Digital Tv - Wait Or Buy Now

[Saan]

I want a new TV. Should I buy an analalogue set now and a set top box later or can I buy a digital set now? Is the set top box any less good than the inset device?

Also where should I go for the best deal? Any recommendations as to a brand?

All help appreciated.

[catmac]

All the modern flatscreen TVs on sale now are ready for digital broadcasts, so go ahead and buy now. You'll only need a set-top box for really ancient analogue sets, sadly that includes most of the poorest members of society

[Semper]

Analogue or digital, no idea, but catmac is probably right about the flatscreen. However, your main concern would be, is it worth having a TV at all, considering the quality of the broadcastings nowadays.

TrueVisions are broadcasting in digital, as far as I know and it's working fine with my el cheapo Chineese flatscreen.

Edited February 21, 2013 by Semper

[Saan]

All the modern flatscreen TVs on sale now are ready for digital broadcasts, so go ahead and buy now. You'll only need a set-top box for really ancient analogue sets, sadly that includes most of the poorest members of society

Thanks for that info.

I think the poor are to be looked after on this occasion as the government is planning on providing vouchers for set top boxes.

[johng]

All the modern flatscreen TVs on sale now are ready for digital broadcasts, so go ahead and buy now. You'll only need a set-top box for really ancient analogue sets, sadly that includes most of the poorest members of society

I think you are wrong.. recently I was looking for a new TV and only once saw a ( french ) LCD TV in Big C with the DVB-T logo on it.

also the digital transmisions have only just started testing in Bangkok.

[catmac]

All the modern flatscreen TVs on sale now are ready for digital broadcasts, so go ahead and buy now. You'll only need a set-top box for really ancient analogue sets, sadly that includes most of the poorest members of society

I think you are wrong.. recently I was looking for a new TV and only once saw a ( french ) LCD TV in Big C with the DVB-T logo on it.

also the digital transmisions have only just started testing in Bangkok.

Can't comment on the French TV (who on Earth would buy a TV from France when you have a wonderful selection from Japan and S. Korea to choose from?)

I can only speak from my own experience of LG flatscreens. All of them are digital ready and the last 2 are even HD ready although HD is somewhere in the distant future. Great for anyone with True though.

[MESmith]

IMHO the most important thing to look for on a new TV is whether it can play content directly from a USB stick

[johng]

Catmac,

How on earth the French name branded TV got into Big C is anyone's guess..Its not there now so I suppose they sold it.

The point I'm trying to make is that ( 99.99%) TV's sold here ( as far as I know and have seen ) do not have a digital tuner built into them,

so they will not be able to receive the digital terrestrial transmissions. ( when they start )

Yes they can display a "digital" picture from a True satellite box because the box is receiving and the TV is displaying

I bought a LG PA4500-TF there is no DVB logo on it.



and fully expect that I'll have to buy a set top box to receive the digital terrestrial transmissions.