kernowsoul
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I've been doing a ton of research on getting a new TV for the bedroom and I've managed to become less (rather than more) sure about which TV I should get so was hoping you lot could help me decide.
Firstly I have an LG OLED in the living room so have been totally spoiled by the fantastic picture quality and can barely fault it on the picture.
I'm after a 43"-50" set for the bedroom, I currently have a 50" Sony that is a piece of crap and I find the size slightly too big for the bedroom. I would be happy to get another 50" however if it means a better picture quality but would prefer something a little smaller. Budget wise I'd rather spend around the £500-600 mark but I would go up to £900ish for a tv that ticks all the boxes.
I'm not going to be plugging the tv into any sources, it will be 100% used for watching streaming from netflix, amazon and a local plex server so the TV interface is pretty important. I don't like the Sony android interface as I have it on the current TV and I find it slow and difficult to navigate so I've discounted the Sonys. For this reason I've been primarily looking at Samsung and LG sets as they both have nice interfaces.
My requirements are:
I've discounted the LG's as although they have the FALD its not supposed to be that good in the stets in my price range and the IPS panels don't have great blacks so would not be great for my dark room viewing. As far as I'm aware all of the LGs have IPS panels unless they are OLED.
I've been to see all of these screens at my local Currys but to be honest with the source material they play and the shop settings it's pretty hard see how good/bad the sets are.
If the 7470 in 43" was guaranteed to be a VA panel then I think I'd be getting it without any more thought but it looks like most of them are IPS panels and I don't want to mess around taking it back if the panel is not a VA.
If I'm getting a cheaper tv I'm going to be more willing to accepts it's faults, where as the more I'm spending the less happy I'll be with any annoying picture flaws it may have.
Are there any other makes/models I should consider? Or should I get one of the above mentioned models, if so what would you recommend?
Firstly I have an LG OLED in the living room so have been totally spoiled by the fantastic picture quality and can barely fault it on the picture.
I'm after a 43"-50" set for the bedroom, I currently have a 50" Sony that is a piece of crap and I find the size slightly too big for the bedroom. I would be happy to get another 50" however if it means a better picture quality but would prefer something a little smaller. Budget wise I'd rather spend around the £500-600 mark but I would go up to £900ish for a tv that ticks all the boxes.
I'm not going to be plugging the tv into any sources, it will be 100% used for watching streaming from netflix, amazon and a local plex server so the TV interface is pretty important. I don't like the Sony android interface as I have it on the current TV and I find it slow and difficult to navigate so I've discounted the Sonys. For this reason I've been primarily looking at Samsung and LG sets as they both have nice interfaces.
My requirements are:
- Viewing angle is not important as I will always be directly in front of the tv
- Picture quality is really important
- Smooth motion is important, but not the fake looking stuff that the motion feature give, I turn them all off
- HDR performance needs to be good
- The room will most often be dark so good blacks are important
- I will only be watching TV shows and movies, no gaming or sports
- I'm really sensitive to flickering (never had a plasma as I could see the flicker)
- I find the soap opera effect looks terrible so anything that has these characteristics would be out
- I'd like something with good dimming as I can often notice brightness in the shadows that should be dark
- I care more about a natural looking good quality picture than brightens. I have my OLED in a room that sometimes has bright sun and I've never found myself wishing the TV was brighter and it's not even on the brightest setting
- Basically I'm pretty fussy (discerning) when it comes to picture quality
- Budget £500-900
- Size 43"-50"
I've discounted the LG's as although they have the FALD its not supposed to be that good in the stets in my price range and the IPS panels don't have great blacks so would not be great for my dark room viewing. As far as I'm aware all of the LGs have IPS panels unless they are OLED.
I've been to see all of these screens at my local Currys but to be honest with the source material they play and the shop settings it's pretty hard see how good/bad the sets are.
If the 7470 in 43" was guaranteed to be a VA panel then I think I'd be getting it without any more thought but it looks like most of them are IPS panels and I don't want to mess around taking it back if the panel is not a VA.
If I'm getting a cheaper tv I'm going to be more willing to accepts it's faults, where as the more I'm spending the less happy I'll be with any annoying picture flaws it may have.
Are there any other makes/models I should consider? Or should I get one of the above mentioned models, if so what would you recommend?