£1k TV Question

Thekwango

Thekwango

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hola all - i know i can have a gander on the likes of rtings (which i've done) but i usually also like to ask for personal recommendations......
so with max £1k to spend on a tv what would you learned people suggest i be looking at?

i'd ideally like;

55 (or bigger if possible) sitting about 8 - 10 foot away from tv
tv and film only
OLED probably ain't gonna work for me, 2 small kids and a wife who pause tv and leave for hours through the day....a lot!

i've looked a lot at the samsung Q80T as it seems to be highly rated but open to any other suggestions.
 
Yaayuh! said:
If it helps, i've decided to go for the Sony XH95 @ £999. Looks to be one of the best at this price point.
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always helps to have to have another option to consider.
dav3evans said:
I just came in here with that budget in mind and was looking at the XH95 as well. Toying with the OLED (A8H) but not sure if I should stretch the budget to accommodate. Awkward position where I'd like to see them side by side, but can't until after the BF deals likely end!
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I'd love to go oled but i just know it's not practical with the wife and kids tv habits!
 
dav3evans said:
I've ended up playing it safe and going for the XH95 rather than the OLED for now, I'll let you know what it's like once it gets here :)
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please do, i'm torn between it and the Q85T from Samsung
EssexBoy said:
Shame as the tx-55hz980b is a cracking tv got one coming soon.Mine leave it on\idle as well but i think oled's have things in place now to protect static images these days.
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mr essex! long time no speak :cool: much as i don't doubt you are correct i just don't trust my lot.....if summat can be broke, they'll break it!! i have also decided i'm sticking hard and fast to the 1k max budget.....gots me a new motherboard and gpu i wanna grab too in the not to distant future and with having just bought a new house i really should behave myself spending wise or she'll have my danglers in a glass at the side of the bed!! :p
dav3evans said:
For sure, from all the reading I did, I think there's a lot in place to help OP out with burn in - also worth mentioning, although it costs an extra £140, John Lewis have an additional gurantee that specifically lists covering burn in at no extra cost. It does mean budget goes from £1k to £1439, which is a significant jump.
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as above really, as much as i'd love an oled, 1k is a strict budget and with my wilfully destructive kids they find a way to overcome any 'anti' burn-in measures lol

but cheers for the input :)
 
well i have to say i think i'm sold on the XH95 going by the responses in here :D many thanks gents.
Psycho Sonny said:
Get the Sony if it's for TV and film

If gaming get the Samsung Q80T

Or if you want to go big get the Samsung tu8000

You can get 75 inch iirc for like a grand.
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no, no gaming.

much as i'd like more than 55" i think i'd prefer the superior image quality over size and i assume that will be from the XH95 but cheers for the suggestion all the same.
 
Hyburnate said:
Not to de-rail the thread too much it seems like OP has made his mind up.

If you have the same rough budget and size desire, purely for movies and TV watching - no gaming.

LG 55BX? Whenever I've seen OLED in shops (pre-COVID) I was wow'd...
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derail away :)
while my mind may seem to be made up i am always open to more suggestions right up until i click the buy button. to be honest the more i look at the oleds the more i want one lol but always figured (apart from the family wrekcing it) that at the 1k price end there'd be a lot of compromises to keep the price in that region. that said. the only negative i can see to the BX is that it doesn't get very bright so would struggle somewhat in a bright room - which ours is unfortunately.
 
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