HI-FI

> Im looking at buying a LCD TV . Price and lookswise the SAMSUNG
> LE-40F71B is looking quite good because its 1080p.
>
> As a source I use sky+ only, which I will upgrade to sky+ HD, but the
> HD content I will watch is only likely to be sport and the odd movie,
> which is only about 20% of my viewing.
>
> My questions:
> 1) is there a better screen around at a similar price (or lower). (Id
> prefer a 42 but these seem much more expensive for 1080p)
> 2) as 80% of my viewing is in SD, will be upscaling make SD look like
> a dogs dinner? Would it be better to buy a 720p screen for a better
> picture 80% of the time and slightly lower-res compromise for 20%?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>

> smorris12...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Im looking at buying a LCD TV . Price and lookswise the SAMSUNG
> > LE-40F71B is looking quite good because its 1080p.
>
> > As a source I use sky+ only, which I will upgrade to sky+ HD, but the
> > HD content I will watch is only likely to be sport and the odd movie,
> > which is only about 20% of my viewing.
>
> > My questions:
> > 1) is there a better screen around at a similar price (or lower). (Id
> > prefer a 42 but these seem much more expensive for 1080p)
> > 2) as 80% of my viewing is in SD, will be upscaling make SD look like
> > a dogs dinner? Would it be better to buy a 720p screen for a better
> > picture 80% of the time and slightly lower-res compromise for 20%?
>
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Want to post a link to that model - cant find it...have you typed it
> correctly?-

> Im looking at buying a LCD TV . Price and lookswise the SAMSUNG
> LE-40F71B is looking quite good because its 1080p.
>
> As a source I use sky+ only, which I will upgrade to sky+ HD, but the
> HD content I will watch is only likely to be sport and the odd movie,
> which is only about 20% of my viewing.
>
> My questions:
> 1) is there a better screen around at a similar price (or lower). (Id
> prefer a 42 but these seem much more expensive for 1080p)
> 2) as 80% of my viewing is in SD, will be upscaling make SD look like
> a dogs dinner? Would it be better to buy a 720p screen for a better
> picture 80% of the time and slightly lower-res compromise for 20%?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>

> How much are you looking at paying?
> You can buy a 50 panny plasma for Ł1200 (Ł2200 at Currys) or a 47
> Sharp for Ł1400 (nearer Ł3000 at Currys)

> smorris12345@hotmail.com wrote:
>> Im looking at buying a LCD TV . Price and lookswise the SAMSUNG
>> LE-40F71B is looking quite good because its 1080p.
>>
>> As a source I use sky+ only, which I will upgrade to sky+ HD, but the
>> HD content I will watch is only likely to be sport and the odd movie,
>> which is only about 20% of my viewing.
>>
>> My questions:
>> 1) is there a better screen around at a similar price (or lower). (Id
>> prefer a 42 but these seem much more expensive for 1080p)
>> 2) as 80% of my viewing is in SD, will be upscaling make SD look like
>> a dogs dinner? Would it be better to buy a 720p screen for a better
>> picture 80% of the time and slightly lower-res compromise for 20%?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>
> How much are you looking at paying?
> You can buy a 50 panny plasma for Ł1200 (Ł2200 at Currys) or a 47 Sharp
> for Ł1400 (nearer Ł3000 at Currys)