Wise to buy a new TV now?

nichorob · 30 Jan 2010 at 15:16

Afternoon chaps,

A friend of mine is in the market for a new TV with a budget of about £1000. Is he wise to buy now or wait a few months for the 2010 ranges to come through and the whole 3DTV thing?

ac1d1ty · 30 Jan 2010 at 15:57

Personally I Think you could be waiting forever. Once 3DTV comes out, then there will be updates to it etc etc etc

£1000 is a pretty decent sum for a TV however, so I would look for a TV that you actually want, then just hunt around for a deal for it til you get one.

I was in the same position with myself. I had £600 and was debating waiting for a bit longer. Saw a really decent TV and decided I want it. Got it down to £550, fiddled around a bit more, and managed to get myself a lovely 40" TV with a 5yr warranty for £500.

tl;dr find a bargain.

triggerthat · 30 Jan 2010 at 16:27

As above. What size does he want? I am guessing around the 40" mark? If so, you don't need to spend £1,000 especially online.

scorpions · 30 Jan 2010 at 16:31

i popped into my local comet just for the usual man browse and walked out with a lovely 46 inch toshiba lcd for £699 on a managers special and got 12 months interest free credit

derkaderka · 31 Jan 2010 at 18:14

If I was looking for a new TV I would wait

Why ?
1. DVB-T2 , new freeview HD format , would want the tv to have this
2. DVB-S2 , satalite HD format , would like tv to have this also.

I wont be getting a new one until these are on the tv

marl · 31 Jan 2010 at 21:01

Nothing to lose by waiting. New 3D TV's due out soon so interesting times ahead!

Nymins · 31 Jan 2010 at 21:12

Depends if he wants a 3D compatible TV. Personally i have no interest at all in 3D, seems like a massive gimmick to me and should stay were it belongs in the cinema.

I'd buy one now, you can wait forever for new tech to come out, only for something newer to come out the next day.

marl · 31 Jan 2010 at 23:09

Nymins said:
Depends if he wants a 3D compatible TV. Personally i have no interest at all in 3D, seems like a massive gimmick to me and should stay were it belongs in the cinema.

I'd buy one now, you can wait forever for new tech to come out, only for something newer to come out the next day.

With their release so close why not wait and see? That's my plan anyway, if it is a gimmick then no harm done! But, if it is good then you could end up kicking yourself!!!

Nymins · 1 Feb 2010 at 00:23

I dunno how soon they are coming out, so if they are soon then yea wait, but I wouldn't wait just for 3D.

The prices will be ridiculous on first release and more than likely be buggy or have bad PQ, as always with new tech. It's better to wait and not buy 1st gen stuff.

ac1d1ty · 1 Feb 2010 at 12:06

derkaderka said:
If I was looking for a new TV I would wait

Why ?
1. DVB-T2 , new freeview HD format , would want the tv to have this
2. DVB-S2 , satalite HD format , would like tv to have this also.

I wont be getting a new one until these are on the tv

Surely you can just get a box for it?

Baboonanza · 1 Feb 2010 at 13:03

ac1d1ty said:
Surely you can just get a box for it?

That's what I'd do. It will be a while until you can get DVB-T2 built-in and there will definitely be a price premium.

It would probably work out cheaper to by a TV without it and just by a box a few months later, especially since there may be some good deals to be had on 'obsolete' models.

nichorob · 1 Feb 2010 at 19:15

I am a bit in the dark about all this 3D lark. It really doesn't appeal to me to start off with like HD does. Is Blu-ray 3D going to be a new platform and replace existing Blu-rays? With 3D remakes of everything popping up a bit like HD versions of everything with original Blu-rays? Or will it just be a sideshow.

Baboonanza · 2 Feb 2010 at 00:42

Ther is a extended standard for Blu-Ray 3D. As far as I know most players will not be compatible with some exceptions which can be patched notable the PS3 I think.

I'd be suprised if they go back and re-do old films. I've seen examples of stuff filmed in 2D with the 3D added on later and it doesn't look very good.

derkaderka · 2 Feb 2010 at 08:14

ac1d1ty said:
Surely you can just get a box for it?

Yeah , Like my living room needs another external box like I need a hole in the head

borich_planner · 2 Feb 2010 at 08:53

The new Panasonic 2010 range is well worth the wait.

Borich

ac1d1ty · 2 Feb 2010 at 13:25

derkaderka said:
Yeah , Like my living room needs another external box like I need a hole in the head

Last time I looked you need a hole in the head to eat and breathe out of, not to mention listening with

But seriously, if it saves you a massive wad of money, imo its worth it. The tv's with it integrated are going to cost a fortune.

nichorob · 3 Feb 2010 at 11:55

So our blu-ray collections arn't going to be the equivalent of HD-DVD's today in a years time then?

DiG · 3 Feb 2010 at 12:00

I read that the new 3D blu-ray standard is going to just be an extension, ie if you put a 3D disc in a 2D player, you will get a normal 2D image, put the same disc in a 3D player and you get the full 3D affect?

Baboonanza · 3 Feb 2010 at 12:50

DiG said:
I read that the new 3D blu-ray standard is going to just be an extension, ie if you put a 3D disc in a 2D player, you will get a normal 2D image, put the same disc in a 3D player and you get the full 3D affect?

Future players will be compatible with 2D discs, anything else would be insanity.

I assume that the 3D version of films will come as a seperate disc/special edition, partly for capacity reasons but mainly so they can charge a nice, juicy price premium!

Ricardox1 · 3 Feb 2010 at 15:15

When 3dtv's come out price range is 2000-3000 but for 1000 you could get a good LED tv for that much.