This Old Philips TV .v. New TVs

O.P.H

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-47PFL5704D-F7-47-Inch-1080p/dp/B001SQTE7U

I have been offered this TV as a gift but would still pay like 200 or 300 cause wouldn't feel right taking it for free but just wanna know how it compares to new TV's.

I was thinking of spending 600 to 700 and the TVs below were suggested as the best in my price range.

http://www.did.ie/sony-48-full-hd-smart-led-tv-kdl48w585bbu-prd
http://www.did.ie/panasonic-50-full-hd-led-tv-tx-50a400b-prd
http://www.did.ie/samsung-48-smart-3d-full-hd-led-tv-ue48h6500stxx-prd

The TV would be for a decent sized living area but not huge. I have also been advised that size is very important and not to worry to much about stats like Hz etc, once you go big you're ok kinda thing, so 50 incg was suggested as minimum size.

Any advice would be great.

Dazzling D

The advice you have been given is wrong. The sets you have been recommended are the basic models in each of those manufacturers ranges and the reason why is that there are better models with better picture quality, sound quality etc.

Based on the info above I would not buy the Philips and go for the Sony model.
- the Philips is not a Smart TV and may not last to give you the €200-300 value
- pay a bit extra for the Sony and get Smart TV, better picture, better sound, USB record etc etc and a 5 year warranty in case anything goes faulty

The Samsung model is also good but if you are into sport you should really pay a bit more and get something like the Sony KDL50W829 or KDL50W815. http://www.harveynorman.ie/tvs-headphones/hd-tvs/sony-42-full-hd-3d-tv-kdl50w815bsu.html (€929 less €150 gift card) or even sacrifice screen size to get better picture quality and go for the 42" version.

O.P.H

Cheers. 600 to 700 is probably my max. What about this TV, was a best buy for this price range. 400 hz

http://www.currys.ie/product/ue48h6400-smart-3d-48-led-tv/321511/397.0.0