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Buddha:
When I started looking, all I knew was that I was soon to be redecorating the lounge and as part of that I wanted a wall mounted flat screen TV. I since gone the whole hog - Full HD TV, PS3, Sky HD, home theatre etc, but as everyones' need are different, the only recommendation I'll make is get down to your local market stall, buy one of each of the Audio & TV magazines as you can find. These old issues will cost you a fraction of the cover price.

All the magazines tend to cover which screen size is right for your size room, LCD Vs Plasma etc in each issue.

Swot up on the jargon, find a magazine with a writing style you don't mind, then get the most recent copy of that - no point in paying £5 a magazine before you know what you want from the reviews etc.

This should get you a shortlist of possibles, then it's a case of going to see 'em in the flesh & checking AVForums or similar for any horror stories before parting with your hard-earned.

richo:
Check out play.com .I've just brought the samsung 37" lcd tv and its fantastic,great value to at £549.99 with free delivery.
Like you i looked around and my mate had the 32" version of the one i've just brought.
Trust me you will not get a better looking tv and being a 37" it looks massive It also has freeview and is hd ready .
Richard..

Disco Matt:
Bear in mind that you can probably go up a screen size if you're replacing an old CRT TV with an LCD one - the fact that they're thinner will make a larger screen less obtrusive than it would be with a CRT.

Edge:
Thanks people :D .
Just off to subscribe to "which?". I'll post results for best buys asap.

Bogert. Steer clear of lcd's with a contrast ratio of 5000:1 or less... 1920*1080 is full hd
hd is ideal if you have an xbox or playstation..... but there aint many hd channels on sky or cable (could be another decade before hd becomes the norm???).
Check how many scart/hdmi/usb ports the tv has (is there enough for your needs?).
Dont buy extended warranty for any electrical item from the store... you can buy it direct from the company the store gets it from at a fraction of the cost (this goes for tv's fridges dvds "absolutely any product these stores sell). I'll get the name of the company and post it later.

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Top lcd Buys
The warranty company is www.domgen.com

Boggert:

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Dont buy extended warranty for any electrical item from the store... you can buy it direct from the company the store gets it from at a fraction of the cost (this goes for tv's fridges dvds "absolutely any product these stores sell). I'll get the name of the company and post it later.

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Top lcd Buys
The warranty company is www.domgen.com
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Thanks Edge, thats sound advice. :wink:

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