AndyKent
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I've been wanting to get a new 40" LCD for my living room and had decided to go for this Samsung LED - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-UE40C5800-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B003DNSJ0E/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IELT8A7Q7IPKV&colid=1EX211JC26UX1
But today Amazon sent me an email offering this Sony - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003BVI4C6/ref=pe_13961_23028851_as_txt_2/
As far as I can see both TVs offer pretty much the same features, except one is LED and the other isn't.
I want to buy something that looks great, but is the LED really worth an extra £150 over the Sony?
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Only difference I could see in store was the depth, not anything in the picture.
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Daveskater
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Saw an advert last night for a Samsung 40" tv for £349, was at Tesco iirc.
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I havent looked but i assume its just LED backlit?
My £25 photo frame is LED backlit, so its not big deal imo.
Full LED is the way forward, but its £ks
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Nath
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I love mine. Plus they look great with being so thin.
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A2H GO
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Ive been looking at getting an LED TV too, minimum 42 inch though as 40 isn't much bigger than the 32 we have.
I mainly want want one so I can use the new style LED wire bracket 
Looking at this one: http://www.rgbdirect.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?SKUNumber=111363&Model=LG-42LE4500
[Edited on 27-12-2010 by A2H GO]
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DaveyLC
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LED TV's are awesome, you can see the picture from almost any angle and the colour definition is superb!
I'm holding out for AMOLED TV's 
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AndyKent
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Hmm, I really tempted to just splash out the extra and stick with the Samsung.
Its what I wanted all along.....
I did see some offers for cheaper stuff, but I really want Freeview HD built in, and internet if possible.
I'll take a look in John Lewis tomorrow, they've got both on display and I'll look for myself.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
LED TV's are awesome, you can see the picture from almost any angle and the colour definition is superb!
It's an LCD LED BACKLIT. An LED backlit LCD panel doesn't instantly mean better viewing angles, colours or contrasts/blacks, it depends on the LCD panel. You also need to look at the coverage of the LED backlight, some displays are lit from the sides whereas other displays use columns/rows of LEDs across the full width/height of the LCD panel - stating the obvious, the latter option tends to provide a more even lit picture.
Only broad comment you can make about LCD LED is that they tend to be a fair amount thinner, but tbf that means squat.
Personally i'd for the Sony out of those, it's a pretty decent panel (viewing angle is a little limited though, but it's not a huge issue) and at that price it's a steal. Otherwise, i'd really look into the Panny's, something like the V10/20 series if you've got the cash or the G10/20.
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John
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Some people don't have a clue 
I've had an LED torch for years, anything with LED's in it can't be a big deal.
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Anty
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i have a led tv 22" its excellent 
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A2H GO
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quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO
Ive been looking at getting an LED TV too, minimum 42 inch though as 40 isn't much bigger than the 32 we have.
I mainly want want one so I can use the new style LED wire bracket
Looking at this one: http://www.rgbdirect.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?SKUNumber=111363&Model=LG-42LE4500
[Edited on 27-12-2010 by A2H GO]
Actually, found this one cheaper here: http://www.electrical123.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=LG-LED-42LE4500-BK
No Freeview HD though. Only 50hz aswel.
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John
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No, you have a 22" LED backlit LCD.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by John
No, you have a 22" LED backlit LCD.
Exactly!
IIRC, they did trial using LEDs for consumer panels but i don't think they ever got into production. There are LED video-walls which use clusters/segments of reg, green, blue leds though.
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
LED TV's are awesome, you can see the picture from almost any angle and the colour definition is superb!
It's an LCD LED BACKLIT. An LED backlit LCD panel doesn't instantly mean better viewing angles, colours or contrasts/blacks, it depends on the LCD panel. You also need to look at the coverage of the LED backlight, some displays are lit from the sides whereas other displays use columns/rows of LEDs across the full width/height of the LCD panel - stating the obvious, the latter option tends to provide a more even lit picture.
Only broad comment you can make about LCD LED is that they tend to be a fair amount thinner, but tbf that means squat.
Personally i'd for the Sony out of those, it's a pretty decent panel (viewing angle is a little limited though, but it's not a huge issue) and at that price it's a steal. Otherwise, i'd really look into the Panny's, something like the V10/20 series if you've got the cash or the G10/20.
Im talking about PROPER LED/OMLED/AOMLED displays..
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Dom
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Can you point me in the direction of a 'proper' LED panel tv please?
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED-backlit_LCD_television?wasRedirected=true
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Cole
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I've just got that 40" samsung and it's 10x better than my samsung LCD I did have
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Wrighty
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
I've just got that 40" samsung and it's 10x better than my samsung LCD I did have
LED backlit?
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Cole
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Yes
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A2H GO
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It annoys me on these LED backlit TV's that they put the connection sockets pointing towards the wall so you have to have it 2 inches away from the wall to get the HDMI cables etc in. Defeats the object of having paid an extra £150 to have the TV itself 2 inches thinner.
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Cole
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Not on my samsung it's not
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A2H GO
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They must not all be the same but all the samsungs i looked at today in currys including the one I posted were like that. Some connections were on the side but not the main ones like hdmi in, optical and aux.
Found these which would do the trick for one of the HDMI's but as they're above eachother you wouldn't be able to get the other 2 in. 
[Edited on 28-12-2010 by A2H GO]
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AndyKent
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Quick update. Had a look at both on display in JL today. Samsung looked lovely, the extra contrast in the lights and dark was obvious. And how slim it was!
That said, the Sony still looked great and I liked the playstation style menus. I'll go for that and save myself a wedge.
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