Cheap 4K Television for driving Sim??

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Hi guys


My son has a driving rig setup in his bedroom for playing project cars and Assetta corsa, He had my old logitech G25 wheel and Christmas just gone we got him a GT Omega Racing Driving Simulator chair and frame etc.

He was using a old 720P 37" tv for the driving games which to be honest seemed to run fine and also he used it for watching tv, but now the TV has given up on him so we need a new one.

So I was thinking of buying him a 40" techwood 4K TV as I can pick one up for £250, I know its a cheap TV and his PC would not use 4K but would it still be ok for using lower resolutions for his gaming? I was thinking it would probably handle 1080P ok or we just mess about with the resolutions and he does not play call of duty or anything like that just driving games. Would there be a problem? We have a 22" Monitor but he prefers the big tv for driving. I really cannot afford a big monitor to be honest at the moment and we need a TV asap for him. Also I was thinking might as well get the 4K as it is not much more than a 1080P model.


What do you think guys? Please dont shoot me down;)

Leigh
 
You'd almost definitely be better off getting just a 1080p tv - once a TV starts having to upscale (to 4k) the quality will suffer. The best 4k TVs are pretty good at upscaling, but something only costing £250 is unlikely to be any good, and that's before you consider the rest of the picture quality at this price point.

You'd be better off buying a 40" 1080p TV - I'd be looking at mid to high end ones from a year or two ago that should have dropped into your price point.
 
UE40H6400 - £400

or

UE32J6300 - £350


anything cheaper and your buying crap unless you go smaller and get a pc monitor

anything wrong with a 27" pc monitor? you can pick one up for £170

your budget £250 just isn't good enough for a decent tv. you can however pick up a crap tv for that price. it's all subjective though i know a guy who uses a 50" £300 polaroid tv from some supermarket and thinks it's amazing.

i however would need to gouge my eyes out as i'm used to quality.

the best thing you could do is buy second hand tbh. many bargains to be picked up. or the sony outlet centre

http://centresdirect.co.uk/p-9900157-sony-kdl32r433bbu.aspx

http://centresdirect.co.uk/p-9900107-sony-kdl32r433bbu.aspx

that's only 720p though so as you can see £250 doesn't get you far at all unless you go second hand
 
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Cheers guys

Not too sure what upscaling is but im guessing you mean we would not notice much difference between 1080p and 4k, I just thought the 4k was a better buy as the resolution was higher, I did read on a forum that the responce

This is what we was looking at
http://ao.com/product/40ao2usb-techwood-tv-black-37446-108.aspx

So possibly something like this would be a better buy?
http://ao.com/product/tx40c300b-panasonic-tv-black-36861-108.aspx

http://ao.com/product/ue40j5100-samsung-tv-black-35612-108.aspx

Leigh
 
bigbird76 said:
Cheers guys

Not too sure what upscaling is but im guessing you mean we would not notice much difference between 1080p and 4k, I just thought the 4k was a better buy as the resolution was higher, I did read on a forum that the responce

This is what we was looking at
http://ao.com/product/40ao2usb-techwood-tv-black-37446-108.aspx

So possibly something like this would be a better buy?
http://ao.com/product/tx40c300b-panasonic-tv-black-36861-108.aspx

http://ao.com/product/ue40j5100-samsung-tv-black-35612-108.aspx

Leigh
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Upscaling is basically converting a lower resolution to a higher one - e.g. showing a 720p/1080p image on a 4K screen. If the upscaler isn't very good than a 720/1080p image won't look very nice on a 4K TV, and it tends to be only the more expensive/better TVs that have decent upscalers (obviously there are exceptions).

Much better off going for a 1080p TV in this instance.
 
uther That is a good idea for a better warranty yes.

I have just been looking on some forums and hopefully others will help me decide

So Its better to have 120hz or more for less flicker so both of them Links are 200hz Tv's

Responce time Would nned to be something like 8ms or less?

What do you think?

Leigh
 
I managed to get a LG 43UF675V 43" from the Ebay tesco outlet grade A refurb for £300. Looked like it came brand new in the retail box.

But It comes with a decent upscaler, haven't done too much 1080p work on it myself, but i think its a great TV for the price.
 
HecFam said:
I managed to get a LG 43UF675V 43" from the Ebay tesco outlet grade A refurb for £300. Looked like it came brand new in the retail box.

But It comes with a decent upscaler, haven't done too much 1080p work on it myself, but i think its a great TV for the price.
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I can get one of these for £315 delivered still unsure of what to do
 
bigbird76 said:
uther That is a good idea for a better warranty yes.

I have just been looking on some forums and hopefully others will help me decide

So Its better to have 120hz or more for less flicker so both of them Links are 200hz Tv's

Responce time Would nned to be something like 8ms or less?

What do you think?

Leigh
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Don't trust anything off a product spec.

The TV I have just ordered says 1000hz. In reality it's going to either be 120hz or 200hz. The TV i have ordered however is a flagship panel.

At your budget tv's will most likely be 50hz-100hz max, more likely 50-60 hz
 
Yes your quite right Psycho

To be honest I think the panasonic is probably a good buy I have been looking at this with the 5 yr warranty

http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-tx-40c300b-led-hd-1080p-tv-40-with-freeview-hd/p1999259

It says 200hz but thats panasonics own taken from JL website it says

The classic design of the Full HD LED TV delivers fast moving action and sports in a crystal clear quality. With up to 200Hz (rmr), images are free from blurring and juddering so you can stay focused on the motions.

So not sure on the rmr??

Leigh
 
bigbird76 said:
Yes your quite right Psycho

To be honest I think the panasonic is probably a good buy I have been looking at this with the 5 yr warranty

http://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-viera-tx-40c300b-led-hd-1080p-tv-40-with-freeview-hd/p1999259

It says 200hz but thats panasonics own taken from JL website it says

The classic design of the Full HD LED TV delivers fast moving action and sports in a crystal clear quality. With up to 200Hz (rmr), images are free from blurring and juddering so you can stay focused on the motions.

So not sure on the rmr??

Leigh
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that's their own made up number

do not believe anything it says.

sony's tv's say 200hz, 600 hz, 800hz, 900hz and the flagships have 1000hz.

in reality though it translates to anywhere between 50-120hz.

that's their motion processing rate where they create the SOE (Soap Opera Effect).

if he really needs to buy new. tesco outlet on ebay had 50 inch 720p panny plasmas for £350. he won't find a better tv than them for less than a grand tbh even if they are 720p.
 
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