TVs - What Are The "Must Haves" For Future Proofing

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Hi,
I'm in the market for a new TV (max 50") in the next few weeks months. Having had a glance there is a whole host of buzz words, not just for the screen (nano cell, qled, oled (which seems unavailable for under 55")) but also for the "features" available - 4K, Ultra HD, HDR, Dolby Vision, HDMI, HMDI 2.0. The list. Goes. On.

Can someone provide me with a steer on what I should be going for, and what is just marketing BS that actually doesn't really matter? Seems like I can get a 50" LG TV from £350 to £999 and the only difference is a few of these buzz words.

Cheers!
 
You need to stretch to a 55" to get the latest and greatest really.

50" is an awkward size, the 49" sony Xg90 may be the best in theat size bracket, 55" opens up OLED/QLED etc..
 
Aye I don't mind 49" compared to 50"... The reason I'm discounting 55" is I've got a pretty small living room and with the door open I think it will cut off the side of the screen ha.
 
But why? Don't get me wrong I'm more than happy with product recommendations... but why? Is i because it has "HDR v72 with added VR processing capabilities"?! What are the features I should be looking for etc :)
 
Goksly said:
But why? Don't get me wrong I'm more than happy with product recommendations... but why? Is i because it has "HDR v72 with added VR processing capabilities"?! What are the features I should be looking for etc :)
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Its to do with the backlighting, most LED TVs use edge lighting but the higher end ones use Full Array Local Dimming (FALD) which means the backlight is more even and leads to better image quality particularly in dark rooms/nighttime viewing.

OLED pixels are self illuminating meaning no need for a backlight and the associated problems like blooming, haloing and also deliver perfect blacks but they also have their own issues like banding and permanent image retention. OLED comes in a minimum of 55".
 
Goksly said:
But why? Don't get me wrong I'm more than happy with product recommendations... but why? Is i because it has "HDR v72 with added VR processing capabilities"?! What are the features I should be looking for etc :)
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As mentioned, the XG90 uses FALD compared to edgelit. It means multiple zones both horizontally and vertically can be dimmed and brightened independently. With edge lit, will only be able to brighten and dim along columns.

Aside from that the XG90 has most the features of a modern TV, HDR, 4k, Dolby Vision, HDR10 etc.

It is missing HDMI 2.1 however, only some very recent TV's have them, mostly LG I believe and from LG's LED tv's that would be there SM90 series which comes in 49" that has it (aside there OLEDs) The SM90 also has all the key buzzwords including FALD, Dolby vision etc and is slightly cheaper then the 49" XG90, but not read too many reviews on it to see how it would compare properly. Though would be wary, even then with HDMI 2.1, apparently due to processor used can't do 4k over 120hz, but I suspect you get the other benefits of HDMI 2.1.
 
Goksly said:
But why? Don't get me wrong I'm more than happy with product recommendations... but why? Is i because it has "HDR v72 with added VR processing capabilities"?! What are the features I should be looking for etc :)
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Sony, decent FALD backlight, HDR, reviews great, under £1000 and is the right size for my lounge.

I tend to stick with Sony, as is the rest of my lounge AV (Receiver, PS4). My current TV is 10+ years old and it's now time to upgrade it all.
 
Goksly said:
Hi,
I'm in the market for a new TV (max 50") in the next few weeks months. Having had a glance there is a whole host of buzz words, not just for the screen (nano cell, qled, oled (which seems unavailable for under 55")) but also for the "features" available - 4K, Ultra HD, HDR, Dolby Vision, HDMI, HMDI 2.0. The list. Goes. On.

Can someone provide me with a steer on what I should be going for, and what is just marketing BS that actually doesn't really matter? Seems like I can get a 50" LG TV from £350 to £999 and the only difference is a few of these buzz words.

Cheers!
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Check out reviews on rtings.

A £300 TV won't be able to do hdr.

You need a 10 bit panel. You also need a backlight and panel capable of doing say around 750 nits minimum. The higher the better.

You also want oled or full array led which means specific areas light up rather than the edges which then bleeds across the whole screen.

Basically there are many many differences between a good TV and a bad one.

Rtings should keep you right as should Hdtvtest and Avforums.
 
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