Best quality TV circa £800
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Our £500 15 months old 55 inch 4K LG TV hasn't been very impressive. Visible lines on the screen in some scenes and light bleed. Seeing that it's out of warranty and second hand TV's are worthless, it feels like a waste of money!
I can't really afford to spend more than about £800, so don't fancy the OLED route. Any ideas on the best quality TV, 50-55 inches preferably at the £800 mark? And not an LG, unfortunately.
I can't really afford to spend more than about £800, so don't fancy the OLED route. Any ideas on the best quality TV, 50-55 inches preferably at the £800 mark? And not an LG, unfortunately.
DE1975 said:
Have you tried to go in to picture settings and set "local dimming" to "off"?
This won't make the picture perfect but it does help with the vertical banding which is obvious and annoying in dark scenes.
I don't have that optionThis won't make the picture perfect but it does help with the vertical banding which is obvious and annoying in dark scenes.
Just double checked everything, don't have that!
Edited by W201_190e on Tuesday 13th April 19:55
Always liked our Sony before our little boy destroyed it with a toy sword.
This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...
This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...
W201_190e said:
I don't have that option
Just double checked everything, don't have that!
It's buried in the picture settings, you have to customise the settings. Open up all settings, and go to "picture settings", then "picture mode settings", then scroll down to "picture options" and in that menu you'll see an option to change "Led local dimming"Just double checked everything, don't have that!
Edited by W201_190e on Tuesday 13th April 19:55
My LG TV is also a 55 inch bought for about the same cost as yours 2 years ago, so I'd imagine the functions and picture settings are similar.
These tvs have their back lights at the top and bottom of the screen and the local dimming function reduces lighting in regions of the screen which are dark to supposedly improve contrast, but it just gives the horrible vertical bands. More expensive sets like Oled can adjust the backlighting for more specific regions of the screen
See this YouTube vid
https://youtu.be/VeMXaoOPMFs
Edited by DE1975 on Tuesday 13th April 21:49
GR_WILL said:
Always liked our Sony before our little boy destroyed it with a toy sword.
This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...
I found the Android TV Interface really poor. This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...
DE1975 said:
W201_190e said:
I don't have that option
Just double checked everything, don't have that!
It's buried in the picture settings, you have to customise the settings. Open up all settings, and go to "picture settings", then "picture mode settings", then scroll down to "picture options" and in that menu you'll see an option to change "Led local dimming"Just double checked everything, don't have that!
Edited by W201_190e on Tuesday 13th April 19:55
My LG TV is also a 55 inch bought for about the same cost as yours 2 years ago, so I'd imagine the functions and picture settings are similar.
These tvs have their back lights at the top and bottom of the screen and the local dimming function reduces lighting in regions of the screen which are dark to supposedly improve contrast, but it just gives the horrible vertical bands. More expensive sets like Oled can adjust the backlighting for more specific regions of the screen

Edited by W201_190e on Tuesday 13th April 22:06
Have you ruled out IPS glow? I'm speculating that your LG has an IPS panel and the glow is quite noticeable on a 55 inch screen when watching in a darkened room (I used to own one but returned it cause of the glow).
If you're set on buying again it might be worth insisting on a TV with a VA panel.
If you're set on buying again it might be worth insisting on a TV with a VA panel.
GR_WILL said:
Always liked our Sony before our little boy destroyed it with a toy sword.
This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...
I've seen A, B and even C but a G rating for energy efficiency This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...

RaymondVanDerDon said:
Have you ruled out IPS glow? I'm speculating that your LG has an IPS panel and the glow is quite noticeable on a 55 inch screen when watching in a darkened room (I used to own one but returned it cause of the glow).
If you're set on buying again it might be worth insisting on a TV with a VA panel.
It is I believe. It's fine during most scenes it's only some dark scenes. The backlight was set at 100% out of the box. I've set this to 50 on all inputs which has improved things. If you're set on buying again it might be worth insisting on a TV with a VA panel.
Still can't find local dimming, I don't think it has it!
It's an LG 55UM7610PLB 55 inch.
Edited by W201_190e on Wednesday 14th April 20:11
DE1975 said:
More expensive sets like Oled can adjust the backlighting for more specific regions of the screen
OLEDs don't have any backlight at all. Each individual pixel is independently lit. So contrast ratios are superb with no light bleed.I'd get an OLED if you can afford it. I have an LG C9 55" which I'm very happy with.
spookly said:
DE1975 said:
More expensive sets like Oled can adjust the backlighting for more specific regions of the screen
OLEDs don't have any backlight at all. Each individual pixel is independently lit. So contrast ratios are superb with no light bleed.I'd get an OLED if you can afford it. I have an LG C9 55" which I'm very happy with.
Ridealong said:
GR_WILL said:
Always liked our Sony before our little boy destroyed it with a toy sword.
This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...
I've seen A, B and even C but a G rating for energy efficiency This one looks a good buy.
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...

W201_190e said:
spookly said:
DE1975 said:
More expensive sets like Oled can adjust the backlighting for more specific regions of the screen
OLEDs don't have any backlight at all. Each individual pixel is independently lit. So contrast ratios are superb with no light bleed.I'd get an OLED if you can afford it. I have an LG C9 55" which I'm very happy with.
This thread might be worth a read:
https://www.avforums.com/threads/new-my-best-value...
Last year's Oled model now available for £949 at John Lewis. It's probably the best Oled deal of recent times. There's newer models available but quite a bit more expensive, and this older Oled TV will be better than any LED model
https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55bx6lb-2020-oled...
https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55bx6lb-2020-oled...
DE1975 said:
Last year's Oled model now available for £949 at John Lewis. It's probably the best Oled deal of recent times. There's newer models available but quite a bit more expensive, and this older Oled TV will be better than any LED model
https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55bx6lb-2020-oled...
I've been eyeing that up recently as I need a screen that does both 'work' and 'play' - but while it would be ace for Playstation/XBox, I think the burn-in risk from spreadsheet hell for hours a day is too high https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55bx6lb-2020-oled...

DE1975 said:
Last year's Oled model now available for £949 at John Lewis. It's probably the best Oled deal of recent times. There's newer models available but quite a bit more expensive, and this older Oled TV will be better than any LED model
https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55bx6lb-2020-oled...
That does look good! It's sat in my basket, thinking about it... https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55bx6lb-2020-oled...
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