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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: redelitev6 on 21 March 2016, 21:28:50
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:( Our TV looks like it's on it's last legs , so looking for something 42"-50" what do you chaps recommend ?
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How much do you want to spend ?
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How much do you want to spend ?
Not mega 5K type spend but something decent £500 +
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Saw a LG 4k TV today while working in Sheffield for 600 quid
Can't remember the size but was around the 50 inch mark.
Not sure of the source of the picture but it looked shit hot to me :y :y
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Always had Sony plenty of scope in your price range.
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currys, play with the filters down the side, allways found it a good way to work out what suites.
Find a model you want and then google it for the best price.
richer sounds, john lewis and crapton & moore are worth looking at.
Some Panasonic models are given a 6 year warranty as well.
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These are a good entry level unit :
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/samsung/ue48ju6000/sams-ue48ju6000
6 year warranty, Smart, UHD and a reasonable panle, sign up to the VIP club and you get an extra £10 off.
Fractionally more but a better panel:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/samsung/ue48ju6400/sams-ue48ju6400
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That second one is available at John Lewis for the same price, with a five year guarantee. Only mention this for ease of shopping/delivery.
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I fancy getting the hisense 58" from richer sounds this weekend, they seem good for the money. Anyone else had one?
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These are a good entry level unit :
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/samsung/ue48ju6000/sams-ue48ju6000
6 year warranty, Smart, UHD and a reasonable panle, sign up to the VIP club and you get an extra £10 off.
Fractionally more but a better panel:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/samsung/ue48ju6400/sams-ue48ju6400
The samsung TV's are pretty good for the money, and we have various versions of they're TV's around the house, 32" Smart via dongle upstairs, 43" smart in kitchen and 55" curved smart in the living room. The 32" model has been with us for around 6 - 7 years, and is still going strong.
I'd agree with Mark above! :y :y
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I fancy getting the hisense 58" from richer sounds this weekend, they seem good for the money. Anyone else had one?
Big but low quality panel, you have to watch this with the lower end Panasonics and the like to.
I would be advising a slightly smaller but better quality screen
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I've just bought one of these for use as a 4K computer monitor - but it includes Freeview and smart telly stuff :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291681514755?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
It's actually Panasonic internals and panel - so not the best but OK for what I need and can't grumble for £220 (which is what it was a few weeks ago). They also do 48 and 55 inch versions.
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I've just bought one of these for use as a 4K computer monitor - but it includes Freeview and smart telly stuff :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291681514755?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
It's actually Panasonic internals and panel - so not the best but OK for what I need and can't grumble for £220 (which is what it was a few weeks ago). They also do 48 and 55 inch versions.
Also sold in Tesco's as home brand iirc
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There not Panasonic internals its a cheapo Turkish outfit, although the cheaper Panasonics are also actually not Panasonic and use the same gubbins
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Everyone seems to be going BIG tv's lately ???
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Everyone seems to be going BIG tv's lately ???
Not me. My 19" black and white Bush tv is just fine..........the licence is reasonable too. ::)
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I've recently bought a LG 60" 4k. It's £1,199 at Curry's, 3 year Warranty and it's a belter.
My In-Laws recently spunked £999 on a measly 42" Panasonic from John Lewis and when they saw ours, were slightly sick.
Forget typing stuff in to YouTube (et-al) with the remote, just talk to the TV and it plays what you want. It's very good.
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I just hope you never have to deal with LG's Customer Services :-X ::)
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I just hope you never have to deal with LG's Customer Services :-X ::)
How is your phone, LD? ::)
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I'm having a new dilemma, do I bother with 4K!!
I can't stream any Netflix etc as my internet is to slow and living remote Cornwall it won't get any better. I rarely buy a blu Ray and I doubt I'd spend the extra for a 4K blu Ray.
Of course the sales assistant says I'm future proofing myself but would I ever need it? I'll probably get a ps4 to use with it and use as the bluray player.
Any thoughts guys? Thanks pete
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I'm having a new dilemma, do I bother with 4K!!
I can't stream any Netflix etc as my internet is to slow and living remote Cornwall it won't get any better. I rarely buy a blu Ray and I doubt I'd spend the extra for a 4K blu Ray.
Of course the sales assistant says I'm future proofing myself but would I ever need it? I'll probably get a ps4 to use with it and use as the bluray player.
Any thoughts guys? Thanks pete
future proof my ars...eye. ::) That old chestnut. You've answered your own question really. Better to get the best quality 1080 panel you want to afford. (maybe last years model even) and save your magic beans. I share your pain on broadband speed. It's crap here too. I have a HD samsung plasma (possibly the last they'll ever make :'( ), mostly because it doesn't highlight the shoddiness of normal broadcast media like the newer panels do and yet is still excellent with HD content.
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consider the size of your room and the viewing distance from the TV before buying if you want to get the best out of your system.
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consider the size of your room and the viewing distance from the TV before buying if you want to get the best out of your system.
Indeed. If your not looking at 50"+, and not sitting with your nose practically touching it, even with 20:20 vision, you will get no benefit from UHD, assuming someone ever gets round to working out how to deliver it without compressing it so fiercely that it's pointless anyway.
http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html (http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html)
It's the latest marketing gimmick, following on from 3D, "Smart" TVs, etc.
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assuming someone ever gets round to working out how to deliver it without compressing it so fiercely that it's pointless anyway.
I think this is partly the point. Look at how Sky SD went completely down the shitter with even more chronic compression once Sky realised they could charge more for a rather substandard HD attempt. Sky HD looks so much better than their SD service, but this is only really due to the artificially poor SD they provide.
This is why Freeview is so much clearer than Sky SD.
I believe the only UHD broadcasts in the UK are BT Sport? I know a little bit about it, and because of the nature of how it is moved around, and then broadcast (each quarter of the picture is a separate 1080p stream), the compression has to be the same on all 4 streams (ie, light), as any latency differences will cause a quarter of the screen to go out of sync. That's not to say as encoders and technology improves that compression can't increase...