Doc Holliday Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Off to buy a new TV this weekend. We looked at Smart TV's at the beginning of the year but decided to wait until we've done our extension and refurb work on the house. I had in mind the Panasonic Viera but to be honest I'm not keen on Panasonic as they stitched me up over some AA batteries that leaked. That aside, we currently have LG which has been ok. Not fantastic but ok. Their curved screen TV is just silly money at the moment but I'd be keen to know if anyone has experience of their Smart TV range. Other than that it will probably be Samsung as we'd like a 50" screen and LG don't do a 50". They seem to lead the way in technology and it does seem to be well thought out, even if they do acquire their ideas from the competition, but then that's not my problem. Any advice/experience would be most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longchalk Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Have had a Samsung 36" for about a year now and can't fault it. Excellent picture quality & functionality. Don't expect to use the internet much though, inputting text via the remote (moving the cursor round an on screen keyboard, one letter at a time) is like pulling teeth. Even with the keyboard I bought for it it's painfully slow. But the apps like the iplayer, youtube & Netflix are really very good. If sound quality is a major issue for you, buy a sound bar. None of the flat screen TVs nowadays have very big speakers due to size restraints. Its perfectly fine in my lounge, but I'm not a stereo geek. There was another quite lengthy thread on this question about a month or so ago if you search the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFreeman1310 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I just bought this http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd-blu-ray/televisions/large-screen-tvs-32-and-over/samsung-ue32f6200-smart-32-led-tv-21298609-pdt.html and is a amazing tv great feature built in wifi so no cables or dongles and a great picture? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 wife got me 42" lg for Christmas,plus the magic remote there is a smooth bit on the back of the tv for the eye to stick to its right in the way of the HDMI slot this is the only fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Samsung tbh are pretty good the sound will be poor and why do you want a " smart TV" smart is just a word the manufacturer puts on the box it means different things for every manufacturer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3ave Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I had in mind the Panasonic Viera but to be honest I'm not keen on Panasonic as they stitched me up over some AA batteries that leaked. That aside, we currently have LG which has been ok. Not fantastic but ok Samsung are ok until you get a problem and need customer care, after the trouble I had with an expensive combination oven I wont be buying anymore of their products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 i've just bought an LG smart tv http://www.johnlewis.com/lg-39ln575v-led-hd-1080p-smart-tv-39-with-freeview-hd/p455748 ,i bought from John Lewis as they give a 5yr warranty with tv's, andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-uk Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Wait for the better / newer models to come out. Was looking at the new curved screen oled in richer sounds today, very nice but about 6K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFreeman1310 Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) I've found samsung to have very good customer care when my washing machine broke they had a guy there the next day and fixed it foc. John Also don't wait for the 4k tvs as there are no channels that run it and a extremely limited number of DVDs aven capable of playing in such high deff. Edited December 28, 2013 by JohnFreeman1310 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chady Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 We've got a smart tv. And never use any of the smart features! Just use my phone or comp! So is it really worth it?? What features do you use? We have a panasonic plasma smart tv just over a year old. Pictures very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAoS Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Off to buy a new TV this weekend. Doc, you might find this interesting: htpp://doctorbeet.blogspot.com/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html Regards, Mark. P.S. I hope that link works properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Buy a 50" non smart tv for a lot less then plug in a Now TV box which is £9.99 delivered and you then have a smart TV for a lot less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Mine is a samsung and I'm very happy with it, I use the inbuilt media player all the time as I can just plug in my hard drive and watch all my downloads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Buy a 50" non smart tv for a lot less then plug in a Now TV box which is £9.99 delivered and you then have a smart TV for a lot less! Yep the smart functions are available on a multitude of devices from consoles to bluray players etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longchalk Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Yep the smart functions are available on a multitude of devices from consoles to bluray players etc Aah Bluray!..... That would be the thing I parted with £80 for when I got bored of never watching my DVD's on a DVD player... So now I can enjoy never watching them in ever higher quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireboy Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 samsung t.v are very good had mine a year very pleased with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Aah Bluray!..... That would be the thing I parted with £80 for when I got bored of never watching my DVD's on a DVD player... So now I can enjoy never watching them in ever higher quality! We sort of many now have network connections so you access extra features and exclusive download content (yeah whatever) but some do have iplayer, love film etc as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longchalk Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 We sort of many now have network connections... Are you by any chance Yoda, operating under a PW identify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Are you by any chance Yoda, operating under a PW identify? lol no stupid text phone predictive it is............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claycrasher Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 wife got me 42" lg for Christmas,plus the magic remote there is a smooth bit on the back of the tv for the eye to stick to its right in the way of the HDMI slot this is the only fault We got one of these for our Son for Chrimbo, looks a nice bit of kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Just acquired two Samsung as test panels. 55in 4k. They sound like **** but of course we already know this. Stunning picture once they are properly calibrated. http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue55f9000-led-4k-ultra-hd-3d-smart-tv-55-with-freeview-freesat-hd-and-2x-3d-glasses/p601224?kpid=232313693&s_kenid=2d229855-4af5-5789-72a8-00000c6fb0ab&s_kwcid=ppc_pla&tmad=c&tmcampid=73#media-overlay_show If you want to make a serious investment in a panel then OPPO Blu-ray players will give you a ROI. http://www.oppo-bluray.co.uk/ Edited December 30, 2013 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Stunning picture on that 4k Samsung. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Ok, so we didn't make it in to get the TV just yet. Mrs H was whining that she wanted the ceiling roses finished off (amongst other things), so I spent the weekend fannying around with this and that and not really getting much done. Although it did grant me some valuable thinking time and one the questions I asked myself was 'Do I really need a smart TV if I have the Virgin Tivo box?' Naturally I'll running this past the Richer Sounds guys and see what they have to say but it was interesting reading some of the posts, thanks guys. And a sound bar will be a definite add on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 What 4k content is there to watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 None yet as far as I know only new films are recorded in it for showing in the cinema, but it will be seen more in the future. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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