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our TV has just gone wrong still watchable but picture has got smaller and i cant change it using the aspect ratio thingy so decided we need to get a new one ,the TV is a old Panasonic which we bought new about 10 years ago it has a great picture but it is the old CRT type and has built in surround sound which is great we will be looking to spend about £350 ish can any one recommend a TV that i can still use the surround sound on as bit confused over LCD, LED and PLASMA cheers in advance
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LED Costs less to run.

 

For £350 you can get a 32" Samsung LED

http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue32f5500...view-hd/p433369

 

Or a 32" Panasonic

http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-t...view-hd/p424246

 

The nice thing about buying TVs from John Lewis is that they all come with a 5 year warranty.

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LED Costs less to run.

 

For £350 you can get a 32" Samsung LED

http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue32f5500...view-hd/p433369

 

Or a 32" Panasonic

http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-t...view-hd/p424246

 

The nice thing about buying TVs from John Lewis is that they all come with a 5 year warranty.

so do you think i will have to ditch the speakers and go for the sound bar option which makes it a lot dearer

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You haven't told us what connections your surround system uses though?

the speaker wires clip into the back of the tv, they are plain wires no connectors the system is dolby pro logic 5.1 ,maybe i would have to solder on some connectors to make it fit rca type sockets???

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I personally think £350 is too expensive for just a 32" screen in the current market.. unless you're someone in to TV's (this doesn't seem to be the case) then you can get way more for your money

 

Argos have this 42" LG on offer at the moment, £329

 

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9158922.htm

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for starters at £350 Id not look at a 42" as you'll be confined to the lower end of the market which is a crap shoot when it comes to qaulity.

 

on the other hand 32" is a little undersized for your main tele imho however at the same time you'll be able to look at the higher end 32"'s with your price limit.

 

If it was me though Id give a bit of consideration to a 37-40" as a good middle ground size wise.

 

when my livingroom 42" LG went tits-up a couple of years back I was originally gonna simply direct replace it with a similar sized model but then I came across a 37" Toshiba Regza and was pretty impressed with its image qaulity and general build both of which shamed my previous much more expensive LG.

 

I can also say with honesty that the loss of the additional 5" screen size has not in anyway reduced my viewing pleasure one bit and two years on my Regza is still going strong without showing any signs of failing.

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100% what Brown said.

£350 will get you a very decent LED 42" tbf although as Shaw said 37" is a good compromise.

I have a 37" and its size is just nice.

the tv we have at the moment is only a 28" so a 32 will be well big enough for me my front room isn't that big anyway decided to wait until after Xmas and see whats in the sales thank you all for the advice cheers

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