Best TV - £500ish?
We don't watch an awful lot of TV, but have decided to splash out on a new one. What do you chaps recommend for around £500?
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Any of the LG/Samsung 40-43" LED 1080p 3D smart TV's can be had for that budget and are feature rich/decent quality.
http://www.richersounds.com/products...ma/smart-tvs#7 |
Originally Posted by bioforger
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Any of the LG/Samsung 40-43" LED 1080p 3D smart TV's can be had for that budget and are feature rich/decent quality.
http://www.richersounds.com/products...ma/smart-tvs#7 http://www.whathifi.com/panasonic/tx-40cx680b/review |
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
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Originally Posted by bioforger
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Its ok, but I wouldn't bother, you're paying a premium for 4K, but there are hardly any sources showing TV in 4K. Only 40" a bit small for me. Also it doesn't even have a freeview box installed. Most of the other ones have freeview HD boxes inside. That's if you need freeview on top of any other services you use of course.
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Originally Posted by bioforger
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Yep ok, but again a 4K TV, i would be only looking at full hd led 1080p tv's.
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No you don't need freeview if you have Sky. Its just a nice to have if the Sky box failed for some reason.
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
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The gadget show did a good feature on TV's last night. They concluded (and the expert) that curved is a waste of money but get a flat screen 4K which should be relatively future proof. 3D isn't important as service providers are dropping their 3D channels so any 3D option with a TV should be looked at as a bonus but not a deciding factor.
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Originally Posted by LSherratt
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The gadget show did a good feature on TV's last night. They concluded (and the expert) that curved is a waste of money but get a flat screen 4K which should be relatively future proof. 3D isn't important as service providers are dropping their 3D channels so any 3D option with a TV should be looked at as a bonus but not a deciding factor.
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Will a 4K tv not have a better picture with a 1080 source than a 1080 tv?
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Originally Posted by Brun
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Will a 4K tv not have a better picture with a 1080 source than a 1080 tv?
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http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/so...elevision.html
I've recently bought this one. Great little tv. Was surprised how much smaller it is on a whole then my old lg42". Hooked up to my internet and now Netflix is at the push of a button just like any other channel. Got mine from currys cheaper than this, but their site is down so couldn't put a link up to there. Well worth a look in your price range though. |
4K only really works on TV's bigger than 55" This is what you want if you're after a 40"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Bravi...96015254?hash= 2013 European TV of the year and only 20ms of lag input! USB compatibly with most video formats and 4K colour capability if you have a 4K player. There's also a 46" and 55" version, but getting harder to find |
Originally Posted by Willowsdad
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http://www.cramptonandmoore.co.uk/so...elevision.html
I've recently bought this one. Great little tv. Was surprised how much smaller it is on a whole then my old lg42". Hooked up to my internet and now Netflix is at the push of a button just like any other channel. Got mine from currys cheaper than this, but their site is down so couldn't put a link up to there. Well worth a look in your price range though.
Originally Posted by RS_Matt
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4K only really works on TV's bigger than 55" This is what you want if you're after a 40"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-Bravi...96015254?hash= 2013 European TV of the year and only 20ms of lag input! USB compatibly with most video formats and 4K colour capability if you have a 4K player. There's also a 46" and 55" version, but getting harder to find Not sure whether to go 4k; was hoping for a consensus. |
panasonic viera 50" from john lewis,it was only £50 more than argos but has 5 year warranty from john lewis
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If I went 4K it would have to be 55-60 inch and a Samsung as they are the only input lag free 4k TV's at the moment.
Big price tag for the one I want though. £2500 |
Seen this one operating in Currys and it's fantastic! What do you think?
http://m.costco.co.uk//view/p/samsun...mart-tv-196061 The bloke in Currys said it was an excellent price (£200 cheaper). |
It's worth buying from Costco and paying the extra £100 quid over your budget as it comes with a standard 5 year warranty from Costco but their guarantee is no matter how long you have owned the product if you return a faulty product they will refund it.
I'm on my 4th washing machine from Costco and the store near me has been open 11 years? but I'm only £480out of pocket as that's what my last one cost me as each time they break I return them and they give me a full refund. The one I have now is guaranteed for 10 years and I can bet the price of the washer that if I return it in 10 years time they will refund me in full :D |
Originally Posted by JTaylor
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Seen this one operating in Currys and it's fantastic! What do you think?
http://m.costco.co.uk//view/p/samsun...mart-tv-196061 The bloke in Currys said it was an excellent price (£200 cheaper). My Dad's a TV Engineer. He's always steered me towards Panasonic or Toshiba sets for all-round reliability/performance/warranty. Phillips and Sony always had better pictures but he says it's a small sacrifice to compromise on that for a "steady Eddie". Truth is you can't really buy a bad TV now. Some are slightly more reliable than others, but with most of the big names sharing Chassis' and other components there isn't much in it. There's a huge amount of choice for £500 now if you ignore the 4K stuff. I've got a TX-39AS500B at the moment and this was superseded by the 600 series. It been spot on so far but we'll go bigger next time. I underestimated the distance from TV to seating in the sitting room and it looks a bit small tbh. |
Don't let anyone talk you into getting a used plasma! Some state they are the holy grail, but they buzz like fook, get red hot, are actually crap for gaming and use around 10 billion watts.
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My Panasonic viera plasma has started buzzing ,3 years old, you wouldn't know with the sound on - but it is
I can guarantee you the picture youre watching is never big enough , but the physical box in the fore and aft will be too large for some rooms , so beware |
Originally Posted by dpb
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My viera plasma has started buzzing ,3 years old, you wouldn't know with the sound on - but it is
I can guarantee you the picture youre watching is never big enough , but the physical box in the fore and aft will be too large for some rooms , so beware My Samsung plasma is still going strong, and it's, like, six or perhaps seven years old. Curved screen TVs do not appeal me, because looking at them feels like a vision distorting exercise. |
My 55" TV is 48.6 inch wide, my cat is 46.6 inch long.
"Owt on TV tonight Luv?" "...Ken Barlow's cheek." |
Originally Posted by RS_Matt
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My 55" TV is 48.6 inch wide, my cat is 46.6 inch long.
"Owt on TV tonight Luv?" "...Ken Barlow's cheek." |
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