Replacing 4K Sony - need options

Stubbsy · 31 Oct 2018 at 09:07

Hi guys,

Had some limited success in the last couple of years with new TVs... we bought a fairly cheap and cheerful
"Hisense 49 - Inch Widescreen 4K Smart LED TV with Freeview HD" for £400 back in Oct 2016 when we moved house, and the picture was great, but the menus were really slow and over time they became more slow to the point where the TV guide basically didn't work. Thankfully after about 10 months the screen developed a dead pixel, and the retailer gave me a full refund (which I was amazed about).

So I thought, "Hisense, cheap brand... my mistake." Then we got a Sony KD-49X8305C (49 inch Smart 4K UltraHD TV (Android TV, 4K Processor X1, 4K X-Reality Pro)) and, while it was better, over the last 18 months it's slowly gotten worse and worse unto the point where trying to use the built in Freeview just isn't worth the effort. The menus are so slow to navigate.

So basically, I would like a 50+ inch 4K TV, with a nice picture and acceptable built in sound, with a menu that actually responds quickly when I press a button on the remote! Looking to spend up to £550. Please make some recommendations!

Stubbsy · 31 Oct 2018 at 17:10

So basically, it's an LG!
I'd considered this Samsung (UE55NU7100) but ok, you've convinced me.

Stubbsy · 17 Nov 2018 at 07:21

Hi guys,
So I was going to buy the LG 55UK6300PLB but I've noticed a few of the review comments say things like,

This TV has poor performance. It is slow to load up the menu and TV guide. It is not clear when it is in a type of standby mode or dormant and how to get it to wake.

And

Very good sound for a TV.
Cons: Horrible OS

Have these guys never experienced how bad a Sony can be, and therefore have unrealistic expectations, or is this genuinely an LG model to avoid?

Stubbsy · 17 Nov 2018 at 07:24

silvagti said:
Buy a Chromecast for £30 and use your phone/tablet/computer as a remote control for watching TV and streaming services. Or maybe an Amazon fire stick if you want to use a dedicated remote control

This is basically what we've resorted to doing, using the Fire TV all the time, which is fine but there are some times where you actually want to use the TV still, or perhaps you accidentally press a button on the TV remote and it takes 2 days to get back to the Fire TV, or you have old relatives staying and they simply don't understand how to put the news on using the Fire TV.

Stubbsy · 18 Nov 2018 at 08:59

So about the 55UK6300PLB.... anyone got one?

Stubbsy · 18 Nov 2018 at 14:27

Psycho Sonny said:
https://www.avforums.com/threads/my-best-value-tvs-2018-2019-edition.2199459/

read that it should be stickied on here

Hi @Psycho Sonny , I appreciate you linking to that thread and it certainly has a lot of information in it, but I'm not sure it address my biggest gripe with the hisense and Sony units that I've had so far - the UI and built in tuner being incredibly slow to use. Given that in a shop the units are always in demo mode, and almost never connected to a receiver, it's very hard to go and test them anywhere, so I'm hoping for someone to testify as the suitability. So far everyone on this thread said LG are great for a quick UI, but then LG units barely get a mention in the thread you linked to