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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: RoMocop on January 13, 2012, 09:35:24 am
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Hi all, looking into buying a 3D TV mainly for gaming my PS3 :grin:. Looking to buy one that's about 37".
I don't know much about 3D tvs, just wondering which is better out of plasma and Led. I have a Led tv at the moment and love the colour but have heard some plasmas are better for 3D?
Any suggestions for any Tvs that will be good in 3D for the PS3? I won't be using it to watch normal telly.
Thanks. :happy2:
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Hi all, looking into buying a 3D TV mainly for gaming my PS3 :grin:. Looking to buy one that's about 37".
I don't know much about 3D tvs, just wondering which is better out of plasma and Led. I have a Led tv at the moment and love the colour but have heard some plasmas are better for 3D?
Any suggestions for any Tvs that will be good in 3D for the PS3? I won't be using it to watch normal telly.
Thanks. :happy2:
at 37" id put your money in led
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http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/tvs
use that to find a TV that best fits your requirements and then search for the best price, THEN go to your local John Lewis and get them to price match and voila, free 5 year warranty.
enjoy your new TV :happy2:
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Been looking for a new TV myself recently - and LED TV's are the ones to go for if your budget allows. Crisper picture
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http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/tvs
use that to find a TV that best fits your requirements and then search for the best price, THEN go to your local John Lewis and get them to price match and voila, free 5 year warranty.
enjoy your new TV :happy2:
John Lewis will only price match up to a certain distance from the store and I believe it has to be in stock.
Panasonic were doing a 5 year warranty on Plasmas when I bought mine 2 years ago. You may find they are doing similar now. :smiley:
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http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/tvs
use that to find a TV that best fits your requirements and then search for the best price, THEN go to your local John Lewis and get them to price match and voila, free 5 year warranty.
enjoy your new TV :happy2:
John Lewis will only price match up to a certain distance from the store and I believe it has to be in stock.
Panasonic were doing a 5 year warranty on Plasmas when I bought mine 2 years ago. You may find they are doing similar now. :smiley:
They were a couple of months ago as I replaced mine with a Panasonice TH50VT30 3D TV and got a free 6 year warranty :happy2:
Good luck, some Panasonic stores will also price match John Lewis too. :wink:
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At 37" you are limited to led as plasma panels don't start to around 42/43" anyway..
Led is definitely the choice for gaming imo, faster screen response, sharper picture, no issue if playing in a brightly lit room and no worries about image burn compared to plasma,
I've just changed my old Samsung 37" lcd for a Samsung 40" led 3D (UE40D6530) and it's excellent :happy2:
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http://www.whathifi.com/reviews/tvs
use that to find a TV that best fits your requirements and then search for the best price, THEN go to your local John Lewis and get them to price match and voila, free 5 year warranty.
enjoy your new TV :happy2:
John Lewis will only price match up to a certain distance from the store and I believe it has to be in stock.
Panasonic were doing a 5 year warranty on Plasmas when I bought mine 2 years ago. You may find they are doing similar now. :smiley:
true but it doesn't have to be the store you're buying from
so let's say chain A has a store, store A, 10mi from John Lewis A, but the max distance is 5mi for arguments sake and chain A also has a store, store B, that is 2mi away from John Lewis B - then you could get John Lewis B to price match store B, and then get John Lewis A to pricematch John Lewis B and they will
i know because i've done it :happy2:
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Thanks for all the input. I will have a nosey at Led ones. Think the best thing to do is go to a shop and try a few out first. :happy2:
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Thanks for all the input. I will have a nosey at Led ones. Think the best thing to do is go to a shop and try a few out first. :happy2:
Best bet tbh mate :happy2:
Next choice is whether to go active (smart) or passive 3D... Both give great 3D of comparable quality but the active sets have no loss of 2D screen resolution like the passive 3D sets, downside of the active sets is the need for more expensive glasses (£39 a pair for Samsung) compared to being able to use cheaper cinema style glasses on the passive sets..
