Hey Guys,

I am looking to get a 32" widescreen TV with a budget of around £400 - £500. I hope to get this TV for watching sky and telewest services and playing ps2 and xbox.

I have seen the Panasonic TX32PM1C at ebuyer, just wandered if that was any good. Also if somebody could advise me if a 100HZ frequency would be recommended for this size of TV.

Sorry if this question has been asked before, but if somebody could please advise me..

Many Thanks.

check the 28 inch thread, but i'd say a good 100hz with as little mandatory picture "enhancement" is the way to go

try and test them in the shop with a dvd player (preferably the same one)...shops seem to have a funny habit of sticking the worst signal on the set with the worst margins...

I have the Philips 28" widescreen with stand which I bought at Sainsburys 18 months ago for £299 (£80 cheaper than Argos) a few visitors have commented its a nice telly.

So I personally would advise looking for a bargain as well in a 32" model although Sainsburys may be discontinuing as their stock has dwindled last time I was in.



Hmmm ? after posting I see theres a few threads at the top about problems with "Philips" tellys. Is this the norm or just coincidence, don't quote the above for a while !
Last edited by BrianDee : 21-04-2005 at 08:53

the 1 on e buyer is only the 50 hz model

comet do the 100hz model for 535.00 online with free del

i recently bought a new tv for my room a 28" and to cut a long story short i went into the sony shop and the v helpful man said no point in getting 100hz on ne thing less than 32" as the flicker isnt noticeable enough. which i thought was honest as he could tried to sell me a 100hz 28".

i ahve seen the 32cs70 the sony 100hz for 570 delivered from electrocentre.

depends on how much u can stretch ur budget.

Buy a Panasonic 50 hrz TV , that will meet all your needs

Thans for the tip m8, i think i may go for that one, i can get that model wihout the stand for £500 delivered, great price, thanks, hope the site is reliable.

Also another question for anybody, somebody told me that it's best to get a digital TV, they told me that way you get better picture quality. Could somebody confirm this please.

Many Thanks.

I've had the Panasonic TX28PM1C TV for 6 months and it's on for about 15 hours every day. The picture with Sky and Freeview is as good today as when it was first bought - crisp, sharp, lots of depth, and no dodgy 100Hz processing. What's great is that with RGB ON the sharpness control still works. I'm getting the 32" version soon (TX32PM2C) for the main room

When it's 50 or 100 Hz what difference does that make?

some 100hz tv's have modes which come bundled with picture enhancement, which can actually be to the detriment of the picture, especially when combined with bad sources. Because of this a lot of people labour under the missaprehension that 100Hz causes the picture to get worse, because they haven't seen sets where you can turn this junk off and just comment just on the difference between 100hz and 50hz, which reduces flicker, but thats it.

Despite people not seeing flicker, flicker is reduced by the brain's compensation, thats why watching a 100hz set feels "easier on the eyes" than a 50hz. To see the effect, waving your hand in front of the screen looking through your fingers or juddering your jaw upsets your brains compensation and allows you to judge the difference in flicker without it.

Thanks, that was really funny.