@disolitude

exactly, I didnt think Phillips still made TVs, they do make nice shavers though

Philips makes loads of stuff.

I have a Philips TV (a HD CRT) and it's really good.

you didn't mention 3d did you?

i wouldn't worry about 3d tv's yeT

anyway i bought an Lg at xmas and it is superb,i know that it is the cheaper of the best brands and it was all i could afford,but i can't complain and according to the manual i get a 3 year on site fix/swap so that 's me happy for a few years,

i can't imagine any modern telly not coming with a built in digi box these days unless it's a specific model tv,

i suggest you buy the best that you can afford,i don't think you will be dissapointed,i wasn't,and its brilliant for games and movies,i did get a full HD model,which is what i wanted

Samsung is by far the best at LCD's and they are usually cheaper then Sony.
Their LED TV's are outstanding in brightness and picture quality.
The 9000 Series of Samsung's will be the first to fully support 3-D that Blu-Ray group is going to try to use. The 8000's (neither 8000 or 9000 are released yet) may be 3-D compatible with firmware update or out of the box. Details on that are not yet released, or at least not where I have read.

9000 series will be their premier models, while 8000 series will be the slightly less featured model. This is how Samsung almost always releases TV's, 2 model series at a time.

Most BD-Live 2.0 Blu-Ray players will be firmware update-able to 3-D, some won't. PS3 will.

According to my latest research, I still cannot tell for sure if the current 7000 series will support 3-D.

*update*I just found an article that says the 2010 7000 series models will have native 3-D, but still no info if current 7000 series models are capable of it.  link: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2357739,00.asp

from the technical side they excel thats for sure,

they are right there with sony. but their warranty it's limited, and their service sucks.

from experience.

i should have expend more and bought the XBR 6 =(

Wtf happened to this thread?
Well.. I decided to buy the LG LH4000 with 100 Hertz and it looks beautiful except for Little King's Story.. but I guess it doesn't support HDTV :(

I didn't want to wait until May 2010 because of Final Fantasy XIII and I assume that their 3D TV will be super expensive.

i am not saying you buy Sony tv's only.but you will atleast know at tech they are using.you might buy a 100hertz tv now and then sony and all other tv manufacture bring out 3d tv's that need atleast 200hertz then you buying a 100hertz tv may become useless.you might as well then buy a 80hertz tv then which will be cheaper.

and if you wait till then you will better able to select as you will be assured that you will not have to change another tv again.

and being that you are ready to buy a 600 euros tv which is an expensive one,you might as well wait as sony could price at around that rate too cause they are starting a huge 3d campaign involving sky tv 3d and other networks with 3d fifa world cup so they will not want to price it too high.they might this time price it right for the consumers.sony is launching 3d tv's in may.

i know FF13 the big CGI and next graphic defining game is coming in march but you might regreat about your tv the next month.

i suggest you connect ff13 to your comp screen and play it their in full hd or just wait a month.

Totally agree^

LG is a fantastic make now, they have came a LONG way from the days when they made a lot of rubbish, we have a 52" LG LH5000 200hz LCD 1080P display that we got 3 days ago as our 11 month old LG went wrong, LG gave us the next model up for free, superb service!

The picture and motion control on the LH5000 is absolutely fantastic, easily on par (and better than a lot) of plasmas out there, Samsung tv's are quite poor these days specially the 2009 LCD models they bought out, panosonic LCD tv's are known to be quite bad at motion too.

To the OP, My mum and dad has the 42" LG LH4000 100hz and it is a superb set, it has so many features and settings, it has 3 HDMI (1.3), 2 Scart, PC input, component, Freeview built in (just connect your aerial), USB, 100hz, etc, one of the best sets on the market for the money!

Totally wrong^

Philips should NOT be anywhere in that list for a start lol, Samsung, don't make me laugh lol