Tv for home entertainment..

[spgizzi]

@Luther12

This is what I used to do: whenever i need to buy some of these electronics, I’d go have a good look at them at Nakumatt Lifestyle, hustle the attendants there and get to see the full features of what I wanted and, most importantly, get the model number.

Armed with that, I’d then comfortably walk to Luthuli and ask for that specific model, have it tested, pay and go home with it.

If you’re able to get some of these details online, the better. Websites ni mob especially for the major brands e.g samsutech.net for samsung, hotpoint.co.ke for LG, anisumakenya.co.ke for Sony, housewifesparadise.com for assorted ones, etc.

As for olx, I’ve bought a few items from there and some of my friends have too without a problem.

I co-sign your style. I do that too, and i did it recently. A tv costing 65 k at lifestyle utaipata at 40 - 45 k luthuli. I got me a 40 inch samsung full hd and its a good one, shida tu ni vile the only audio out port ni moja and its an optical audio port, i have the old school receivers so i gotta get a coverter for that reason…

[WuTang]

@spgizzi

I co-sign your style. I do that too, and i did it recently. A tv costing 65 k at lifestyle utaipata at 40 - 45 k luthuli. I got me a 40 inch samsung full hd and its a good one, shida tu ni vile the only audio out port ni moja and its an optical audio port, i have the old school receivers so i gotta get a coverter for that reason…

Which shop in Luthuli do you recommend? Because most things sold there ni imbo.

[system]

@WuTang

Which shop in Luthuli do you recommend? Because most things sold there ni imbo.

There’s one called Parker Radio Service just after the TomMboya junction on the right; next to Parker is another called Sankar. There’s also another huko mbele on the left inaitwa Royal King or something like that. Zingine I’d have to get the receipts niangalie.

[Eudostar]

@Ingia

Depends on the size of your house. If you have a 40inch two metres infront of you you will have blurrred images even if the native screen resolution is high and you will aslo get poor viewing angles. This is primarily because most videos that are broadcast over terrestrial and satelight tv signals are compressed(including live tv programs). Even most movies you will get from friends and from local shop here are compressed. Only original DVDs arent compressed, and an original 1hr 30min movie is about 4.4GB and not 730mb. Secondly, large television sets have images that are heavily pixelated since you are expected to view at a distance. TVs with large screens and high resolution(above 110ppi) are expensive. Tv screen size is dictated by the size of your house(distance between you and the screen) and not the depth of your pocket as many people presume. So shop wisely or you will have a tv looking like a billboard in your house.

I love sony

Very correct. for 40inch TV, your viewing distance will be 7 ft.

[spgizzi]

720p and 1080p pictures/videos will certainly look almost the same on a smaller tv like 32", so if u want a 32" i think a 720p is good at that size. However for a bigger screen 40’’ and above there is some significant difference in picture quality between 720p and 1080p, so if you buying 40’’ and above 1080p is the best.
Viewing distance will also depend with the content you are watching, the better the content quality the closer you can view it ie If you watching SD stuff on a larger screen you get further away from the screen, if u watching HD stuff on a larger screen you get closer to the screen. eg 480p on a 32" is best viewed 6feet away while the same on a 42" is best viewed 15 feet away…

[CORNERS]

ama ununue projector uache kutusumbua…u have enough info here

[montecarlo]

@nairobilay

First of all Full HD on a 32inch tv is pointless unless that tv will be like 10ft from you to really appreciate the resolution, so just find something that is HD-ready instead. Secondly, while HDMI ports are important, you need something with a USB port and can support multiple file formats. That way, you can watch your stuff at a very good resolution.
If you can find them, look for Hisense brand tv. Its a brand name and they make really good tv. Although the only place Ive seen them is at e-zone at TRM and those guys have some stupid prices sometimes.

Naivas also stock them…

[Ingia]

@Eudostar

Very correct. for 40inch TV, your viewing distance will be 7 ft.

Yeah. With full HD pictures with no/little compression

[Ingia]

@spgizzi

720p and 1080p pictures/videos will certainly look almost the same on a smaller tv like 32", so if u want a 32" i think a 720p is good at that size. However for a bigger screen 40’’ and above there is some significant difference in picture quality between 720p and 1080p, so if you buying 40’’ and above 1080p is the best.
Viewing distance will also depend with the content you are watching, the better the content quality the closer you can view it ie If you watching SD stuff on a larger screen you get further away from the screen, if u watching HD stuff on a larger screen you get closer to the screen. eg 480p on a 32" is best viewed 6feet away while the same on a 42" is best viewed 15 feet away…

yeah man. Watching lolwe tv on DVB T2 needs more distance than NatGeo on Dstv