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Hey folks, I need some advice from the AV wizards please 
So I'm in the market for a TV to wall mount in my man cave, which already has a triple monitor gaming PC setup... I'll be shrinking (in a sense) down to dual monitors though when I get another 1440p monitor later in the year, so I can bin off my two old 1080p screens... Which will free up some space along the wall the TV will be on, above my PC monitors.
Ideally wanted something 42" region, but seems 49" is my minimum with the models/features I'd like. I've had my eye on the new 2020 LG model 49NANO866NA which is £1049 and looks to be released 1st May, mainly as I intend to buy a PS5 later in the year, also might try some PC gaming on it, but not too fussed about that. It will also be used to watch films and maybe stream some Plex content to it as well. I also peaked at the Nano90 due to the full array backlight, but that's another £250 and the screen size jumps to 55" which is too big for a barely 3x3m room.
Now I was almost set on the new 2020 screen, until I come across the 49SM9000PLA for £699 - which has full array backlight (but seen reviews complaining about haloing) and 4x HDMI 2.1 ports, which means support for eARC, VRR, ALLM etc. The only downside is the 2nd gen processor, not sure how much of a difference this would make to the gen 3 processor on the 2020 model? Also no HDR10+ although not sure if there's much content about that would use this?
Now am I wrong thinking the 2019 model would be a better choice and value for money (£350 cheaper) - or is the 2020 model really better in terms of the other features and newer processor it brings? Is full array really worth it, or sticking to a newer edge lit panel instead? Or is there any other TV you'd recommend for my use case?
TL;DR - best panel for next-gen console (PS5) gaming and films mainly? I think HDMI 2.1 is a must, crisp image quality, a fluid OS, good app store (catch up, Amazon, Plex)...
TIA!
So I'm in the market for a TV to wall mount in my man cave, which already has a triple monitor gaming PC setup... I'll be shrinking (in a sense) down to dual monitors though when I get another 1440p monitor later in the year, so I can bin off my two old 1080p screens... Which will free up some space along the wall the TV will be on, above my PC monitors.
Ideally wanted something 42" region, but seems 49" is my minimum with the models/features I'd like. I've had my eye on the new 2020 LG model 49NANO866NA which is £1049 and looks to be released 1st May, mainly as I intend to buy a PS5 later in the year, also might try some PC gaming on it, but not too fussed about that. It will also be used to watch films and maybe stream some Plex content to it as well. I also peaked at the Nano90 due to the full array backlight, but that's another £250 and the screen size jumps to 55" which is too big for a barely 3x3m room.
Now I was almost set on the new 2020 screen, until I come across the 49SM9000PLA for £699 - which has full array backlight (but seen reviews complaining about haloing) and 4x HDMI 2.1 ports, which means support for eARC, VRR, ALLM etc. The only downside is the 2nd gen processor, not sure how much of a difference this would make to the gen 3 processor on the 2020 model? Also no HDR10+ although not sure if there's much content about that would use this?
Now am I wrong thinking the 2019 model would be a better choice and value for money (£350 cheaper) - or is the 2020 model really better in terms of the other features and newer processor it brings? Is full array really worth it, or sticking to a newer edge lit panel instead? Or is there any other TV you'd recommend for my use case?
TL;DR - best panel for next-gen console (PS5) gaming and films mainly? I think HDMI 2.1 is a must, crisp image quality, a fluid OS, good app store (catch up, Amazon, Plex)...
TIA!
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