Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television use

[sandynator]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Thanks a lot. So there is extension option available. hope it will supports all televisions.

Thanks again.

Still unsure of 40PFL5059 OR 40PFL4650[new model] but mostly inclined to new model.
Lets see if I get good deal offline on any of these 2. If not then will wait for new launches as mentioned to me by Philips Customer Care till Diwali Festival, may get some D2H package free by that time.

 

[Gollum]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Thanks a lot. So there is extension option available. hope it will supports all televisions.

Thanks again.

Still unsure of 40PFL5059 OR 40PFL4650[new model] but mostly inclined to new model.
Lets see if I get good deal offline on any of these 2. If not then will wait for new launches as mentioned to me by Philips Customer Care till Diwali Festival, may get some D2H package free by that time.

Yeah, this also acts as a repeater if your TV is not near the source.

 

[Minion]

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I hope you considered my nearest viewing Distance of 5 feet.

I doubt about IPS Panel.
Is D led something to do with weight & depth factor? Newer model 40 PFL4650 is 12.5kg & have depth of 51mm without stand while older 40PFL5059 is 7kg & have depth of 69mm only

Few more Doubts please bear with me.

1. Will Power consumption be an major factor considering the television is on for say 6-7 hours per day? The above mentioned slim LEDs have 70 & 75 watts while other 39 inch from 3000 series have 90 watts.

2. Anyone knows the actual difference between Philips 5000, 4000 & 3000 Series ?

3. Will 2 HDMI ports suffice for future proofing ? I will use HD STB so one HDMI will be used & only one left. I will add up decent Home theatre from Onkyo or Yamaha later on.

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Had check newer 32 inch FHD but did not like it at all while Philips HD Ready 32 PFL3230 was better in all respect. see my prior comments.

UPDATE:
Had called up Philips to confirm the warranty part & they replied by paying 4332 rupees extra I will get 2 yrs extended comprehensive warranty if I buy online. Need to find out Maximum Buyback for my current 29 inch LG flatron CRT with 1200 Woofer Or check OLX,Quikr for best deals

I found this on its product page

Detailed specifications on 40PFL4650/V7
Detailed specifications on 40PFL5059/V7

3D comb filter
What Is an HDTV 3D Comb Filter? | eHow

90 watts is nothing compared to CRT tvs.

5000 series has some more picture improving processing like 3D comb filter,3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down etc.

Philips 42PFL4150/V7 has IPS panel.

 

[sandynator]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

[MENTION=85950]Gollum[/MENTION] & [MENTION=125133]Minion[/MENTION]
That was gr8 help.

Yes the 42 pfl 4150 is ips one.

I do not have much knowledge about leds but I did felt 5059 to be bit better when I had seen the comparison on Philips india site.

Coming to main point now. I was at kohinoor electronic mega store just half an hour back & luckily they had both Philips model 40 pfl5059 and 40 pfl4650.

The sales person confirmed that 40pfl 4650 is edge led while 40pfl 5059 is d led.

Yesterday had checked my demo video on pfl 5059 in vijay sales so check the pfl4650.

Colour saturation on pfl 5059 was more compared to pfl 4650, which felt a bit soothing to eyes. We had set picture setting on vivid.Sd channels felt bit good on the edge led pfl4650 model. Settings could be toned down on pfl5059 he mentioned. Did not went too deep.

Connectivity front he said pfl4650 has 1 USB port extra.

When I disclosed the flipkart pricing for both he gave me his 2 best offers
One some lg hts free worth 9k or buyback of my old crt.

I preferred buyback so final cost comes as follows
40Pfl5059 @ 28500 with 3yrs warranty

40Pfl 4650 @ 29500 with 3yrs warranty.

Need to reconfirm of comprehensive warranty from philips customer care. I think their Twitter page mentioned 1st year comprehensive warranty..

Took time till 15th August. Will discuss with family members & takes final call after proper comparison.
BTW I'm still negative on getting 40 inches. I still feel normal sd channel viewing will be disappointing from 5 feet distance.

1or 2 year videocon d2h hd pack which many ppl got till march 2015 would great icing on cake .

 

[Gollum]

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i play my 42" fhd lg from 6feet looks like a theatre. oh i have a home theatre too spent close to 90k for it but its worth it.
i stopped going to movie theatres now

 

[Stormbringer]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Hey sandynator, my sis uses Videocon d2h HD hooked to a 40 inch Full HD TV and PQ looks average(Both SD and HD).The UI is not user friendly.Try Tata Sky HD.

