Page 1 of opinions please - best widescreen for around 200 notes?

Looking to get a widescreen next payday and I reckon I`ve got around £200 to blow.

Looking for 28 inch (no more, no less) with a good to very good picture quality. I`ll only be using it for TV, DVD and PS2, with freeview eventually. Speaker power not a must, as the DVD and PS2 have their own amp.

All opinions gratefully recieved, scribbled down on a post-it note and perused come next tuesday.

(retail outlet details also required, if ya got `em)
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Don`t know what they are like but valuetech have a ( Open boxed as new 6 month Warranty ) 28 inch flat screen Hitachi for under £200 delivered -
www.valutech.co.uk/prodbuy.asp?catid=778&id=2425

Or Makro are selling a 28 Bush ( Not a shrub, before someone says they can get a 28 inch bush from their garden centre for £10 ) with freeview for £149.99 + vat




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This item was edited on Tuesday, 19th April 2005, 22:51

That Hitachi looks like a bargain.
My first widescreen was a Hitachi and it`s still doing a job at my mother`s.
I`d certainly be more inclined to give it houseroom than a Bush/Beko/Naiko/Schneider supermarket job.
It`s not just brand snobbery either.
I`ve seen the mess my brother`s Beko made when it,literally,went `bang`. :/

Don`t know if they are still around, but Sainsbury`s Lodos 28" at £159 is/was an absolute steal. It`s exactly the same as an Hitachi model that was selling last summer or almost double the price

Ooh! sounds ideal. Thanks guys, still got a few days to payday tho (should be getting a child first)

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I was in Makro today and they had a decent looking JVC for £200 or a Sony Wega for £250, VAT to be added to both prices , not sure if they are nationwide deals but might be worth a look.

I also saw the Bush I mentioned above and it looked cheap .

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This item was edited on Thursday, 21st April 2005, 20:11

There`s one advertised today in a Woolies half price sale - £170 instead of £340. The make is Crown - no idea of pic quality. FWIW I`d probably go for the JVC(£200 + vat) if it were available. Maybe someone else can give an opinion on Crown TVs.
Pete

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There`s one advertised today in a Woolies half price sale -Crown 28" Widescreen TV £169.99 50360581
Nicam digital stereo
Teletext
Auto tuning and auto store channels
99 channels
2 x AV channels
Headphone socket
NTSC playback
Full on screen display with multi language menu
Full function remote control - 0-180 minute sleep timer
2 x 15 watt power output sound system (2 x 5 watts RMS)
Twin SCART sockets - RGB and SVHS connectors

Crown 32" Television CTT320S/H £249.99 50360590
Auto tuning and auto store
Full on screen display with multi language menu
Full function remote control
Front AV Sockets
Twin Speaker System

At Woolies.

This item was edited on Saturday, 23rd April 2005, 11:50

Cheers for the woolies tip. i`ll pop along to my local on tuesday and see if the sale`s still on

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well, popped in and spotted the crown. wasn`t advertised as half price.

Didn`t get paid as much as I`d hoped, but hoping to persuade the new mum to go halves on thursday (when she gets paid)

If not the Woolie`s crown, how about the tesco Bush? They`re always on display and seem to have a prettey decent picture. My sister also has the Asda pacific. Anyone had good/bad exp. with these models?

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