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Old 20 February 2008, 06:58   #1
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Hi

looking to get a new HD flat screen for my PS 3 36-40"

So any techies out there which one would you go for and then which model as I’ve seen price differences of over £600 and the only difference is a letter in the model number, which I think has something to do with refresh rate and drivers for the screen (last bit maybe wrong)

I use a sharp 36” LCD at the mo

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Old 20 February 2008, 07:17   #2
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Hi

looking to get a new HD flat screen for my PS 3 36-40"

So any techies out there which one would you go for and then which model as I’ve seen price differences of over £600 and the only difference is a letter in the model number, which I think has something to do with refresh rate and drivers for the screen (last bit maybe wrong)

I use a sharp 36” LCD at the mo

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Hi

looking to get a new HD flat screen for my PS 3 36-40"

So any techies out there which one would you go for and then which model as I’ve seen price differences of over £600 and the only difference is a letter in the model number, which I think has something to do with refresh rate and drivers for the screen (last bit maybe wrong)

I use a sharp 36” LCD at the mo

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i use a 50" lg Plasma running 1080 resolution with a PS3 and the picture quality is stunning. In one of our larger TV stores they have Pioneer, Lg and Sharp running side by side and the Pioneer defiantly has a more natural picture, but it is the most expensive by far.
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Play.com seem to have some good deals..
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iv hered they are going to stop making hd, as blue ray is taking over, not sure thats means just dvd players or not
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iv hered they are going to stop making hd, as blue ray is taking over, not sure thats means just dvd players or not

It's DVD players. Shame. I've just been given an HD-DVD player.
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It's DVD players. Shame. I've just been given an HD-DVD player.
Just imagine all the cut price hd-dvd's for sale soon.....
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cheers nos, back to the question, it depends on how close you are to the tv, plasma is mint if you sit away from it, but thats my opinion, i got neither
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Plasma. Stunning reproduction through HD connections, better at any viewing angle.

Pioneer if you have unlimited funds, Panasonic if you want to be a bit more budget conscious. Both are multi-award winning.
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I've got neither, but when veiwing tv's along side each other in the shop then I think that generally LG has the upper hand with blacks looking black and better contrast and picture that the others, unless you've got unlimited funds. Plasma does look better than LCD and is cheaper in alot of cases now.
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iv hered they are going to stop making hd, as blue ray is taking over, not sure thats means just dvd players or not
But Blue Ray is High definition, do you mean they are going to stop making DVD?
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But Blue Ray is High definition, do you mean they are going to stop making DVD?
No no no.....
You get Blu ray hi def dvd and then you get Hd dvd both Hi def, but blu ray is now the winner....
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Just imagine all the cut price hd-dvd's for sale soon.....
Yup Play.com are selling them for £79.99

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...archtype=genre

Comes with 2 free disks. wait till they come down to about £50 and it would be worth it as they are also upscaling DVD players.
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