I still have a 3D telly, you know - the ones that have depth and are made of glass (CRT).

I am about to replace it with a 32 Inch LCD but really dont know which to go for, I have narrowed it down to these:

LG 32LH7000

Samsung LE32B650

Philips 32PFL7404H

I like the look of the Samsung, but am luke warm on the look of the Philips, the LG is OK but has a big bezel.

Aside from aesthetics, which one would you go for?

Much as I like the idea of DNLA, that chances are I will have some other device that can do DNLA or will get a Boxeebox or similar, so having it on the TV is not really important to me.

I do want 1080p and 100Hz, aside from that I am fairly open minded.

You had me worried; I thought you were so "bleeding edge" you were replacing your 3-D TV only a few months after the first prototypes were shown to the world!!

Oh, you mean you've got an ancient TV

I've got a Samsung, worked flawlessly since I got it 3 years ago. We install LG screens into sites (among other makes), and the LG screens are the ones that fail the least

Edit: FYI, these screens are often left on 24/7, so we do give them lots of abuse!

Edited 22 February, 201016 yr by Babs

Try and find all 3 in a shop, and compare them on SD, and HD. Or do a search somewhere like AV Forums.

Personally my main TV would only ever be Sony or Panasonic.

I'd add the Sony KDL-32V5500 to your list as well.

Usual rules apply to a purchase of this sort, read the reviews (www.whathifi.com is a reasonable place to start) and then go and view your favourites in the shop, preferably without the sharp suited, spotty youth just out of sales school trying to engage in meaningless banter, hovering over you.

Get the remote and have a play around with the settings (they're usually set up for maximum brightness and colour in the shops) and also visit the likes of John Lewis where they often have seperate rooms to view tellys in a slightly more realistic manner.

In truth, I doubt you'd be disappointed with whichever of those tellys you choose.

I'd add the Sony KDL-32V5500 to your list as well.

Usual rules apply to a purchase of this sort, read the reviews (www.whathifi.com is a reasonable place to start) and then go and view your favourites in the shop, preferably without the sharp suited, spotty youth just out of sales school trying to engage in meaningless banter, hovering over you.

Get the remote and have a play around with the settings (they're usually set up for maximum brightness and colour in the shops) and also visit the likes of John Lewis where they often have seperate rooms to view tellys in a slightly more realistic manner.

In truth, I doubt you'd be disappointed with whichever of those tellys you choose.

I did have the KDL-32W5500 on the list, but Sony are about to replace it ( http://www.sony.co.uk/product/tvp-32-40-sony-bravia-tv ) and I dont want to fork out top dollar just to get a new design (and I don't really want an old model).

I have been to JL and looked - they raved about the Philips 9 series - but I don't want ambilight or the expense of a 9 series unit.

The reviews swing between the LG and the Samsung.... hence my delegation of responsibility to faceless internet people ;-) .

Much as I like the idea of DNLA, that chances are I will have some other device that can do DNLA or will get a Boxeebox or similar, so having it on the TV is not really important to me.

I'm presuming that you're using a PC to type on so you've actually got the hardware server side of DNLA already.

Just add some freely available software and it could then stream music, films etc from your PC to the TV.

Maybe I'm forgetting that not everyone has cat5 or wireless facilities though

You had me worried; I thought you were so "bleeding edge" you were replacing your 3-D TV only a few months after the first prototypes were shown to the world!!

Hehehe - me too...

3D was a stunt to get attention..... maybe it worked!

One question - if I feed BluRay (and Freeview HD) into the TV via HDMI - will the TV's SPDIF out carry DTS to my non HDMI surround system? Or will it jam it down to 2 channel audio?

3D was a stunt to get attention..... maybe it worked!

One question - if I feed BluRay (and Freeview HD) into the TV via HDMI - will the TV's SPDIF out carry DTS to my non HDMI surround system? Or will it jam it down to 2 channel audio?

Freeview HD is so new so I can't be 100% certain, but I would think that DTS will never be a part of its feature set as it would need mega bandwidth. Even Freesat HD only has Dolby 5.1 at it best.

