mleonard79
Standard Member
Hi everyone,
First time poster here and not exactly techie minded so be gentle! I've been thinking of getting new tvs for the living room and bedroom for some time (we've currently got 2 good old-fashioned Toshiba CRTs that have lasted over 10 years!) I initially thought of splashing out on LCD but after a bit of research I think the market's a bit volatile and the quality of some questionable. So I've decided to look for good widescreen CRTs instead.
I'm hoping to get a good 32" widescreen CRT for the living room and maybe the same or a 28" for the bedroom and don't want to spend more than £300-400 at most for each. I'm just looking for tvs to tide us over til the LCDs come down in price in a couple of years. From looking on price comparision sites and ebay I've seen some 32" and 28" sets ranging from £140 to just over £300. As some are probably reasonably old sets I can't find any reviews on them and was hoping the tv experts on here could have a look at them and give your opinions on which is the best in terms of quality and value for money. Some come without a stand but I can always pick up one cheaply. Of course if anyone has seen any better sets or prices please post them!
1 28 INCH HITACHI WIDESCREEN TV C28WF5605
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....00011382433&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £139.99 but without a stand so I'd need to add a bit for that. It seems a very good price for what looks like a nice tv but I don't know how old a model it is and what the quality's like.
2 Toshiba 28Z53B 28" Flat Widescreen TV
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....00010469247&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £149.98 again without a stand. As it's a toshiba I have less worries about the quality but again couldn't find much out about this set
3 Philips 32PW6518 32" Pure Flat Widescreen TV
http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/sto...u=491520&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null
This works out at £166.99 which is an amazing price for a 32"!! I'm just a bit worried dixons may be a very old model that they're just trying to offload as I can't see why its so cheap!
4 TOSHIBA 28Z47 WIDESCREEN TV + STAND
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....80011203583&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £229.98 with stand included. Again its a toshiba but is there enough of a difference between it and the 28Z53B to be worth the extra £80?
5 Philips 32PW6517 32" Widescreen TV with FREE DELIVERY!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....50016511164&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £259.99 without stand and seems a good price for a 32"
6 TOSHIBA 28YT56 - 28" FREEVIEW TV & DVD RECORDER OFFER
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....30012770921&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £239.98 all in (obviously having Sky I don't need the freeview part but I thought since it has this it must be a more recent model and may therefore have better picture etc I also don't need the dvd recorder but don't need to take it)
7 *TOSHIBA 32YT56 - 32" FREEVIEW TV / FANTASTIC PICTURE*
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....60014088199&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £364.97 with stand - seems a good price for what is obviously a reasonably new model but are the new features it may have worth it?
Please let me know what you think and if anyone has any of the sets what are they like!! Thanks a lot for any advice.
First time poster here and not exactly techie minded so be gentle! I've been thinking of getting new tvs for the living room and bedroom for some time (we've currently got 2 good old-fashioned Toshiba CRTs that have lasted over 10 years!) I initially thought of splashing out on LCD but after a bit of research I think the market's a bit volatile and the quality of some questionable. So I've decided to look for good widescreen CRTs instead.
I'm hoping to get a good 32" widescreen CRT for the living room and maybe the same or a 28" for the bedroom and don't want to spend more than £300-400 at most for each. I'm just looking for tvs to tide us over til the LCDs come down in price in a couple of years. From looking on price comparision sites and ebay I've seen some 32" and 28" sets ranging from £140 to just over £300. As some are probably reasonably old sets I can't find any reviews on them and was hoping the tv experts on here could have a look at them and give your opinions on which is the best in terms of quality and value for money. Some come without a stand but I can always pick up one cheaply. Of course if anyone has seen any better sets or prices please post them!
1 28 INCH HITACHI WIDESCREEN TV C28WF5605
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....00011382433&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £139.99 but without a stand so I'd need to add a bit for that. It seems a very good price for what looks like a nice tv but I don't know how old a model it is and what the quality's like.
2 Toshiba 28Z53B 28" Flat Widescreen TV
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....00010469247&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £149.98 again without a stand. As it's a toshiba I have less worries about the quality but again couldn't find much out about this set
3 Philips 32PW6518 32" Pure Flat Widescreen TV
http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/sto...u=491520&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null
This works out at £166.99 which is an amazing price for a 32"!! I'm just a bit worried dixons may be a very old model that they're just trying to offload as I can't see why its so cheap!
4 TOSHIBA 28Z47 WIDESCREEN TV + STAND
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....80011203583&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £229.98 with stand included. Again its a toshiba but is there enough of a difference between it and the 28Z53B to be worth the extra £80?
5 Philips 32PW6517 32" Widescreen TV with FREE DELIVERY!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....50016511164&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £259.99 without stand and seems a good price for a 32"
6 TOSHIBA 28YT56 - 28" FREEVIEW TV & DVD RECORDER OFFER
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....30012770921&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £239.98 all in (obviously having Sky I don't need the freeview part but I thought since it has this it must be a more recent model and may therefore have better picture etc I also don't need the dvd recorder but don't need to take it)
7 *TOSHIBA 32YT56 - 32" FREEVIEW TV / FANTASTIC PICTURE*
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....60014088199&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1
This works out at £364.97 with stand - seems a good price for what is obviously a reasonably new model but are the new features it may have worth it?
Please let me know what you think and if anyone has any of the sets what are they like!! Thanks a lot for any advice.
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