Buying new TV - Help!
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Last time I bought a TV I was given some good advice here, so trying again!
Don't want anything super fancy, looking around 50" and £500. The last one recommended was KD55XF9005BU and I was blown away! So my search is prominently Sony. General use is streaming from Netflix, AppleTV etc, so 4k, but most are these days. No longer have Sky.
My findings see a X75 50" for roughly my budget, any advances?
Don't want anything super fancy, looking around 50" and £500. The last one recommended was KD55XF9005BU and I was blown away! So my search is prominently Sony. General use is streaming from Netflix, AppleTV etc, so 4k, but most are these days. No longer have Sky.
My findings see a X75 50" for roughly my budget, any advances?
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I'd have a close look at the Hisense 55U7K. I know you said you didn't want anything fancy, but VIP members get this at £550 at Richers. Normal price is £595.
What attracts my attention is that it's a mini LED, so you get multizone dimming. It's also Quantum Dot so purer colours and greater colour saturation. To top it off, it's a high refresh panel (100/120 for video, and up to 144Hz for gaming).
The Sony BRAVIA KD50X75WL (if that's what you're looking at) is a 50/60Hz panel, and can only dim the entire area, not small portions of it. It isn't Quantum Dot either. Sonys are good TVs, and their video processing is generally amongst the best in class at whatever price point. However, the Hisense has it comprehensively beaten on picture quality features. It matches it for HDR format support. It's a bigger screen, and less money too.
That's got to be worth a look, hasn't it?
https://www.richersounds.com/hisense-55u7kqtuk.htm...
What attracts my attention is that it's a mini LED, so you get multizone dimming. It's also Quantum Dot so purer colours and greater colour saturation. To top it off, it's a high refresh panel (100/120 for video, and up to 144Hz for gaming).
The Sony BRAVIA KD50X75WL (if that's what you're looking at) is a 50/60Hz panel, and can only dim the entire area, not small portions of it. It isn't Quantum Dot either. Sonys are good TVs, and their video processing is generally amongst the best in class at whatever price point. However, the Hisense has it comprehensively beaten on picture quality features. It matches it for HDR format support. It's a bigger screen, and less money too.
That's got to be worth a look, hasn't it?
https://www.richersounds.com/hisense-55u7kqtuk.htm...
The lower/mid end Sonys are decent for the money.
If you have a 4K streamer box that supports HDR and or Dolby Vision, make sure you get a decent HDMI cable. Cheap 99p ones from Amazon will deny you DV. I didn't realise that as I stubbornly assumed a piece of wire is just a piece of wire, but I was wrong
My Apple TV 4K wouldn't actually output DV content at all until I bought a Belkin 8K ultra blah blah cable!
If you have a 4K streamer box that supports HDR and or Dolby Vision, make sure you get a decent HDMI cable. Cheap 99p ones from Amazon will deny you DV. I didn't realise that as I stubbornly assumed a piece of wire is just a piece of wire, but I was wrong
My Apple TV 4K wouldn't actually output DV content at all until I bought a Belkin 8K ultra blah blah cable!Lucid_AV said:
I'd have a close look at the Hisense 55U7K. I know you said you didn't want anything fancy, but VIP members get this at £550 at Richers. Normal price is £595.
What attracts my attention is that it's a mini LED, so you get multizone dimming. It's also Quantum Dot so purer colours and greater colour saturation. To top it off, it's a high refresh panel (100/120 for video, and up to 144Hz for gaming).
The Sony BRAVIA KD50X75WL (if that's what you're looking at) is a 50/60Hz panel, and can only dim the entire area, not small portions of it. It isn't Quantum Dot either. Sonys are good TVs, and their video processing is generally amongst the best in class at whatever price point. However, the Hisense has it comprehensively beaten on picture quality features. It matches it for HDR format support. It's a bigger screen, and less money too.
That's got to be worth a look, hasn't it?
https://www.richersounds.com/hisense-55u7kqtuk.htm...
Yea but Hisense! I’m sure it’s great but i must be getting old as I want to stick to a ‘proper brand’. You made good noises about the Sony anyway What attracts my attention is that it's a mini LED, so you get multizone dimming. It's also Quantum Dot so purer colours and greater colour saturation. To top it off, it's a high refresh panel (100/120 for video, and up to 144Hz for gaming).
The Sony BRAVIA KD50X75WL (if that's what you're looking at) is a 50/60Hz panel, and can only dim the entire area, not small portions of it. It isn't Quantum Dot either. Sonys are good TVs, and their video processing is generally amongst the best in class at whatever price point. However, the Hisense has it comprehensively beaten on picture quality features. It matches it for HDR format support. It's a bigger screen, and less money too.
That's got to be worth a look, hasn't it?
https://www.richersounds.com/hisense-55u7kqtuk.htm...
the 50 is now £540, so think I’ll be grabbing that. Thanks for your post.rottenegg said:
The lower/mid end Sonys are decent for the money.
If you have a 4K streamer box that supports HDR and or Dolby Vision, make sure you get a decent HDMI cable. Cheap 99p ones from Amazon will deny you DV. I didn't realise that as I stubbornly assumed a piece of wire is just a piece of wire, but I was wrong My Apple TV 4K wouldn't actually output DV content at all until I bought a Belkin 8K ultra blah blah cable!
