

Posted by: Neill Ferguson on 09 May 2009

The father in law lis looking to get himself a decent 40" lcd any suggestions he has been looking at the new samsung led tv which I have to say am impressed with myself.

any suggestion greatly welcomed
Posted on: 09 May 2009 by dsteady
I just bought the Samsung 40" LCD and like it as well. But I don't have very high standards for TVs.

It only cost a grand US here at Best Buy so it was a pretty easy choice.

daniel
Posted on: 09 May 2009 by pjl
Have a look at the magazines to see what they recommend. One thing worth being aware of is that many people simply buy the biggest screen that their budget will allow for. This is a mistake on two counts. Firstly, bigger does not always equal better. Many smaller screens out-perform larger ones significantly. Secondly, there is an optimum size of TV for your viewing distance from it. Too big will result in picture flaws being very evident. Chart is available online if you do a search.

Peter
Posted on: 12 May 2009 by Alfa4life
quote:
Originally posted by Neill Ferguson:
The father in law lis looking to get himself a decent 40" lcd any suggestions he has been looking at the new samsung led tv which I have to say am impressed with myself.

any suggestion greatly welcomed


I have a Sony KDL40W4500 which has superb picture IMHO. Only weak point is the tuner, or possibly it's the signal as I only have a loft aerial. Does not really bother me as I watch everything thru Virgin V+ box which gives a superb upscaled picture.
You may even get a good deal on this model as I think it has just been discontinued.

Graham
Posted on: 13 May 2009 by Mutant Enemy
Samsung Series 6 40" is very, very nice.
Posted on: 14 May 2009 by spacey
LED is where its at.... LCD & plasma wil become landfill in 5 years time
Posted on: 14 May 2009 by Occean
quote:
Originally posted by Mutant Enemy:
Samsung Series 6 40" is very, very nice.


I agree and I have one Big Grin
Posted on: 15 May 2009 by Neill Ferguson
he has been looking at the sony Led one I think it is but it's rather expensive just now in comparison to the samsung one.
Posted on: 27 May 2009 by mudwolf
remember when all the stop lights were changed to LEDs and now I'm seeing some of them with some lights out in the circle. I thought LCD would be the way to go if I were to buy with them being used in computer monitors, but I"m waiting for the next faster refresh rates to come out. I'm looking at the Samsung as well, with their DVD player.

I get so confused with the numbers as it's all new to me, and paper ads are one number and box stores another. I have a friend much more tech savvy so I'll be taking him along. for now I"ll keep the 12 year old 21". Oh so last century!
Posted on: 29 May 2009 by Neill Ferguson
Well he has bought the Samsung Led series 6 for a fantastic price of £1099. The only down side is tv sound is a little bit of a let down.

I now start the hunt myself due to my Sony falling of my stand and the insurance company not willing to play ball with the settlement figure.

I am thinking about the same tv tbh the picture in particular with blacks is simply stunning. I would go for a 46" version though.

I have spoken with a local dealer who has deals on loewe however they are a little pricey for what you get.