[SiKkBaSs]

Max spend around 800 squid. John Lewis are pretty good as they have free 5 year guarantees on all their TVs. What models should I be looking at and other pointers appreciated.

What about this:

http://www.johnlewis.com/230575881/Product.aspx

[willhollin]

I have a Panasonic plasma and can't fault it.

So for me I would get this one -

http://www.johnlewis.com/230573906/Product.aspx

[deletedelete]

Its not bad. Heres what to remember. 1080p, high contrast ratio, high hz, hdmi input. That tv is 50hz which is a bit low. However I dont know if hz are the same over there. 120 is best while 60 is okay and ive never even heard of a 50hz tv before.

120hz and lcd backlighting is best but probably too expensive. 60hz is okay but try for high contrast ratio! Not dynamic contrast ratio, true contrast ratio.

[Dr Dave]

What panel size are you looking for Sunny? 37, 40 or 42"?

Or larger, Sir?

[SiKkBaSs]

40. Sticking it in my room. Just seen this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-KDL40W5...8292316&sr=1-1

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by SiKkBaSs

40. Sticking it in my room. Just seen this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-KDL40W5...8292316&sr=1-1

That one is much better then the other one you posted.

And the uk has weird hz settings. We have 60 and 120hz. You seem to have 50 and 100hz.

[Carrera RSR]

Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

And the uk has weird hz settings. We have 60 and 120hz. You seem to have 50 and 100hz.

Because our TV is better quality than the US

[SiKkBaSs]

Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

And the uk has weird hz settings. We have 60 and 120hz. You seem to have 50 and 100hz.

The UK has the right hertz setting. US ones are wrong

Just like you drive on the wrong side of the road



(in before you say the rest of the world drives on the other side)

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by carrerarsr

Because our TV is better quality than the US

lol, isnt 120hz better then 100hz? What different features do you have that we dont?

Originally Posted by SiKkBaSs

The UK has the right hertz setting. US ones are wrong

Just like you drive on the wrong side of the road



(in before you say the rest of the world drives on the other side)

Actually I was gonna say that you drive from the passengers seat! I have no idea how you press the controls or shift gears with your LEFT hand!

[SiKkBaSs]

Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

Actually I was gonna say that you drive from the passengers seat! I have no idea how you press the controls or shift gears with your LEFT hand!

Drove my uncles Dodge Stealth in Canada from the passenger seat for 3 months with my RIGHT hand.

Us Brits are talented


OT Thinking about this situation I could just wait until January sales. This same TV would drop like sh** or get something better than I could do now with the same moolah.

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by SiKkBaSs

Drove my uncles Dodge Stealth in Canada from the passenger seat for 3 months with my RIGHT hand.

Us Brits are talented


OT Thinking about this situation I could just wait until January sales. This same TV would drop like sh** or get something better than I could do now with the same moolah.

You dont have thanksgiving over there right? Thats our super holiday sale day. Stuff is real cheap for oneday only. However its possible to be killed while shopping on that day. Last year a few people were killed because everybody rushes into walmart for the sales and steps on other people and kills them.

[SiKkBaSs]

Nah we don't have thanksgiving. They're always talking about that on WWE and other public holidays we don't get here in the UK. The closest thing we get to that is the January sales...then again that happens all over right?

[beemerbird]

Originally Posted by SiKkBaSs

The UK has the right hertz setting. US ones are wrong

Just like you drive on the wrong side of the road



(in before you say the rest of the world drives on the other side)

100 hertz would be better Sunny and you'd be surprised how many countries actually drive on the left, and traditionally most did. Some say Napoleon chose the right hand side as he was left handed, but a) we were NEVER going to do what he tried to dictate and b) he lost - big time!

1. Anguilla
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Australia
4. Bahamas
5. Bangladesh
6. Barbados
7. Bermuda
8. Bhutan
9. Botswana
10. Brunei
11. Cayman Islands
12. Christmas Island (Australia)
13. Cook Islands
14. Cyprus
15. Dominica
16. East Timor
17. Falkland Islands
18. Fiji
19. Grenada
20. Guernsey (Channel Islands)
21. Guyana
22. Hong Kong
23. India
24. Indonesia
25. Ireland
26. Isle of Man
27. Jamaica
28. Japan
29. Jersey (Channel Islands)
30. Kenya
31. Kiribati
32. Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
33. Lesotho
34. Macau
35. Malawi
36. Malaysia
37. Maldives
38. Malta
39. Mauritius
40. Montserrat
41. Mozambique
42. Namibia
43. Nauru
44. Nepal
45. New Zealand
46. Niue
47. Norfolk Island (Australia)
48. Pakistan
49. Papua New Guinea
50. Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
51. Saint Helena
52. Saint Kitts and Nevis
53. Saint Lucia
54. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
55. Seychelles
56. Singapore
57. Solomon Islands
58. South Africa
59. Sri Lanka
60. Suriname
61. Swaziland
62. Tanzania
63. Thailand
64. Tokelau (New Zealand)
65. Tonga
66. Trinidad and Tobago
67. Turks and Caicos Islands
68. Tuvalu
69. Uganda
70. United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
71. Virgin Islands (British)
72. Virgin Islands (US)
73. Zambia
74. Zimbabwe

