TV Recomendations

[danielod]

Am after a new telly after my old 21inch went bang this afternoon, have got upto £300 pound to spend - but i havent bourght a new telly....ever (this one was second hand).

Would it be possible to get

24inch Widescreen (dont *think* i want another standard telly as all i do is watch DVD's on it most of the time)
2 X RGB Scart (very important cos want to use DVD RegaionX for my PS2, and might add a vhs at some point)
NTSC Compatible (so i can play R1 DVD's)
Nicam stereo (not too important as I have a set of speakes would just be nicer when vewing normal telly...rather than watching DVD's)
S-VHS (for use with a possible camcorder....not important as will probably get a digital one and use video out on my computers graphics card)

All for £300, I dont mind getting a reconditionend one if it meant I would be getting better features (possibly flat screen or 28inch).

Advise me please.

Thanks

Dan

EDIT - Added NTSC

[John Jennings]

Originally posted by danielod
Am after a new telly after my old 21inch went bang this afternoon, have got upto £300 pound to spend - but i havent bourght a new telly....ever (this one was second hand).

Would it be possible to get

24inch Widescreen (dont *think* i want another standard telly as all i do is watch DVD's on it most of the time)
2 X RGB Scart (very important cos want to use DVD RegaionX for my PS2, and might add a vhs at some point)
NTSC Compatible (so i can play R1 DVD's)
Nicam stereo (not too important as I have a set of speakes would just be nicer when vewing normal telly...rather than watching DVD's)
S-VHS (for use with a possible camcorder....not important as will probably get a digital one and use video out on my computers graphics card)

All for £300, I dont mind getting a reconditionend one if it meant I would be getting better features (possibly flat screen or 28inch).

Advise me please.

Thanks

Dan

EDIT - Added NTSC



Firslty, I don't know you made a typo, but you don't need an RGB scart for a VHS. The best video signal a normal VHS can output is Composite, so a standard Scart will do (S-VHS players do S-video obviously, and I think D-VHS players can output RGB, but a normal VHS will only do composite).

Anyways, hows about;

Philips 24PW6005 widescreen £288.97 at www.unbeatable.co.uk ?
If you're willing to go a little bit higher you can get this year's model, and it's 28" ; Philips 28PW6006 for £319.96.

Nice TVs. No dedicated S-video socket, but they'll take S-video signals through Scart2. Only 1 RGB scart though (but see note above about VHS player. Do you need 2 RGBs?). Great picture though. NTSC compatible and Nicam too.

Could be worth looking for some second hand bargains. Not sure where to get them though. Radio Rentals/Box Clever reconditioned sets tend to be not much cheaper (or even more expensive) than you can get them for from specialist or online retailers.

Cheers,

John

[The Pink Flamingo]

The JVC looks like it will fit your bill. Avaailable for £326 delivered from www.storeplus.co.uk BUT if you sign up for a FREE fully hosted storeplus store, you could qualify to receive a decent discount on anything you buy from your 'own' store. The JVC, bought this way, could be had for as little as approx £295 delivered. Seems a good deal to me (and the whole process only takes 10 mins). Here's the (rather good?) spec:


JVC AV24WT5EKS
(Widescreen NICAM Stereo TV )


63 cm tinted widescreen picture tube
Auto panoramic
2x 10W music power
NICAM stereo, spatial surround
Fastext, advanced on-screen menu control
10-language on-screen menu display
Sleep timer, child lock
Unified TV/VCR/DVD remote control
2 SCARTS, 2x S-VHS in & 2 x RGB in
Front S/AV IN, headphone jack
100 Presets, NTSC video playback
Cabinet colour - silver
Supplied with stand
only £325.99 delivered.


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