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[andyb]

Who can advise me on a medium size flat screen tv to mount on a wall in my bedroom please?

Where to get and what sort would be good. I thankyou

[Carbon749]

A lot depends on your budget. Would be worth looking in the new massive argos book to get an idea of waht you looking for and then run the name and model number through dealtime.co.uk or Kelkoo.co.uk to find best deal.

Curry's online also doing some good deals at the moment.

[sparkin]

HDTV (High Definition)is the next big thing Andy,some of the flat screens come ready for it and some don`t

Try this link to give you a basic idea of whats happening

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4361543.stm


P.S.That`s why a lot of Flat screens are being discounted,but kelkoo will point you in the right direction when you`ve decided which one you want.
Good luck and spend wisely young jedi

[weeian]

What size and how much have you got andy.

/ian

[Carbon749]

I'm looking at nice phillips 32" LCD tv that is HD (High Definition) ready ....... shop price is around £1,200 .... curry's on line have it for just over £1,000. Great price for a HD LCD tv.

[Loz]

Andy, flat screen TVs aren't very robust. I suggest you mount a CRT type, say somewhere over the head board.
Make sure you use enough drawing pins, I'd hate to hear you've had a nasty shock in the night!

[Mr_S]

You'll find most LCD's will support HD (1024x1024, and progressive by default), however, you really need to ensure they're HDCP compliant. This is the copy protection that will be used for premium channels. Sky will be using this in 2006 when they begin broadcasting.

An excellent place for more info on what's what is avforums.com

This is their HiDef forum, and there's a sticky right at the top that covers HD ready TV's.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=104

Don't know anyone I can recommend you talking to in Northampton, but PJ HiFi in Guildford are excellent for impartial advice. (Speak to Elliot, the installs director) or Convergent AV who set up my system, speak to Gordon for the best information on the subject full stop!

http://www.pjhifi.co.uk/pj/index.html
http://www.convergent-av.co.uk/

Or a quick fix, reviews section

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/


Personally, I'd go for Pioneer or Panasonic, and steer well clear of Sony. Further down the budget scales, Hitachi & Samsung, then LG.

[JPM]

Although HD compliant I don't think everything has been 100% finalised as per specs etc, I'm not jumping onto the HDTV bandwagon until a year or two in after it settles down, bit like VHS/Betamax

[ath748]

I have a Sony 42" plasma and a Panasonic 32" LCD and I gotta say the LCD picture quality is better. Go for LCD if you can, and I rate Panasonic tv's too - high quality and very stylish. Sony plasma is good, very big, but not quite as user friendly to be honest.

Ade.

[Redruth]

Originally posted by andyb
Who can advise me on a medium size flat screen tv to mount on a wall in my bedroom please?

Where to get and what sort would be good. I thankyou

As you know, I'm a bit anti TV. I'm particularly anti TV in the bedroom, apart from in hotel rooms where they can be a bit of a novelty, IMHO. My advice is, keep the telly for the front room and concentrate on more important things in the bedroom.