Hi, I'm looking for a 52 inch TV for my new TV room setup. I think 52 inches is large enough as the sofa is about 12' away from the wall that I will mount the TV to. I would rather get an LCD as I'm weary of burn-in on plasmas and apparently, its not covered in the warranty. Also, the new LEDs look great, but are too expensive. I'm willing to spend up to around MYR16,000. I also would like to get a nice looking home theatre system (preferably a sleek looking one, like the ones Sony offer).
Do you guys recommend any TV in particular? The Sonys and Samsungs I've looked at are nice, but the Sony TVs seem much more expensive. Also, any ideas on the home theatre? I think a 5.1 system should suffice.
Thanks!

P.S. I will be attaching my Astro (max) set top box, DVD player (component), possibly PS3 if I decide to move it downstairs and tape player (I have a lot of tapes XD). If there are any promotions which will give me free stuff e.g. Blu Ray player/PS3, home theatre system etc I would appreciate you informing me of them!

I'm too currently looking for a 52" TV , eyeing on the new Sony KLV-52Z550A after Pana not bring in their 50V series..


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This post has been edited by formalin: Nov 14 2009, 11:39 AM

MYR16,000 is for LCD TV? or does that include 5.1 home theatre?

with your budget you can get the 55" LED Backlit LCD . Still got balance cash. Should be less than 14K now.

wat about the SHarp LC52A77M? i think its a goos model too heres the link
http://www.sharp.com.my/product.php?ProductID=LC52A77M

for 15k...to get best PQ...I'll go for Pioneer 50" KRP-500M.
All the worried about burn in are none issue to me on my 508XG with hours of Astro playing and watching 2.35:1 movies.....no problem at all.

It was for both (if that's reasonable). I went to a Samsung shop and found a nice deal on their 7 series 52 incher. 13k for the TV with a surround sound set, extra 22inch LCD (rather odd to give someone a free TV with a TV), some wireless adapter (no idea if it is for the TV or a computer) and a HDMI cable. Sound good?

I haven't yet seen the surround sound speakers or tested them.

What do you guys think?

Don't recommend on Samsung HTIB. Better go for other brand like Sony or Panasonic for HTiB

Er, what is HTIB?

Home Theater In the Box.

Wireless adapter is to receive picture or movie sent from a computer.

Oh cool, so it's a bit like streaming a video via my PS3 from my PC. TBH it sounds a bit gimmicky. I might just ask for an extra discount of its RRP and let them keep it.

Ok home theater 5.1 system, for RM3000 you can go for Pioneer AVR819k+ speakers sms800+sub woofer srs3sw.
Click on link >>
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=29843616

Rather spend 16k on project. If tv is the way to go, spare 16k for poineer plasma as commented by taukeh mpyw.

16k can get Pioneer KRP-500A easily

Top up and get 60" plasma. Samsung has reliability issue. Sony is the same too.

KRP-600M even better

but best is still a dedicated room with 100" JVC projector

too bad out of his budget

I'm not interested in a projector, its an open room which has lots of natural light, not a cinema. Also, why is it that plasma TVs apparently don't suffer from burn in anymore, yet they still will not cover it in the warranty? That's the main reason why I won't buy a plasma.

From the information I've gathered and visualising the space I have, anything more than 55 inches will be too big. So any suggestions on surround sound speakers that don't look ugly and are somewhat decent?

KRP-500A would also be a good choice and also the last ever production unit model available from Pioneer. At least you can still have a chance to get it before it becomes extinct. Pioneer has ceased it's production of Plasmas completely. Technology wise ok but business wise is unprofitable.

OK guys I decided to go for the Samsung 'Series 7 LA52B750'
(http://www.samsung.com/my/consumer/television/television/lcd-tv/LA52B750U1RXXM/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=spec&fullspec=F)

It is MYR 13k with a free 22 incher, the wireless streming thingy, a HDMI cable and a HTiB.

Can't wait for it to arrive!

err...this TV can play MKV files without any problem except DTS, which shouldn't be a problem since you've got a HTiB.
You may want to download a few HD movies or get a portable HDD & contact azbro for more details.

Do you know any websites/services that allow me to pay for and download HD movies legally?

u can try sharp or toshiba
samsung led not bad but i heard very easily burn

Just to correct what I posted earlier, when I went to the shop to actually buy the TV, I decided to get the 55 inch 6 series Samsung instead because it was an identical price, was 3 inches larger and only lacked the 200Hz feature (it is 100Hz instead). Was this a good choice?

It came with the same extra items too.

Samsung LED "easily burn"?

