Best buy 15" LCD?

[QuQ]

Hi,
I'm looking for a 15" LCD Screen for my DVD player. I have a budget of about £150. Any recommendations. UK, if that makes any difference.
Thanks,
QuQ

 

[RockySpieler]

No idea on the best, or cheapest, just that I suggest you go for a widescreen version (you may have to jump to 17" to find Widescreen versions), because anamorphic DVD will look tiny on a 4:3 ratio 15" screen.

Ensure the TV has component input..........hopefully your DVD Player has this output (or RGB scart......or S-Video.....listed in pq order).

Gaming:-
Also if you intend to get a Wii go for SD resolution, or XBox360 go for a HD resolution version (Not HDReady......just HD input via VGA).

Other factors:-
Intergrated frreview....maybe worthwhile
Intergrated DVD.........probably not worth it, unless you are very tight for space, like caravan / kitchen etc.

Check these sites regularly for special offers:-
http://www.hotukdeals.com/main.html
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=36

Also check Currys/Dixons adverts........plus Supermarkets, Asda, Sainsbury's have LCD ranges, sometimes on special offers. And the Supermarket returns policy is normally excellant.

 

[CosmosD]

Have a look at this..
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/12434/mogen-15-lcd-tv-only-129-99-plus-fr

available from Sainsburys and well reviewed in What HiFi

 

[RockySpieler]

Have a look at this..
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/12434/mogen-15-lcd-tv-only-129-99-plus-fr

available from Sainsburys and well reviewed in What HiFi

few issues here:-

http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1164496644/4

 

[QuQ]

Thanks for the replies. RockySpieler, are most DVDs anamorphic or what? Cosmos, thanks too, i'll take a look in those shops aswell.
edit:
i'm only gonna use it for DVDs, and I have the player, so I actually only need the screen.

 

[RockySpieler]

If you see black bars at the bottom and top then your DVD's anamorphic.

Generally film DVD's are anamorphic, and recent TV-Series DVD's are 16:9 widescreen. But I do have a US R1 Monster Inc which is 4:3 (price was cheap, and I didn't read the advert properly......... ).

If you have any favourite films, check the back of the cover 2.35:1 is anamorphic (black bars top/bottom), 1.78:1 (can be different, 1.75,1.88 etc) is 16:9 widescreen, 1.33:1 is 4:3 non-widescreen.

I prefer to watch everything in its orginial format, whether that be 1.78:1 for TV Series (or 1.33:1 for classics), or Films at 2.35:1. I think you can even get wider aspect ratio's............I'm not that much of an expert on DVD's.

Just noticed that my "A bug's Life" DVD is a flipper 4:3 (1.33:1) on one side, and 2.35:1 (anamorphic) on the other.

Some Maths............

15" 4:3 Ratio TV
TV Diagonal 15"
TV Width 12"
TV Height 9"
2.35 Height 5.1"
16:9 Height 6.75"

15" 16:9 Ratio TV
TV Diagonal 15"
TV Width 13.07"
TV Height 7.35"
2.35 Height 5.56"
16:9 Height 7.35"

The 16:9 15" TV is basically 1/2" higher and 1" wider than the 15" 4:3 Ratio TV when watching widescreen images. But personally I would go for 17" widescreen.....worth saving a few more weeks, and you could get one in the Christmas / New Years Sales. Widescreen is more future proof, quite a bit of TV is now broadcast in 16:9 thesedays.

 

[QuQ]

Ok, thanks for the reply again. I'm pretty sure most of my DVDs are anamorphic in that case. This just a bedroom system, so it may not be so bad, but i'll take a look at 17" screens too.
Thanks,
QuQ

 

[dan54]

Ive just gone against all my better judgements and lecturing other people "you get what you pay for" and "dont ever bother with an indoor aerial" and gone and bought a 15" Mogen lcd with free freeview box from sainsburys for £130 for 'er indoors for the bedroom.Now I've gotta admit its pretty good!!-It aint gonna win any awards from Home Cinema Magazine but for £130 I reckon its a bargain.