Best sub £800 65" TV ?

plyconsult · 10 Nov 2024 at 21:24

Our old 55" 4k TV is finally giving up the ghost after 5 years. We don't want to spend £1000+ so ideally around £5/600 but would push to £800ish if it was really worth it

From various articles it seems TCL and hisense is a good brand at this price range but they have at least three models we could choose

Hisense U7N 65" mini LED - £ 899 currys
TCL 65C655K 65" QLED - £ 580
TCL PF650K LED - £ 420

How on earth do we choose !

It's in a fairly bright lounge and we mainly watch netflix, prime and sports

Thansk

plyconsult · 10 Nov 2024 at 22:22

So is mini-led better than QLED especially in brighter rooms ?

plyconsult · Sunday at 22:48

Barry Smalley said:
I'd be looking at finding a decent 2023/24 LG model that has been discounted if I were you. At work recently, we had a budget of £400 for 2 40"ish TV's. We got a 2024 Hisense with Freely and a 2023 LG UG. The LG performs the Hisense in almost every single way.

Thanks . Why does everyone seem to knock LG and push TCL and Hisense..same for Samsung too ?

I was also wondering whether the 65 is too big.. what are the 58" like ?

Black Friday starts this week at Amazon so maybe able to pick up a deal

plyconsult · Monday at 14:22

I measured it and when we are sat on the sofa we are 2.2m away from the screen

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plyconsult · Monday at 15:22

eurokage said:
At that distance, a 55" would be fine, how about the LG B4?

LG B4 OLED Review (OLED48B4PUA, OLED55B4PUA, OLED65B4PUA, OLED77B4PUA, OLED83B4PUA)

The LG B4 OLED is LG's entry-level TV in their 2024 OLED lineup. It sits below the LG C4 OLED and uses LG's α8 AI Processor 4K, which is designed to provide bett...

www.rtings.com

That's a £1000 ! Seems a lot for a 55" ?

plyconsult · Monday at 15:36

Thanks but that seems a lot for a 55"

Are LG not good enough ?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-55QNED80T6A-55-Inch-Processor-Freeview/dp/B0D2LHM7PZ/

plyconsult · Monday at 16:30

Fair enough...

Are here any good 55 or 58" TV's under £800 ?

plyconsult · Tuesday at 15:53

Thanks so far to all

All these have been recommended on various sites.. even just choosing from the TCL range gives me a headache !... how on earth is the average person supposed to decide ?

TCL 55C655K £400
TCL 55C745K £550
TCL C805 £560
TCL C841K £580
TCL 55QM8B £590

Hisense 55U7NQTUK £690
Hisense 55U6NQTUK £599

Sharp 55FQ8EG £400
Samsung Neo QN85D £790
Samsung Crystal CU8000 £ 400

Sony BRAVIA KD-55X75WL £680

plyconsult · Tuesday at 20:26

Thanks for that. Would I be able to have it very flat to the wall. I know some of the lesser known brands are not as slim ?

plyconsult · 2024-11-20T17:14:59+0000

Gray2233 said:
It's not a super slim screen on account of the local dimming/being back-lit, if you want something ridiculously flat you'd need to go edge-lit but that's going to mean a worse screen that's more prone to failure.

Testing shows “significant durability” problems with edge-lit LCD TVs

“Brand agnostic” design flaws cause uniformity problems, RTINGs torture test finds.

arstechnica.com

Eyeballing mine I'd say it's around 3-3.5 inches at its thickest.

Edit: The U6 I'm talking about does have some so-so reviews, but hold in mind it was also £800 + when it launched and that is heavily factored in when looking at last years model (which is the one I'm suggesting from Richer Sounds).

Hisense U6K (2023) review: Mini-LED, mini price

The 55- and 65in Hisense U6K TVs offer the best of Mini-LED display tech at a budget(ish) price, but it's a better deal in the USA for two reasons

www.techadvisor.com

I'm kinda in agreement with this, but the TV was sub £600 when I received mine as a replacement for a higher end TV that died under warranty from RS, I'd had it a few years so my choices were more limited and this was the best of the bunch. I found myself very pleasantly surprised, I had considered ponying up the extra ontop to grab an OLED but I'm planning on going down the near field laser projector route early next year.

Projector ?

I didnt think they were that good... are they as good as an OLED 4k TV ?