ollie Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Need some help everyone. I'm currently building a house, hoping to get moved in for December. I'm after a 49" smart tv for the living room but I'm a little clueless as to best makes etc. Can you suggest options & where best to purchase. Also, is 4K worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Ìf you want 4k, to get the best from it you need a screen size of over 60 inch .if you have a fast internet, then Netflix do some 4k stuff. Picture wise any thing is upscaled so the picture quality is good on digital tv etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 I don't have one but three of my brothers swear by 4k. If things that look slightly out of focus hurt your eyes you will be impressed but as John said its wasted on a small screen. In fact its apparently made for huge screens that would otherwise show a pixilated image. Colours are seriosly brilliant. One thing I notice about the led/lcd screen is that dark scene's of old films are not as easy to see what's going on as well as the old CRT tube screens - which had better low light grey's performance. Think of Dirty Harry or Paul Kersey doing their stuff in those dark parks.... I had them in memory from the CRT days lol. Now you know my type of films lol, watching Hang em High later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hisense are a brand you might want to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Go to a place that have lots on display and pick one you personally like the picture and image colour of. The new oled screens look very good but expensive. What type of house are you building Ollie ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 I had my last one from John Lewis, great service and apparently their customer service if any issues is amazing. Pretty sure they'll also price match if you find it cheaper elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonshooter22 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Don't buy LG, we have had constant problems with our new LG TV and know friends who had the same! Sony is always worth it IMO. My dad has a 4K Sony and the picture is outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Ìf you want 4k, to get the best from it you need a screen size of over 60 inch .if you have a fast internet, then Netflix do some 4k stuff. Picture wise any thing is upscaled so the picture quality is good on digital tv etc. Thanks for the sound advice. I don't know if my internet would be quick enough for streaming 4k, so it may be wasted. I don't have one but three of my brothers swear by 4k. If things that look slightly out of focus hurt your eyes you will be impressed but as John said its wasted on a small screen. In fact its apparently made for huge screens that would otherwise show a pixilated image. Colours are seriosly brilliant. One thing I notice about the led/lcd screen is that dark scene's of old films are not as easy to see what's going on as well as the old CRT tube screens - which had better low light grey's performance. Think of Dirty Harry or Paul Kersey doing their stuff in those dark parks.... I had them in memory from the CRT days lol. Now you know my type of films lol, watching Hang em High later. The missus doesn't want anything bigger than 50 inch TV, so maybe not a huge tv. Hisense are a brand you might want to check out. I hadn't heard of this make before, I will check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Go to a place that have lots on display and pick one you personally like the picture and image colour of. The new oled screens look very good but expensive. What type of house are you building Ollie ? When I go into a shop with loads of tvs I find it difficult to understand all the features etc. We bought a derelict semi with a huge garden & refurbished and extended. We are going for a modern look. I had my last one from John Lewis, great service and apparently their customer service if any issues is amazing. Pretty sure they'll also price match if you find it cheaper elsewhere. Thanks for the advice. Don't buy LG, we have had constant problems with our new LG TV and know friends who had the same! Sony is always worth it IMO. My dad has a 4K Sony and the picture is outstanding. I'll stay clear of LG then, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Whereas our LG has been great!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Whereas our LG has been great!!!! Likewise. Also Samsung. But I've had terrible problems with Sony in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Need some help everyone. I'm currently building a house, hoping to get moved in for December. I'm after a 49" smart tv for the living room but I'm a little clueless as to best makes etc. Can you suggest options & where best to purchase. Also, is 4K worth it? Samsung and buy from Richer Sounds. Good people to deal with. Had a slight sound problem with mine, they changed the set immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SxS Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 If you're not in a hurry, some of Amazon's daily deals/Black Friday deals can be really good. I bought a 4k Sony 55" in Nov last year and it came in a good £100 cheaper than anywhere else. The difference between 4k and HD is really noticeable at that size and it's worth being aware that there are more 4k Blu Ray machines and discs coming to the market (not cheap yet, but then again DVD and Blu Ray weren't either when they came out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 we have always had Panasonic, our first 42 inch CRT set which weighed a ton lasted over 10 years and was still working when we changed to a 42 inch plasma which is also getting up for ten years old. can't comment on the quality of the newer sets, like all companies they probably buy the cheapest components to make a bigger profit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabhui Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Samsung and buy from Richer Sounds. Good people to deal with. What he said. My folks bought a 49" Curved Samsung 4K telly a year or two ago. The 4K is significantly noticeable compared to regular HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
station Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Richer Sounds and Samsung are a great combo as others have said. Buy as good as you can afford would be my advise - I'm quite into AV and would say the following. Most 4K TVs look great when fed with a 4K signal but 4K is not common place at the moment. Most 4K TVs look great / good when fed a 1080p HD signal which is more readily available. But - Most 4K TVs don't look great when a SD signal is fed to it. TVs obviously have to upscale the signal in order to fill its screen and this is where good TVs stand out from the crowd. To upscale a Standard Definition signal to fill a 4K screen the TV has to make up 90% of what you see ! Go to a decent shop and ask them to play various sources through the tv and see what you think. Don't just be sold something playing a 4K demo disc like Currys always have running - 75% of TV is still SD. Samsung for example are always good at scaling up and will offer different series of the same model so a 6000 model won't do quite the same job as 9500 model. This will also be reflected in the price of course. Hope this helps. ATB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Use Richer sounds for their advice if you want but buy elsewhere. Julian Richer is a rabid anti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 if you go for a smart (catch up TV) make sure its on the BBC's list of iplayer compatible TV's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 I've waited for black friday, some places have started their sales already so I'll hopefully pick up a bargain. Any bargains let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 10/14/2017 at 16:48, AVB said: Use Richer sounds for their advice if you want but buy elsewhere. Julian Richer is a rabid anti +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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