The 2013/2014 Off Season Thread

[Forty20]

What is your budget?

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

What is your budget?

Around $800 or less. I'm not looking for a massive, top of the range thing. Around 40 inches.

 

[Delboy]

I had a poor Samsung, replaced it with an LG and very happy.

So,would say LG

 

[Suitman]

Go for the LCD. MUCH cheaper to run.

Suity

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

My TV upstairs looks like this

LOL. So it's time for a new one.

I just want to be able to get all the digital channels, plug my hard drive in and watch movies/tv shows from that and have a general upgrade.

I'm looking at this or something similar.

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/tv-lcd-led-plasma/samsung/40-inch-full-hd-led-lcd-tv-sku-544345/

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Cheers guys.

 

[Haynzy]

Love my Sony Bravia LCD

 

[The EELiminator]

My TV upstairs looks like this

LOL. So it's time for a new one.

I just want to be able to get all the digital channels, plug my hard drive in and watch movies/tv shows from that and have a general upgrade.

I'm looking at this or something similar.

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/tv-lcd-led-plasma/samsung/40-inch-full-hd-led-lcd-tv-sku-544345/

are you going to be watching 3d at all?
as far as i know LG is the only brand that uses passive 3d glasses (same as your local cinema) other brands use active 3d battery powered glasses that are much more expensive and heavier than the passive ones

 

[Forty20]

Samsung or Sony are probably leaders in that price range. If you can talk down the tagged price (which is a fairly simple task these days) consider one of the following:

Sony KDL40W600B

Otherwise Samsung has some good value in that segment. I'm not sure when their 2014 refresh is hitting Australia (if it already has) but you can probably find some some retailers that will give you a good deal on a ~42" Series 5 or even Series 6 2013 panel.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Nah i won't be watching any 3D.

I'll def be trying to get the price down lol.

Thanks guys!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Just watching the announcement of the QLD team on fox.

Completely over the top and slightly camp. Who decided on the terrible music?

 

[T.S Quint]

Just watching the announcement of the QLD team on fox.

Completely over the top and slightly camp. Who decided on the terrible music?

They've been doing that for a few years now.

I can just imagine the comments that would come from north of the border if it were NSW that introduced their team with all the pomp.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Have to be careful with Plasma as you get a lot of glare of them.
I have both.

 

[strider]

I'm looking to buy a new TV. Not sure if i want an LED or Plasma. Going for a Samsung or LG i think. Anyone got any recommendations??

get a LCD (LED) not a plasma - for starters they only seem to have plasmas 50" and up now and like ME said the glare is bad

don't get a panasonic - I did and I don't particularly love it - I got 42" ... its really good for some things but some not good (sometimes it just seems blurry - I dunno maybe all LCDs over a certain size are bit like that with SD tv???)

if I were to buy again I'd get a sony or maybe samsung - my inlaws got a 32" sony and it has good picture (but maybe cos its alot smaller than my 42")

 

[strider]

are you going to be watching 3d at all?
as far as i know LG is the only brand that uses passive 3d glasses (same as your local cinema) other brands use active 3d battery powered glasses that are much more expensive and heavier than the passive ones

i think they all have passive now ... well i know panasonic do and pretty sure samsung does too ... I don't think i'd ever bother watching 3D anyway

 

[Gronk]

Kogans are selling a 55" LCD for $800. Might be worth running the model through Whirlpool or Product Review to see feedback.

Otherwise I bought a 50" Panasonic 3D Smart wifi LCD not long ago. F**cking amazes me at times how crystal clear it is.

Modern tellys are very cool. My kids will walk into the lounge room with their ipad / ipod or phone and hit a button on their device and the youtube video they are watching hijacks my TV show and starts playing.

Don't ask me how they do that. :crazy:

 

[The EELiminator]

Modern tellys are very cool. My kids will walk into the lounge room with their ipad / ipod or phone and hit a button on their device and the youtube video they are watching hijacks my TV show and starts playing.

Don't ask me how they do that. :crazy:

in the states they are bringing out tellys with netflix built into them

 

[Twizzle]

you cant get Netflix here without masking your IP

 

[Gronk]

in the states they are bringing out tellys with netflix built into them

you cant get Netflix here without masking your IP

I have netflix as an app on my TV. Never used it though.

 

[The EELiminator]

I have netflix as an app on my TV. Never used it though.

go to www.instantwatcher.com to check out what netflix has to offer there is TONS of stuff to watch not all the newest shows and not the current seasons but still a mindblowing selection

i have a little hockey puck called a Roku 3 plugged into my tv it gives me netflix, amazon instant video, hulu plus, crackle, vudu and tons of other channels