Charlie Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Guess what guys? I'm (thinking of) getting a HDTV by the end of May. Little bit of forward planning, I know, but I want to get in early because I'm hoping my parents will pay for some/all of it for my 18th birthday (28th of May if you want to buy me a present). I'm limiting myself to around £400 and I've come up with these models so far. Are they any good? Should I get another instead? I'm wanting to use it as a computer monitor, with the Xbox 360 and the Wii.. LG 26LC2R - 26" - £379.99 Cello TP-2603 - 26" - £299.99 Samsung LE23R71BX - 23'' - £399.99 Samsung LE26R74BDX - 26" - £449.99 (Currently £429.99 on Play.com) Viewpia LC-32IEE4 - 32" - £379.99 Am I missing something about that bottom one? 32" for £379? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 That 26" Sammy is now £399.99 Charlie, its awsome too. It has everything you need for the Wii, 360 and PC. The only this is that the Wii will take up the componant socket, the 360 VGA so you will have to run your PC through hdmi via a adaptor. If you need anything you know where i am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 That 26" Sammy is now £399.99 Charlie, its awsome too. It has everything you need for the Wii, 360 and PC. The only this is that the Wii will take up the componant socket, the 360 VGA so you will have to run your PC through hdmi via a adaptor. If you need anything you know where i am. Well if he doesn't have a component cable for the Wii, he can have the 360 on component, the wii via scart and then se the vga for his pc. Then on top of that there's the hdmi port plus another scart socket and the 3 plug that you can put an adaptor on to make it plug into scart. The Samsung has everything really. If it's for your room then the 26" would be just right, I had mine as a monitor and it was amazingly big, and for videos it was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I would dread to see what the Wii looks like on Scart :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 I would dread to see what the Wii looks like on Scart :P I played zelda through it on mine and it was fine. I seriously dont think its as bad as people say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 What connections does you're computer have? If it has DVI then run the PC down a DVI to HDMI cable, if not then VGA/Component/RGB Scart The problem with the Samsung is it uses 4 different panels and its a lottery as to which one you get. Samsung advertises these TVs as having an S-PVA panel and these are the ones that are given to reviewers. In reality, most people that buy these sets get the CMO panel which is far cheaper and no-where near as good The Samsung is a cracking TV if you get either the Samsung S-PVA or AUO A-MVA panels so to make sure thats what you get buy from a shop and ask to see the unit you're buying first. More on the panel stuff over at AVForums, just do a search in the LCD forum for Samsung S-PVA CMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 I would dread to see what the Wii looks like on Scart :P I've never had it on anything else other than... the connectors it came with. Even Scart would be an improvement. What connections does you're computer have? If it has DVI then run the PC down a DVI to HDMI cable, if not then VGA/Component/RGB Scart It's a Mac Mini, so it has DVI and VGA (through an adaptor). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Awsome, get a DVI to HDMI adaptor and run your Wii via componant. Get the best for all 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Sorry to hijack your thread Moria :p just wondering if I were to get a 360 could I use this monitor to display HD? And what extra connections would I need? Also would the wii be ok on it as well? http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=78642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Yeah you could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmoose Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Don't know if any one has seen this TV but it has gotten good reviews and is giant for the price. Techwood LCD HD 37" http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/122995 £460 Its a bit more than the price you stated but not too much and it may even decrease in price more before your birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Yeah you could. Cool Any help on components I would need to get with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Cool Any help on components I would need to get with it? VGA Cable however this means you have to pull out the 360 cable when you want on the pc, etc. You can buy a KVM box which means you would only have to flick a switch but their are around £40, so imo it's not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 VGA Cable however this means you have to pull out the 360 cable when you want on the pc, etc. You can buy a KVM box which means you would only have to flick a switch but their are around £40, so imo it's not worth it. What would I need for the Wii to work with it? Im guessing it will be something else or will it not work with that at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calza Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 I only knew because that's how i've got my 360 set up like that however i'm pretty sure there is a Wii vga cable. This solution would just get very messy though so I wouldn't recommend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 If you're going to use a PC monitor then certain models of Samsung offer Component, Composite and S-Video connections Other than that your pretty stuffed for the Wii AFAIK, no VGA cables (yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcubed Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Get the Samsung LE26R74BDX, no question. I have the 32" version of that TV and the Wii looks fantastic on it through 480p component! (Please make sure you use component, nothing else will do! And make sure the sharpness is turned down on it as well!!!) Of course the 360 and PS3 look amazing on it as well Even includes a little built in Wii Sensor bar stand on the top of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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