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I've been really trying to hold off for OLED this time round but also want a big 65" or 75" panel, which pretty much rules them out. So another 3 or 4 years of LED it is! :/
 
GHazy said:
Yep! Pick up a piece of glass thats 49" in diameter and feel the weight.
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Yeah I know that, but surely the new TV's that use it would not be as heavy.

I mean my 37" Panny plasma felt like it would pull a wall down and needed 2 people to wall mount it, and even then it was a struggle.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
Weight Information With stand: 15.4kg. Without stand: 13.4kg

http://www.johnlewis.com/lg-49uh770...=2&gclid=CPmCzPWlhdACFYnHGQod6uIPUQ&gclsrc=ds

I wouldn't call 13.4KG heavy samsungs without the glass front are heavier

http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue...n-now-branch-feet-design-uhd-premium/p2695300

so no they aren't heavy IMO, mine is wall mounted no issues i think the bracket can hold 4-5 times that much
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Ah thanks, yeah that's not really, my old plasma 37" weighed about 23kg

My 40" w905 lcd weighs around 15kg I think (well the 55" weighs 19kg)
 
beachBOYken said:
Yeah I know that, but surely the new TV's that use it would not be as heavy.

I mean my 37" Panny plasma felt like it would pull a wall down and needed 2 people to wall mount it, and even then it was a struggle.
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beachBOYken said:
Ah thanks, yeah that's not really, my old plasma 37" weighed about 23kg

My 40" w905 lcd weighs around 15kg I think (well the 55" weighs 19kg)
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23kg is nothing.

i have a 50" panny plasma and i can single handedly lift it no issues. it did require 2 people to wall mount but that is more to do with the size and the fact someone needs to hold it in place whilst the other tightens the bolts, etc.

tv's when they moved from CRT to flat got substantially lighter, plasma was heavier but that had nothing to do with the glass but more all the parts inside them. the older the plasma the heavier it is generally as they got lighter with more modern tech. it was the parts making most of the weight.

as you can see glass front lcd's are lighter than those without them. the glass front quantum dot IPS panels from LG are brilliant for those that want wide viewing angles and brilliant colours. IPS is what is recommended for photoshop experts and the like is it not? the glass panel just adds a brilliant finish to it all.

LG also have Harmon Kardon speakers which I would usually say are a gimmick, but my LG is the first TV that has had outstanding built in sound quality. The only other tv with built in better sound I have personally used cost 3 times as much by Sony and had HUGE black soundbars on either side built into the tv. LG has went for a more subtle approach, at 50 it's deafening with no loss of clarity haven't dared tried to go anywhere near 100.
 
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It may of been heavier, I cant find the specs for it now, it was heavy I know that, and like you say it needed two people to line it up on the wall mount.

My Sony w905 weighs a feather compared to it.
 
42' 1080p panasonic plasma, 8yr old I think...still get wow moments, most recently with Uncharted 4!

wish I upgraded to a GT series before they stopped making them now


OLED looks promising but the technology's too new for someone like me who doesn't upgrade regularly
 
builder22 said:
42' 1080p panasonic plasma, 8yr old I think...still get wow moments, most recently with Uncharted 4!

wish I upgraded to a GT series before they stopped making them now


OLED looks promising but the technology's too new for someone like me who doesn't upgrade regularly
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I had a 42" PZ85B and upgraded to a 50" GT50 (3-4 generations newer than the PZ85B) the difference was negligible tbh in terms of PQ. Yes the GT50 was better but it wasn't very noticeable.

What did improve a lot was thickness, weight and power consumption. In terms of black levels it was slightly better not noticeable unless you had both side by side. It has a lot more fancier stuff in terms of controls, processing, smart features but as a TV not much in it.

Plasma pretty much was very very good from when Kuros came out until it died. Very little in terms of improvements were made over that 10 year span.
 
VincentHanna said:
If they knocked £500 off the 65KS8000 around black Friday I would be seriously tempted, can't see it happening though.
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I'd wait and see... No chance of me buying anything major until after the Black Friday sales, I learnt the hard way last year. Amazon is very good for TVs, J Lewis sometimes matches and you get the 5 year warranty :)
 
I don't know why you would buy a 4K screen for gaming tbh.

my 55" W809C cost £449. So it's not a bargain if it's for gaming only. Also beware at 6 feet I'm having issues with a 55" screen being too close. I'm having to re-arrange the games room so I'm 8 or more feet away.
 
I think you just answered your own question there. 6ft is far too close to a 55" 1080p screen.

You can actually sit closer to a 4k screen than a Full HD because it has more pixels.

I use my 4k Screen for proper 4k PC gaming.
 
VincentHanna said:
I think you just answered your own question there. 6ft is far too close to a 55" 1080p screen.

You can actually sit closer to a 4k screen than a Full HD because it has more pixels.

I use my 4k Screen for proper 4k PC gaming.
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Nothing to do with the res. It's far too close for the size of screen. I'm straining my eyes it's that close. It's not as if I can see the pixels or anything. I use a 24" 1080p from 2 feet away so 6 feet away is relative.

A mate has a 65" screen for example that is 4K and again it's okay for fifa but fps it's far too close sitting small distance away from it. Soon as I move the extra 2 feet I imagine my eyes will thank me for not having to strain as much. There basically is a point where it's too big for gaming where you need to focus on the full screen.

Depends on if you need to see the full screen or focus on the middle. FPS where you need to see info on health, nades, ammo, supers, radar, etc it's far too close you also focus on the sides to see enemies and where they are coming from.

I've had my eyes tested regularly and always had better than 20/20 vision. They however do get strained looking at screen up close. Human eyes through evolution are designed to look at things in the distance (danger) not stuff right in front of you.
 
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