LCD/Plasma/CRT/DLP - questions

[AllYourBase]

It's funny I was changing my mind towards the Toshiba Regza 32WLT66, it has 2 HDMI ports too! Opinions?

[Lyris]

I heard it's fairly good but some people have found that the panel isn't so great. Apparently when you view it off-angle, anything black in the picture goes washy.

[AllYourBase]

I usually watch tv at a normal angle, not really a problem, i am more worried about the connections, but it looks fairly up to date

[Chunky]

AYB have you considered current gen consoles on that set ? I'm tempted to upgrade to that but i don't even have a 360 yet so would be playing GC/PS2/Xbox on it. Have you had a chance to try it out compared to a good CRT ?

[dc-arena]

Does anyone have any online retailer recommendations? I was thinking of using Digital Direct but they've so far ignored 2 of my emails so they have been struck off my list!

I have used Digital Direct a few times in the past for stuff and they are really nice, and very helpful. When I bought my projector off of them they were great and very friendly/helpful about everything, and they replaced it when I told them it had a single dead pixel. They werent always super hot on returning emails quickly but I just used to call them up, they are friendly guys.

[RLench]

I'm surprised they ignored your emails. iirc they replied to mine almost immediately. Don't let this deter you, as their delivery times and general service are fantastic. Their prices are also very cheap

Lyris, I have a Toshiba 32WL66 and you're right. IMO it's a very good TV but it has one big fault: viewing angles. I sit directly in front of my TV though so it doesn't affect me at all. My parents have the same TV and, because of its positioning, only a bit of image detail and colour is lost when you view it off-axis. I think it varies between each unit as I've seen some photos that show it far worse than it is on my TV. I've also noticed it varies between inputs - on HDMI, VGA, and component, it's basically fine at wide angles yet on the RGB scart input it's very bad

[nips]

I just went to Digital Direct, they look quite good.

They've got a sale on and say this LG is marked down from ?2000+.

[AllYourBase]

AYB have you considered current gen consoles on that set ? I'm tempted to upgrade to that but i don't even have a 360 yet so would be playing GC/PS2/Xbox on it. Have you had a chance to try it out compared to a good CRT ?

I am not too bothered about using current gen consoles on it tbh, I bought the toshiba today as it happens, here is the pricematch info for john lewis as posted on the AVforums:

Deal I Got:

Make: Toshiba
Model: 32WLT66
Price: ?995 to ?731. Pricematched with EmpireDirect

If anyone else wants such a bargain JL Trafford can take your order, they should honour that price for at least today, their number is: 0161 491 4040

You will get free delivery as it is not a item they keep in store to take away and of course the famous 5 year guarantee!!!

BACK OF THE NET!

[sj33]

Okay guys, if you were looking for a 26" HD-Ready LCD (1366x768), w/ Component, HDCP-compliant DVI-I, and HDCP-compliant HDMI (could live with VGA instead of DVI-I if there was a second HDMI port capable of PC), what would you choose?

HDMI and DVI-I must be capable of both TV and PC inputs, without overscanning etc (like how the LG allows you to choose), 1360x768 resolution.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Well I finally took the plunge and ordered an HDTV. I went for the Toshiba 42WL66, the selling points being 1920x1080 resolution, dual HDMI, freeview, and generally excellent reviews. It also has component which will be used for the Xbox Media Center and VGA, which I'll use for my 360. Shame it doesn't have more than one component connection but that seems to be pretty much impossible to find.

Ordered it from Beyond Television for ?1358.

[Geezer]

Shakey_Jake33, what's wrong with your LG? I have the same TV as you and as far as I can see it has pretty much everything you've listed

[ince]

ignoring price is the Toshiba recommended over Sony Bravia V series

[Kron]

The screen on the V series is better than the Toshiba's currently so no.

[Lyris]

The apparent lack of per-input settings would annoy me as well (can anyone confirm that?). And the deinterlacing, while still good, is a little more obvious, but you'd have to be up close to really notice.

It still looks pretty good from what I saw but if the 1 HDMI isn't a problem, go for the Sony.

[dvdmike]

two of the best tv's get a price cut

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=5101&langId=-1&searchTerms=sony+rear&go.x=0&go.y=0