I'm on the look out for a lcd tv for bedroom use (wall mounted) but am at a loss as to which one will provide the best picture/sound and facilities and be as future proof as possible ie hi def, screen size 26in top end price £800, any ideas?

Hi Chris. Was having a look at Toshiba's range of LCD's recently in my local hi-fi shop, and noticed a rather nice looking 26" screen. Not sure if it was HD ready, but the guy in the shop was raving about the quality of Toshiba's LCD range. Might be worth a look?

Interesting I was talking earlier on a different post to Sillie recomending a Toshiba 27" LCD. It's in the price bracket and is HD ready including HDMI connection. It comes with a table top stand but I assume it can be wall mounted, take a look: . Failing that you could try this (a href="http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/html/PAN-TX23LXD50.htm">panasonic you'll lose HD but gain built in freeview.

Ooops, the above link will take you to the toshiba, this one to the panasonic

Thank's chaps will check those out!

I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT THIS DEBATE IS CRUCIAL TO ALL CONSUMERS OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT. I AGREE WITH THE FRUSTRATING LACK OF CHOICE GIVEN TO CONSUMERS. I OWNED A VERY NICE JVC 32 INCH 100HZ TV THAT WAS STOLEN, COULD I REPLACE IT JUST SIX MONTHS LATER? NO. I NOW HAVE A JVC 32 INCH 50HZ TV AND FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN OF LCDS I MAY BE KEPPING IT FR A WHILE. MY POINT THOUGH IS THAT I CLEARLY REMEMBER JVC DOING A 37 INCH 100HZ CRT, THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOW GONE IN THIS COUNTRY AS IS ANY 100HZ CRT. THE CLARITY AND DEPTH OF MY JVC PICTURE WAS SUPERIOR TO THEM ALL. I GUESS THIS COMES DOEN TO THE FACT THAT AFTER 30-40 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT, THEY HAD REACHED A PINNACLE IN CRT DESIGN, HENCE OUR LOVE OF THOSE NOW DEMISED PICTURE QUALITIES, LCDS AND PLASMAS ARE SO NEW THAT NOT ALL THE TWEAKS COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN IRONED OUT. DISSAPOINTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE THEM, FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN IN THE SHOPS, THE CONTENDERS IN LCD ARE SONY AND PHILLIPS, I COULD BELIEVE THAT PANASONIC ARE UP THERE TOO BECAUSE THEY HAVE STEPPED UP THEIR QUALITY RECENTLY. I AM FOREVER PERSONALLY DRAWN TO JVC HOWEVER, I HAVE HEARD A HUNDRED GOOD THINGS IN REVIEWS ABOUT JVC, SONY AND PANASONIC LCDS, THIS IS THE BEST ETC.ETC.ETC. BUT AND THIS IS THE BUT. THERE IS ALWAYS A BUT. HD IS LIMITED NOW AND ADMITTEDLY IF ALL CHANNELS WERE ROLLED OUT IN THIS FORMAT AND THE TECHNOLOGY MORE ACCESIBLE THEN WE PROBABLY WOULDNT NEED THIS DEBATE. HOWEVER 480I ON AN LCD CONSTANTLY SEEMS TO BE DEGRADED. LETS HOPE FOR AN LCD THAT WILL DEAL WITH ALL FORMATS SOON. IN MY VIEW COMPONENT IS THE WAY FORWARD AND SHOULD BE. YET WE GET A MEASLY ONE INPUT AS STANDARD ON MOST LCDS, HDMI- WHAT IS IT FOR, I AM TOLD MY XBOX 360 WHICH IS BRAND NEW IS NOT COMPATIBLE AND SO I WILL HAVE TO USE SCART RGB AND GET MAX 720P. XBOX 360 GAMES NEED 60 HZ AND YET WHEN I INVESTIGATED A SONY TV CLAIMED TO BE THE BEST, I FIND IT IS 50 HZ!!
LEAST 2 COMPONENT INPUTS, 60 HZ AT LEAST, PREF 100HZ, BOLD LIFELIKE COLOUR, AND MOST OF ALL INDUSTRY COMPANIONSHIP WHERE BY WE CAN TRULY MIX OUR AV SYSTEMS WITHOUT HAVING TO DIG VERY DEEP INTO TECH SPECS TO FIND THE ANSWERS WE NEED. AS CONSUMERS AT THE HIGH END WE GET LUMPED TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT BUZZ WORDS ONLY, NOT PRACTICALITY AND COMPATIBILITY, IE HD READY, SCREEN SIZE, COLOUR, DESIGN, ALL THESE ARE IMPORTANT BUT KNOWING THAT YOU CAN EASILLY CONNECT THE VAST ARRAY OF OTHER ITEMS WE HAVE IN AV SETUPS AND MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE MORE INFORMED.