I went active 3D for the better 2D screen resolution as that's what i'll use it for 95% of the time :happy2:
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Yeah, think I will go for the active glasses. Seen a few deals where they're throwing in a few pairs of active glasses when you buy the tv.
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Yeah, think I will go for the active glasses. Seen a few deals where they're throwing in a few pairs of active glasses when you buy the tv.
I got 4 in total with my Samsung from Currys :happy2:
Really can recommend the 6 series Samsung panel, excellent set and a bargain in 37" imo :happy2:
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led all day long , imo samsung are best on market now used to be sony but not so good in the last 2 years
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I have a Samsung LED 42" for my PS3 game room (Read "Man Cave" :happy2:) and for TV a 50" Samsung LED, both are excellent and both replaced previous samsung units (of 37" and 42" respectively).
I have thought about a 3D TV for gaming but would not want to spend the cash on another TV and likely a smaller one within budget, stick with the 42 for now :happy2:
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Samsung are great and always like their tv's.
Definitely go for an LED. If you go series 7 or 8 the remote is like an iPhone and the chap in best buy says you can watch one channel on the tv and one on the remote lol
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If you need help Romany, remember I work with tv :signLOL: , give me a call if you need help :happy2:
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I've just spent about 2 months looking at various 37" TV'S and finally narrowed it down to the Samsung 6530 ant Panasonic DT30. I THE Samsung got slightly better reviews on the 2D but slated in the 3D plus its response times for gaming were poor. In the end I went for the Panasonic that recently got 5 gold stars in what sound and vision magazine. It got good reviews across the board, fits especially gaming and 3D. I can vouch for it too. Awesome piece ofkit to be honest especially if you invest in a good calibration DVD to set it up.
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If you need help Romany, remember I work with tv :signLOL: , give me a call if you need help :happy2:
You're always off. :confused:
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I've always gone for Samsung tvs, got a 32" Led one at the moment, really like the look of Samsung tvs. But after reading reviews I dont think they're the best for 3D. I quite like the sound of the Panasonic DT30, got some really good reviews. Ideally I want a 37" but dont know if my budget will stretch that far. :ashamed:
Just want to find the right one to go along side my man-machine/ man-station. :laugh:
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I was also concerned about reviews that slated the 3D on the Samsungs seeing as i'm a bit of a fan boy of their tvs :signLOL:
Tried loads of different sets in the shops and couldnt see any noticeable difference in my price range if i'm honest, tried the 3D on both Blueray and my Xbox and it's spot on for me? 2D to 3D conversion also works great on MW3 for me and Emmerdale for the missus lol!
I try to take the reviews with a pinch of salt as most get far too indepth for what at the end of the day is a posh telly, i'm never going to run a 3D test disc and measure for image crosstalk nor am i going to measure my gaming screen response time down to the last millisecond...
My advice, get the set that impresses YOU the most in your price range and dont get too hung up on 'pro' reviews, one mans meat and all that... :wink:
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Ideally I want a 37" but dont know if my budget will stretch that far I am allowed. :ashamed:
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Ah. When I was buying home cinema the first question I was asked was about wife acceptancy. :laugh:
Not a problem in my case however......
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Ah. When I was buying home cinema the first question I was asked was about wife acceptancy. :laugh:
Not a problem in my case however......
It will be fine. She refuses to come tv shopping with me. :signLOL:
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Currys had an in store deal for a Panasonic 32" led with free view, hdmi sd pc scart ports and HD for £199.99
Bought one for my boys Xbox and its better than the man sized plasma in the lounge!
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All but the best Samsungs LED televisions don't have full HD 3D displays. Infact the 6530 I looked at said it did on the box but in the e reviews they found 3D resolution to be less than standard def pictures. Poor.
I got the DT30, 2 x pairs of glasses, a BDT211 BLURAY and 5 year warranty for 800 which was good I thought.
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Ah. When I was buying home cinema the first question I was asked was about wife acceptancy. :laugh:
Not a problem in my case however......
