Spec me a 4K 3D TV

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PLease help!

I have been researching the internet but am struggling here, I am after a TV no smaller than 50" and I want it to be 4K but also offer 3D.

I don't need a soundbar, apps are not really a feature I use but I do want USB playback as an option.

Can anyone please advise? I am struggling to find good 4K TV's with 3D... :(
 
3D is pretty much dead, which is why most do not offer it any more, the Panasonic TX-50cx802 and cx700 both have 3D, but they are the active type.

i would just get a decent TV instead, the TX50cx680 can be had for £639 at crampton & moore, which for the money is a great 4K Tv.
 
Nationwide store (rhymes with hurrys) is selling LG 49uf850v for 629. Just bought one myself tonight. 4k 3d smart quad core Webos2.0 etc etc. Even wangled a free pack of 4 extra pairs of passive glasses.
It is a 49"er but has virtually no bezel.
 
I enjoy 3D, there are some decent nature programs on it and things like The Hobbit and Jurassic World also put on a good show. There may be very little on it, but I doubt anybody intends to watch a great deal of 3D.
 
Amazon and Netflix are pushing some 4k content now, a new blueray standard etc isn't far away and I don't see prices dropping that much that it becomes worth putting off.
 
Hi all,

I know 3D is a bit of a gimmick but the films we do watch in 3D we do enjoy so really I would like that option. If we watch a film and there is a 3D version of it we normally go for that.

I also understand 4K isn't massive right now and there is minimal content available but from what I have read a lot of TV's will upscale content ans the viewing is nicer when upscaled. I guess I would be future proofed for when content is more available too.

Budget, well as good as possible really, if there is an amazing TV for £800 then that is great but I could go up to around £1000 if the TV is worth the extra.
 
Footyslayer said:
... from what I have read a lot of TV's will upscale content ans the viewing is nicer when upscaled. I guess I would be future proofed for when content is more available too...
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all tv's will upscale content otherwise only a part of the screen would be used when viewing anything below native res.

e.g. watching sd on a 4k only like 5% of the screen would be used.

also how is viewing nicer when upscaled? if anything it should be worse as it's adding stuff which wasn't there in the original.

e.g. imagine taking a passport or drivers license photo then blowing it up to the size of a billboard. do you really think that would view nicely? luckily 4k tv's are so small that you don't notice the PQ worsen which kind of verifys my point that 4k currently isn't really needed.

also future proofing is the worst reason to buy something. nothing is future proof. in fact i'm willing to bet those that have bought 4k will regret it soon enough when it matures. you will be able to get bigger and better panels for cheaper.

i also believe we are many years away from 4k becoming mainstream. as for the whole netflix and amazon prime 4k services most of they content they have is old stuff that i've already seen and have no intention of watching again tbh no matter the res.

if you think it's worth paying a premium to watch a couple of shows then go for it, it's your choice but i really don't believe now is the time to buy 4k. you can buy a top of the range equivalent 1080p panel for a lot less, or even a better oled panel for the same price.

4k won't mature for another 3-8 years. it's going to be a long haul to get everyone to upgrade to 4k. this is an enthusiast forum so people are pushing it. i have a mate who has a 4k tv and the majority of stuff he watches on it is less than 1080p so go figure he probably watches less than 1% 4k content on it.
 
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A friend of mine recently bought a 4K TV and when viewing it the picture looked fantastic, obviously it was upscaling from a SKY TV picture but looked great.

This was mainly the reason I was considering it as if it can improve 1080p (for example) or even sky's 720p/1080i then it was something that would interest me. If it is just a placebo effect and then it doesn't truly make it any better which I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't then I will hold off!
 
Psycho Sonny said:
also future proofing is the worst reason to buy something. nothing is future proof. in fact i'm willing to bet those that have bought 4k will regret it soon enough when it matures. you will be able to get bigger and better panels for cheaper.
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This is the same for everything we buy, the price of 4K tv's now is not expensive, last year simaler spec'd 1080p tv's were around the same money.

4K bluray players are out early part of 2016 and hearing Samsung's will be around £400 the panasonic a bit more but is supposed to come bundled with some disc's.

Watching HD content and Gaming on my Pana 4k Tv is great, Can't wait for more 4K film's to enjoy tho, but for now watching TV is no different, except SD channels which i barley touch any way.
 
Footyslayer said:
A friend of mine recently bought a 4K TV and when viewing it the picture looked fantastic, obviously it was upscaling from a SKY TV picture but looked great.

This was mainly the reason I was considering it as if it can improve 1080p (for example) or even sky's 720p/1080i then it was something that would interest me. If it is just a placebo effect and then it doesn't truly make it any better which I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't then I will hold off!
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Explain how you can add quality to a picture when it's already been processed?

The quality has to be there to begin with.

The reason why his tv looked good will be a mix of modern panel and placebo.

That's like saying that you can take a cassette tape play it through a set of £10,000 speakers and it will sound amazing. It will but if you had the same song on cd it would sound 10 times better.

A picture will only be as good as the weakest link in the chain. If your playing 1080p content it won't look any better on a 4k screen.

The bigger the screen usually the more detail you can see so you have to make sure that you sit a relative distance to bigger screens.
 
The SONY BRAVIA KD55X8509C is 55", 4K and 3D, and HAS DVB-T2 and DVB-S2. Bit grainy and processed out of the box, but updated the firmware and set custom picture mode and it looks brilliant. Seems to be in a few places Boxing Day/January sales.
 
seabiscuit said:
The SONY BRAVIA KD55X8509C is 55", 4K and 3D, and HAS DVB-T2 and DVB-S2. Bit grainy and processed out of the box, but updated the firmware and set custom picture mode and it looks brilliant. Seems to be in a few places Boxing Day/January sales.
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How's your remote etc for lag? I read too many reviews saying it was a problem and sony keep promising then postponing updates that I opted for the LG instead.
 
brendy said:
Nationwide store (rhymes with hurrys) is selling LG 49uf850v for 629. Just bought one myself tonight. 4k 3d smart quad core Webos2.0 etc etc. Even wangled a free pack of 4 extra pairs of passive glasses.
It is a 49"er but has virtually no bezel.
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Tempted with this TV myself, moving into a new house this week and wanting a new TV for the living room. Looks a very decent TV for the money and has fairly decent reviews.
 
brendy said:
How's your remote etc for lag? I read too many reviews saying it was a problem and sony keep promising then postponing updates that I opted for the LG instead.
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Not too sure yet, only had a try for a very short time. Our center speaker is positioned close to the reciever, so that sometimes blocks it. Need to figure better positioning. Sorry that doesn't answer your question.
 
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