Sarah Elton ([info]sarah_elton) wrote,
@ 2005-12-24 11:36:00
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Current mood: curious

LCD television question for mum
Right knowledgable types.

Mum's replacing her ten year old TV.

She's looking at widescreen LCD HD ready* TVs. In Currys etc, she has noticed that when rugby was on, on some LCD screens the players legs were ghosting when they ran fast. She mainly watches sport, especially football, and doesn't want this to happen.

Is this a problem with LCD in general, or just certain makes? She would probably lean towards Toshiba.

She's not looking at plasma, so it's LCD or regular widescreens....

Any ideas? I'm still using my cousin's 12 year old 24" Sony which is going strong so not up on TVs. :o)

p.s. I am however using paper to make 32 and 37" screen cutouts, to prove to her that 37" in her small lounge would be daft.

* Apparently Sky is going HD this year, in time for the world cup, hence wanting HD ready.


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[info]pshtaku
2005-12-24 03:46 am UTC (link)
Had same problem when I had to replace a 20+ yr old Sony 18" set.
I bought a LG 32" HD ready LCD TV from Richer Sounds, at a shade under £900.
Tests so far mean that it is ok for watching rugby - have watched lots of Heiniken cup so far.

It is difficult to gauge the real quality of the output in the store, as they've got sometimes 20 TVs all tied up in a multiscart system, which degrades the quality of the signal that they send out.

If in doubt, bring in a DVD of some rugby - Wales playing would be good, as Red bleed is sometimes a problem.
Ask the store to set up the TV on it's own to play the DVD on a sole feed.
my lounge isn't too big - the TV fits in the 1m wide alcove to the side of the fireplace and looks quite good!

The only thing that the LG doesn't have is a HDMI input - but it has DVI, SCART and component input.

Remember, to get Sky HD, you will need to buy a new SKY box!

Hope this helps???

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[info]sarah_elton
2005-12-24 05:00 am UTC (link)
She knows about the new Sky box and that's ok.

Thanks for the tips for testing them in store. :o)

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