Recomendations for a dumb 50"?

Capt Doufos · 7 Apr 2015 at 21:03

Hi Guys,

I am looking to get a larger TV for our lounge as we just moved and the new room is quite a lot larger than the old one so the 32" doesn't cut it anymore. I have absolutely zero use for any smart functionality as I have a surround sound setup, HTPC, BT TV box and a Projector for movie goodness.

What I am after is a cheap basic TV with a decent picture for general viewing. I think 50" will be a good size to aim for. I have seen some Panasonic screens (TX-50A400B) however reviews say the colours are poor without adequate adjustment, however given the purchase price is £369 it may decent for the price point. I will happily consider refurbished if that gets me a better screen. I am not after top end, just a respectable picture and no Smart features are required.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

flame696 · 7 Apr 2015 at 21:29

I have the Panasonic 50A400B and as you said it doesnt take some fiddling to get the picture right but for less then £400 a few minutes of fiddling is well worth it.

For me a very good budget screen

Capt Doufos · 7 Apr 2015 at 21:55

That's good to know. Thanks

IceShock · 8 Apr 2015 at 02:05

http://markselectrical.co.uk/50PB660V_LG-Plasma-Television.html

Hope you aint wasted 400 quid on a LED tv!!!

Panasonics was best at plasmas, I got this LG plasma because my old 42" Panasonic broke, this LG is the BEST tv I have ever had, and picture quality is fantastic.
it beats my old Panasonic by miles now. at first I was a bit like meh, but you actually do have to let a plasma tv run in just like a new car engine, after 50 hours of use, this tv is the best picture quality iv ever ever seen on a tv panel full stop.

And if you don't know about image quality geeky wise for a tv, 4k is the only thing that can rival 1080 plasma image quality, and theres not much 4k content about, and tv channels will take years to go 4k.

get your self one of them tvs I just linked. you wont regret it.

llamadal · 8 Apr 2015 at 08:00

Your 4k to plasma comparison is just lol. I'm not even going to get into this.

You can get most sets to a reasonable standard with fiddling around, that panny is decent for the price.

Mr Jones · 8 Apr 2015 at 08:28

Just to throw a cheap ball in, I've got the Blaupunkt 50" 149Z (or 148Z) during Black Friday (I ordered, no queues and got lucky with my City Link delivery).

It's doing its dumb job really well with only a slight colour temp adjustment at the start. Crisp, clear even when it's sunny and shining from the side - which tends to fade colour on my old LCD. No motion blur on mine - gaming, movie and TV via Xbox One, HDMI and Sky plugged through. No problem and completely satisfied for the £250 I spent.

Don't buy it down though as it's stupid price time, next drop will most likely be May Bank Holiday.

Capt Doufos · 8 Apr 2015 at 08:47

IceShock said:
http://markselectrical.co.uk/50PB660V_LG-Plasma-Television.html

Hope you aint wasted 400 quid on a LED tv!!!

Panasonics was best at plasmas, I got this LG plasma because my old 42" Panasonic broke, this LG is the BEST tv I have ever had, and picture quality is fantastic.
it beats my old Panasonic by miles now. at first I was a bit like meh, but you actually do have to let a plasma tv run in just like a new car engine, after 50 hours of use, this tv is the best picture quality iv ever ever seen on a tv panel full stop.

And if you don't know about image quality geeky wise for a tv, 4k is the only thing that can rival 1080 plasma image quality, and theres not much 4k content about, and tv channels will take years to go 4k.

get your self one of them tvs I just linked. you wont regret it.

I have considered this, but a couple of things put me off, one being the fact the panel is gloss and I am concerned about reflections as the room is south facing and a lot of sun light will fall on the screen, which I understand A) washes the colours out and B) You get reflection issues. My other concern is it will be used a lot for TV in the background, so could be stuck on Cbeebies for a couple of hours and I know they have a logo in the corner. These were also considered very basic plasmas with poor blacks (For a plasma). I believe plasmas also aren't edge to edge. Also much higher power consumption which isn't a biggy but this is a general purpose on most of the time TV so it may add up.

Don't get me wrong I know the benefits of the Plasma, they just also have some downsides and it's weighing those up.

Thank you for the input