TV upgrade 50-55"

OpenToSuggestions · 9 Jan 2016 at 19:33

Hey all.
I am thinking of buying a new TV to replace my aging LG 47lh3000 (£630 in June 2009).
The more I read reviews and searched the forum.

I care about:
SMART
Picture Quality
1080p

I do not care about:
3D
Curved Screen

Will go either way on:
4K

How would PANASONIC VIERA TX-50CS520B do as an upgrade?
Reviews suggest it is a fantastic budget TV.

I have seen it in store at Currys (with high contrast and 480p content) but how much of an upgrade would it be?

kona786 · 9 Jan 2016 at 22:27

Samsung H6400 seems to be the got to TV. Great picture and features for the money. Richer Sounds also does great warranty.

dbmzk1 · 9 Jan 2016 at 22:48

kona786 said:
Samsung H6400 seems to be the got to TV. Great picture and features for the money. Richer Sounds also does great warranty.

I'll second that. I have a 48" H6400 and it's near perfect for a 1080p TV and it's pretty cheap now too. You will not be disappointed.

OpenToSuggestions · 10 Jan 2016 at 10:34

Thanks! Could you provide the exact model number? Is it the H6400?

Paul11 · 10 Jan 2016 at 10:39

55" UE55H6400 £649 at RS

TheHitMan-1973 · 10 Jan 2016 at 11:46

I am looking at the Sony new range , depending on price

OpenToSuggestions · 10 Jan 2016 at 12:42

Paul11 said:
55" UE55H6400 £649 at RS

Thanks.

OpenToSuggestions · 10 Jan 2016 at 19:35

Bought it today!

kona786 · 10 Jan 2016 at 20:19

OpenToSuggestions said:
Bought it today!

Good choice - let us know what you think of it.

OpenToSuggestions · 11 Jan 2016 at 18:17

Early impressions:
Upscaling not bad.
Lovely big screen (can't really count this as a plus as a 55" TV should be.....well 55").
Had to choose 'fit to size' for my living room PC as it majorly overscanned.
Plenty of 'SMART' applications.
Wired it directly to my router.

Anyone care to share some presets?

.

Putty · 12 Jan 2016 at 11:45

Here you go matey (from AVFORUMS https://www.avforums.com/threads/sa...-reviewers-recommended-best-settings.1876939/ )

Picture Mode: Movie

Backlight: 11

Contrast: 92

Brightness: 45

Sharpness: 0

Colour: 50

Tint: G50/R50

Picture Size

Picture Size: Screen Fit

Advanced Settings

Dynamic Contrast: Off/Low

Black Tone: Off

Flesh Tone: 0

RGB Only Mode: Off

Colour Space: Custom (Red - R49, G0, B7; Green - R22, G50, B0; Blue - R8, G8, B50; Yellow - R48, G 48, B0; Cyan - R15, G50, B47; Magenta - R48, G0, B49)

White Balance 2-Point: Red Offset 0, Green Offset 0, Blue Offset 0, Red Gain 0, Green Gain -7, Blue Gain +7

Gamma: 0

Expert Pattern: Off

Motion Lighting: Off

Picture Options

Colour Tone: Warm2

Digital Clean View: Off

MPEG Noise Filter: Off

HDMI Black Level: Low (If applicable)

Film Mode: Auto2 (If applicable)

Motion Plus: Off

Paul11 · 12 Jan 2016 at 11:48

OpenToSuggestions said:
Early impressions:
Upscaling not bad.
Lovely big screen (can't really count this as a plus as a 55" TV should be.....well 55").
Had to choose 'fit to size' for my living room PC as it majorly overscanned.
Plenty of 'SMART' applications.
Wired it directly to my router.

Anyone care to share some presets? .

and overall quality of the image?

OpenToSuggestions · 14 Jan 2016 at 17:36

Paul11 said:
and overall quality of the image?

I feel it is very good for the price point.

ukfive · 21 Jan 2016 at 18:06

could i ask have you tried tv for gaming ,or watched any football on it as some on AV forums where saying ball was leaving a trail and gaming not to good ,i ask as im looking to get this tv or the 4k version in the nx couple of weeks ,thanks for any input ..

Psycho Sonny · 21 Jan 2016 at 19:40

https://www.avforums.com/review/samsung-h6400-ue55h6400-3d-led-lcd-tv-review.10295

the tv only got 8/10 and recommended (not highly recommended which isn't even the highest, reference and best buy or best in range are so it's low down in the pecking order compared to premium panels).

so I would say it's above average and it would definitely be worth getting it professionally calibrated going by the review.

55" for £650 is very cheap though so looking at it that way spend £200-£300 on a pro calibration and then £850-£950 for a 55" with excellent PQ is a very good price.

i would say the tv is a smart buy for those on a budget and want a very large screen. anyone who has it should deffo look into a pro calibration

TheVoice · 21 Jan 2016 at 22:16

Very few people really are going to spend £200-300 getting their £650 TV calibrated.

Psycho Sonny · 21 Jan 2016 at 22:21

Shame because that tv out of the box is far from perfect. It benefits immensely from a pro calibration. Also its a shame that they could be watching a near perfect picture if they did.

TheVoice · 21 Jan 2016 at 22:24

But realistically, most people aren't going to care. Get some decent settings and it'll be more than good enough.

nicknack35 · 21 Jan 2016 at 23:37

i have both the 40" and 48" and very happy with them both. Looks excellent for BluRays

nicknack35 · 21 Jan 2016 at 23:56

Psycho Sonny said:
https://www.avforums.com/review/samsung-h6400-ue55h6400-3d-led-lcd-tv-review.10295

the tv only got 8/10 and recommended (not highly recommended which isn't even the highest, reference and best buy or best in range are so it's low down in the pecking order compared to premium panels).

so I would say it's above average and it would definitely be worth getting it professionally calibrated going by the review.

55" for £650 is very cheap though so looking at it that way spend £200-£300 on a pro calibration and then £850-£950 for a 55" with excellent PQ is a very good price.

i would say the tv is a smart buy for those on a budget and want a very large screen. anyone who has it should deffo look into a pro calibration

Funny you mention AVforums but on other thread you mentioned HDTVtest and they give it Highly recommended