ianpwilliams
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Hi all, my 32” Samsung UH32H4500AK TV (not my main Panasonic 50”) needs replacing because it fell onto its front and my guess is it will cost the same to buy a new one as it would to fix the screen. I’ve copied the question from the other thread if anyone would be kind enough to help. I’m looking to buy from John Lewis around £250-£350 and there are a good few options.
What are your sources going to be? For example:
Do you have fibre internet capable of UHD streaming? No
Will you be buying and using an UHD Blu-Ray player? No
Netflix? Yes
Amazon? No
Apple TV? No
Catch up TV? Yes
HDR games consoles? No (Nintendo Switch but would more likely use that on the 50”)
PC usage? No
DVDs? Possibly
FHD Blu-Rays? No
Sky, BT or Virgin? UHD or HD? Freeview. HD
Please rearrange the following PQ attributes, in descending importance:
Blacks
SDR Brightness
SDR Colour Saturation
SDR Colour Accuracy
HDR Brightness
HDR Colour Accuracy
HDR Colour Saturation
Local dimming
How accurate the picture is out of the box (without having to change any settings)
To be honest I wouldn’t know how
Now for bugs, tell us your possible pet hates related to TVs, in descending order:
Motion Blur
Motion Judder
Motion stutter
Temporary image retention
Bad screen uniformity, Dirty Screen Effect, Clouding, Light Bleed, Blooming
Soap Opera Effect
3:2 Pulldown Judder with 24hz movies. See: Judder-Free 24p on TVs
Loss of detail in dark areas
Reflective screens
Haloing
Colour banding. See: Gradients on TVs: Color bit depth(warning this is not the same as vertical banding, for vertical banding see bad screen uniformity)
Same as above, not really qualified to answer
Now which is most important to you?
4 - Price
6 - Connections
3 - Smart TV (which apps)?
1 - HDR PQ
2 - SDR PQ
5 - Sound
7 - Wide Viewing angles
There are various options on the John Lewis website:
I could also get a Panasonic TX40GX700B refurbished with 1-year warranty for £339, but that might be more than I need.
I would like 32” or 40”, a good HD picture, ideally good SD upscaling, and good on-demand support.
Thanks all
What are your sources going to be? For example:
Do you have fibre internet capable of UHD streaming? No
Will you be buying and using an UHD Blu-Ray player? No
Netflix? Yes
Amazon? No
Apple TV? No
Catch up TV? Yes
HDR games consoles? No (Nintendo Switch but would more likely use that on the 50”)
PC usage? No
DVDs? Possibly
FHD Blu-Rays? No
Sky, BT or Virgin? UHD or HD? Freeview. HD
- SD vs HD vs UHD use percentage? eg 20% 60% 20% - probably 20/80/0
- Movies, sport, console games, PC use in percentage? eg 20% 60% 20% - 80/10/10/0
- How close can you view the TV? A couple of meters
- Do you need to view the TV from the side or only straight on? Straight on (two people)
- What conditions do you view in? During the day? At night with lights on? In the dark? Usually blinds closed lights on
- What TV are you currently using and what are expecting to see upgrading to a new TV? Samsung UH32H4500AK, really liked the picture on it, just want a good HD picture and on demand (possibly Freeview Play)
- Motion - Are you interested in being able to use motion enhancements on your TV to reduce judder and/or reduce motion blur? Both frame interpolation and frame insertion let you do this, read more about it here. They both have their upsides and downsides, so read carefully.
Please rearrange the following PQ attributes, in descending importance:
Blacks
SDR Brightness
SDR Colour Saturation
SDR Colour Accuracy
HDR Brightness
HDR Colour Accuracy
HDR Colour Saturation
Local dimming
How accurate the picture is out of the box (without having to change any settings)
To be honest I wouldn’t know how
Now for bugs, tell us your possible pet hates related to TVs, in descending order:
Motion Blur
Motion Judder
Motion stutter
Temporary image retention
Bad screen uniformity, Dirty Screen Effect, Clouding, Light Bleed, Blooming
Soap Opera Effect
3:2 Pulldown Judder with 24hz movies. See: Judder-Free 24p on TVs
Loss of detail in dark areas
Reflective screens
Haloing
Colour banding. See: Gradients on TVs: Color bit depth(warning this is not the same as vertical banding, for vertical banding see bad screen uniformity)
Same as above, not really qualified to answer
Now which is most important to you?
4 - Price
6 - Connections
3 - Smart TV (which apps)?
1 - HDR PQ
2 - SDR PQ
5 - Sound
7 - Wide Viewing angles
There are various options on the John Lewis website:
View All TVs - 24" to 32", 39" to 46" | John Lewis & Partners
Shop for View All TVs - 24" to 32", 39" to 46" at John Lewis & Partners. Free UK mainland delivery when you spend £50 and over.
www.johnlewis.com
I could also get a Panasonic TX40GX700B refurbished with 1-year warranty for £339, but that might be more than I need.
I would like 32” or 40”, a good HD picture, ideally good SD upscaling, and good on-demand support.
Thanks all
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