Nightmare 4K TV purchase

[vygec]

So here's the story

The old 50" Blaupunkt LCD TV was getting dated, so we fancied a new TV. So after some research i decided a 4K LED TV would be ideal. Decided on a Hisense due to costs, so went with a HE58KEC730. Initially really impressed, but then the trouble started when watching a footie match, and discovered vertical banding for the first time. It made any footie/cricket unwatchable. So after speaking with supplier, agreed a replacement, except they didnt have any more stock, so went with the bigger model: HE65K5510UWTS. Got this in and no change, again, no stock, but they had an alternative model in: H65M5500. Got this in, to find exactly the same issue!!

Got to the point, thinking this was a manufacturer fault, and reluctantly thought i would need to spend the extra to get a 'decent' brand. So went with LG: and the 65UH770V. Overall quality was better, but would you believe it, the same banding issue even with this set!!!

So, i am here now after having tried 3 Hisense models and the 1 LG. This one will also be going back, but now i am left wondering what my next step is. the whole exercise started back in May with the first set, and now to be honest i dont even want a new TV any more!!

Is there any saviour apart from OLED? and this is way beyond my budget, as i had even stretched myself for the LG (£1700). Looking for 65", but will drop to 60 if i can get the right TV. I have never found purchasing a device so torturing. In this day and age, how can manufacturers get away with this, especialy considering the cost.
Will dropping from a 65" to a 60" help with banding issues? Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[vygec]

Have you been using the same cables and source?

Same cables but different sources. Tried the sky box as well as the xbox one. Same cables and source with the old tv has no issues

 

[vygec]

I am having the exact same nightmare......

Purchased last week a LG flagship 55UH950v model *there greatest LCD set*
got it delivered and setup and there is banding on this set aswell, most noticable when any footy ie- panning shots are viewed* and not only that.....

but there is flash lighting in both bottom corners of the tv when viewing movies with black bars you can see the pulsing flashlight going on and its even worse when watching anything that requires dolby vision support as the tv scene by scene in a movie with turn up the backlight/contrast all on its own so makes the flash lighting more viewable...
and there is no way around it.....

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no matter how good LCD`s are as i cant fault the picture quality at all when viewing youtube 4k hdr stuff but i cant live with movies displaying this flashlighting effect.... once you notice its there its always in your head.. and dark scenes with say a fire in the background or lighting kicks off the flashing lighting....

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anyway these issues are all inheritant of LCD technology, imho its crap
if there was still plasma`s being made in this day and age i would go for that every time......

anyway my next and only TV that will not have any of these issues is the 55" B6 OLD set with its current price dropping to nearly under 2k i think thats what im going to get now...
as no other set out there is going to compare to its pitch black / high contrast quality.

Thanks. There goes my theory that a smaller tv would not get banding!overall picture quality has been excellent on all the tvs. But what's the point if you can't watch anything as soon as the screen pans. Don't know how they can get away with it!