LG G5
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What size you go for ?
Nice. What size and how much?
Just the 55 inch one, more than big enough for the intended space.
It works out at £911 assuming I don't get screwed on the cashback but T&Cs were pretty clear.
It says 2.25% for me. How did you find that deal?
EDIT: Oh, the retailer is Currys and not LG.
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Yeah I wasn't sure what the rules are on OCUK for mentioning retailers as it used to be quite strict. It has tracked at 0.5% cash back but they said that's to be expected and the actual amount will be different (this is pretty standard for Quidco so not concerned)
OCUK don’t sell TVs so it’s all good
£1120’ish for the C5 or £1610’ish for the G5 is very tempting. I need to check if the cashback is based on the VAT inclusive price.
EDIT: It’s not:
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Yeah I assumed cash back paid at a rate of 30% on 80% of the purchase price.
Also when things go wrong Quidco have actually been very helpful in the past, so have some sort of peace of mind I will actually get it if something goes wrong.
Also when things go wrong Quidco have actually been very helpful in the past, so have some sort of peace of mind I will actually get it if something goes wrong.
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If we're precise it'd be 83.3% as adding 20% for VAT, to reverse it you'd remove 16.7%. Marginally in your favour!
I'll take it!
Arrives Tuesday hopefully will be straight forward to setup with my Denon AVR-S660H.
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Anybody use this for pc gaming? I was thinking of getting one but have since read that it has dithering among other problems when used as a pc monitor.
The C5 arrived and it’s the dream! Beautiful aesthetically and coming from an old HD TV it’s impossible not to be impressed with the display. Also Quidco tracked and updated at £300 cash back!
I haven’t had long to play with it yet so busy with work but the menu screens/technology is completely alien to me. I plugged my AV Receiver into the HDMI port that said something like eARC? Am I better off using the TV’s built in apps for all the streaming services or better off with my Fire 4K stick?
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I haven’t had long to play with it yet so busy with work but the menu screens/technology is completely alien to me. I plugged my AV Receiver into the HDMI port that said something like eARC? Am I better off using the TV’s built in apps for all the streaming services or better off with my Fire 4K stick?
Cheers
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That TV supports E-ARC, but check it supports DTS pass through- if it doesn't any DTS material will be sent as two channel PCM
I don't use apps, but I much prefer my generic Kodi Amlogic box for my own videos, codec support and general UI is better than the LG C9 I have.
If you use E-ARC you will lose OSD from your AVR displaying on the TV
It does not support DTS in any way shape or form. Most audio from built in apps is Dolby though, so they'll be fine. If you want DTS you'll need an external player connected to the receiver, which then connects to the TV. It's only really BluRays that need DTS. Even then, they have Dolby fallback, so it really depends on how much you care.
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just means for any media playing from the TV, your own converted movie, have to use dedicated external box.
Stupid they dropped DTS...my C9 supports etc.
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I was surprised to read this. It seems like a game of cat and mouse each year between LG and DTS as to whether devices will come with it or not. Thanks for the info everyone.
IMHO using the TV for as much as possible, with the amp ARC'd off it is the best. It'll certainly be fine that way for all the streaming services etc.
HOWEVER, depends on your personal usage, and as regards the C5, if you have any DTS audio to worry about as LG in their wisdom have dropped support for it.
Thanks for the replies, very happy with the purchase. Also haven't noticed any dead pixels which is a relief.
At the moment I have the Fire Stick plugged into the amp and then HDMI going into the TV. It seems to be working fine, all the apps on the prime stick are outputting HDR 4K signal and it looks fantastic. Even Goldeneye looks great too!
Is there really any advantage to plugging the Fire Stick into the TV instead or using the TV's built in apps? I don't see the point if what I'm doing now works anyway. As for DTS I'm not hugely fussed, DD sounds great on my setup. I'm not even sure the Fire Stick supports DTS because if I'd have seen that as an option when I first got it I almost certainly would have selected that over DD (Denon AVR-S660H supports it).
At the moment I have the Fire Stick plugged into the amp and then HDMI going into the TV. It seems to be working fine, all the apps on the prime stick are outputting HDR 4K signal and it looks fantastic. Even Goldeneye looks great too!
Is there really any advantage to plugging the Fire Stick into the TV instead or using the TV's built in apps? I don't see the point if what I'm doing now works anyway. As for DTS I'm not hugely fussed, DD sounds great on my setup. I'm not even sure the Fire Stick supports DTS because if I'd have seen that as an option when I first got it I almost certainly would have selected that over DD (Denon AVR-S660H supports it).
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From my understanding, the Firestick will not output DTS so that's not a concern.
If you plug the Firestick directly into the TV, and connect the amp via Arc, then you have the benefit of using the TV natively. So anything you watch on/via the TV, you can watch via the TV, or if you turn the amp on, the audio will automatically come out of the amp. Entirely down to your preference.
Thanks. Guess I can get rid of that optical cable then. LG has optical out from TV but I don’t understand why if it doesn’t support DTS. Or maybe things have just changed since I was really into all of this stuff 15 years ago
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