Help - New TV solution+

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shephga

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Am looking for a 48-55" TV to go on the chimney breast, the TV will be mounted on arm bracket at a higher elevation to where we'll be sitting around 5" away. I'm really struggling about which tv to buy with my budget of around £800. My options currently are

Usage will be purely streaming Netflix, Amazon, Now TV etc either direct via tv or connected via external box/pc.

Decent 1080P screen - Samsung ue48h6400 which I can get for around £460.
4K screen - SAMSUNG UE55KU6400 which I can get for around £800.

My problem is I try to buy right buy once but it seems impossible for my budget, so I'm stuck in a loop of going for a cheaper TV to tide me over til the tv spec I'm looking for is within price range. What really confuses me is 4K screens stating HDR support like the 4K screen above, when you dig in to the details you find out the screen can receive HDR signals but not reproduce them, which seems a bit of a con. A retailer recommended the LG
55UH661V screen, but reviews on another retailer website are really bad + it's an RGB panel apparently??, the last thing I'd like to do is spend reasonable money (to me) and then regret it.

Do I buy the 1080p which is around 50% the cost of a 4K screen which might not be a fully featured 4K screen with regard to HDR etc ?

Any guidance would be most welcome.

Thanks
 
if you want to stay up to date then your looking at buying a new tv every 3-6 years. the technology is constantly evolving with new models with improvements every 12 months.

therefore what can you afford to spend on a tv every 3-6 years?

if it's £500 get the H6400, if it's £800 get the KU6400

However there is a big difference in terms of size between those TV's and IMO the H6400 is overpriced. It's over 2 years old. H generation after it came the J generation and the KU6400 is from the 2016 K generation.

I got a 55" 2015 Sony tv top of the range too whereas the H6400 is a 6 series (mid range as samsung goes from 4 series up to 9 series) for £449, your paying more for a smaller tv which is older.

You can get a 49" 4K Hisense tv for £350. Keep an eye on HUKD or type hisense into the search bar on their site.

I think with your budget Hisense is the way to go, good tv's for very cheap.
 
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