Guys, bear with me .. 'repeat' question .. which 32" TV ..?

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Catch 22 situation for me .... The LG 29" CRT stopped working 4 days back. My local repair guy (an expert) found the fault in the FBT transformer which feeds direct to the picture tube. He returned the set after 2 days, but somehow the colours were'nt as vibrant as before. Again, the TV went phuut yesterday.

Family is INSISTING for a new buy ... peer pressure, dammit! Want a 'thin' TV now! Replace the 6 year old box! Money grows on trees, huh???

If buying new ...... then what? Don't want anything beyond 32" ... would be difficult to reach out to the wiring and electricals, if more than 32". The HT set-up is placed so ... thank God ... would save precious bucks ... else family would have insited for 42" or above ....

Was looking at the offerings from Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic ... No LG, this time ... am not too happy with their TV technology.

1. Open for LCD or LED.
2. Full HD not required ... plain HD would do.
3. Viewing distance = @ 10'
4. Family watches mostly thru cable-wallah's set-top box.
5. Believe some programs are on HD.
6. Operate the DVDp once a while ... use local, moderately recorded DVD and VCDs. I am not a movie maniac. Thats the forte of family. The DVD plays thru a basic AVR connected to a 5.1.
7. Budget ... the lesser the better. Say, max. 30K .. a bit here and there..

Whats the standing of Toshiba? They manufacture excellent LED/LCD laptops, so .....? Suggestions would be highly appreciated.

PS --- I am a noob as far as TV goes. Prefer to stay away from that room!
 
Try to get Samsung 32EH5000 in 30k range.. Flipkart says its 34-35k but try to get bargain and also sell of your old TV to make a 30K mark

EH5000 is overall a good buy VFM
 
Thanks guys .... I did check these on flipkart.

A dumb question, if you all may please. Which would be less prone to outrages ... LCD or LED? In LED, it seems there are a few designs ... full array, edge backlit, direct and CCFL. I went through the tech details. Direct LEDs are being promoted now due to their lower costs to the manufacturer, not necessarily the user!

I am not too hecked on the pic quality ... colour, blacks, resolution and all. Is there so much of a difference between LCD and LEDs? If the difference is drastic, then ok. Why I am asking this question is because in a showroom virtually all have spanking clean images. But obvious, all are tied up with HD signals, maybe thats why. At home, it would be a different story altogether!

And yes, I ain't comparing the pic quality with that of plasma ... I know plasmas are the best! But, then it need to be a 42" at least .... more than the excess moolah, operational issues there for me.
 
avidyarthy said:
Catch 22 situation for me .... The LG 29" CRT stopped working 4 days back. My local repair guy (an expert) found the fault in the FBT transformer which feeds direct to the picture tube. He returned the set after 2 days, but somehow the colours were'nt as vibrant as before. Again, the TV went phuut yesterday.

Family is INSISTING for a new buy ... peer pressure, dammit! Want a 'thin' TV now! Replace the 6 year old box! Money grows on trees, huh???

If buying new ...... then what? Don't want anything beyond 32" ... would be difficult to reach out to the wiring and electricals, if more than 32". The HT set-up is placed so ... thank God ... would save precious bucks ... else family would have insited for 42" or above ....

Was looking at the offerings from Sony, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic ... No LG, this time ... am not too happy with their TV technology.

1. Open for LCD or LED.
2. Full HD not required ... plain HD would do.
3. Viewing distance = @ 10'
4. Family watches mostly thru cable-wallah's set-top box.
5. Believe some programs are on HD.
6. Operate the DVDp once a while ... use local, moderately recorded DVD and VCDs. I am not a movie maniac. Thats the forte of family. The DVD plays thru a basic AVR connected to a 5.1.
7. Budget ... the lesser the better. Say, max. 30K .. a bit here and there..

Whats the standing of Toshiba? They manufacture excellent LED/LCD laptops, so .....? Suggestions would be highly appreciated.

PS --- I am a noob as far as TV goes. Prefer to stay away from that room!
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As far as I know FBT can be replaced at a certain point of time..if the problem noticed and FBT can be replaced in time picture tube can be saved..I think either your picture tube is gone or the required FBT model is not available now. FBT is nothing but the cylindrical transformer which is used to generate high current and the output end is attached with the side of picture tube.

Check Sony 32EX550 model.
 
srinisundar said:
Philips shall be an good option with the price factor and brand name too. Toshibha is out of league for the full HD price part and it is more than 5k in this full HD range. Suggest to stay out of HD Ready..

