pjavon
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 09:19 AM |
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Phillips Ambilight T.V.
Anyone got one of these, thinking of buying a new telly and quite like the sound of this but not to sure if it would get on my nerves after the
novelty has worn off. Any other opinions on other makes around the 42 inch size would also be appreciated as all the sites just seem to try to baffle
you with big words and science which don't really mean to much to me
I would like one with as much built in as possible (free-view HDD etc) but that's not a necessity, really just any help anyone can give me.
Thanks Paul
Always keep a big hammer and a condom in your toolbox, if you can't fix it with the hammer
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vinny1275
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 09:41 AM |
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I recently got a 40inch Samsung, and it's great. Has 3 HDMI ports (including one on the side which is handy for an HD camcorder) and great
contrast ratio (25,000:1). It's great for TV, DVDs through scart and games / Blu-ray DVDs through my PS3.
And now it's 250 quid cheaper than when I bought it! Have seen the newer one (the red tinged one) for 1000, including a free blu-ray player (new
one has 4 HDMI ports).
the Samsung ones are endlessly configurable, you can get settings for them from www.avforums.com whatever TV you
choose - I found the best settings for my TV on there. There are also reviews of all the major models on there.
HTH
Vince
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 09:45 AM |
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it would get on my nerves
if the bulbs were not so expensive and short lived I'd buy an overhead projector. Till then I'll stick with my big square box 
I have freeview box though, £9 from B&Q, really very good
[Edited on 27/6/08 by Mr Whippy]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 09:50 AM |
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If i was in the market for a flat tv, then i wouldnt look any further than the the panasonic plasmas. After much hunting and auditioning with my
father in law for his, we came to the conclucsion that they are the best quality and value for money.
Ignore fancy gagets like ambilight, they add nothing to the quality of the viewing or sound. which at the end of the day, is what you use a TV for. Of
course if you feel that the phillips tv image quality is good and to your liking then dont not get one cuz it has the ambilight stuff!
It also depends on your source. the panasonics still look good (as much as they can) from an SD source. Unless you have sky/virgin HD, a bluray or you
want to get the up and coming freesat HD then your not gonna see the benefit of the HD anyway. We took the view that the TV would need upgrading in
about 5-6 years anyway, and at this time all the sources we had were SD. With the likely hood of getting a HD source in the next 2-4 years, we thought
that the 768HD panasionic HD was the right price and a happy medium as it still displays the SD sources well.
If you want a good test for a tv, watch a footie match. the grass and the 'aritfacts' around the players really show the difference
between a good and bad tv.
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BenB
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 09:52 AM |
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I must admit the ambilight idea sounds so rubbish that the fact that they've made tv with the technology means it must be better than everyone
imagines!! Surely???
Then again I reckon I'd either not notice it or it'd get on my thrupnees.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 10:04 AM |
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Amazingly even though I have looked at heaps of TV’s lately in loads of shops I have yet to see a single HD picture!! Can’t believe they are trying to
flog these things but not be bothered even showing the customers what its like, all they need to do is have a DVD playing if they can’t get reception,
totally useless. So far I have not been impressed by the quality of the pictures on the screens, some are worse than my old telly!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 11:29 AM |
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I've just recently bought a Sony Bravia flat-screen TV. First thing I did was turn off all the 'vivid',
'colour-enhanced', auto-this-that-and-the-other' settings, and now I've got a really nice and natural picture.
I felt like putting my sunglasses on prior to doing that...
I don't know why they do it, 'cos the picture is really good without all that nonsense.
(Mind you, it does help that I was taught how to properly set up a colour TV in a broadcast transmission lab!)
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 11:45 AM |
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recently bought a Sony Bravia 46" from Hughes in Ipswich. they have HD playing on a load of their TVs in shop and I found that, when I stood in
front of them, i could really see the difference in the image between the Samsung and the Sony... It was enough to persuade me to part with an extra
£400!!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 12:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
recently bought a Sony Bravia 46" from Hughes in Ipswich. they have HD playing on a load of their TVs in shop and I found that, when I stood in
front of them, i could really see the difference in the image between the Samsung and the Sony... It was enough to persuade me to part with an extra
£400!!
I mind being in a shop and over hearing the sales man explaining that the expensive tv had better soldering! 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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loggyboy
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 01:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Amazingly even though I have looked at heaps of TV’s lately in loads of shops I have yet to see a single HD picture!!
When ever ive looked at TVs, HD demos is all i ever see.
Which are all well and good but you will note that all HD demos are slow moving/near still shots, stick a fast moving sequence (from an HD source or
not) and you really begin to see where the low/mid priced lcd/plasma technology is lacking compared to CRTs.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 01:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Amazingly even though I have looked at heaps of TV’s lately in loads of shops I have yet to see a single HD picture!!
When ever ive looked at TVs, HD demos is all i ever see.
Which are all well and good but you will note that all HD demos are slow moving/near still shots, stick a fast moving sequence (from an HD source or
not) and you really begin to see where the low/mid priced lcd/plasma technology is lacking compared to CRTs.
well I've been right up to the screens and they look no better pixel size than my ray gun so I have to assume they are in LD...
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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joolsmi16
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| posted on 27/6/08 at 01:26 PM |
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tv
Don't buy phillips I work in a electrical retail shop and philips always go wrong, ambilight only works if the tv is mounted on the wall viewing
it at night with no lights on in the room.
Try and buy Samsung I've just got a 40" deal on in work. Samsung uses a lot of sony parts. Also look at LG and Tosh.
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