Bravia or Samsung Series 5

drackz · #1 1st July 2008, 12:32 AM

Hi guys,
I'm planning on picking up a 32" LCD TV. Ive checked out the ones from Philips, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic etc, and I liked the Bravia klv32v400a/b. However Ive checked the new range from samsung online and found a 32 incher which was Full HD(LA32A550p1), and almost the same price as the Bravia. Ive read somewhere tht theres not much difference between a 1080p and 720p on a 32" screen. But i guess the picture shoudl be more sharper when playign HD content rt, specially if i plan on buyin the PS3 later?
I still havnt seen the picture quality of the Samsung LA32A550p1, but I plan to do so in a day or two.
What do you guys think? Should I go for a Full HD lcd which is almost the same price or go in for the Bravia V series?

SuhasG · #2 1st July 2008, 08:33 AM

I prefer Sammy over SONY anyday. However thre are other brands also worth considering (Hitachi for example) . There are several threads on such topic , a poll is also on 'Best LCD...'. Check that.

Also consider 'After Sales Support' aspect. Sammy has plus point here .
By the way, if possible consider 37 Inch instead of 32 Inch if it fits within space and budget constraints. More screen , small incremental cost.

Hope this helps.

SUhas

Dushie · #3 1st July 2008, 03:04 PM

same here , i will recommend sammy over sony any day, using sammy plasma from last one year it works great, samyy support is also good

adder · #4 1st July 2008, 08:58 PM

well go for the panasonic 32lx75 it also has a AIPS panel colors will be more plasma like just like the hitachi.
while the samsung lcd is full HD and has more contrast they pany and sony V series but samsung has the same panel found in the higher end sony KLV-32W400A.

dvdmk · #5 1st July 2008, 09:41 PM

I have auditioned the Panasonic and Toshiba . They are far more better then the Sony or Samsung.

david

venkatcr · #6 2nd July 2008, 01:19 PM

Having full 1080p HD on a 32 inch screen may not have much value. The recommended viewing distance for a 32 inch TV is 8 feet.

If you are not very particular about 1080P, take a look at the Akai Bravo. It won the best 32 inch TV award from AV Max. It has native DCDi upscaling by Faroudja and has excellent picture and sound quality upto 720P. I have heard it project the sound quite well giving three dimensional effects from just speakers under the screen. If your ambient noise is low, you can hear sounds on your left and right walls on a good movie.

To top it all, it comes at a very reasonable price.

Have fun!!

amarprusty · #7 8th July 2008, 06:00 PM

Full HD LCD TV's are they worth the extra money as still HD content is nowhere in sight blurays are very expensive and DTH is not yet in HD

What do you all say?

Dushie · #8 8th July 2008, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amarprusty

Full HD LCD TV's are they worth the extra money as still HD content is nowhere in sight blurays are very expensive and DTH is not yet in HD

What do you all say?

Well i have a HD ready set and not a full HD and i am happy with the performance , regular tv and DTH looks great, even video content with my upscaling hdmi dvd player looks good, its better to go for a hd ready set rather than full hd, as picture quality of full hd is only good when ur feeding blue ray stuff at a particular distance, if the viewing distance is more the picture quality will not show much difference between a hd and full hd set. also i personally prefer plasma to lcd, as plasma offer natural and better picture quality and are more suited for home theater .

So before buying the kind of tv u should know , what will you view, where will you view and how will you view and the viewing distance

drackz · #9 9th July 2008, 01:33 AM

thanks for all the replies, well i feel that the picture quality on a 32 incher should be almost the same when viewing regular tv, as in tata sky or Dish etc.
The fact that the series 5 is a Full HD should make a difference when viewing HD content, I'm certain that the picture will be sharper when viewing 1080p content than 720p content on a 32 incher....

N plus ill be using a DVD player that will upscale to 1080p....

Also an update : The Series 5 32" is now available for 51k .. and the Sony Bravia is at 49k....just 2 grand more n im in FULL HD heaven!!!

unleash_me · #10 9th July 2008, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drackz

....just 2 grand more n im in FULL HD heaven!!!

Hmm...Interesting. But you see, there is a scope for upgrade even in that heaven!

Ultra High Definition Video - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheers!

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