It will be fine. She refuses to come tv shopping with me. :signLOL:
Wait until you get it home though. Nag. Nag. Nag. :signLOL:
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If you need help Romany, remember I work with tv :signLOL: , give me a call if you need help :happy2:
You're always off. :confused:
Aernt I lucky :laugh: but never the days I really need off :sad1:
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Ah. When I was buying home cinema the first question I was asked was about wife acceptancy. :laugh:
Not a problem in my case however......
It will be fine. She refuses to come tv shopping with me. :signLOL:
Wait until you get it home though. Nag. Nag. Nag. :signLOL:
Nah. Shes a good girl- she knows her role. :signLOL:
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Ah. When I was buying home cinema the first question I was asked was about wife acceptancy. :laugh:
Not a problem in my case however......
It will be fine. She refuses to come tv shopping with me. :signLOL:
Wait until you get it home though. Nag. Nag. Nag. :signLOL:
Nah. Shes a good girl- she knows her role. :signLOL:
:popcornsoda: :popcornsoda:.......
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Steve... What was the damage for your TV. Gonna get a new one this year, my panny is playing up and looking a bit tiny. (32")
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Steve... What was the damage for your TV. Gonna get a new one this year, my panny is playing up and looking a bit tiny. (32")
£649 with 4 sets of active glasses and a £50 voucher to spend from 1/3/12 onwards, saving that towards a new xbox :happy2:
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Not too bad... And 1080p?
I've been looking at panny 42" plasmas. Seem quite reasonably priced on amazon. :-)
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Rich, don't rule out your local Panasonic specialist as mine was cheaper than anywhere else at the time.
42" sounds small. :wink:
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Ive got a 42inch GT30 Panasonic 3D Plasma in my bedroom.....spot on display and 3D is amazing.
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Not too bad... And 1080p?
Yeah :happy2:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE40D6530-Widescreen-Internet-Freeview/dp/B004TB4XWW
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Rich, don't rule out your local Panasonic specialist as mine was cheaper than anywhere else at the time.
42" sounds small. :wink:
Will look around. 42" is surely big enough for Jeremy Kyle and This Morning.... ;-p
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For a great tv with 'proper' blacks then plasma cant be beaten. I have the Panasonic vt50 plasma, nothing else I have seen comes close.
Check out : http://www.avforums.com/ for great reviews from people that know hw to test a TV.
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Think I'm gonna go for this!
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Panasonic-32-TX-L32DT30B-LED-LCD/dp/B004X7HFBI?extid=af_a_Communities_47868
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Watch this space ---glasses free 3D is only 6 months away.
Thats why the big stores are desperately trying to shift 3D Tvs just now!!!
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Watch this space ---glasses free 3D is only 6 months away.
Thats why the big stores are desperately trying to shift 3D Tvs just now!!!
im sorry but 6 months is a very optimistic estimation, double it then add some is more likely.
im waiting for quad HD to be mass produced, its gonna look soooooo beautiful! (its 4 x 1080p for anyone who's wondering)
if you want my opinion dont go for 3d under 50" you dont get the full benefit/effect on the screeens under that size.
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Watch this space ---glasses free 3D is only 6 months away.
Thats why the big stores are desperately trying to shift 3D Tvs just now!!!
im sorry but 6 months is a very optimistic estimation, double it then add some is more likely.
im waiting for quad HD to be mass produced, its gonna look soooooo beautiful! (its 4 x 1080p for anyone who's wondering)
if you want my opinion dont go for 3d under 50" you dont get the full benefit/effect on the screeens under that size.
Id 2nd that..
Good advise :happy2:
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I disagree. 3D on my 37" is spot on for my room. Unless you have a huge room or are able to watch nothing but HD massive TV'S for me, don't produce good quality images.
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I honestly cannot see the point in a 3D screen unless the screen is measured in meters i.e cinema size projection.
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Why not LED 3D tv?