deadgeckoo
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KD-75XD9405 or UE75KS8000 or something cheaper? My budget is up to £4000, but ideally I'd like to spend less than that.
I'm looking for a 75" 4K TV to replace a 50" 2.5 year old top of the line Panasonic Plasma HDTV - as new flat is too big and the current TV is just dwarfed with the 12.5' viewing distance.
I was initially leaning towards the Hisense H75M7900 as it can be had for around £2300 (with the idea that I'd upgrade to a better screen in 2-3 years when the HDR standards are set and more content is available), but after reading the trusted review assessment, I got worried it was awful and decided I needed to up my price range beyond the £2500 I'd initially budgeted. I found the Samsung 78JU7500 and thought it would be a great fit when I saw it for £3300 on Power Direct, but it's back-ordered and no one else has it in stock. Given everything else around that price range seemed a bit crap, I decided it made sense to increase my budget a bit further.
After a lot of research I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Sony KD-75XD9405 and the Samsung UE75KS8000. I've found the XD94 for around £3700 and the Samsung for £3999. So two questions really:
1) Which would you recommend and why?
2) Am I spending more than I need to given my use cases and should I pick an edge lit TV that isn't great on HDR, but will look fine with SDR 4k content? And if so what would you recommend
I do a bit of gaming, but nothing that should tax a decent model and primarily use my TV for streaming either via gaming console (Netflix, Amazon etc.) or Kodi via a HTPC. I rarely if ever watch blu-rays and am unlikely to get a UHD player - however, I will probably get a 4k gaming console. I do have an Alexa and a Samsung Smart Things router and smart home set-up, in case there's some benefit to the Samsung, though may swap Alexa to Google Home when it comes out, so I'm interested in voice activated services. Also I use an Android phone in case there's some benefit to the Sony with its OS. TV will be going into my Yamaha 1000 soundbar or possibly a Sonos Playbar if I decide to upgrade, so I'm not worried about the TV's audio.
Most content I download or stream is 720 or 1080p and I am more prone to TV shows than movies if that matters. A little worried that the SD content I watch is going to look awful on this size screen...so if up-scaling can help at all I'd be interested in having a TV that's adept at that.
It will be used on a 200cm stand, not wall mounted.
Thank you in advance for your advice and recommendations!
I'm looking for a 75" 4K TV to replace a 50" 2.5 year old top of the line Panasonic Plasma HDTV - as new flat is too big and the current TV is just dwarfed with the 12.5' viewing distance.
I was initially leaning towards the Hisense H75M7900 as it can be had for around £2300 (with the idea that I'd upgrade to a better screen in 2-3 years when the HDR standards are set and more content is available), but after reading the trusted review assessment, I got worried it was awful and decided I needed to up my price range beyond the £2500 I'd initially budgeted. I found the Samsung 78JU7500 and thought it would be a great fit when I saw it for £3300 on Power Direct, but it's back-ordered and no one else has it in stock. Given everything else around that price range seemed a bit crap, I decided it made sense to increase my budget a bit further.
After a lot of research I've pretty much narrowed it down to the Sony KD-75XD9405 and the Samsung UE75KS8000. I've found the XD94 for around £3700 and the Samsung for £3999. So two questions really:
1) Which would you recommend and why?
2) Am I spending more than I need to given my use cases and should I pick an edge lit TV that isn't great on HDR, but will look fine with SDR 4k content? And if so what would you recommend
I do a bit of gaming, but nothing that should tax a decent model and primarily use my TV for streaming either via gaming console (Netflix, Amazon etc.) or Kodi via a HTPC. I rarely if ever watch blu-rays and am unlikely to get a UHD player - however, I will probably get a 4k gaming console. I do have an Alexa and a Samsung Smart Things router and smart home set-up, in case there's some benefit to the Samsung, though may swap Alexa to Google Home when it comes out, so I'm interested in voice activated services. Also I use an Android phone in case there's some benefit to the Sony with its OS. TV will be going into my Yamaha 1000 soundbar or possibly a Sonos Playbar if I decide to upgrade, so I'm not worried about the TV's audio.
Most content I download or stream is 720 or 1080p and I am more prone to TV shows than movies if that matters. A little worried that the SD content I watch is going to look awful on this size screen...so if up-scaling can help at all I'd be interested in having a TV that's adept at that.
It will be used on a 200cm stand, not wall mounted.
Thank you in advance for your advice and recommendations!
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