Sony KD-55A20S11XTNS v SONY KDL-40W2000U

[thehughes69]

sorry if this is in the wrong section wasnt sure whether to post her on in the lcd section

had a phillips 36"pixelplus II for about2 years and have been very happy with the set, no ones crt ive seen comes anywhere near it, but like everyone else i need to move to hd

due to my friend working in sony i can get discount on the w series at the mo but not the kd-55 so they about £1100 each. had my heart set on the lcd but on reading about the kd-55 im not so sure now. are the picture the same quality side by side etc, with hd or sd

if u had the cash tommorow wat would most people buy,

lcd's look nice great performance long lifespan etc

kd-55, giant screen, good reviews on site, only worry is all this talk of green blobs and replacement lamps (ive looked on the net and one is £400 ) i also read somewher i wont be able to hook this up to my 5.1 set up is this correct

cheers for any views, as u all know ur next tv set is a big deal

 

[NicolasB]

lcd's look nice great performance long lifespan etc

kd-55, giant screen,

55" is too small to get the best out of HD, but obviously that means 40" is just ridiculous.

unless yo good reviews on site, only worry is all this talk of green blobs

If you get a set that has a green blob problem you can get it replaced. Green blob = defective TV.

and replacement lamps (ive looked on the net and one is £400 )

If you shop around you can get one for about £200. But in any case the lamp lifetime is 8000 hours: if you watch TV for 4 hours a day then one lamp will last you five and a half years.

i also read somewher i wont be able to hook this up to my 5.1 set up is this correct

I suppose that depends on how you're proposing to connect it, but there is no way in which it is less easy to connect that TV to a 5.1 system than it would be with any other TV that I know of.

 

[thehughes69]

cheers nicholas thats helped a lot

u say 55 inch is too small any bigger and the missus will flip reckon ill take the plunge then on the 55

cheers