 

[Gollum]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Hey sandynator, my sis uses Videocon d2h HD hooked to a 40 inch Full HD TV and PQ looks average(Both SD and HD).The UI is not user friendly.Try Tata Sky HD.

i like the packages of TS but the PQ of ADTV and DishTV is the best. Talking about HD

 

[whitestar_999]

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just a heads up.i was checking the newer philips models & found out that all of the newer series 4 & 5 models have "pixel precise HD" not "perfect pixel HD" which is there in my series 7(now entire series 7 is discontinued).Can't comment on real world difference but after calibrating mine the results are quite good when using it as PC monitor.

 

[Minion]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

[MENTION=85950]Gollum[/MENTION] & [MENTION=125133]Minion[/MENTION]


Took time till 15th August. Will discuss with family members & takes final call after proper comparison.
BTW I'm still negative on getting 40 inches. I still feel normal sd channel viewing will be disappointing from 5 feet distance.

1or 2 year videocon d2h hd pack which many ppl got till march 2015 would great icing on cake .

You should consider 40" minimum to enjoy your HD tv.

 

[sandynator]

Re: Advice on 32 Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television use

Hey sandynator, my sis uses Videocon d2h HD hooked to a 40 inch Full HD TV and PQ looks average(Both SD and HD).The UI is not user friendly.Try Tata Sky HD.

Thanks for that pointer. I need to change my DTH provider by October 1st week but that should be economical as well for annual recharge.
Currently on Old Max pack[currently Platinum pack ] of Reliance DTH. Paid somewhere around Rs.3900/- annually.
*www.reliancedigitaltv.com/26-May-15-Subsc-Pack-Non-South.pdf

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just a heads up.i was checking the newer philips models & found out that all of the newer series 4 & 5 models have "pixel precise HD" not "perfect pixel HD" which is there in my series 7(now entire series 7 is discontinued).Can't comment on real world difference but after calibrating mine the results are quite good when using it as PC monitor.

Presently they have Pixel Plus HD with 120hz PMR in lower segment HD ready Tv's while the FHD tv's have Pixel Precise HD 240 Hz PMR.

If I'm not mistaken Philips had taken down from India Series 6000,7000,& 8000 by the year 2013.
They again relaunched 8000 series in 2015 all 4k ultra HD models starting from Rs.1,55,000 for 50 inch. This 4k series was a global launch so going by this they may launch newer 4100/4200 OR Android Smart TV's of 5300/5500 series which are or will be released in UK market.

I love Philips for their Pixel Precise engine & colour tones especially skin tones looks natural. They Are VFM too, 28.5k with exchange of 29 LG CRT for FHD 40 inch with 3 yrs comprehensive warranty is good pricing IMO. For this pricing I may get 32 inch from other brands that too with 1 year warranty only

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i play my 42" fhd lg from 6feet looks like a theatre. oh i have a home theatre too spent close to 90k for it but its worth it.
i stopped going to movie theatres now

Cool!!

Usage would be almost 80% Normal SD channel viewing by parents & 4 yrs old nephew so I feel 40 FHD inch would be bad choice.

Just now got almost exact distances...
nearest distance 5 feet - 6 feet while having food or breakfast from the wall where TV will be hanged. Normally a person can sit 7-8 feet far away till 13 feet.

TV could be hanged maximum above 27-28 inches from the floor [bottom part] if possible. Is that very low mount?
I cannot make any more alteration to existing wall unit & cabinets. My carpenter has still not given me green signal till now. I do not want to invest odd 15-20k for new wall unit just to accommodate 40 inch tv at this moment.

BTW I never remember if I had ever been to Theater in my entire lifetime.

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You should consider 40" minimum to enjoy your HD tv.

Bro you can check my reply to Gollum. I have space constraint issue & my most usage will by parents & nephew to view normal SD content.

TV should be easy to shift also as we will be vacating our premises by end of 2016 as our apartment will be redeveloped.

No doubt 40 PFL5059/V7 which was launched around Sept - Oct. 2014 is VFM @28.5k after exchange.
LED TV 40PFL5059/V7 | Philips


In fact I was very much keen on getting 32 HD ready model from 5000 series & then shifting it to my native place but my bro is strictly against these HD Ready models.
LED TV 32PFL5039/V7 | Philips

I may get this if I get it around 15k after exchange of my 29 inch CRT television.


