Ewen Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I see you lot have been busy:) Thanks for all the advice - was all taken on board. I was out this morning spending money - had a look at everything on offer and ended up going for the Samsung 40" LCD. Had no intention of going for an LCD but when comparing them side by side I have to admit I found the LCD to be much sharper IMHO. Plus it works well with Xbox360. Did look at the 50" Samsung Plasma which was similar in price but I thought would look far better on the wall than on stand(mine needs to be set up on stand). Appreciate all the help though I guess it's whats right for you personally as this thread has shown. :thumbs: Nooooo:d someones gonna love reading this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Nooooo:d someones gonna love reading this Well Ewen, it's the usual scenario you spend ages giving your honest opinion and advice and then they do the complete opposite. Where is he anyway, thought he'd be gloating by now!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Well Ewen, it's the usual scenario you spend ages giving your honest opinion and advice and then they do the complete opposite. Where is he anyway, thought he'd be gloating by now!! H. Im sure he will be very happy with it. As to the three-spoked free-speaker from the wrong side of Hadrians Wall, I'm sure he will enjoy his victory with dignity and humility:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 42" Hitachi plasma owner here and boy do I regret buying it. Not for the reason you think though. It was the same as the one Sky were flogging as their own "HD ready" one a couple of years ago. Slightly more expensive as it had more inputs (VGA, Scart etc). What did Sky do a year later? Changed their fookin HD standard! There's an awful lot of plasma owners out there really pissed off with Sky right now because of it - especially as they were selling the exact model themselves. Luckily for Sky they've now included the old standard they touted back in and I'll be able to get HD. But that's still not the reason I regret buying it - because I'm not the slightest bit interested in paying Sky yet another £10 a month just so I can see a picture slightly better than the one I get now... Here's the real reason... Lin's been giving me grief ever since she found out about the standard change. "I knew we shouldn't have spent so much on a telly." Doesn't matter how many times I tell her different, she just won't listen. Women!! PS. Ewen, are those Burberry curtains I see in your avatar you Chav? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 PS. Ewen, are those Burberry curtains I see in your avatar you Chav? Burberry ? Its the McBanana Clan Tartan I'll have you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 And is that a pic of you as a young lad? It looks faded enough... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 And is that a pic of you as a young lad? It looks faded enough... So this is lets pick on Ewen night is it ? Tis indeed me as a toaty wean. 1965 I think...Christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 So this is lets pick on Ewen night is it ? Tis indeed me as a toaty wean. 1965 I think...Christ. Nah, just bored and can't be bothered to go to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Did it have all the connectivity you need? Most of the TV's nowadays have mega connectivity. The 360 puts out HDTV, enjooooyyyyy Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Fook, that was about 8 replies while i wrote mine. I'm saying nothing I'm in the same boat with the HDTV connection though. Mine is the DVI type which is what HD was meant to be initially then they changed it to HDMI(is that right?). There are converters though. I don't have SkyHD so it makes no difference. I use my Mediacenter for HDTV from the US. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 HDMI to DVI. Plug HDMI into sky then DVI into tv http://www.smelectronics.com/HDMI.htm Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yep. I keep telling her it's not a problem if we ever want HD but will she listen? (I use a PC and plenty of HD torrents ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yup, same as me. Have a look for Gladiator.MKV Thats full on 1080i that hasn't been re-encoded like most of the tv downloads. Shows you what the TV can really do. I was absolutely blown away. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 PM me a link by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markymark Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 Well Ewen, it's the usual scenario you spend ages giving your honest opinion and advice and then they do the complete opposite. Where is he anyway, thought he'd be gloating by now!! H. Sorry - didn't mean to make it seem like I ignored the advice about plasmas... I was 99% going to buy the 50" Samsung or 42" Panasonic plasma but ended up with the LCD after comparing them side-by-side (& got a really good deal on the one I went for too ). Thanks for all the advice though I too was worried about all the gloating haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 So this is lets pick on Ewen night is it ? Tis indeed me as a toaty wean. 1965 I think...Christ. Wow, so that must make you what, 96? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Oy - watch it you. He's younger than me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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