Ta! I have a fire stick 4K, so no cable. Actually hoping I can ditch it and use the built in google TVIf you have a 4K streamer box that supports HDR and or Dolby Vision, make sure you get a decent HDMI cable. Cheap 99p ones from Amazon will deny you DV. I didn't realise that as I stubbornly assumed a piece of wire is just a piece of wire, but I was wrong
My Apple TV 4K wouldn't actually output DV content at all until I bought a Belkin 8K ultra blah blah cable!illmonkey said:
rottenegg said:
The lower/mid end Sonys are decent for the money.
If you have a 4K streamer box that supports HDR and or Dolby Vision, make sure you get a decent HDMI cable. Cheap 99p ones from Amazon will deny you DV. I didn't realise that as I stubbornly assumed a piece of wire is just a piece of wire, but I was wrong My Apple TV 4K wouldn't actually output DV content at all until I bought a Belkin 8K ultra blah blah cable!
Ta! I have a fire stick 4K, so no cable. Actually hoping I can ditch it and use the built in google TVIf you have a 4K streamer box that supports HDR and or Dolby Vision, make sure you get a decent HDMI cable. Cheap 99p ones from Amazon will deny you DV. I didn't realise that as I stubbornly assumed a piece of wire is just a piece of wire, but I was wrong
My Apple TV 4K wouldn't actually output DV content at all until I bought a Belkin 8K ultra blah blah cable!illmonkey said:
Yea but Hisense! I’m sure it’s great but i must be getting old as I want to stick to a ‘proper brand’.
Every company starts somewhere. I remember the '80s and '90s when LG was called Goldstar and Samsung in the UK was barely a blip on the RADAR. I'm sure there are still folks around who remember buying TVs in the early '70s where the view might have been 'you can't beat a good Mullard-valved Pye or Baird with this Japanese transistor Sony carp.' Things change.
When you were buying your Sony 9005, Hisense were just breaking into the UK market with some fairly mediocre sets. The US was getting the higher ranges. That's changed now.
If you're happy with the Sony then go ahead. I'd still recommend reading the Rtings review though. Thay rate the U7K higher than Sony's X85.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/u7k-u7-u...
illmonkey said:
You made good noises about the Sony anyway the 50 is now £540, so think I’ll be grabbing that. Thanks for your post.
I said the scaling was good. That's only one aspect of a TV though, and it doesn't make up for other stuff. the 50 is now £540, so think I’ll be grabbing that. Thanks for your post.illmonkey said:
Yea but Hisense! I’m sure it’s great but i must be getting old as I want to stick to a ‘proper brand’. You made good noises about the Sony anyway the 50 is now £540, so think I’ll be grabbing that. Thanks for your post.
I was looking for a larger screen TV to replace my 40" Samsung and initially dismissed Hisense, but I saw this in Currys and bought it yesterday. £379. Unbelievable for the money, I'm super impressed by it, it doesn't seem like a cheap product at all. the 50 is now £540, so think I’ll be grabbing that. Thanks for your post.https://www.currys.co.uk/products/hisense-50a7kqtu...
Edited by LeighW on Thursday 25th July 10:57
We have a mix of LG, Panasonic/Panasonic Pro, Philips and Samsung.
I can't recommend Panasonics as they die very prematurely.
The Samsung insists on being a bit scammy in terms of data collection and being permitted access to things it shouldn't need access to.
The Philips Ambilight TVs I like and their UI is brilliant, however it does get stuttery without regular rebooting.
The LG UI is slightly odd but perfectly useable, and it has never missed a beat in terms of needing a bounce or not responding.
So of those four, LG gets my vote.
I can't recommend Panasonics as they die very prematurely.
The Samsung insists on being a bit scammy in terms of data collection and being permitted access to things it shouldn't need access to.
The Philips Ambilight TVs I like and their UI is brilliant, however it does get stuttery without regular rebooting.
The LG UI is slightly odd but perfectly useable, and it has never missed a beat in terms of needing a bounce or not responding.
So of those four, LG gets my vote.
Baldchap said:
We have a mix of LG, Panasonic/Panasonic Pro, Philips and Samsung.
I can't recommend Panasonics as they die very prematurely.
The Samsung insists on being a bit scammy in terms of data collection and being permitted access to things it shouldn't need access to.
The Philips Ambilight TVs I like and their UI is brilliant, however it does get stuttery without regular rebooting.
The LG UI is slightly odd but perfectly useable, and it has never missed a beat in terms of needing a bounce or not responding.
So of those four, LG gets my vote.
Which Panasonics have you had issue with?I can't recommend Panasonics as they die very prematurely.
The Samsung insists on being a bit scammy in terms of data collection and being permitted access to things it shouldn't need access to.
The Philips Ambilight TVs I like and their UI is brilliant, however it does get stuttery without regular rebooting.
The LG UI is slightly odd but perfectly useable, and it has never missed a beat in terms of needing a bounce or not responding.
So of those four, LG gets my vote.
I'm watching a Panasonic plasma that must be a decade old and am hoping it won't be dying anytime soon!
Although that would mean that a 65" OLED could then be justified, soooooo...
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