Cheap or expensive 55'' 4K TV?

VincentHanna · 24 Jul 2017 at 10:49

ahar said:
Aha - another good reason to go cheap for now!

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The OLED's support both formats.

jpaul said:
[..could have added to 4k player thread - but since i mentioned dolby vision earlier]

on dolby vision do not seem to be any 'good' reviews of dv benefit on despicable me 2 - the first dv discs
a few words on forbes
and compaints that they forgot about about dv in blue-ray.com review
screen comparisons would be good
[had not realised dv is not yet on xbox one s or ks7000 afaik]

IIRC They can't screen-cap from 4K movies due to copy protection.

ahar · 24 Jul 2017 at 11:17

VincentHanna said:
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The OLED's support both formats.
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'Expensive ' budget won't stretch to a nice big OLED

FurryLemon · 24 Jul 2017 at 11:20

Secondhand?

Plenty of people upgradw yearly. Some of the AVF lot have a new tv every 3 months..

Ayahuasca · 24 Jul 2017 at 11:32

OLED should be pretty affordable with a £1200 budget within a year or two. Can you not just make do for now instead of wasting money on something sub par to what you want.

I mean we aren't far away from that already with the OLED55B6V only a few hundred pounds above your budget.

ahar · 24 Jul 2017 at 14:44

Ayahuasca said:
Can you not just make do for now instead of wasting money on something sub par to what you want..

Thanks to a different size lounge we're squinting to see the TV! If 4k didn't exist we'd still be replacing our existing set with a 55 inch one as it really is to small for where we sit in the room

Psycho Sonny · 24 Jul 2017 at 16:52

FurryLemon said:
Secondhand?

Plenty of people upgradw yearly. Some of the AVF lot have a new tv every 3 months..

i wouldn't say plenty. a handful at best. especially in the current climate.

how many people do you know that blow £1500-£3000 on a new tv every year never mind 3 months

psd99 · 2 Aug 2017 at 12:19

so what did you go for? I'm also looking for a new 55 inch TV!

Solus · 2 Aug 2017 at 12:36

There's a great deal on a 58" lg with a va panel at the moment for £549. Not sure if I'm supposed to mention the place where you get a ticket and wait for your goods.

GinG · 2 Aug 2017 at 13:27

Solus said:
There's a great deal on a 58" lg with a va panel at the moment for £549. Not sure if I'm supposed to mention the place where you get a ticket and wait for your goods.

Argos?

Solus · 2 Aug 2017 at 14:19

GinG said:
Argos?

Yes, didn't know if they are classed as a competitor

MG42Maniac · 2 Aug 2017 at 14:48

Great news that Dolby Vision is gaining traction. 2 of our 3 TVs are equipped with it so I look forward to more DV content!

Alex_6n2 · 3 Aug 2017 at 12:58

I've been debating if I should drop £1700 on an OLED TV now, or spend £600 on a Hisense 50N6800 and wait a year or two for OLED

Can anyone comment on 8 bit panels that hit 10 bit colour range with FRC?

The Hisense seems to have a pretty good spec for this lower budget.

I have a five year old 1080p Plasma so any change will be good for me

Psycho Sonny · 3 Aug 2017 at 13:06

Alex_6n2 said:
I've been debating if I should drop £1700 on an OLED TV now, or spend £600 on a Hisense 50N6800 and wait a year or two for OLED

Can anyone comment on 8 bit panels that hit 10 bit colour range with FRC?

The Hisense seems to have a pretty good spec for this lower budget.

I have a five year old 1080p Plasma so any change will be good for me

stick with the plasma. you will hate the hisense. they aren't that good. if your going to be replacing a plasma then you need to go for a premium panel. samsung or lg IMO possibly pansonic or sony. hisense shouldn't be on your radar.

Alex_6n2 · 3 Aug 2017 at 13:18

Well, that saves me £600 haha

Ayahuasca · 3 Aug 2017 at 13:27

Only an OLED satisfies most people upgrading from a plasma, there's downsides to each technology though but I feel LCD/LED is a step down from plasma. I could probably put up with one of those new Sony XE90s or above, their ZD9 is superb if you view a lot of HDR content but the latter is more expensive than the OLED's.

I remember when plasma's were in stores and many people wouldn't rate them because they looked dim compared to the LCD's, because brightness and colour oversaturation is everything for the typical consumer

but for things like motion and blacks they were so far ahead it wasn't even a fair comparison.

Alex_6n2 · 3 Aug 2017 at 13:43

OLED was always my original plan, but I've been getting impatient waiting for the right panel.

Reading this thread had tempted me into a stop gap so I could at least access 4K/HDR but seems like that would be a bad idea.

I'm not really in the market for anything bigger than 50" though, which limits my choices somewhat.

Psycho Sonny · 3 Aug 2017 at 14:26

Ayahuasca said:
Only an OLED satisfies most people upgrading from a plasma, there's downsides to each technology though but I feel LCD/LED is a step down from plasma. I could probably put up with one of those new Sony XE90s or above, their ZD9 is superb if you view a lot of HDR content but the latter is more expensive than the OLED's.

I remember when plasma's were in stores and many people wouldn't rate them because they looked dim compared to the LCD's, because brightness and colour oversaturation is everything for the typical consumer but for things like motion and blacks they were so far ahead it wasn't even a fair comparison.

that is an issue as most people are sheep and they like cartoony tv's where the colours and brightness is ramped up high.

when they see a reference style picture they think it looks dark and colourless. LCD's have gotten very good but for a plasma user the only thing that will be a true upgrade is OLED

Grimley · 3 Aug 2017 at 17:31

wellibob said:
Buy a Hisense 55" 4k tv and use it for a few years. Then when 4k has matured grab a oled.

Matured? dead more like. :rolleyes:

8K tellies will be on sale by that time. The Japanese are planning 8K broadcasts for the next Olympics. Still, dead tech = Cheap = suits me fine.

Ayahuasca · 3 Aug 2017 at 18:07

8k is absolutely years away from being usable on British infrastructure.

FurryLemon · 6 Aug 2017 at 23:01

Grimley said:
Matured? dead more like. 8K tellies will be on sale by that time. The Japanese are planning 8K broadcasts for the next Olympics. Still, dead tech = Cheap = suits me fine.

4k 8k psssh DVDs still outsell blurays....