Kopite Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'm thinking of getting a new TV (well the current one's on it's way out!) Seen this on offer from an Ebay 99% Power Seller - never heard of the brand but it's brand new at £479. Any good? TECHWOOD LCD3211 32" HD ready lcd tv HD Ready Ø Television type 32” Widescreen LCD . Ø Auto set up Ø Teletext . Ø Pixel resolution 1366x768 Ø Contrast ratio 800:1 Ø Digital picture processing Ø Digital comb filter Ø Digital video noise reduction Ø NTSC and PAL playback Ø On-screen menus Ø Sound system Nicam Digital Stereo Ø Audio power output (RMS) 20 watts Ø 2 x Scart sockets Ø S-Video socket Yes Ø Component video connection Ø AV inputs Ø HDMI connection Ø HDCP enabled Ø Headphone socket Ø RGB PC in Ø Remote Control Ø On/off timer Ø Sleep timer Ø Child lock Ø Desktop TV stand included Ø Picture-in-Text Ø 100 Channels Ø 1000 page teletext memory Ø 16:9 widescreen format Widescreen format Ø Dimensions 54.7x91.5x25.5(H/W/D)cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh how disappointing a thread about televisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 techwood are not bad at all mate, i have a 21 techwood lcd,. and i have a 42" techwood plasma - however the plasma is waiting for repair. but i find them,as a brand not bad at all the price your paying is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh how disappointing a thread about televisions. Hush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 also i sell lots of Techwood gear so i know your paying a realy good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hmmm any more views? I'm tempted but i hate spending money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 As a snooty elitist who believes you get only what you pay for I wouldn't buy a plasma under 2k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 As a snooty elitist who believes you get only what you pay for I wouldn't buy a plasma under 2k. Redm, its an LCD he`s buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 As a snooty elitist who believes you get only what you pay for I wouldn't buy a plasma under 2k. I'm with Red to an extent, although I'd say 1k not 2k! My aunty bought an unknown brand LCD from Currys and had to take it back 3 times to be replaced for one reason or another. In the end she bought a Samsung and has had no problems since. For cheap but brand name TV's check out this link http://www.clearance-comet.co.uk/ Ebay style bidding for Comet stock that is ex display, refurbed, cosmetically damaged etc. Some real good deals to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Redm, its an LCD he`s buying Oh dear God! Why would anyone buy an LCD? I correct myself. As a snooty elitist I would not buy an LCD. For any money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh dear God! Why would anyone buy an LCD? I correct myself. As a snooty elitist I would not buy an LCD. For any money. yeh but a 32" pc monitor !! cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Ro - check here. It is an excellent site for an unbiased opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh dear God! Why would anyone buy an LCD? I correct myself. As a snooty elitist I would not buy an LCD. For any money. Hmmm. I've got a 37" JVC LCD TV that I got from Gamer. I paid like 900 for it but he paid about £1700 for it I think. I've got to say I'm not actually very impressed with it. The picture quality is poor on scenes with movement, or watching the footy. The picture kind of smears. The model I have actually got rave reviews when it first came out earlier this year but like I said, it's not 'all that' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonshaw_uk Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 dont touch techwood - absolute crap i boughta plasma tv and the picture quality was terrible plus it went wrong from day one - in the end after 6 months the damn thing went in for repair and never came back. i bought a philips plasma in the end and was amazed at the difference in quality you only get what you pay for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 LCD & Plasmas are shit for footie and fast moving pics no matter how much you pay im affraid beacuse of the way they are made. Would be best getting a HD ready rear projection. You can get some now that aint much wider than LCD/Plasmas anyway and the pic qual is better. Oh and my x had a 6grand plasma that was no bettwer than the on i have in the front room that cost just over 2k and it was supposed to be one of the best money can buy but it was just the same with the same dragging on footie etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 If you want a good picture search around for places selling off the Toshiba Picture Frame 2 models. You'll pay a few hundred quid and will get a better picture than nearly all but the most expensive Plasma/LCD sets. But, they are big and can't be hung on the wall. Are you after WOW points or do you want really great image quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 i had a 402 plasma did not like it, i now have lcd tvs in bedroom lounge and conseratory, i have lg which i think is the better of the 3 also have a samsung and sony;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 LG make the internals for many of today top brands. I know a guy who said he'd never buy a cheap, shitty LG and then bought another brand. He was gutted when a little research showed it to be a rebranded LG product. He then started to notice loads of faults in the pic quality where previously he'd been raving about it. Twit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Ro, have you tried richer sounds on borough road in Middlesbrough? its where we got out plasma from and it does some really good deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 LG make the internals for many of today top brands. I know a guy who said he'd never buy a cheap, shitty LG and then bought another brand. He was gutted when a little research showed it to be a rebranded LG product. He then started to notice loads of faults in the pic quality where previously he'd been raving about it. Twit. Plasmas/LCD are like most electronics these days... There are only a few real manufacturers of these actually units, and the likes of Grundig/Liteon/Mustek for example put the packaging around the screen. The lesser known brands usually contain the same internals, however the likes of Sony and co get first stab at the quality control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb9780 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 If you want a good picture search around for places selling off the Toshiba Picture Frame 2 models. You'll pay a few hundred quid and will get a better picture than nearly all but the most expensive Plasma/LCD sets. But, they are big and can't be hung on the wall. Are you after WOW points or do you want really great image quality? Yep I'll second that. I have a picture frame 2 awesome telly. And weighing around 80kg no thieving dogbummer is ever going to get it. I paid about £1050 for mine about 3 years ago. They were touted as being the best normal tube TV for the money in the 36" range. I still think there is something better about normal normal TV's over the LCD and plasmas. Although we do have a Dell 19" LCD in the bedroom. That is a great LCD but it does have a slower response time of 19ms than most of the more expensive LCD/Plasma's. But you don't notice it until the footies on. But even then it's still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 no thieving dogbummer is ever going to get it. Dogbummer! I'm so going to be using that at work tomorrow. I still think there is something better about normal TV's over the LCD and plasmas. I agree. We've had a few (plasmas) on home trial over the last few years. Two I had high hopes for (Pioneer and Panasonic) and while the pics were undoubtedly good they just weren't (in our opinion) as good as our Toshiba CRT. When we play R1 DVDs through it's prog. scan mode and also use the Component Video output from the DVD player the image quality is often breathtaking. We were watching S2 of Lost and honestly there was one close up of Locke that was more detailed than real life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefgroover Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 If you want good football on a LCD or plasma, you need the sky HD box. using a 720 progressive signal works wonders and crystal clear for sport. 1080i isnt as good for sport as the interlaced signal wont refresh fast enough. Now if you could find a 1080P signal you'd be landed. The future is higher def. For now rather than pay sky a ranson I suggest you try a decent scaler, worked great on my plasma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb9780 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Dogbummer! I'm so going to be using that at work tomorrow. :dQUOTE] Yeah dogbummer and population paste, always get a grin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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