What sysytem do i buy

Help……..


I am not really in to all the AV lingo and techno detail and I am therefore totally lost. :-(


I have come down to a choice between four TV's and I cannot choose between them.

Could you point me in the right direction…I'll give you a little more detail

I do not subscribe to Sky…I have a Humax Freeview box which delivers a reasonable digital picture 68% signal strength so the box says.
The room this system is going into is 18 ft long by 12' wide and we would be sitting 8 -10 feet away.


DVD recorder Sony RDR-HXD910 with either (Still not sure on LCD or Plasma …)

Pioneer PDP436XDE or
Toshiba 42WLT58 or
FUJITSU P42HTS40GS or a ( this model has dropped in price recently and seems a lot cheaper than you have suggested reviews, seems a good buy) or
Sony KDLV40A12U 40" LCD TV

These are all priced around £2000 tag


Which set up would you go for and why please?


….and can you recommend a sound system to compliment max £600


Many thanks for your anticipated comments

Regards

Vince

[Johnny Thunder]

Vince, you are probably better off asking about the choice of displays
in the Plasma, or LCD forums.
For your sound system you have a few choices, AV amplifiers/receivers,
or an all in one system. There are forums for those too. Have a good look
around the forums, you will get all the advice you need, it is a great place.
Welcome to the forums mate.

[clockworks]

I'd spend less on the display, and more on the sound system.

A good sound system will last you for ages - some of my kit is 10 to 20 years old. Makes sense to buy something decent, rather than scrimping now, and upgrading in a year or two.

The way TV technology is changing, the display you buy now will be superceded in six months. The price will also have halved in a year. My Samsung has dropped by 25% since Christmas.

Audio equipment hasn't really changed in years, especially amps and speakers. Most "improvements" are just pointless bells & whistles. There have only been two real advances in 20 years - NICAM stereo/Prologic for broadcast TV, and digital/5.1 for CD/DVD.

With your total budget, I'd look at buying a mid-range TV, or last year's hi-end. For audio, get a 2 year-old AV amp and speakers, secondhand. You'll end up with a very good sound system, and a decent TV that'll do you until the "next big thing" comes along.