Mayfair2011
Standard Member
Hello there,
I'm in the market for a new television and wish to spend up-to £500(Although if something is far superior and not much extra i may decide to spend a little extra), I'm looking for a 40-46".
I will be playing a lot of gaming on it (Xbox 360 via HDMI) I also play a lot of fast-paced games such as CoD and Fifa so this may or may not help the final decision.
I also need it to be able to play videos from my network via Ethernet (DLNA), It also must be able to play MKV files(So i guess Sony is out of the question??) and also the other common file types such as AVI etc.
Also regarding the DLNA, Would any DLNA server work or do you have to use the TV's own software. As i have a linux server box and as such most of the TV's own software don't support linux.
It will be connected to a Virgin Media V+ HD Box, So Free-view HD is not a must, I watch mostly HD channels so the HD picture quality needs to be quite good, But it would be nice if the SD picture quality wasn't too bad also.
I don't need the extra's like browsing Facebook / Twitter etc, It would be nice to browse YouTube and Google, But this is not a deal breaker.
I'm really not sure what to go for like LCD / LED or Plasma, as I'm not very clued up about TV's.
The room the TV will be going isn't VERY VERY bright, Although the TV is in-front of the window, But i don't really use the TV a lot during the day time anyway.
I've currently got a Samsung 32" LE32B450 which I've had for some time now.
I've been looking at the following products:
Samsung UE40D5520 -- LED (£528) (40")
Samsung UE40D5000 -- LED (£479) (40")
Samsung LE40D580 -- LCD (£399) (40")
Samsung LE40D550 -- LCD (£389) (40")
Panasonic TXP42S30B - Plasma (£499) (42")
Although I'm sure you will advise on any other make / model that fits my criteria.
I've been tempted by the Samsung UE40D5520, But I'm not sure and came here to hear some advise from people who know their stuff
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
I'm in the market for a new television and wish to spend up-to £500(Although if something is far superior and not much extra i may decide to spend a little extra), I'm looking for a 40-46".
I will be playing a lot of gaming on it (Xbox 360 via HDMI) I also play a lot of fast-paced games such as CoD and Fifa so this may or may not help the final decision.
I also need it to be able to play videos from my network via Ethernet (DLNA), It also must be able to play MKV files(So i guess Sony is out of the question??) and also the other common file types such as AVI etc.
Also regarding the DLNA, Would any DLNA server work or do you have to use the TV's own software. As i have a linux server box and as such most of the TV's own software don't support linux.
It will be connected to a Virgin Media V+ HD Box, So Free-view HD is not a must, I watch mostly HD channels so the HD picture quality needs to be quite good, But it would be nice if the SD picture quality wasn't too bad also.
I don't need the extra's like browsing Facebook / Twitter etc, It would be nice to browse YouTube and Google, But this is not a deal breaker.
I'm really not sure what to go for like LCD / LED or Plasma, as I'm not very clued up about TV's.
The room the TV will be going isn't VERY VERY bright, Although the TV is in-front of the window, But i don't really use the TV a lot during the day time anyway.
I've currently got a Samsung 32" LE32B450 which I've had for some time now.
I've been looking at the following products:
Samsung UE40D5520 -- LED (£528) (40")
Samsung UE40D5000 -- LED (£479) (40")
Samsung LE40D580 -- LCD (£399) (40")
Samsung LE40D550 -- LCD (£389) (40")
Panasonic TXP42S30B - Plasma (£499) (42")
Although I'm sure you will advise on any other make / model that fits my criteria.
I've been tempted by the Samsung UE40D5520, But I'm not sure and came here to hear some advise from people who know their stuff
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
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