Is This A Good HD TV?

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#1 Riddicrash
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Acoustic Solutions LCD26NK750HD 26in HD Ready LCD TV. 329£.99

That is the info from the Argos site. Is it good, would it be good for a PS3? Plus what is that in those other things they use where people say 720p and what not? Im sorry if that is a silly question but I dont quite understand HD yet.

Or would I be better going for this one...

Bush IDLCD26TV22HD 26in HD Ready Digital LCD TV.Was £499.995291845 See the Additional Information panel on the left for further details.379£.99See the Additional Information panel for the pricing footnote.

Same questions for this as the last one. Is there a reason why this is more expensive, is it better?

Thanks for your help!

Television Picture Quality

  • High Definition Ready.
  • Integrated digital (freeview).
  • 26in (66cm) widescreen TV with 66cm visible screen size.
  • Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels.
  • Brightness 450 cd/m2.
  • Contrast 600:1.
  • Viewing angle 178 / 178 degrees.
  • Progressive scan.

Television Picture Quality

  • High Definition Ready.
  • 26in (66.04cm) widescreen TV with 62cm visible screen size.
  • Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels.
  • Brightness 550cm/m2.
  • Contrast ratio 900:1.
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#2 the1stmoonfly
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Just go look in the hd tv guide here on GS, ive got fed up of people asking the same question, the second tv is better but not one i would buy, but at you price range thats what you get, i CBA explaing the finer details as they're already stickied.
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#3 TheSystemLord1
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They are both complete and utter garbage.  Besides being no name offbrand sets, they offer 600:1 and 900:1 contrast.  That means your blacks are going to look really...grey lol.  A good contrast ratio is going to be around 1200:1 - 1300:1 standard, or 6000:1 - 10000:1 Dynamic.

720p resolution is going to be found most commonly in TV's listing as 1366:768 resolution.  With 1080p being 1920:1080.

Don't buy either.

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#4 Telomar
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If people are looking for cheap HD tvs you should really be looking at and HD CRT TV. Samsung and LG both have a couple nice ones. Either way I was going to say you can't pick tvs on specs but those are both bad.
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#5 Riddicrash
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I believe I have found a better tv, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Bravia-KDL26S2030U-Ready-Freeview/dp/B000IBA2EU/ref=pd_ka_1/026-0092079-7690845?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1173389593&sr=8-1 Its a bit more expensive but seems alot better. What do you think?
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#6 TheSystemLord1
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The Sony Bravia Line are the best TV's out there.  You really cant go wrong with one of them.
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The Sony Bravia Line are the best TV's out there.  You really cant go wrong with one of them.TheSystemLord1

And rediculously overpriced...great picture, but you can get just as good a picture for less with other brands....

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The Sony Bravia Line are the best TV's out there.  You really cant go wrong with one of them.TheSystemLord1
That or Samsung.
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[QUOTE="Telomar"]If people are looking for cheap HD tvs you should really be looking at and HD CRT TV. Samsung and LG both have a couple nice ones. Either way I was going to say you can't pick tvs on specs but those are both bad.

Bingo, a prob. calibrated/services Samsung TX-S3082WH has about the most beautiful HD picture I've seen this side of a high end locs/3lcd set.
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#10 Telomar
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I have to say the Sony's have the truest picture of any LCDs around. They just have slightly better image processing than the Samsung's and honestly most of their lower end sets can be picked up for similar prices if you look hard enough. But I still say if you want a cheap HDTV and can afford the size you should be looking at a CRT not an LCD. The picture is considerably better and the products are cheaper.
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[QUOTE="Telomar"]If people are looking for cheap HD tvs you should really be looking at and HD CRT TV. Samsung and LG both have a couple nice ones. Either way I was going to say you can't pick tvs on specs but those are both bad.Innovazero2000
Bingo, a prob. calibrated/services Samsung TX-S3082WH has about the most beautiful HD picture I've seen this side of a high end locs/3lcd set.

What do you mean by calibrated/services?

Just a note, these can be trouble.  Maybe I just have really bad luck but my first set had buzzing and other problems like not picking up a source and not turning on.  I exchanged that for another one and it has awful bowing on the sides, a yellow spot in a corner, buzzing, and one time the screen popped, went black, and turned back on.  Now I don't know if I should exchange it for another one which will probably have problems (it really sucks moving these 120 pound behemoths around too) or they suggested I put it towards a crappy LCD which I am not going to settle for.  I am thinking of asking for my money back

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#12 the1stmoonfly
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by the time sony lcd's are beating sammy's they are getting into the price range of plasma sets, sony's at the same price as samsungs are generally a slightly lower spec. And for me, if your going to spend mega bucks, id prefer plasma, but thats me.