Decent budget 32" TV recommendations?

Richeh said:
Optical, 3.5mm or as you said and what I suspected headphones then just a bluetooth adapter? All available for under £20.

Re buying a soundbar, whilst I do agree I would honestly go the facebook marketplace route, some heavy duty double sided tape/velcro and just the tape the soundbar either to the monitor but most likely due to thickness to the wall above or below.
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Definitely some bargains to be had second hand in that regard, I bought some Monitor Audio BR2's and a Lepy Mini AMP for around £60-70 a couple of years back for a friends TV audio upgrade. Connected via the 3.5mm, demolishes pretty much any soundbar I've heard shy of £400-500 + and that's factoring in that they offer multi-channel rather than raw audio quality.

Of course you need not go that far, a young lad probably isn't too fussed so £20-30 would probably be spot on as you say.
 
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Gray2233 said:
It can make a huge difference in movies/tv shows when done right, although I do feel that the genres you're into can have an impact also.

I was very much a take or leave it type myself with gaming, but that has come a long way and after getting a decent OLED ultrawide it can be a great experience.

It definitely got a bit of a bad name with monitors more so than TV's among gaming crowds, you don't see it so much on a forum like this but I do frequently see it on gaming sites where people are less tech savvy. Most gaming monitors that "support" HDR just screw with saturation levels or nuke the brightness to the point everything looks washed out, Windows was a bit of a bugger when dealing with HDR in the past too which conflated things.
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Yes definitely!

Yeah, the TLDR is: it's a con on anything that can't properly do it :)
 
Gray2233 said:
Definitely some bargains to be had second hand in that regard, I bought some Monitor Audio BR2's and a Lepy Mini AMP for around £60-70 a couple of years back for a friends TV audio upgrade. Connected via the 3.5mm, demolishes pretty much any soundbar I've heard shy of £400-500 + and that's factoring in that they offer multi-channel rather than raw audio quality.

Of course you need not go that far, a young lad probably isn't too fussed so £20-30 would probably be spot on as you say.
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Yeah I think the main thing here is:

1. Have the OP respond! :p
2. Is Live TV required?
3. What is the budget?
4. How old is the child?
5. Speakers or headphones?

If 2 is a no, 3 is under £300 and 5 is headphones. Samsung G5 32" Odyssey + Bluetooth adapter + 4k Firestick and then leaves over £50+ for the best BT headphones your child wants.
 
Richeh said:
Yeah I think the main thing here is:

1. Have the OP respond! :p
2. Is Live TV required?
3. What is the budget?
4. How old is the child?
5. Speakers or headphones?

If 2 is a no, 3 is under £300 and 5 is headphones. Samsung G5 32" Odyssey + Bluetooth adapter + 4k Firestick and then leaves over £50+ for the best BT headphones your child wants.
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I agree absolutely that the best way to handle things might have been to ask a lot more questions going in, budget especially! :cry:
 
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Gray2233 said:
I think the best way to handle things might have been to ask a lot more questions going in, budget especially! :cry:
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Agreed! (Also you replied first :D).

Also. Is 32" the absolute max due to size or weight limit. OP's previous comments indicate size as opposed to weight.
 
Richeh said:
Agreed! (Also you replied first :D).

Also. Is 32" the absolute max due to size or weight limit. OP's previous comments indicate size as opposed to weight.
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Someone mentioned that earlier, VESA standards are crap when quoted by size because weight is the end goal. Budget tv's are super light too, I cannot think of a single budget 50-55" TV that might suffer weight restrictions on a VESA arm/mount rated for a 32" because some older 32" TV's are potentially heavier.
 
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Apologies to everyone that has replied on this - things have been a bit hectic!

Anyway, just by way of an update we've had a rethink as to where the TV is likely to go and it's opened up the possibility of either a 40" or possibly even a 43" set - which I'm assuming opens up some other options, particularly 4K!

In answer to @Richeh :
  1. Here is my response :D
  2. Live TV would be nice but not a must
  3. Budget ideally £250(ish) but could stretch to a bit more for the right set
  4. The child is 12 (going on 19)
  5. Not likely to use headphones
Thanks again and sorry for not keeping an eye on my own thread!
 
Not a problem pal. Just us AV enthusiast's debating!

Main thing is the budget there. £250. I would say, Samsung Odyssey G5 32" flat, can be had for £200 or was in the last couple of days in major sites. Firestick for £25 (could save a bit here by going for a lower spec firestick but the 4k version is nice and fast for £25). Then just spend the last £25 on whatever speaker/soundbar bundle suits. Still recommend Facebook for this as you can get a lot more for cheaper. Just to note the G5 does not have 3.5mm Speaker jack howerver, you can get USB speakers/soundbars or get a £10 bluetooth adapter to connect to any bluetooth speaker etc

Other option is of course a 40" or 43" TV. But for £250 you are going budget of budget, ie the internal apps will be VERRRY slow. I would still recommend the extra £25 to get a firestick for speedy apps here. Honestly at £250 the 40" + TV's are going to be using 90% of the same panels so very little difference just when it comes to looks and internal features. If something says HDR at this price, completely ignore it. It will be very bad.
 
One option is give her your TV, then buy a new TV for yourself.

I'd rather have my 65" LG OLED (a hand me down) for my bedroom, than a new 40" LCD TV as a new xmas present, if using that same analogy
 
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