Philips 32 Inches Full HD LED 32PFL4556 Television | Television | Flipkart.com
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Stay away from philips -- Pathetic service .. they are not able to make TVs so sold the brand to Videocon ( BTW My expereince with Videocon service is good) - so why not buy Videocon and save money?
 
Avidyarthy, the 32eh5000 from samsung seems like a good option for you. Got most of the bells and whistles without breaking the bank!
 
Yep, iaudio ..... my eyes did noticed it, alongwith Sony ex330.

The worst part is happening now ... the TV noob is getting 'educated' from the web. More the education ... deemed 'less, sketchy knowledge' more is the confusion :mad:
 
Aatish, do consider the fact that 32" Panel might not suffice since you/your family is used to a 29" CRT. It will take a bit of getting used to the smaller 32" screen. Get atleast 40" flat panel which has roughly the same real estate as a 29" CRT.
 
I was not aware of that, Santhosh.

The LG is a 29" flat CRT, not a curved one, so I guess, the 32" panel should be slightly larger! Did not check it though.

A bit more study of the worldwide (:mad::p) reviews have cancelled out the Samsung 32EH5000 ... due to connectivity issues. No means to connect both the set-top box out and DVD out together !!!! Thats a big one for me. My AVR is so connected that I need not switch on the AVR every time I get on to the TV. By this method, the choice is in my hands as to whether I need the AVR's audio amplication for plain SD viewing.

Back to Sony and Panasonic now ... lets see! My electronics guy who had carried back the CRT circuit board today informed me of the numerous issues that come up on LG and Samsung LCDs, followed by Sony (LCD again). Board and Logic failures are quite common. He was pointing out to the slipshod components that were being used. Failure issues, he said, was pretty less on Panasonic and virtually nil on Hitachi LCD sets.

He has'nt been summoned for any LEDs as yet ... on any make. Maybe, it is just too early for the outrages ...
 
avidyarthy said:
I was not aware of that, Santhosh.

The LG is a 29" flat CRT, not a curved one, so I guess, the 32" panel should be slightly larger! Did not check it though.
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The 32" will be smaller because your 29" CRT TV (am assuming) is 4:3 format while the Flat Panels are mostly 16:9 format :).

EDIT: I am not familiar with current models, but if you like CRT (like me), there is a good chance you will like Plasma. Check them out side by side in a shop, ensure the shopkeeper the same source material and similar connection (HDMI, Component cable etc).
 
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ehehehe ... me, a total noob here ........ proves it. But, I damn hell care here :p. The image should be clean, clear with an acceptable volume ... with a bright screen. Most important .... fail safe ... thats where the story isn't all that smooth.

I know the Plasmas are up there ... but, tough to set up a 42" in the space ... There is something to do with cable management, room proportion, some aesthetics .... that goes for a six with a 42 incher at the place designated.
 
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manish1283 said:
You can also look at Panasonic 32X50D edge lit TV at 32K.
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I am inclined for this model too. Went thru a report of FM simplereader dated 19th Sept ...... very very simply explained. The bare basics has been put forward ... just what I needed.

Panny 32X50D looks to fulfill all those. Now, its time to go and have a look at the girl ....
 
avidyarthy said:
I was not aware of that, Santhosh.

The LG is a 29" flat CRT, not a curved one, so I guess, the 32" panel should be slightly larger! Did not check it though.

A bit more study of the worldwide (:mad::p) reviews have cancelled out the Samsung 32EH5000 ... due to connectivity issues. No means to connect both the set-top box out and DVD out together !!!! Thats a big one for me. My AVR is so connected that I need not switch on the AVR every time I get on to the TV. By this method, the choice is in my hands as to whether I need the AVR's audio amplication for plain SD viewing.

Back to Sony and Panasonic now ... lets see! My electronics guy who had carried back the CRT circuit board today informed me of the numerous issues that come up on LG and Samsung LCDs, followed by Sony (LCD again). Board and Logic failures are quite common. He was pointing out to the slipshod components that were being used. Failure issues, he said, was pretty less on Panasonic and virtually nil on Hitachi LCD sets.

He has'nt been summoned for any LEDs as yet ... on any make. Maybe, it is just too early for the outrages ...
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Just to inform you that sony leads tv market share followed by samsung and lg. Panasonic market share is of single digit though they sell both lcds and plasmas and out of their tv sales most tvs are plasmas. So it's obvious that there are less reported issues in case of pana lcds.
Best to stick with Sony leds cause sony led pic quality is much superior than pana led pic quality cause sony use spva panel which offer better blacks, higher contrast ratio, higher brightness...while in case of pana they use IPS panel and only advantage is higher viewing angle.
 
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