40" HDR TV for under £500?!

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 13:05

Hi
After a new tv for my living room, i currently have a sony TV which is ok but fancy something new and make the most of my Xbox One S

I know im not going to get a world beater of a TV for my budget of upto £500 and 40" maybe 42/43" but nothing bigger
but surely there is a decent one available that would be ideal for use with the xbox one s

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 13:10

hughtrimble said:
Do you mean with a 10 bit panel, or one ready to receive an HDR signal? Think of it like back in the days of 'HD ready' and 'HD', but without the slightly clearer definition of what 'HD ready' means!

Havent got a clue :confused:

just wanted to play games in HDR (gears) or use the 4k player built into the xbox one s

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 13:18

Will do thanks
There are a lot for around £449 but not sure what to look for if im honest

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 13:26

not spending that much
Might as well just keep my sony tv then
£500 is my max, surely there is a decent model for that just for gaming?!

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 14:26

Ill leave it then
Thanks guys for your help
Saw a few tv's on richersounds etc and thought one would be ok, but ill bow to your superior knowledge because when it comes to latest tv tech i havent got the foggiest

Thanks again

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 16:20

Psycho Sonny said:
I think the 55" at £900 offers the best in value for money

https://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-u...gclid=CLKis-Su29ICFdQW0wodjBkDrg&gclsrc=aw.ds

all other 4k tv's below this price point don't do real 10 bit HDR either because they can't go bright enough or aren't a 10 bit panel.

it would be like buying a 4k blu ray player and 4k blu rays and using it on a 720p tv. what is the point in spending all that extra money on 4k content when you cannot see the benefits?

it isn't cheap but were you expecting a 4k HDR tv to be cheap? 4k Tv's are cheap yes. proper HDR ones then nope.

Like i said i didnt understand it all
I have seen samsung 4k HDR TVs for like £449
Now i know they arent true HDR
But not spending that much!
Ill stick to 1080p for the foreseeable future

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 18:08

I have a sony bravia android tv
I am happy with it, but sold some stuff so had some money spare so to speak..
I bought the xbox one s on launch and wondered about the HDR and 4k bluray
But like i said im not paying £800 for a tv, dont game enough in the living room or even use the xbox one that much to warrant me spending that much

Interesting to read all these TVs that claim to be HDR actually arent, very misleading

shatpank81 · 16 Mar 2017 at 18:21

It would be an impulse buy
Just saw richersounds had offers on the 4k HDR TVs and thought "hey they are cheap for HDR 4K"

Hence me creating this thread but I genuinely thought someone would say "yes this particular model will do you fine for your budget"

But oh well, money saved ill get me the switch pro controller and preorder mario kart instead