SONY KDL40V3000 or SAMSUNG LE40M86BD!!

[rEeee]

Hey guys,

I am in the market to get a new TV, especially with the sales. I have done alot of research and I have narrowed my choice between those two TV's.

If anyone who have some experience with them, could help me.

Thank you & have a good x-mas.

[CHRISGEO]

Both are very good sets.I would choose the sony because its newer but also on performance its better even for little

[Ben H1979]

Damm, & now Curry's are doing the Sony for £899 :mad: HERE (http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/490216)
Really didn't want to see that, there is nothing wrong with my rear projection (much :god:)
Perhaps I may be fortunate enough for one of my little girls to get over excited tomorrow morning and launch a toy through it :lease:

[crashuk]

Damm, & now Curry's are doing the Sony for £899 :mad: HERE (http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/490216)
Really didn't want to see that, there is nothing wrong with my rear projection (much :god:)
Perhaps I may be fortunate enough for one of my little girls to get over excited tomorrow morning and launch a toy through it :lease:

is that in shop price aswell? need to get the 28 day price match ready to get a refund on the diffrence. even thou i got a good deal but want to make it better:)

[CHRISGEO]

Damm, & now Curry's are doing the Sony for £899 :mad: HERE (http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/490216)
Really didn't want to see that, there is nothing wrong with my rear projection (much :god:)
Perhaps I may be fortunate enough for one of my little girls to get over excited tomorrow morning and launch a toy through it :lease:

If there is stock then its excellent price.I think there are also some discount codes?!!

[NARMAK]

I was wondering exact same question, Sony has good quality but Samsung although maybe not as good is still pretty good & cheaper for what you get

I can get the M87 for £750 versus the V300 for £899, the main thing that is throwing me towards to the samsung is that it actually comes with a 10 bit panel, wouldn't that be a big advantage over the V300 that doesn't have a 10bit panel when it comes to reproducing colours

The Sony is newer & that seems like a well good price but is it worth £150 more than the samsung considering it doesn't have the 10 bit panel & but it seems to have 1 000 more stated contrast than the samsung, also Sony gamma tracking seems to be more level overall on their sets compared to the M87s skewed gamma tracking

[CHRISGEO]

Nor samsung has a 10bit panel,because from nov and then uses cheaper 8bit panel instead of 10bit

[stenergut]

Keep saving and buy Samsung LE40F86BD instead

http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2007/10/27/Samsung-LE46F86BD-46in-LCD-TV/p1

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/Samsung-LE40F86BD/

http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertainment/tv/tvs-displays/lcd/review/samsung-le46f86bd

http://www.hdtvorg.co.uk/reviews/lcd/samsung_le46f86.htm

[CHRISGEO]

Or the Sony KDL-40W3000

[rEeee]

Well, My budged is £900. My choice was between W2000 and M87. However, after the x-mas sale, I saw this offer for the V3000 and actually if you go to dixon and use Jan20 code, you can save another £20.

I thought about the F86 and W3000, but they are outta my budged.

Thank you for you help.

[CHRISGEO]

so in the end an other V3000 owner!Merry christmass everyone!

[Danni]

Thinking the same myself, got 1k to spend on a new TV, so
SONY KDL40V3000 or SAMSUNG LE40M86BD, I thought? :confused:

Think its the SONY for me, nothing wrong with the Samsung, but given the choice.

Also, the only problem with buying at Dixon's/Curries/Comet ect. If you ever take a product back thats faulty, its always a nightmare, well certainly in my experience anyway!
Bad customer after sales service with them guys, once they have your money, well thats it!
(I bet we've all been there) :mad:

Seen this SONY (http://www.asda-electricals.co.uk/shop/product/sony/bravia-40--fhd-id.html?) its at ADSA, and they don't mess around if anything should go wrong. They swap or refund no questions asked up to 12 months, I know, as I took bad a old CRT 32" Wide-screen TV on the last day of the grantee (364 days).
They payed me out in full! :thumbsup:
Its something to bear in mind, I've also heard many a complaint on other forums about the Internet suppliers too. Whats easier, than putting your fault product in the back of the car and driving to the nearest ASDA, problem sorted! :lesson:

:oops: And I'm not pushing ASDA here, TESCO/SAINSBURYS/MORRISONS many well offer a similar customer service deal too!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY! :grin:

[ron player]

Danni - that's quite expensive for the 40v3000.

I payed 667 from sound & vision bolton (pricematched with john lewis for 5 year warranty)

It's gone back up in price on s&v now, but still way cheaper than the asda price..

[dibdab]

I really wouldn't pay that price for the sony, it's not worth it now as you can pick up for around £700

[holybinch]

I've got roughly a month to decide what I want as well, and at the moment it boils down to those 3 :

Sony V3000
Sony D3500
Samsung M87

And I have to say that the more I read, the less I'm sure.
There's a slight difference in price, but, when you come to such sums, does 50£ more really make a difference (it does, but you see what I mean) ?
In the end, puzzled I am. All advice is more than welcome.

[dibdab]

Better to start your own thread but i would say don't get samsung as there are so many faults. Sony is the better choice for piece of mind. As you have a month to decide why not wait and see what the new 2008 lineup brings.

[CHRISGEO]

fully agreed

[holybinch]

ooooh, new lineup?

Interesting indeed. It's just that I like to plan a bit ahead, and, erm, spend some time at work doing something else than work, from time to time ?:oops:

[Danni]

Got the SONY KDL-40V3000 and I'm very pleased with it, and in my humble opinion it is better than my mothers Samsung LE40M86BD, but only just!
And I'm not just saying that because I have the SONY, I set both of them up, and see them both on a regular basis, and we've both had them a wile now. Again this is just my opinion, I'm not interested or have the time for forum arguments. Its simply my opinion!

Ok, from run a Blueray movie on a PS3 via HDMI cable at 1080p.
And also looking at BBC HD from a V+ BOX via a HDMI cable too at 720p, I found theses settings worked best for me.
Obviously this is a personal opinion, but probably gives a good starting point if you've just got one (SONY) and wanting to watch HD TV broadcast/BDmovie for the first time via the above inputs.

Here we go :

Picture mode ----------- Standard
Backlight ---------------- 9
Contrast ---------------- 75
Brightness -------------- 55
Colour ------------------- 65
Colour temp ------------ Neutral
Sharpness --------------- 5
Noise reduction -------- Low
MPEG noise reduction - Low
Black corrector --------- Low
Contrast enhancer ----- Low
Gamma ----------------- Low
Clear white ------------- Low
Colour space ----------- Standard

Oh, and welcome to the HD TV club :clap: