Tv advice

[Hursticon]

Thanks for all that info! The tv is for my bedroom which is why it only needs to be small. I looked at a nice looking white Samsung 22" today and it seemed like a good enough size, but it's hard to judge when it's in a store. I used to use my 20" iMac to watch tv and it was fairly good.

The girl at Harvey Norman today said I wouldn't really notice any blur on a small screen anyway - is that true?

I can take all that info above into account when I go back to have another look on the weekend.

Wait-wait-wait! Dude, don't go near Harvey Norman!
I'm honestly not terribly helpful on this subject as I'm still using my old CRT TV , but I know for sure that the last thing you want to do is go anywhere near Harvey Norman, Joyce Mayne or Domayne as they're all the same store and their staff will tell you anything to make a sale.

My advice, hit up the Good Guys or JB Hi-fi as you'll get vastly better value for money and for what it's worth; I'd go for something between 24" & 32" inches in LED flavour, LED TVs from what I've seen have the superior picture to LCD and are less Power Hungry and Temperature Raising than a Plasma.

[gantz]

Just to echo Hurst, Harvey Norman bad, almost anything else better

Simple.

[jena]

I just looked at the Good Guys website and they have the same tv as the one I looked at today at Harvey Norman and they have it $50 cheaper. I was planning on checking out the Good Guys and JB Hi-Fi over the weekend. This is why I asked you fine people first

[Prowl]

I would suggest trying Kogan. Aussie owned & super cheap. You are looking at $300-500 for a 32" 1080P TV & with the way tech is evolving that is good pricing for something that you will upgrade in 3 or so years.

http://www.kogan.com.au/shop/category/-26-32-led-tv/

They also sell OEM products from Apple etc & are considerably cheaper.

[kurdt_the_goat]

I have a Sony 32" (EX500) and my parents gave me an AWA 32" they didn't need anymore. I haven't done side-by-side comparisons, but in separate rooms i can't tell a difference for TV and movies. Haven't tried games on the AWA, but the Sony is fine for HD gaming.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Never pay sticker price, they will always go lower. Avoid Sony, not 'cos they're bad or anything, but they are overpriced.

[Robzy]

My rules are:

Lcd/led get a samsung*.

Never pay sticker price, they will always go lower. Avoid Sony, not 'cos they're bad or anything, but they are overpriced.

Wow... 3 really good pieces of advice right there! I agree 100%!


*sp fixed

[kurdt_the_goat]

Never pay sticker price, they will always go lower. Avoid Sony, not 'cos they're bad or anything, but they are overpriced.

For what it's worth, i decided to get a Sony LCD for essentially 2 reasons despite the overpricing (which only really equated to about 50-100 from a Panasonic or Samsung similar spec).
One was i have still got a 63" Trinitron and it's been fantastic, with no signs of dying... i kinda want it to die tho cause its so big and a pain to move! But it's still excellent for older consoles
And secondly, cause the design of the case was nicest and matched our furniture

[5FDP]

I would suggest trying Kogan. Aussie owned & super cheap. You are looking at $300-500 for a 32" 1080P TV & with the way tech is evolving that is good pricing for something that you will upgrade in 3 or so years.

http://www.kogan.com.au/shop/category/-26-32-led-tv/

They also sell OEM products from Apple etc & are considerably cheaper.

I was looking at them the other day and I'm struggling to find a positive review.

I reckon spending the extra $$$ to get something decent is the way to go. The worst is when your TV breaks down and you're without entertainment while it's getting fixed / replaced. "No TV makes 5FDP something, something..."

[Prowl]

I was looking at them the other day and I'm struggling to find a positive review.

I reckon spending the extra $$$ to get something decent is the way to go. The worst is when your TV breaks down and you're without entertainment while it's getting fixed / replaced. "No TV makes 5FDP something, something..."

Thats a fair call I suppose. I think what a lot of people expect from this type of product is 5* performance for a 1* price.

You do get what you pay for but $300 for a TV represents pretty good value.