New welding helmet required

[Morris]

My old welding helmet is all but fubar'd so its time for a new one.
I fancy a true colour one but I'm not sure my budget will extend to one.
I'm only a hobby welder but do make a lot of stuff. There are new Parkside (Lidl) helmets available on eBay which seem to get good reviews. Any others I should consider?

 

[hotponyshoes]

Are the parkside helmets not cheaper if you buy one in lidl?

 

[Morris]

They're not currently stock in store.
They are £26 on eBay.

 

[Trevorleach]

I have one of the parkside ones I use at work, they are not really true colour, but for under 30 quid seem decent enough.
My main one at home is the Parweld true colour, this ie better than the parkside one, but I should think so to as it was 100 quid more!

 

[Pond frog]

I tried one of the Parkside ones on when I was in Lidl and it had quite a green tint so I didn’t bother you could probably get better at a reasonable price.
I got a few funny looks trying it on as I had to unbox it all and pull the protective film of the screen but no one stopped me.

 

[marlinspike]

There are still a few in Lidl if you're lucky. We bought one last week. We were using an old SIP one so the Parkside one seemed a massive step up. It seems really good value at £35. They are actually a bit cheaper new on ebay but the convenience of being able to take it back to a shop was worth the extra to us. It's a one year return to store warranty, after that you email Germany to claim on the 4 year balance. It's night and day compared to our old helmet so I would certainly recommend it for casual welding but can't say how it would compare to the £100 plus helmets out there.