Decent 4k TV Recommendations?

deadman_uk · 20 Jan 2017 at 19:25

I decided to up my budget, please see my new post that is at the bottom of page 1 of this thread

Hi, I am looking for a decent 4k TV around the 50 inch mark (give or take). It must have the following:

- Reasonable viewing angles
- Good picture at 4k and reasonable picture at 1080p
- Good sound (or the option of adding a soundbar)
- Good picture quality
- Freeview or Freesat HD (would be a bonus)
- At least 2 year warranty (either manufacturer or retailer)

My budget is around the £700 mark (plus an extra £100 or so for a soundbar if I need one) Any recommendations?

Looking at the Samsung UE55KU6400 and smaller UE49KS7000 at the moment but not sure if it meets all my requirements. If I buy from Richersounds, I have a 6 year warranty apparently on the first TV and 5 years with Currys PC World on the 2nd. I am a long time customer of Overclockers UK as well. I have read excellent comments on HiSense TVs (the 49, 50 and 55 inch) but the viewing angles are apparently rather poor. Thanks!

deadman_uk · 21 Jan 2017 at 20:31

After reading what people are saying here and doing some more research, I've decided to revise my requirements. This TV is for my bedroom and it is likely I won't be sitting at odd angles so a good viewing angle is no longer that important. I've also decided to up my budget to around the £1000 mark plus another £100-200 for a soundbar/soundbase (recommendations please). So to summerise:

- Good picture quality at 4k and reasonable picture at 1080p
- Freeview or Freesat HD (would be a bonus) ... I have ordered the NVIDIA Shield 4k so would I need this?
- Long warranty period (either manufacturer or retailer)
- I am a PC gamer and game on a 1440P monitor that I love, so I won't be using the TV for gaming.

I understand OLED are out of my budget but I just want something that has widely great reviews. I appreciate recommendations.

deadman_uk · 21 Jan 2017 at 20:48

What sound system would you recommend for the Samsung KS7000? I am looking for something compact but really enhances the sound.

deadman_uk · 21 Jan 2017 at 21:30

Can you double check the name of that soundbar? I can't seem to find it on Google. Or is it the KW550? I seen the KW650 which appears to be the same but different option for rear speakers. I would prefer to get the TV and soundbar the same brand.

deadman_uk · 21 Jan 2017 at 23:52

Well not sure what retailer (retailers) I will use yet, it depends on warranty and price but I think I have come up with a list of what I want:

TV

- Samsung UE49KS7000 Smart 4k Ultra HD HDR 49" LED TV

Sound

- Samsung HW-KW550 Soundbar
- Samsung SWA-8000S Rear Speaker Kit (Not sure if I want or need these)

OR

Yamaha Yas-105 Soundbar (half the price of the Samsung)

Accessories

HDMI cable

This wall mount? (Really cheap, excellent reviews, I want something strong, sturdy and that I can pull out a good distance and tilt) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product..._sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATCTQCVJ3PM1T

The TV and the soundbar comes with an attractive price here: http://www.richersounds.com/package/tv/tv---all/pah013388

deadman_uk · 22 Jan 2017 at 10:17

My bedroom isn't that large to be honest and I don't want to overcomplicate things and use up more space with speakers like that. However, I do have a pair of razer mako 2.1 for my pc, could I use those? Or would getting a sound bar be better? I just want better audio than the TV would have out of the box.

deadman_uk · 22 Jan 2017 at 18:34

Psycho Sonny said:
how would you connect them?

soundbars use optical in or hdmi in. pc speakers may use optical but not hdmi. usually rca.

ideally you want a soundbar which acts like an avr where you feed all hdmi into it then 1 hdmi into the tv.

with your budget and now revised requirements you could get a larger tv than 49" however the ks7000 is pretty good.

decent soundbars ain't cheap. the yamaha yas range is pants. it's the yamaha YSP range that is decent. I should know because i have owned a YAS and upgraded to YSP and then bought another YSP for a relative.

the YSP range ain't cheap. again it depends on what your used to. if your used to crap sound then yes a £100 soundbar might sound decent to you. if your used to high end audio equipment then you could easily spend up to £1500 on just a soundbar for instance.

using pc speakers doesn't really work unless you only have 1 or 2 sources you will be feeding the tv as usually they don't come with many inputs. however they do sound very good for the money simply because bigger speakers means bigger sound. soundbars tend to be small in height so have small speakers therefore a small sound.

if you just want better sound than your tv go with the samsung deal from richer sounds.

if you want a decent warranty then the only 2 retailers you want to be buying from is john lewis or richer sounds. forget all other retailers.

So if I would go with a larger TV then get the 55 inch version of the Ks7000? Which yamaha YSP model should I get? I don't want to spend £500 on sound but a couple of hundred would be fine. Also how do the various YSP models compare to the Samsung HW K550/650?

deadman_uk · 25 Jan 2017 at 20:07

I have decided on the Samsung 55KS8000 with HWK650 soundbar. I have found a bundle deal on Richersounds that have this all for £1598 (with a free Blueray player) so I think this is what I am going to go for. If anyone can recommend me a better sound system for the same price, please do let me know or alternatively some additional speakers to go at the rear of the room that would be compatible with the soundbar, this would be good.