coolamasta
Established Member
Hi Guys, I've been trawling through threads on here and Googling as all its doing is making me more confused in what route to go with a new TV!
I currently have a Full HD 100hz 46" Samsung LCD which I've had around 3.5 years, its been good but im now fancying going to a 50" with 3D with a smaller bezel, better power consumption etc.
I have looked at:
Sound quality does not bother my as I have a decent AV surround set up, the TV will mostly be used for:
I was kinda all set to make a move on the Samsung UE50F6670 (Currys & PCworld only it seems) but I have since heard on here about recent firmware issues resulting in DSE and some random darkened bars on the corners of the screen recently
I have never had a Plasma which I know the Panasonic TXP50GT60B is but I hear good things about this TV but I'm still a bit sceptical still about Plasma, mainly the burn-in issue and lifetime of them!
I use my HTPC a lot it can sometimes sit on the Windows desktop or on the Plex menu screen for half hour plus sometimes, the Mrs has even left the desktop up for over an hour before now and im scared that it will wreck the Plasma screen!
My budget is around the £1000 mark but the Panny seems to be around £1200, I 'might' be able to stretch to that but it would have to be seriously good without screen burn in worries for me to consider it properly!
Are there any other TV's I should be considering or any more help/advice you guys can give me and I'm getting fed up now of going around in circles with it, or should I just wait until after Christmas and see what the Jan sales and any new models bring?!
Cheers in advance for any help
I currently have a Full HD 100hz 46" Samsung LCD which I've had around 3.5 years, its been good but im now fancying going to a 50" with 3D with a smaller bezel, better power consumption etc.
I have looked at:
- Samsung UE50F6670
- Samsung UE50F6500
- LG 50LA620V
- Panasonic TXP50GT60B
Sound quality does not bother my as I have a decent AV surround set up, the TV will mostly be used for:
- HTPC/BluRay Movies and TV series
- Xbox 360 gaming mostly shoot-em-ups and car games GTA V FTW lol
- I watch Motorsport like BTCC, F1 bit of rallying etc
I was kinda all set to make a move on the Samsung UE50F6670 (Currys & PCworld only it seems) but I have since heard on here about recent firmware issues resulting in DSE and some random darkened bars on the corners of the screen recently
I have never had a Plasma which I know the Panasonic TXP50GT60B is but I hear good things about this TV but I'm still a bit sceptical still about Plasma, mainly the burn-in issue and lifetime of them!
I use my HTPC a lot it can sometimes sit on the Windows desktop or on the Plex menu screen for half hour plus sometimes, the Mrs has even left the desktop up for over an hour before now and im scared that it will wreck the Plasma screen!
My budget is around the £1000 mark but the Panny seems to be around £1200, I 'might' be able to stretch to that but it would have to be seriously good without screen burn in worries for me to consider it properly!
Are there any other TV's I should be considering or any more help/advice you guys can give me and I'm getting fed up now of going around in circles with it, or should I just wait until after Christmas and see what the Jan sales and any new models bring?!
Cheers in advance for any help