Tell me it's okay to buy a new TV

[FortuitousFluke]

Hi folks, my student loan has finally come to an end and I'm celebrating the end of debt servitude by taking on some more debt. I've been stuck with a 32" back up TV since my last LG gave up the ghost, I'm now looking to upgrade but I'm fairly cowardly when it comes to spending hundreds of pound so I need some nice internet people to stroke my hair and tell me everything is going to be okay in a soothing voice.

Looking at the LGUM7660PLA 55 inch on Richer Sounds for £499, I can get a slightly different 55" LG, with a similar Which rating from Argos for £449 using a family member,s discount, but I figure the extra 4 year warranty is probably cheap at £50.

Given it's Black Friday week what's the view on my choice? Anybody got any alternative suggestions. For context £500 is about my limit in terms of pricing.

Any help much appreciated.

 

[jpaul]

I'd probably get a Panasonic 50gx800 from their ebay store ... £450 ... and/or look out for an additional ebay 10% voucher, maybe they do that on friday

there have been some similar recent threads.

 

[FortuitousFluke]

I'd probably get a Panasonic 50gx800 from their ebay store ... £450 ... and/or look out for an additional ebay 10% voucher, maybe they do that on friday

there have been some similar recent threads.

Thanks for the tip, and apologies for the repeat subject, I noticed the other threads just after posting this.

 

[ttaskmaster]

Samsung TVs are generally OK. I've only had one go up the creek and it was an LG.

Richer Sounds have a good CS rep these days, and the internet is full of highly subjective reviews by which to compare models.
What could possibly go wrong that could not be remedied?