OR wait for newer models as I'm expecting new range around September 2015 end or October 2015 beginning.

Confusion??

Also fearing if I get 40PFL 5059 now & then if something new & attractive gets launched in next month.

Xiaomi Mi TV 2 sounds appealing too.
Xiaomi Mi TV 2's New 40-Inch Full-HD Variant Launched | NDTV Gadgets

 

[Gollum]

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Thanks for that pointer. I need to change my DTH provider by October 1st week but that should be economical as well for annual recharge.
Currently on Old Max pack[currently Platinum pack ] of Reliance DTH. Paid somewhere around Rs.3900/- annually.
*www.reliancedigitaltv.com/26-May-15-Subsc-Pack-Non-South.pdf

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Presently they have Pixel Plus HD with 120hz PMR in lower segment HD ready Tv's while the FHD tv's have Pixel Precise HD 240 Hz PMR.

If I'm not mistaken Philips had taken down from India Series 6000,7000,& 8000 by the year 2013.
They again relaunched 8000 series in 2015 all 4k ultra HD models starting from Rs.1,55,000 for 50 inch. This 4k series was a global launch so going by this they may launch newer 4100/4200 OR Android Smart TV's of 5300/5500 series which are or will be released in UK market.

I love Philips for their Pixel Precise engine & colour tones especially skin tones looks natural. They Are VFM too, 28.5k with exchange of 29 LG CRT for FHD 40 inch with 3 yrs comprehensive warranty is good pricing IMO. For this pricing I may get 32 inch from other brands that too with 1 year warranty only

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Cool!!

Usage would be almost 80% Normal SD channel viewing by parents & 4 yrs old nephew so I feel 40 FHD inch would be bad choice.

Just now got almost exact distances...
nearest distance 5 feet - 6 feet while having food or breakfast from the wall where TV will be hanged. Normally a person can sit 7-8 feet far away till 13 feet.

TV could be hanged maximum above 27-28 inches from the floor [bottom part] if possible. Is that very low mount?
I cannot make any more alteration to existing wall unit & cabinets. My carpenter has still not given me green signal till now. I do not want to invest odd 15-20k for new wall unit just to accommodate 40 inch tv at this moment.

BTW I never remember if I had ever been to Theater in my entire lifetime.

Believe me, when I got my 42", all one could see in the room was the TV lol.
for a big tv you need a bit of getting used to
after a while, everything will look small to you.

 

[Stormbringer]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

i like the packages of TS but the PQ of ADTV and DishTV is the best. Talking about HD

I saw ADTV and DishTV long time back.So cant comment on them(Im referring HD) . Also some TVs have good upscaling of SD content making it slightly better.OP should check out SD content on a pendrive and test it out at the showroom.

 

[Gollum]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

I saw ADTV and DishTV long time back.So cant comment on them(Im referring HD) . Also some TVs have good upscaling of SD content making it slightly better.OP should check out SD content on a pendrive and test it out at the showroom.

Personal SD content is always better that what we get on DTH.
just check the lesser watched channels or music channels on DTH. you will notice the difference.

 

[Stormbringer]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Personal SD content is always better that what we get on DTH.
just check the lesser watched channels or music channels on DTH. you will notice the difference.

That's true.Fox Life HD channels shows Ads in SD with black bands an all 4 sides.Looks crappy.

 

[Minion]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Personal SD content is always better that what we get on DTH.
just check the lesser watched channels or music channels on DTH. you will notice the difference.

Indian channel like Sab,Sony uses some standard resolution to transmit that is why they are full screen but channels like animal planet,discovery uses odd resolution that is why we see those horrible bar.

 

[Gollum]

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That's true.Fox Life HD channels shows Ads in SD with black bands an all 4 sides.Looks crappy.

Yes, I have noticed this in History tv 18 HD

Indian channel like Sab,Sony uses some standard resolution to transmit that is why they are full screen but channels like animal planet,discovery uses odd resolution that is why we see those horrible bar.

Sony, Star plus are still on 4:3 aspect ration for SD channels
Colors infinity SD is on 16:9 aspect ratio so it looks nice even on SD.

The black border of discovery is because the original video is in 16:9 and they cannot/wont cut the video just to make it compatible with conventional 4:3 TV's.
Hence they show the video in correct aspect ratio.

This also means that people who have a HDTV can use the zoom option to efficiently and cleanly zoom to the correct aspect ratio of the Video rather than looking ay fat people.

