Looking to upgrade before Grand Final but finding it a bit of a mindfield.

I've got it down to two TV's now, both LCD.

One is 200hz and 1/80 000 contrast ratio (LG)

the other 100hz and 1/ 120 000 contast ratio (Samsung)

Both HD 1080p

Anyone any idea which one will have the better picture?

I have a TV that I could sell ya cheap, no remote.....................

That thing in the town Centre

wouldnt go with the decor

Not at all....

£300

At that price...

Tell ya what...................we'll leave it

be a fool to turn that down

Plasma for me. Panasonic.

Nobody could turn this down

Both are good, but this year's Samsung models are cracking. I have one and the picture is superb.

What size screen?

The Samsung is 40 and the LG is 42.

Reasonable prices too, both in the 720.00 region.

To be honest i'm leading towards the Samsung based on possitive response from others who already have other models.

ive got the lg brilliant quality

I have the 38" Samsung and I can highly recommend it. I did a lot of research before buying and all of this year's Samsung models get great reviews. I previously had a 32" Sony Bravia 100Hz LCD and the Samsung is far superior.

The £720 price point is very good. Not so long ago the 40" and 42" models were up around the £900-£1000 mark, although there are always deals available.

Go to Richer Sounds.

Also worth noting, the human eye cannot distinguish contrasts above about 3000/1 (IIRC). If you get a decent hz motion quality that's main. I have a top of the range viera LCD and it is class.

Richer sounds are pretty expensive m8
But I agree with the general feeling that the samsung will be better

i highly recommend foehn & hirsch, cheap brand but the one i bought has been excellent,

on the original question the higher the contrast ratio the better usually....

LG

i bought 1 for £100 only downfall there aint a volume switch.
Mind you at that price i couldnt turn it down

Good one

They do offer to beat any price, internet or shop

Sony are just starting a TV scrapage scheme which may interest you

[urlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1207543/Now-scrappage-scheme-TV--150-set.html[/url

apologies for linking to the Daily Aslyum Seeker Mail

Have a look on these 2 sites. If the models haven't already been discussed you can post a question and ask an AV geek instead of asking rugby geeks

[urlhttp://www.avforums.com/[/url

[urlhttp://www.digitalspy.co.uk/[/url

And whilst you're there, ask them if they can understand why Agar is still in a job.

STAY WELL CLEAR OF LG!!!!! Samsung are better the brands like Sony!

But, to be honest you need to not let specifications fool you.you can only compare them within the same brand as they are all measured differently!!

Panasonic are in a league of their own and regardless of Plasma/LCD they are the best... Go for Plasma at 42" upwards, don't worry about 1080p as you won't be putting that signal into it anyway!! HTH

I had a good look on those when I got ours last year, they really know their stuff. Both on there and everyone else I spoke to, the consistent theme was that in terms of best performance for money, Panasonic and Samsung were the daddies.

Very few people seem to be able to agree on LCD vs Plasma and the 100hz issue though.

One benefit is that they will cover the TV for 5 years for 10% of the price of the telly IIRC.

Unless you have a PS3, XBox360, or BlueRay player you mean.