[Bazmondo1]

Hi

I have been looking into buying a 26” LCD TV for my 12 year old sons Christmas present in order he can play his xbox 360 in HD.

Whilst the TV needn’t be a top of the range jobby, I was hoping to get a half decent set for around the £200 mark. I have since found out that you can’t get a 26” for under £200 nor a decent one i.e Samsung/LG for much less than £300!

As I have already bought him an xbox 360 I don’t want to go mad on blowing too much money but at the moment he only has a 14” CRT. So needs something better.

I have narrowed down some cheap and cheerful LCD’s as follows:

Argos Alba 26880HDF at £229
Argos Alba (no ref) at £250
Argos Bush A626 at £250
Amazon Hanspree xv-s ST251MAB full 1080p 25inch at £250
Comet Goodmans 26 inch (cant find it on site at the mo) at £250

Obviously money is a factor here but not to a point where for an extra £25-£50 means I don’t end up with a right pup…….but at the same time I think any HD TV would be better than what he has at the moment.

Any advice on what’s the best budget TV out of the above would be really appreciated or should I go for the sammy/LG at £280 bearing in mind the kid has done really well at school..lol

Thanks
Baz

[mrbenn]

forget the budget brands IMHO

for example from richers an LG for £249
LG 26LG3000 | 26 inch LCD TV HD Ready Freeview | Richer Sounds
or samsung 24" £249
Samsung T240HD | 24 inch LCD TV 1080p HD Ready Freeview | Richer Sounds

i dont have either of these but with a bit of online searching you can get a good brand for the same money- LG sharp samsung etc

also 26" is a bit of an in between size, there are loads of 19";s (kitchens etc) and loads of 32" (living room/bedroom) but very few in between, you will pay a little bit of a premium

[BigPaul]

Hi, you can pick up a 32" hd ready at Ebuyer.com for £265 delivered with 3 year warranty. I'm probably buying one for my son & his 360. The set has very good user reviews & with 3 year warranty surely you can't go wrong.

Paul

[vickster]

Moved to which LCD forum