 

[sandynator]

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Finally my carpenter checked the wall unit & gave me an negative reply.

My bro's dream [& to some extent mine too] of getting 40 inches FHD LED Tv goes poof..

Alteration of the Wall-unit will be like totally destroying it so no point as it can be reused later on in my native place.

Now planning get some decent HD Ready 32 inches LED TV from reputed brands only preferably around 20k without exchange or 15 to 16k with exchange.


Requirements:
1. 80% Normal SD channel viewing from any DTH provider so better Up-scaling & good refresh rate so that fast action scenes look gr8
2. Should play all Video formats through USB, Hard disk support will be gr8.
4. Play 1080p video smoothly. AC3 audio support too.
5. Connectivity at least 2 HDMI port, Audio Out, Headphone out too preferred, One USB, composite & component out.

Can also wait till first week of October if some new releases lined up may be 32 inches Full HD around 25k without exchange.
Mostly inclined to LG new models because of IPS panels & all round protection which they claim.

LG 32LF505A - Wall LED TV | LG Electronics In

LG 32LF553A - HD LED TV with Motion ECO Sensor | LG Electronics India

LG 32LF515A - Transform LED TV with Motion ECO Sensor | LG India

LG 32LF554A - HD LED TV with Smart Energy Saving | LG Electronics India

LG 32LF550A - HD LED TV with Triple XD Engine | LG Electronics India

Any other better suggestions?

 

[Minion]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Take a look at this too
KLV-32R412C
Sony BRAVIA KLV-32R412C 80 cm (32) WXGA LED Television - Buy Online @ Snapdeal.com

 

[Gollum]

Re: Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & best 2 channel powered speakers for television us

Finally my carpenter checked the wall unit & gave me an negative reply.

My bro's dream [& to some extent mine too] of getting 40 inches FHD LED Tv goes poof..

Alteration of the Wall-unit will be like totally destroying it so no point as it can be reused later on in my native place.

Now planning get some decent HD Ready 32 inches LED TV from reputed brands only preferably around 20k without exchange or 15 to 16k with exchange.


Requirements:
1. 80% Normal SD channel viewing from any DTH provider so better Up-scaling & good refresh rate so that fast action scenes look gr8
2. Should play all Video formats through USB, Hard disk support will be gr8.
4. Play 1080p video smoothly. AC3 audio support too.
5. Connectivity at least 2 HDMI port, Audio Out, Headphone out too preferred, One USB, composite & component out.

Can also wait till first week of October if some new releases lined up may be 32 inches Full HD around 25k without exchange.
Mostly inclined to LG new models because of IPS panels & all round protection which they claim.

LG 32LF505A - Wall LED TV | LG Electronics In

LG 32LF553A - HD LED TV with Motion ECO Sensor | LG Electronics India

LG 32LF515A - Transform LED TV with Motion ECO Sensor | LG India

LG 32LF554A - HD LED TV with Smart Energy Saving | LG Electronics India

LG 32LF550A - HD LED TV with Triple XD Engine | LG Electronics India

Any other better suggestions?

If you wait till diwali, you can get free goodies with these and extended warranty free.

 

[sandynator]

Advice on 32" Full HD or HD Ready Television & DTH provider[HD connection]

Putting television buying decision pending for sometime.
Till then can some of you please throw some light on DTH Providers with better PQ Quality, economical & maximum HD channels

Channels viewed will be as follows
All regional Marathi Channels[Reliance DTH misses many],

Popular New channels Hindi & English,

All Informative channels like Discovery, NGC, Fox life, etc. in HD or FHD

All Sports channels especially for Cricket & kabbadi viewing only in HD or FHD.

Kids package [mainly CN, Discovery kids, Nick,] any other informative channels for kids

All English Movies. HD would not hurt as well.

Hindi Movie channels which broadcast old classics

& Music channels


Ready to spend 4k to 4.5k annually

Requirements:
1.Outage should be bare minimum during rains.
2. Non obstructive & transparent logo. My Reliance DTH sucks at this, has left its mark on my CRT tv when on blue background.
3. Best possible Picture Quality & audio quality in SD as well as HD channels.
4. User friendly UI & universal remote if possible. My old man should not bother me for it.

Just checked Tata Sky & their metro pack may suit me @4180 [not sure if tax is inclusive] but its missing all Ten Sports & Neo channels.