Soundbar or bookshelf speakers

Bluntwrapped said:
I'm still using my old Sony 1080p 40v4000 for now. I bought it over 7 years ago for £400 and while it's now a little dated, 1080p still looks absolutely stunning. I'm hoping whatever I go for next will be as good and last as long as this has. Absolutely brilliant TV, if the bezel wasn't so chunky I'd be tempted to keep using it. I'll be looking to upgrade probably just in time for Christmas to a 55". If I can squeeze the extra cash from elsewhere I'll maybe go for one of the OLED LG's.
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Your Dad has the 650. Good choice ;) The thing with the 650 is that you can buy a pair of external wireless speakers for the rear. While they might sound gimmicky, they actually work very well at opening the sound stage really wide. It's the reason I bought the K650.

Yeah, you really need to update that TV. IT doesn't have ARC functionality, which is great. And I recommend going OLED!! Amazing TVs. Bought one last Christmas. It's what I am using with the K650. I have a Pioneer Kuro LX5090 in my movie room. The LG is better and I wasn't expecting it to be.

Don't know what your budget is, but you might consider the Philips Fidelio B5. Good looking soundbar and has a neat trick. The ends of the sound bar can be detached and become blue tooth speakers that you can place as rear speakers :)
 
Does the 650 come with the sub? I'm sure he got a really great deal on it through Costco. He had a Samsung 1080p he bought 5 years ago for something silly like £1900. It developed a vertical line down the left side of the screen. He bought the extended warranty option at the time but they weren't able to fix it so they gave him a full refund lol. Pretty epic free upgrade, TV and audio in one go :)

I'll hopefully pull some cash together for the OLED mate but times are a bit tight lol. I suppose even if I need to live on bread and water between now and then it'll be totally worth it :D If I can manage it i'll have a max budget of 2k for everything all in, TV and speakers.

I'll be sad to see this TV go, CFL backlit beauty :) In many ways I still prefer it to LED.
 
That's not a bad budget if you go for a sound bar, if you go separates than it might not last so long!! :)

The 650 came with the Sub for me.

Save for Oled, one look and you will forget all about that old Sony ;) You know, there are some great deals at the moment on LG B6 models, they are 4K. Can be bought for £1485(probably less) with a 6 year warranty :) Tempting!!
 
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