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Yeah, I feel kinda bad doing this for my second post, but I don't really know any other websites to ask.

I'm just looking for a good quality HDTV (720 or 1080, not bothered), that is also capable of good SD broadcasting for older consoles.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

wow, for 500GBP you should be able to buy just about any 32" LCD panel, though I think you'll be stuck with 720p...All the 1080p 32" panels I've seen have been a bit out of your range.

Yeah, I probably could, but i'm not really TV savvy at all. I have a CRT 28" Panasonic that's like 6 years old, so i've been out of the loop for rather a long time, and I only just got a job (I'm 17).

So I was looking for specific models that are good. Thanks for your input though.

I mean, it could be bigger, I just think ~32" is a good size, but I could go a bit larger if I wanted I expect. ^^

i suggest you look in a local electronics shop and find a reasonable Samsung, and ask the staff to show a SD picture through it to see if it is up to your standard

I'm pretty sure we did browse through TVs at lunch today, stop being a noob.

Anyone who I don't know in real life that isn't being a tard willing to help? XD

I've got a Samsung LE32R87BD which is pretty good. I bought it a year ago for £480, so I'd imagine it's available for a lot less now. I haven't tried it with Blu-ray or broadcast HD, but it's perfectly acceptable (as good as any other LCD anyway) with SD TV. Looks great with a Wii on the component input. The main reason I chose that model was because it works well with a PC input, because I'd intended to set up a HTPC. I still haven't got round to that, but I have tried some big screen gaming with it hooked up to a laptop, and it makes a surprisingly effective monitor. The built-in speakers also are reasonable, which can be a real weakness with some flat screens. At the time, I was also looking at the Panasonic range, but they seem to be a lot more expensive for marginally better picture quality. I also have an irrational dislike of Panasonic remote controls which influenced my choice.

Look at the Sharp LC-32GP1U (btw, it's 1080P as well as all the other goodies) -- I just bought one a few weeks ago based on the recommendation of xtknight over on the AnandTech LCD monitor thread -- one of the best LCD monitor resources on the internet.

See: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=31&threadid=2049206&enterthread=y