Page 1 of Looking for reasonable priced well built TV (perhaps Samsung widescreen?)

Well my girlfriend`s looking for a new TV.
I`m trying to convince her that it should be a 28" 16/9 or at least a 25" 4/3.
Can`t go bigger, because it wouldn`t fit into her brand new TV closet. :-(
But she`s leaning towards some trendy looking 21" sets (looks seem no. 1 priority???).

I was thinking of something like the Samsung WS-28W6VNG.
It looks nice, has a good price and should be reasonably reliable (4 years of warranty?).

Other brands that popped into mind were JVC, LG, Philips, Panasonic, Sanyo and Thomson.
Remember I live in Belgium and there are no signs of Matsui, Sheinder, etc...
I heared very good things about Toshiba but it`s very hard to find round here.

Any ideas or suggestions on the matter are very welcome.


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This item was edited on Thursday, 11th January 2001, 12:28

dont bother with sanyo. picture quality is pretty poor. surround sound doesnt (i have 32" w/s 1999 model in silver)
however - it was v easy to set up - literally plug it in and thats it.

useless connectivivity tho` (1 s vid scart 1 composite scart - 1 aux av in)

Guy

A friend of mine has spent all day looking at budget widescreens in Comet etc. His ratings:

Bush/Wharfedale 28" - SH*T Picture / SH*TTIEST looking TV EVER! Rating 3/10
Goodmans 28" - The Worst Picture imaginable - Rating 2/10
Samsung 28" - OK but a bit short on features. - Rating 6.5/10

The Samsing is £311 and comes with a stand.

Personally, with reviews like this, I`ll be waiting for a secondhand one.

Thanks for the replies.

Well so far I guess it`s goint to be the Samsung (what features does it miss?).

Does anyone know something about the JVC AV-24WT2/4 ?

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I got a Bush 28 inch WS from Aldi. Picture is not actually that bad (Panasonic tube and a German-made [Schneider??] chassis). Home Cinema tested one and gave 3/5 for picture I think.
It is an ugly telly though, big and black. I have a slight `whistle` on the sound on mine, just about audible - it only comes through the speakers though, not through the audio jacks so I think its curable.
For £229 it was quite a bargain though. I also have a Panasonic, that`s much better but was three times the price!!

Dont worry too much about the Bush`s slight whistle.
The Hitachi`s 523 positively howls!