New TV - worth bothering?
Discussion
I know this isn't strictly home cinema, but I'm assuming that this is where the experts live!
I've got a ten year old 50" Samsung led TV. It's fine, just a bit on the small size for the room (had it before we moved here). It's a UE50h5500 according to the back.
I've got a load of Argos vouchers and saw this in the sale: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1151587
Would give me a better size for the room. I'm no tv expert - I know this is LED rather than oled, but it does apparently have HDR.
I'm not after the latest greatest thing - this is mostly for watching Disney with the kids...
Question is - is this likely to be an improvement on what I have? I'm assuming that TV tech has come along a bit in 10 years regardless of them both being led only tvs.
Hope that makes sense - thanks in advance for any wisdom.
I've got a ten year old 50" Samsung led TV. It's fine, just a bit on the small size for the room (had it before we moved here). It's a UE50h5500 according to the back.
I've got a load of Argos vouchers and saw this in the sale: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1151587
Would give me a better size for the room. I'm no tv expert - I know this is LED rather than oled, but it does apparently have HDR.
I'm not after the latest greatest thing - this is mostly for watching Disney with the kids...
Question is - is this likely to be an improvement on what I have? I'm assuming that TV tech has come along a bit in 10 years regardless of them both being led only tvs.
Hope that makes sense - thanks in advance for any wisdom.
Hi.
All in my humble opinion.
I don't think you will see a big step up in terms of picture quality, in pure terms these are both LED backlit LCD TV's, unless it's something special like micro LED, OLED or QLED it's all of a muchness. The LG will have (probably) an IPS panel rather than the VA panel in your Samsung, so it'll be different. Most people prefer a VA panel, I prefer IPS but my point is you may even find it worse. As for HDR, no. Yes, it supports the format, no you won't get a good HDR experience from this TV.
There is also the sound system to consider, don't know if you have a soundbar or whatever but some of these TVs have sound so bad it's distractingly bad, again you'd want to check if it's what you will be using.
As with any TV, you really need to go and see/hear it to make your own mind up.
All in my humble opinion.
I don't think you will see a big step up in terms of picture quality, in pure terms these are both LED backlit LCD TV's, unless it's something special like micro LED, OLED or QLED it's all of a muchness. The LG will have (probably) an IPS panel rather than the VA panel in your Samsung, so it'll be different. Most people prefer a VA panel, I prefer IPS but my point is you may even find it worse. As for HDR, no. Yes, it supports the format, no you won't get a good HDR experience from this TV.
There is also the sound system to consider, don't know if you have a soundbar or whatever but some of these TVs have sound so bad it's distractingly bad, again you'd want to check if it's what you will be using.
As with any TV, you really need to go and see/hear it to make your own mind up.
Agree with the first comment, although it sounds a lot of screen size for the money - anecdotally I've found as my tv gets bigger I watch less of it, the light coming off the screen gets a bit much, like sitting in a cinema all the time rather than just having a little 14 inch burbling away in the corner.
Yes the sound is the important bit really, I'd spend 400 on the sound first if not already sorted.
Yes the sound is the important bit really, I'd spend 400 on the sound first if not already sorted.
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