75. Samoa (as of September 2009)

[SiKkBaSs]

Helen to the rescue!

That list of countries is interesting.

[deletedelete]

Whats WWE?

Most people are right handed. So pushing buttons and shifting gears with the right hand makes more sense. Eventhough im left handed I could never shift gears with my left hand!

I cant wait to visit the uk oneday and try to drive from the passengers seat!

[Moh]

best bet, wait till the sales, same thing happened to me last year, bought the tv in oct and at the sales, it went down by 350 pounds

[peterg1965]

I think we have better/safer plug sockets in the UK as well, but now I am being picky!

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by peterg1965

I think we have better/safer plug sockets in the UK as well, but now I am being picky!

I thought you had two identical prong things? We have one big and one small prong for safety and most everything is 3 prong with a ground prong. I always thought that europe had real dangerous outlets.

[beemerbird]

Note many of the countries are ex-colonies or still part of the Commonwealth. The main reason for choosing one side or the other is to give the driver of a wide load the best vantage point possible when passing another vehicle. Many factors contribute to which side is favoured for example keeping left allows a riders sword arm to be free, or keep right for ease of whipping horses. So in a given country the particular historical factors at the time dictated which side of the road people tended to travel on.

PS, what do you mean, what is WWE?

Peter - Too right, 3 pin with an earth.

[Carrera RSR]

Originally Posted by beemerbird

1. Anguilla
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Australia
4. Bahamas
5. Bangladesh
6. Barbados
7. Bermuda
8. Bhutan
9. Botswana
10. Brunei
11. Cayman Islands
12. Christmas Island (Australia)
13. Cook Islands
14. Cyprus
15. Dominica
16. East Timor
17. Falkland Islands
18. Fiji
19. Grenada
20. Guernsey (Channel Islands)
21. Guyana
22. Hong Kong
23. India
24. Indonesia
25. Ireland
26. Isle of Man
27. Jamaica
28. Japan
29. Jersey (Channel Islands)
30. Kenya
31. Kiribati
32. Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
33. Lesotho
34. Macau
35. Malawi
36. Malaysia
37. Maldives
38. Malta
39. Mauritius
40. Montserrat
41. Mozambique
42. Namibia
43. Nauru
44. Nepal
45. New Zealand
46. Niue
47. Norfolk Island (Australia)
48. Pakistan
49. Papua New Guinea
50. Pitcairn Islands (Britain)
51. Saint Helena
52. Saint Kitts and Nevis
53. Saint Lucia
54. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
55. Seychelles
56. Singapore
57. Solomon Islands
58. South Africa
59. Sri Lanka
60. Suriname
61. Swaziland
62. Tanzania
63. Thailand
64. Tokelau (New Zealand)
65. Tonga
66. Trinidad and Tobago
67. Turks and Caicos Islands
68. Tuvalu
69. Uganda
70. United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
71. Virgin Islands (British)
72. Virgin Islands (US)
73. Zambia
74. Zimbabwe

75. Samoa (as of September 2009)

Reads like a true list of Colonialism. Those were the days

However Gibraltar is missing

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by beemerbird

Note many of the countries are ex-colonies or still part of the Commonwealth. The main reason for choosing one side or the other is to give the driver of a wide load the best vantage point possible when passing another vehicle. Many factors contribute to which side is favoured for example keeping left allows a riders sword arm to be free, or keep right for ease of whipping horses. So in a given country the particular historical factors at the time dictated which side of the road people tended to travel on.

PS, what do you mean, what is WWE?

Peter - Too right, 3 pin with an earth.

Yeah, im better with a sword in my left hand, so im good! hehe.

sikkbass said something about WWE, but I guess he was talking about the wrestling show, I just realized. I thought it was a uk thing. guess not.

And we have a 3 pin. One big, one small, one ground (earth)

[Carrera RSR]

Try these. On my New Year shopping list. Current Panny has seen me good service over the last four years. I'd have another no problem.

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_G...#anker_2323941