Buying a new tv later SAMSUNG or LG???

[joebloe]

Hey guys
need some advice, i still have a 54 cm samsung non flat screen (tube) tv so i reckon its time for an upgrade, want to buy a new hd tv in the morning but i find myself torn between two models
both are full hd 32 inch and will be used for xbox gaming and films/tv

one is the sony the 32inch kdl-32ex400 (bravia)

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...specifications

game has a special and its going for R4699

the other is a samsung series 5

http://www.samsung.com/nz/consumer/t...ype=prd_detail

this one is going for R5000 at game with a "free" dvd player, they had it on special two weeks ago for R4699 including the dvd player.

The Bravia looks nice, really like it but only plays mpeg1 and 2, jpeg and mp3 via its usb while the samsung supports divX and mkv via usb, so it would save me having to buy a separate media player (which i was planning to do next month)

does anyone own any of these units? any feedback/advice/suggestions would be appreciated.

[joebloe]

wow, how fail is that..... samsing and then i type lg instead of sony..... was looking at lg tvs at the time, plus its late so... fingers retarded.

[LoneWolf]

i am actually also looking at those 2 tv's atm. i'm going to buy one mainly for gaming and the occasional movie. will keep track of this thread ;-)

[LoneWolf]

if you take the sony, i feel you should rather take a newer model with the bravia 3 engine. the sony in the link look a bit out-dated...

[hilton]

I don't think you will see the full effect of 1080p on the 32". Perhaps go for a later model HD ready or even a bigger one?

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[RazedInBlack]

kdl-32ex400 (bravia) is one of the newer models.

[joebloe]

i am actually also looking at those 2 tv's atm. i'm going to buy one mainly for gaming and the occasional movie. will keep track of this thread ;-)

hey, i did a bit more trawling and people that have the samsung seem to be happy, i reckon im gonna

go buy it later,the bravia is nice but the mkv/divx support out of the box on the samsung is the key thing

for me, probably going at 9.

[joebloe]

I don't think you will see the full effect of 1080p on the 32". Perhaps go for a later model HD ready or even a bigger one?

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it should be ok, not willing to spend more than R6000, have alot of full hd content (watch it on my pc

atm) so would rather go for a full hd tv.

Samsung seems to be a good deal.

[joebloe]

what annoyed me when i went to Rondebosch hifi corp the other day is how badly set up these tvs are, picture quality is appalling usually.

[LoneWolf]

what annoyed me when i went to Rondebosch hifi corp the other day is how badly set up these tvs are, picture quality is appalling usually.

what do you mean??

[joebloe]

what do you mean??

the picture is usually grainy... probably just bad wiring/incorrect settings.... pretty much made up my mind, going to game just now.

[Waaib]

Pinnacle Micro and Rectron also do these TV's. Usually at a bit of a discount to the store prices. You need account there to buy via them but in the IT world lots of folks seem to have accounts at these places.

I never shop at HiFi Corp. I don't even look at their specials flyers anymore. I once saw someone trying to return something that had an out-of-box-failure and the person assisting them was saying it needed to be sent away to be fixed etc and not replaced. I get they might have rules and regulations etc and that it could have just been one guy being difficult but that indecent turned me off them for life.

[web]

Go with the Samsung, I have a 40" FHD Samsung and a 40" FHD Sony, both cost about the same and I much prefer my Samsung it just seems more refined...

[Ono'rach]

I have the 40 inch 40ex400, its a fantastic tv and I couldn't be happier!

[Aces]

I know it's not one of he options, but if you can get your hands on one - it's the best by far. panasonic viera rates as the best on most the comparative websites, plus I have one and there is no comparison. is more expensive though.