Any opinions on this television??

Any opinions on this television??

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rash_decision

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1,387 posts

183 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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http://www.richersounds.com/search/lg%2050ps3000

Hi, I've been looking aorund for a new TV for the living room. I came across this. I'm not really that clued up on televisions, I must admit, but as it started off as a £1000 television, I was thinking, it can't be bad!! Any views/opinions appreciated.

Saintjsmythe

53 posts

178 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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IME LG's are good value for money and have a decent picture but their reliability is questionable. On that basis, go for it but take the 5 year warrenty offered. Alternatively this panel is pretty good and £200 off http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp...

Rico

7,916 posts

261 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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derestrictor

18,764 posts

267 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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False economy.

Plotloss

67,280 posts

276 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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It'll be better than the equivalent Samsung.

Generally however file Korean televisions in the same round receptacle as their cars.

mouseymousey

2,641 posts

243 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Rico said:
Crikey, that TV is pretty high up! It would kill my neck watching that.

i'm no superhero

301 posts

177 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Plotloss said:
It'll be better than the equivalent Samsung.

Generally however file Korean televisions in the same round receptacle as their cars.
Agree with what you said totally, but for your average punter an LG or Samsung does the job, and does it fairly well. They're not great, but overall people are happy with them.

I for one would be more than happy with an LG LH5000 - for the money it is a bloody good piece of kit.

rash_decision

Original Poster:

1,387 posts

183 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Saintjsmythe said:
IME LG's are good value for money and have a decent picture but their reliability is questionable. On that basis, go for it but take the 5 year warrenty offered. Alternatively this panel is pretty good and £200 off http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp...
I would probably take the warranty at for all the extra they are charging. How are Richer Sounds to deal with on extended warranty claims??

rash_decision

Original Poster:

1,387 posts

183 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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i'm no superhero said:
Plotloss said:
It'll be better than the equivalent Samsung.

Generally however file Korean televisions in the same round receptacle as their cars.
Agree with what you said totally, but for your average punter an LG or Samsung does the job, and does it fairly well. They're not great, but overall people are happy with them.

I for one would be more than happy with an LG LH5000 - for the money it is a bloody good piece of kit.
At the risk of opening a can of worms here, if LG is gonna be better than the equivalent Samsung, what would be better? Are these comments purely based on the model I have used as an example or is their whole range relatively poor in quality in comparison with others? E.G. Phillips, Panasonic etc??

derestrictor

18,764 posts

267 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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I really don't understand the logic; some folk pay ludicrous amounts to get a tan for a transient, two week thrill yet something which is going to last years becomes an object of profound parsimony.

The illogic is compounded in the light of prior punts of something similar, wherein by any relative standard a great deal more was expended for less whichever way you slice it.

Thus cheapness, rather than value, becomes the primary virtue. The argument represents acceptance of a fake bill of cheapened goods: the quality/performance gap is truly massive and yet the willingness to compromise for minimal shekel is depressingly common.


One can but try.

i'm no superhero

301 posts

177 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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derestrictor said:
I really don't understand the logic; some folk pay ludicrous amounts to get a tan for a transient, two week thrill yet something which is going to last years becomes an object of profound parsimony.

The illogic is compounded in the light of prior punts of something similar, wherein by any relative standard a great deal more was expended for less whichever way you slice it.

Thus cheapness, rather than value, becomes the primary virtue. The argument represents acceptance of a fake bill of cheapened goods: the quality/performance gap is truly massive and yet the willingness to compromise for minimal shekel is depressingly common.


One can but try.
[Translate]People often want to buy the cheapest TV set, without considering value for money. They would rather pay lots of money on a nice holiday (the benefit of which lasts for two weeks) rather than spend it on a good quality TV set which will last five to ten years.[/Translate]

rash_decision said:
i'm no superhero said:
Plotloss said:
It'll be better than the equivalent Samsung.

Generally however file Korean televisions in the same round receptacle as their cars.
Agree with what you said totally, but for your average punter an LG or Samsung does the job, and does it fairly well. They're not great, but overall people are happy with them.

I for one would be more than happy with an LG LH5000 - for the money it is a bloody good piece of kit.
At the risk of opening a can of worms here, if LG is gonna be better than the equivalent Samsung, what would be better? Are these comments purely based on the model I have used as an example or is their whole range relatively poor in quality in comparison with others? E.G. Phillips, Panasonic etc??
LG and Samsung, if I'm not mistaken, regularly make eachothers LCD screens.

The difference is in the design/surround of the screen itself: both have nice, glossy black finishes, but the Samsungs do always look the nicest IMO. The main advantage of LG is that their sound quality isn't as diabolical as Samsung's.

Answer? Buy a Panasonic.

Edited by i'm no superhero on Tuesday 5th January 17:13

PJ S

10,842 posts

233 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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i'm no superhero said:
At the risk of opening a can of worms here, if LG is gonna be better than the equivalent Samsung, what would be better? Are these comments purely based on the model I have used as an example or is their whole range relatively poor in quality in comparison with others? E.G. Phillips, Panasonic etc??
LG and Samsung, if I'm not mistaken, regularly make eachothers LCD screens.

The difference is in the design/surround of the screen itself: both have nice, glossy black finishes, but the Samsungs do always look the nicest IMO. The main advantage of LG is that their sound quality isn't as diabolical as Samsung's.

Answer? Buy a Panasonic.
Spot on for the last bit, but the opening statement is incorrect. LG and Samsung or mortal enemies in Korea - it's claimed no-one who has one brand, has the other in their house. So they're all LG or Samsung households.
Aside from that, Samsung partnered with Sony to share R&D and production costs of LCD panels, as did LG and Philips.
Unless Samsung or LG have a particular chip they manufacture themselves or through a daughter company, then there's little likelihood of seeing each others stuff in their own products.

headcase

2,389 posts

223 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Sorry your all spelling them wrong, its

Samdung, Load of Garbage, Fishlips , Pan of sausage etc....

that what well call them in work anyways wink

Do we have anymore? we could make them a sticky!