32" LCD TV Choices...

[kidzer]

Hi Folks,

I'm buying a 32" LCD TV for my room on Monday - but I don't know which one to get!

I've narrowed it down to these two;

Samsung LE32A436 - http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...V/Product.html

Toshiba 32XV555DB - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-32XV.../ref=de_a_smtd

The Sammy seems to have a better range of inputs, but the Tosh is Full HD, which may be better as I intend to run my PC through this TV too - but I really have no idea which one to go for, Full HD is probably wasted at that screen size?

Which would the knowledgeable folks of Hexus vote for?

I'm open to any other suggestions/recommendations too!

Cheers,

David

[dave87]

Samsung 32a457 would be my bet:

http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...=SAMS-LE32A457


£299 there aswell

The Tosh is a good telly, decently priced 1080p set, but having compared my Toshiba 32c3035 (720p) - a very well regarded set - to the new models, both the AV (720p) and XV (1080p) they are lacking in colour vibrancy.

Do you do anything apart from the PC side that you need 1080p for? PS3 etc?

[kidzer]

I'd have SD Freeview/PC/Xbox 360 running off the TV, the Xbox will look good@720p I think, and I'd be using the PC to play Blu-Rays, but I don't know if they're released as 1080p or not?

[shaithis]

On a 32" screen there isn't a chance you could tell the difference between 720p and 1080p.

There have been a number of studies and tests on resolution and all point to the human eye being quite poor at spotting definition past a certain point.

A lot of people with HD projectors find it hard to tell the difference and that's with a picture of up to 100"

[david@scan]

Personally I'm really keen on LG after their good return service on my set recently.

[kidzer]

Shame that TV is store pickup only dave, that would be a 284 mile round trip - may well negate any saving!

I wasn't totally convinced about getting a full HD set, I may just go for the Samsung I linked to, it'll do me fine I tihnk - unless anybody knows of any reason why I shouldn't?

[Fraz]

Originally Posted by dave87

Samsung 32a457 would be my bet:

http://www.richersounds.com/showprod...=SAMS-LE32A457

£299 there aswell

I have the 32a457 - it's very nice every way. My only complaint about it is that there is a backlight bleed pattern that is slightly visible when the screen is displaying all black.

[Stoo]

advice?

Yup, get a 5.1 speaker set - the built in sound is terrible.. Everything else is pretty good

[kidzer]

Don't really have the room for a 5.1 set, I'll be using my 2.1 Logitech PC Speakers though, they'll be a step up from tinny TV speakers at least!

[Stoo]

Yup, most samsungs have awful built-in speakers, even the really expensive ones sound pish :/

[dave87]

Originally Posted by Stoo

Yup, most samsungs have awful built-in speakers, even the really expensive ones sound pish :/

QFT!


Something like the Samsung HTZ-310 is the perfect companion to the 32s, though the 320 is due out soon

[Bunjiweb]

Have to say I would go with the samsung over the Toshiba, even if it is Full HD. The Toshiba screens imho are rather soft and the colour vibrancy is poor.

If you've got the money, look at the newer range of Samsungs that have just arrived like this one:

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/d...LE32B550A5WXXC

Otherwise there are some competitive clearance prices around for Panasonic LXD85s which is a great 720p set with 100hz.

Ben