TV's? Which one do I choose!?

LCD's: Higher resolution, brighter, non-reflective.

PLASMA: Faster processor for movement, (Smoother images) more natural colours and 3 dimensional look. Most people are buying LCDs, as with HD TV they look that much sharper, etc. If you are a sports fanatic, recommended Plasma still, because of lots of movement, but for general TV and Dvds and sports, LCD. Follow the trend!

Recommend: Samsung LCDs. Samsung/Panasonic/Pioneer plasmas.

Samsung make a lot of components and screens for most companies anyway!

Hope this helps.

P.S: Keep away from DLP, they came and went before you could blink! I sell TVs for a living.

For that money, you can get a top of the range LCD, or a mid range plasma. I'd advise an LCD, simply because they last longer and (at the moment) tend to be higher spec. At the moment, the best models on the market are:

Toshiba X3030 range - http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/42x3030db-i60237...

Samsung M87 range - http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/le40m87bdx-i6023...

Sharp XD1E range - http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/lc42xd1e-i1413.h...

Those are all full HD resolution, around 42". Panasonic do some nice HD-ready screens at 32", and Samsung are very popular at the moment. My own personal choice would be the Toshiba X3030 at either 37" or 42".

If you decide you want a plasma, always go for the best you can afford, and the best when it comes to plasma screens is Panasonic: http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/th37px70-with-ca...

If you're going to pay out that much for a screen *always* get an extended warranty. Particularly if you're buying a plasma. Home contents insurance will only cover accidental damage, so if they TV malfunctions you're not covered. An extended warranty is *much* cheaper than replacing a £1000 screen after 18 months.

LCD flatscreens are a lot lighter than Plasma TVs which weigh over a 100 lbs. Nevertheless, LCD flatscreens may have limited viewing angles and can suffer from dead pixels. While Plasma TVs are very suspectible to ghosting which is the result of having a fixed image inadvertently left on the screen for a long period of time. This fixed image will literally remain as a ghost image backgrounded to the screen. Usually the solution is to install a floating screen savers which is activated when the screen is not active.

And then there are rear projection LCD's and DLP's which use mirror panels and color wheels to filter and project a very large screen image [ranging from 65" to 72" diagonally measured]. The major concern is replacement cost of lamps which usually cost between $200 - $300 and last any number of hours depending on how the TV is shut off. Failing to properly shut down either LCD or DLP units which involves leaving on the main fan running for some 20 minutes -- will result in early failure of projection lamps. And there's the added concern regarding the use of "organic" material which make up the LCD panels/mirrors and usually causes the blue panel to fade over a period of time. So you may have to look forward to purchasing a new LCD projection TV. But getting back to DLP projection TV, there is the issue of viewers seeing the dreaded "rainbow effect" which are color flashes appear in highly contrasty dark scenes. Their sighting can cause headaches and is quite annoying to the viewers. And a possible cure is to choose a color wheel which operates faster than 3X; say 4X which seems to be the threshold speed that virtually eliminates the rainbow effect.

And finally, we should also consider the "ultimate, best" TV technology: "Front Projection."

You may well want to check out another technology: DLP front projection which produces a movie-like experience of HD television, DVDs, videos and games. And according to Consumer Reports, "front projection has a superior image -- better than CRT's, LCDs or plasma."

Check out the reviews for a "92" DLP generated [front projection] TV image at amazon.com by submitting the search query: "Infocus SP4805." There are any number of customer submitted pictures of projected HDTV image(s) along with other high-quality regular DVD-movie images projected on bare white wall surfaces. And the price for a refurbished ScreenPlay 4805 is about $325* with lamps costing around $330 which will last around 4,000 hours. Also check out various reviews at Consumer Reports [November 2005 & December 2006] in which front projection is rated "superior" to plasma, lcd.

*www.infocus.com [Check out Store - Clearance Center - SP4805, etc.]

Good luck!

At that price I think you're probably better off getting an LCD, as plasmas at that price are going to be budget models with less features. LCDs have become a lot cheaper recently, so with £1300 you could get yourself a real corker. Plasmas also run the risk of producing screen burn, where an image (such as a channel logo) get permanently "burned" onto the screen.

Plasmas cost more to run, I think.

I recently bought a Toshiba 37'' LCD, it was about £1200 and I couldn't be happier with it. A friend has a Samsung, which was cheaper but the quality of the Toshiba is miles better.

Plasma is always my 1st choice... Make sure it's HD ready! For that amount of cash you could have an awsome TV... Mine cost £280! 32" from woolworths! BARRRRRGAN! Go to Dixons website... they're pretty good!

My two centless worth:

By the book "How to fix TV's", repair them, and don't bother watching them. I haven't had a TV for several years, and I have never been so into life and thinking! (Even if my thinking is as stupid as TV :p)>