Hey,
(I couldn't locate the Sony W3000 thread, the link seems to be invalid, so apologies if this ought to be in there.)
I am looking to buy a new TV, spending £1500 tops. I have a Sony TV at the moment, which I have been happy with. Having done some research it seems the Sony W series of LCD TV's are highly thought of. Currently my thinking is as follows;
either,
1 - Sony KDL40W2000 £1000 (bit concerned about the reported 'clouding' issue, how widespread is this?)
2 - Sony KDL40W3000 £1500 (have seen prices around this figure although may well be wrong)
3 - Sony KDL46W2000 with Sony RDR-HXD870 DVD Recorder - £1400
You can probably imagine what my questions are likely to be. Largely it's a toss up between the 2000 & 3000, if the price difference between the two 40inch models is around £500, is the new 3000 really worth the extra money, it's not exactly a small amount! I've read some stuff on the US web sites and they suggest many of the 'enhancements' are of little value. The 2000 seems to have crashed in price recently, I guess retailers are trying to clear out stock, I don't want to miss the chance to grab a bargain by waiting for the 3000 to come out, only to find it ain't worth the extra money. The second debate I'm having is the age-old question of whether size matters? I like big TV's! but 40inch ain't exactly small, however I found a deal for the 2000 46inch version, with HDD recorder for an extra £400, which seems pretty good. What would you rather do, save some dough and get the 40W2000, go for the future proofing and stump up the extra for the 40w3000, or spend the extra dosh, but on a bigger size and HDD recorder?
As I said, the problem is choice...
(I couldn't locate the Sony W3000 thread, the link seems to be invalid, so apologies if this ought to be in there.)
I am looking to buy a new TV, spending £1500 tops. I have a Sony TV at the moment, which I have been happy with. Having done some research it seems the Sony W series of LCD TV's are highly thought of. Currently my thinking is as follows;
either,
1 - Sony KDL40W2000 £1000 (bit concerned about the reported 'clouding' issue, how widespread is this?)
2 - Sony KDL40W3000 £1500 (have seen prices around this figure although may well be wrong)
3 - Sony KDL46W2000 with Sony RDR-HXD870 DVD Recorder - £1400
You can probably imagine what my questions are likely to be. Largely it's a toss up between the 2000 & 3000, if the price difference between the two 40inch models is around £500, is the new 3000 really worth the extra money, it's not exactly a small amount! I've read some stuff on the US web sites and they suggest many of the 'enhancements' are of little value. The 2000 seems to have crashed in price recently, I guess retailers are trying to clear out stock, I don't want to miss the chance to grab a bargain by waiting for the 3000 to come out, only to find it ain't worth the extra money. The second debate I'm having is the age-old question of whether size matters? I like big TV's! but 40inch ain't exactly small, however I found a deal for the 2000 46inch version, with HDD recorder for an extra £400, which seems pretty good. What would you rather do, save some dough and get the 40W2000, go for the future proofing and stump up the extra for the 40w3000, or spend the extra dosh, but on a bigger size and HDD recorder?
As I said, the problem is choice...