As your surround sound isn't HDMI, why not just feed it directly via a SPDIF from the BluRay or TV source (is it an AV amp or stereo amp)?

You do realise what you're missing by not having all the high quality audio to go with your new gear don't you!

Most, if not all TVs dont passthrough the DD/DTS signal thats coming in via HDMI to its own optical out. My Panasonic TV converts the incoming 5.1 signal to Analogue stereo and then converts this to DD 2.0 which is output via its optical spdif.

Sky HDs output via HDMI is only DD 2.0, to get surround you feed its optical out into an appropriate receiver.

I am thinking more about the Bluray player passing the DTS through.

That way I can leave my system on SPDIF input and rely on the TV to pass whatever sound it has out to the system (from Bluray or Humax Freeview HD [eventually]) . I am hoping that it will pass 2Ch for Freeview and DTS for Bluray.

I only have 1 SPDIF on the system you see. So long as the Tv is a straight pass through I would be happy.

It might be that the Humax can HDMI switch for me so could drop the SPDIF out from that.

As your surround sound isn't HDMI, why not just feed it directly via a SPDIF from the BluRay or TV source (is it an AV amp or stereo amp)?

You do realise what you're missing by not having all the high quality audio to go with your new gear don't you!

It is a Toshiba SD63HK AV thing... bought to give me 5.1 for a PS3 which I never bought.

I did have the KDL-32W5500 on the list, but Sony are about to replace it ( http://www.sony.co.uk/product/tvp-32-40-sony-bravia-tv ) and I dont want to fork out top dollar just to get a new design (and I don't really want an old model).

That doesn't seem very sensible, if you know its about to be replaced then it means there are some great bargaining opportunities about!

Just to throw something slightly different into the mix have you looked at LG 32LF7700 its a full HD freesat TV?

http://www.richersounds.com/product/lcd-tv/lg/32lf7700/lg-32lf77starstar

as it has a tuner for analog, freeview and freesat. This would allow you to get free to air HD now with BBC HD/ ITV 1 now and it is about the same sort of money as most of the others you are looking at.

The downside with any freeview TV at the moment is in order to get a HD immage you will need a new box but not with an HD freesat telly as they are already desing to get the HD signal!

The only downside with it is that it is only 50htz but I have had one now for about 2 months and watched some of the football in HD and films off my ps3 and it's spot on for me.

It is defiantly worth a look at as an option as also you will be able to access BBC Iplayer with an internet connection though it

LG all day :]

very happy with mine!!!

I've just replaced my 3 year old samsung that developed a blobby shadow with a LG, very pleased o far.

As stated I would not worry about a Sony being an old model, they change them so often that they are preety much all old models.

SWMBO is allergic to a satellite dish spoiling the house. So freesat is out.

I will be getting an HD PVR regardless to I would be happy with a TV without any tuners at all TBH.

I maybe need to reconsider the Sony afterall.

My first challenge is to find a TV stand that meets SWMBO's interior design tastes....... *sigh*

My first challenge is to find a TV stand that meets SWMBO's interior design tastes....... *sigh*

I found that the best way was simply to buy what I wanted and make sure the first time she saw it, it was playing one of her favourite DVD's. That way, she was so bowled over by the image and sound quality, she forgot to notice things like the stand and how much space the floor standing front speakers and sub-woofer took up and why I was lifting up the recently laid new carpet to hide the rear speaker cables, etc.

Good idea to reconsider the Sony as they can be had for £487.

The best TV and sound system in the world would still leave "So you think you can Strictly come ice dancing" very underwhelming.

I have found a stand she is happy with. Only problem is it costs more than the TV.

The best TV and sound system in the world would still leave "So you think you can Strictly come ice dancing" very underwhelming.

Agree with you wholeheartedly on that one.

This site is pretty good for reviews...

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/selector.php

99% sure I got my stand from this lot, which I'm happy with, good selestion

http://www.standland.co.uk/?gclid=CISGh7nWi6ACFZBb4wod0V2Adg

Edited 24 February, 201016 yr by leeland