[Shocky]

Looking for an upgrade over my 32" HD Ready Viewpia set, could stretch to £600 if it's really worth it.

Any recommendations appreciated, 40-42" if posssible.

[vickster]

Samsung 40b530, £470 from John Lewis (or around £530 for the b550 which has more connections and some other stuff)

[Shocky]

Looks good but but could you link me to these offers, I can't seem to find them on the john lewis website.

[vickster]

Sorry, Dixons, not John Lewis , and it's £480...!

Samsung LE40B530P 40" 1080P LCD TV - Cheap Samsung LCD TVs, Plasma TVs, HD Ready TVs

Or Richer Sounds

http://www.richersounds.com/product/.../sams-le40b530

The 550

Buy Samsung LE40B550A5W 40 inch LCD Television 1920 x 1080 HDMI SCART VGA USB (Black) LE40B550A5WXXC £536.87 - Oyyy.co.uk

[Shocky]

Many thanks for the links, but the obvious question I guess, is the 550 worth the extra?

I've also noticed the 551 listed, some of the sites are not listing the full specs, how does the responce time compare on these?

[vickster]

The 551 is the same as the 550, just cosmetic differences

[TheDoctor]

I would definitely spend the extra. The 550 is a great performer for SD and HD and puts most of its more expensive rivals to shame.

Here's the AV Forums review:Samsung LE40B550 LCD HDTV Review at AVForums.com

[Shocky]

Received the TV today, Picture quality on HD content is great, sound is a little meh but it's ok and the picture seems way too dark in some blu rays i've played but that might have something to do with the software I'm using to play them.

One complaint I guess would be that I can't use the HDMI connection directly to my PC, the image looks wrong and it's not using the whole screen so using VGA for now, the HDMI slot also labeled DVI mades no difference.

On the Samsung website they have LE40B550 and Samsung LE40B550M2H, which update file do I download?

[Shocky]

Also mine is listed as LE40B550WXXC so not sure.