I have decided to buy a new tv and after looking initially on the internet to prepare what I was looking for I went into town today to have a look.
At this point I am only considering buying a Sony Bravia tv.
After looking in Fenwicks, John Lewis, Sony and Richer Sounds I have sort of narrowed it down to perhaps 2 models but am getting confused looking at the specifications. I know there are quite a few of you on this forum who are technically minded (and have indeed saved my life
quite a few times previously).
I cant decide what size to go for, went with the idea of 37" but then discovered a 40" size tv that was cheaper than the 37"
The two models I compared price wise were EX403 and EX503. Comparing them on Sonys website, the only differences that I can see is that the 503 model is slightly heavier, has the swivel feature and also has the motionflow 1000hz.
Price wise, the 503 as a 37" is £660 at Richer Sounds whilst the 40" is £715 again at Richer Sounds (incl paying for 5 yr guarantee).
The 403 model is the one that throws me as price wise the 37" is £599 at Fenwicks whilst the 40" is £549 again at Fenwicks. So in this instance it seems the 40" is cheaper for some reason?
They are both Full HD and it also says Friewview HD built in. Does this mean I dont need a separate HD box or recorder as you do if the tv was HD ready?
Also although the tvs are wifi ready I would need to buy a separate dongle (£69.95) which I am prepared to do, but am unclear just what this allows me then to access on the tv?
The sales staff were not very helpful which is crazy as they then dont get a sale
Can you advise if I am looking in the right direction as to what I have thought so far? I am prepared to go up to £700 (or thereabouts) for the right one.
I did see other models namely EX43 and EX401 but dont know if they are just making an already muddy picture worse
Any thoughts whatsoever would be most appreciated
At this point I am only considering buying a Sony Bravia tv.
After looking in Fenwicks, John Lewis, Sony and Richer Sounds I have sort of narrowed it down to perhaps 2 models but am getting confused looking at the specifications. I know there are quite a few of you on this forum who are technically minded (and have indeed saved my life
quite a few times previously).I cant decide what size to go for, went with the idea of 37" but then discovered a 40" size tv that was cheaper than the 37"

The two models I compared price wise were EX403 and EX503. Comparing them on Sonys website, the only differences that I can see is that the 503 model is slightly heavier, has the swivel feature and also has the motionflow 1000hz.
Price wise, the 503 as a 37" is £660 at Richer Sounds whilst the 40" is £715 again at Richer Sounds (incl paying for 5 yr guarantee).
The 403 model is the one that throws me as price wise the 37" is £599 at Fenwicks whilst the 40" is £549 again at Fenwicks. So in this instance it seems the 40" is cheaper for some reason?
They are both Full HD and it also says Friewview HD built in. Does this mean I dont need a separate HD box or recorder as you do if the tv was HD ready?
Also although the tvs are wifi ready I would need to buy a separate dongle (£69.95) which I am prepared to do, but am unclear just what this allows me then to access on the tv?
The sales staff were not very helpful which is crazy as they then dont get a sale

Can you advise if I am looking in the right direction as to what I have thought so far? I am prepared to go up to £700 (or thereabouts) for the right one.
I did see other models namely EX43 and EX401 but dont know if they are just making an already muddy picture worse

Any thoughts whatsoever would be most appreciated

