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Whiffle

Whiffle

Whiffle

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Hi there.

My Hisense 55" TV has just bitten the dust and, as it was under warranty (just), Richer Sounds have given me £230.00 towards a new TV.

I was not really looking to buy a TV at the moment but my budget, including the credit, is about £800.00.

My room could definitely take a 65" TV, which would be a nice upgrade, so my current options are:

Hisense U7K or TCL C805

The problem is that if I stretch to £850.00, I could get the cheapest OLED TV, which is the Panasonic TX-55MZ800B (but still 55").

What do you think I should do?

Is the better quality but smaller screen worth it?
 
Whiffle said:
Hi there.

My Hisense 55" TV has just bitten the dust and, as it was under warranty (just), Richer Sounds have given me £230.00 towards a new TV.

I was not really looking to buy a TV at the moment but my budget, including the credit, is about £800.00.

My room could definitely take a 65" TV, which would be a nice upgrade, so my current options are:

Hisense U7K or TCL C805

The problem is that if I stretch to £850.00, I could get the cheapest OLED TV, which is the Panasonic TX-55MZ800B (but still 55").

What do you think I should do?

Is the better quality but smaller screen worth it?
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I recently received a last minute warranty replacement, it was either partial cash back for what I originally spent or a 65" Hisense U6K.

The U6K was a very pleasant surprise and reviews well, the U7K is better again.

www.rtings.com

Hisense U7K [U7, U75K] Review (55U7K, 65U7K, 75U7K, 85U7K)

The Hisense U7K is a lower mid-range 4k TV released in 2023 and sits between the Hisense U6/U6K and the Hisense U8/U8K in the company's 2023 ULED lineup. It repl...
www.rtings.com www.rtings.com

MINI-LED, good HDR although obviously not on par with top tier screens. Good overall picture out of the box, the only thing of note is that I believe the UK version of the screen uses an IPS panel vs a VA (similar case with the U6) so there is a certain amount of bleed around the edges of the screen in very dark scenes.

I'd go for the U7K personally, the TLC might edge it out if you mainly game but for movies/tv the U7 should be a good step up.

Don't necessarily listen to people promoting "higher quality screens vs size" -- everyone has different expectations and in some cases the jump in real estate is going to make a bigger difference. If you were going for some ultra budget affair I'd be inclined to agree to go with the better IQ tv, but the U7 is an excellent mid range TV and going from 55" to 65" is going to be extremely noticeable.
 
The OLED will be nice but you still might find a 65" looks better just because it's bigger. If you can fit 65" i'd personally go for one of the below:

Panasonic TX-65MX800B
Sony BRAVIA KD65X75WL
 
Check if you are registered on the Richer Sounds website.

There is an online discount for "VIP" membership.

It's like real actual VIP that costs you nothing and everyone can join.
 
Samsung S90C (QE55S90C) 55" QD OLED is £899 at Richer Sounds under VIP if you can stretch the extra £100. Richer Sounds may meet you halfway seeing as you are sticking with them rather than going elsewhere, so possibly only an extra £50.

I was recently in a similar dilemma about whether a same size OLED would feel like an upgrade compared to a 65" LED, but after viewing lots in Currys I just wasn't happy with 65" LED unless they were top tier, which put them well beyond what I wanted to pay, so I decided on OLED, but as the 65" version of the S90C was such a good price I ended up getting it and absolutely love it. Completely renewed my interest in films.
 
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