sbiddle:  but if you want a decent picture you can't go past one.

MattD:

sbiddle:  but if you want a decent picture you can't go past one.

unless you were walking past it to look at the pioneer units.

BazNZ:

MattD:

sbiddle:  but if you want a decent picture you can't go past one.

unless you were walking past it to look at the pioneer units.

unless you were to walk past a bank first and rob it.

Quidam: Personally speaking, I don't see that much value in having an integrated freeview tuner, but that's mostly because I'm using an HTPC which allows features such as (HD) recording; Timeshifting; and network streaming.  An integrated tuner would just be a waste of money as I would never use it.

Quidam: Personally speaking, I don't see that much value in having an integrated freeview tuner,   An integrated tuner would just be a waste of money as I would never use it.

Oh yes you will see the value if you have a family.  I bought a universal remote to try and overcome the remote clutter and "which botton to I push for Sky / Freeview"   and to make it easier for the family to watch via Freeview STB. I for one would gladly trade my existing 46' TV for one with an integrated DTT tuner..

browned: I use a PC for Freeview HD but also have the Sony KDL40W4000 IDTV. All I can say is it is great when I update the PC and something goes wrong, I can flick the sony into Picture in Picture and work on the PC while the wife watches Freeview HD from the builtin tuner. Plus we only have two remotes....MCE keyboard and sony remote. fan...bloody..tastic.
I thought I would never use the IDTV either but it has some serious WAF, so the wife is happy and that is all that matters. well that's what I make her think. 
cheersdb

old3eyes:

Oh yes you will see the value if you have a family.  I bought a universal remote to try and overcome the remote clutter and "which botton to I push for Sky / Freeview"   and to make it easier for the family to watch via Freeview STB. I for one would gladly trade my existing 46' TV for one with an integrated DTT tuner..

austriaco: I had a look at DS Power House yesterday and luckily they had the Panasonic TH50PY800 and the Sony 46" V series LCD right besides each other running the Freeview demo. Even then I thought that the colours on the Panasonic Plasma were more natural looking than on a LCD screen. But what clinched it then for me was when I saw a scene from a soccer game which looked much much better on the Plasma. So at least I have now decided on the Panasonic Plasma. Now I have to decide whether the 42" or 50" with/without integrated tuner.

But that's now a question I have to ask of my wallet.