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My hotel room LG 1080p TV I bought for £35 has met its maker (crappy stand + mother-in-law accidentally knocking it over :p) so it's finally time to get a 4K TV. Questions.....
  • Is there a significance in panel types for TVs (VA, IPS etc)? I have seen a number of comments suggest IPS isn't good for TVs.
  • I take it for my budget range - little point in bothering with HDR? As you're not going to get one that does ~1,000 (supposed minimum for proper implementation) nits at this price range.
  • I take it a TV that can support H.265 is a better preference compared to H.264?
  • Any considerations regarding refresh rate - a lot seem to be 50Hz but then have some marketing terminology that brings that number into the hundreds.
  • A common issue I have seen (again in comments) and through some of my own experience - menus and how laggy they are. Any brand/model known for having a good/fast menu system?
  • Any considerations regarding upscaling - I would think this is an important feature for me as most of the content on my HTPC is 720-1080p.
An early contender was the Hisense H8F or soon to be released H8G but neither of these TVs are sold in the UK. We're looking in the £300-400 but can go up to ~£650 if needed and I think the LG was 42" so a screen size around that or no larger than 50" would be ideal. We mainly watch TV/HTPC and I will game on it eventually (likely to get a next gen console).

Thanks :).
 
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Sweet thanks for the quick reply! I just came across that Hisense model after finding this thread on AV Forums. I think have seen a few models in our price range mention local dimming so will keep that in mind. Wonder if any in that range will have HDMI 2.1 as well. Will do more research at lunch.
 
Looked more into Hisense and the U7A is looking like a good contender for £450 (faster panel than the U7B). Also the Panasonic GX700.
 
billysielu said:
TV prices drop a lot around march/april when new models come out, check out price tracker sites and save a load of money.
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Thanks, that's useful to know though I am not sure my wife can wait that long :p.

Edit- shame I can't find stock of the Hisense 55U7A other than a website that does not rate well at all on Trust Pilot.
 
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Decided to go with the LG UM7400PLB 55", picking it up tonight. **** knows what going from a 42" 1080p to a 55" 4K will be like, but I can't wait :D.
 
hornetstinger said:
Should have bought the LG 8k oled. About £30,000
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I'll keep that in mind ;):p.

Newb question, under what circumstances would I need to get HDMI 2.0 leads? I think our cables are old/cheap but they obviously still work for the Virgin box and HTPC but unsure if I need to get more up to date cables.
 
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