I am in the market for a new TV but I am a little clueless on the current range of products and their positives and negatives.
I currently only own CRTs so this is quite a bewildering decision to make.
What I think I want from my new TV:
Sitting 3-4m away I have worked out something between 37 and 42 inch would be OK
1080p HD
SMART TV sounds good but is it actually worth it? I would probably want WiFi built in as TV will not be next to router - it appears the usefulness of SMART TV relies on the Apps available for the manufacturers platform and quality of said platform
Budget an absolute max of £400 but preferable between £300 to £350.
Need to connect to a Raspberry Pi but I see no issue here.
I like the sound of USB device recording and playback - any compatability issues here? FAT file structure etc for large files?
I also like the sound of a twin tuner but this seems to be unavailable in my price range.
I have a couple of Sony accessories so familiarity of the remote and possible cross compatability and only needing 1 remote appears attractive but I get the impression Sony products are well overpriced compared to similar specs elsewhere.
I am not a big watcher of TV and I am not a TV / Hi Fi buff, reading a lot of reviews there are equal positives and negatives between all brands.
Watching TV wearing glasses (3D) seems a big step backwards but I want to futureproof myself for at least the next 5 years if not 10+ if possible.
I have a Wii and other old DVD / Freesat devices but most of these new units only seem to have a single Scart connector, is this an issue?
Based on all the above I have concluded that the Toshiba 40L6353 might be the one to go for but I would welcome comments and suggestions for alternatives:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/toshiba/40l6353/tosh-40l6353
Panasonic seems to be the most desirable mainstream brand but their products are quite a bit more expensive than the above and I'm not sure I will appreciate it.
Thanks for reading - I plan to go to Richer in Brighton tomorrow and get the above Toshiba unless I get talked out of it......
I currently only own CRTs so this is quite a bewildering decision to make.
What I think I want from my new TV:
Sitting 3-4m away I have worked out something between 37 and 42 inch would be OK
1080p HD
SMART TV sounds good but is it actually worth it? I would probably want WiFi built in as TV will not be next to router - it appears the usefulness of SMART TV relies on the Apps available for the manufacturers platform and quality of said platform
Budget an absolute max of £400 but preferable between £300 to £350.
Need to connect to a Raspberry Pi but I see no issue here.
I like the sound of USB device recording and playback - any compatability issues here? FAT file structure etc for large files?
I also like the sound of a twin tuner but this seems to be unavailable in my price range.
I have a couple of Sony accessories so familiarity of the remote and possible cross compatability and only needing 1 remote appears attractive but I get the impression Sony products are well overpriced compared to similar specs elsewhere.
I am not a big watcher of TV and I am not a TV / Hi Fi buff, reading a lot of reviews there are equal positives and negatives between all brands.
Watching TV wearing glasses (3D) seems a big step backwards but I want to futureproof myself for at least the next 5 years if not 10+ if possible.
I have a Wii and other old DVD / Freesat devices but most of these new units only seem to have a single Scart connector, is this an issue?
Based on all the above I have concluded that the Toshiba 40L6353 might be the one to go for but I would welcome comments and suggestions for alternatives:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/toshiba/40l6353/tosh-40l6353
Panasonic seems to be the most desirable mainstream brand but their products are quite a bit more expensive than the above and I'm not sure I will appreciate it.
Thanks for reading - I plan to go to Richer in Brighton tomorrow and get the above Toshiba unless I get talked out of it......
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