Which TV?

[Chris Jenkins]

Hello everyone.
I'm looking to buy a new TV for gaming and viewing.
I want one around about 42" and I'm not looking to spend more than £400.

What are people's suggestions?

 

[EIF]

I sometimes use the Sony Bravia 42inch in our lounge and to be honest most games don't look too good unless I really crank up the AA. 42 inches is too big for 1080 in my opinion, the sweet spot for gaming is is 24 or 27 inches.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

My fulltime racing monitor is 32 inch lcd tv and works well for me. I try playing on my 50 inch Plasma but it is too big and the graphics don't look as good as on the 32.

 

[Kasper Stoltze]

Dont use a tv at All is my suggestion. Way to much input lag, even in "game mode".
If you really want a Big picture, a projector might be what you want, i dont Think computer monitors go above 27"

Kasper

 

[Chris Jenkins]

To be clear, the TV will mainly be for viewing. I might use my PS3 on it now and again though.

I was just looking for people's opinions on the best 40-42" TVs within the £350-400 price range?

 

[Kasper Stoltze]

Aah okay, sorry. Just wanted to let you know before you went out and spend a lot of money you would later regret

 

[David Ignjatovic]

To be clear, the TV will mainly be for viewing. I might use my PS3 on it now and again though.

I was just looking for people's opinions on the best 40-42" TVs within the £350-400 price range?

I'm on aussie dollars, but you might be able to get a 1080p Panasonic plasma.
Don't get the 1024x768 models.....the 1080p is noticeable{I have one of each}.
Plasma is better TV technology in most cases, the only two potential problems are extreme lighting and burn in, but I think you'd have to do something silly like leave the TV on for more than 6-8hrs, and even then, it'll probably go away by itself.