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Added on November 15, 2009, 6:10 pmGood buy.... same price, get bigger, thinner, & much better PQ... well worth it.

This post has been edited by de_lasoul: Nov 15 2009, 06:10 PM

that's the problem with people misled by marketing term thinking it's actually LED panels (to get burnt)..

Yeah, I just did some more research on the differences between 100Hz and 200Hz and it doesn't seem worth the extra dosh...well in my case its not worth losing 3 inches of screen space. Can't wait to get that baby all set up! My feature TV wall should be finished by thursday!

Welcum to the club WBA. The bigger the better. 60" or 70" would be even better.
My distance also about the same so it won't be too big.

This post has been edited by braveheart: Nov 15 2009, 07:57 PM

Larger is always better
Congra's in advance to your new toy

wow 55" must be bloody nice. my 40" looks smaller and smaller everyday

yeah next to 55, your's is small..

Yeah my feature wall was installed today and looks FANTASTIC! TV coming 3pm tomorrow! I'll post pics once I connect the whole thing up!

The great thing about this country is that labour is reasonably cheap, so I didn't have to get my hands dirty . If I wanted the same sort of setup back in the UK I'd have to do it all myself. Its fun, but just too time consuming

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Added on November 16, 2009, 7:24 pmWBA? As in West Bromwich Albion? No no no I don't support that Albion. I'm a Brighton and Hove Albion fan! We're a League 1 club (2 divisions below the premiership).

This post has been edited by THEALB10N: Nov 16 2009, 07:24 PM

where they hang out in brighton? maybe seen them practice before there..

Do you mean where do they train? Can't remember the name, but we currently play games at the Withdean stadium (yes, it's a dump) but our new Falmer stadium is finally being constructed. You can see t here if you want: http://www.lobstervision.tv/bhafc/#

Ha ha ha. Sorry for the ignorance. It's been a long long time since I followed the EPL. Those days they only have Div 1 to 4 no premier league yet. Lost touch already. Is this team an amateur or professional club team?

oh. falmer stadium should be very near the train station... used to take the train at falmer station...

From 52" display panel to nostalgic memories. LOL.....

where is the picture...usually people will discuss 42 - 50'...waaaaa, now discuss about 55'....then my 50' become small oledi..hehe..

They are professional (although sometimes I question that ) although we just got a new manager, Gus Poyet. His first match in charge was away at an in-form Southampton where we won 3 - 1! Game was on TV in the UK so I watched it online

Anyway back to my TV, it came today and looks great! The surround sound set has a DVD upscaler built in which does a decent job (not as good as blu rays however). The only problem is I don't want to have wires to my rear 2 speakers so I have to buy a rather expensive wireless adapter thingy which is RM600 It also means I have yet to experience surround sound!

Anyway I have to rate the installer an 11/10 as he was fantastic at explaining everythiung and giving me all the options etc. A really friendly chap. His name is Kenneth and he works at the samsung shop in Sunway Pyramid.

Gus Poyet , was he the former Spurs or Leeds asst manager? He is not British IIRC .Only rmbr the team was always in the white attire. Memory is not good nowadays. My playing times were in the 80's.

You mean the surround set has a built in Amp & DVD player with upscaling functions to 1080p right? Your std DVD's will look better if the upscaling chip is of good quality. If you were to use wireless then you will also need at least 1 or 2 plug points to power the rear speakers also but it will still look much better than having wires all the way from the front to rear unless you have lots of carpet and lay them underneath it.

Enjoy yourself with your new toy and if you need more info and settings on your set then I believe forummer de_lasoul can help you out. He has a similar unit as yours and also tech savvy.

Yeah he's Uruguayan, and definately played for spurs in the past. I can't remember who he was assistant at.

Yes it does upscale DVDs and outputs via HDMI. My only disappointment with the surround sound system is I can't figure out a way to connect my PS3 to the setup so that it can get 5.1 sound too. There are no optical or HDMI in ports, only the red and white inputs (HT-TZ225)

If anyone's interested, about 30min after the installers left I was looking at the TV and noticed that the plastic border around the screen was all scratched up, as well as a couple other aesthetic faults! I called up the guy and he called me back within 10 minutes saying they are more than happy to replace the set (which they will be doing in a couple weeks time). I reckon they were trying to pull a fast one on me by sending me the display unit at full price

EDIT: I found out there IS an optical in port on the machine. It's hidden between the HDMI port and the aux jacks. Maybe I need glasses XD

This post has been edited by THEALB10N: Nov 27 2009, 10:53 PM