Paul in Guernsey
Novice Member
Good afternoon,
Firstly, thank you for reading my post – my apologies for the wall of text, but when asking for a recommendation for a new tv I understand that details are key.
I’m 50 (in October) this year, so have decided to treat myself to a new tv (so have begun doing my research now).
My current set up is as follows:
Budget: £10K for the new tv.
Size: 83-85 inches.
External devices: Please refer to my current set up.
Content: Sky movies & sports (HD), Netflix, Disney+, BT Sport (all ran through Sky box as my current tv is not smart).
Gaming: PS5 (twice a week, when wife lets me ☹ (God of War is so good)).
Proportion of viewing: streaming on Netflix 50%, movies / sport on Sky & BT 30%, Disney+ 20% (all done via Sky Q box).
What TV are you currently using and what are expecting to see upgrading to a new TV? Current model is Panasonic TX-P65VT20, the main factor for the new tv is size (83-85 inches) and being able to view UHD and above.
Are you a tweaker or set and forget kind of person? Forget
What is your viewing distance? Just over 4 metres
If you place yourself in the position of your TV facing towards where you watch, at what angle from the centre is each integral seating position? (Tip, use a protractor to measure angles). 0 (main viewing angle) to 40 degrees* (this is when my 15 year old and wife are binge watching Dawsons Creek on Netflix and I am relegated to the other sofa).
When will you use the TV and what kind of lighting will be in your room? In the evening when there is very little sunshine (window in north facing), I tend to watch tv with a small lamp on and now again in the dark (movies)
Would your usage of an OLED TV put you at risk of permanent burn in? No
If using planning to use an internal tuner will you use satellite or free to air? Satelite
In order of importance (for me)
HDR Picture quality > SDR Picture quality > blacks > shadow detail > pic accuracy out of the box.
Bugs (for me)
Motion blur and picture quality when streaming old programs (i.e. the daggers from wife when watching Dawsons Creek etc and informing me that she thinks the picture quality is the same as the old plasma…how much was this new tv….did you really need a big tv..grumble..grumble etc) .
Other:
From the reading I’ve done, there are some websites that suggest that at 83-85 inches, 8k tv is the way to go for the added pixels etc. Now I know that there is very little 8k content but the Samsung 85” QN900A Neo QLED 8K HDR Smart TV has caught my eye – I like the infinity screen and (promised) upscaling capability. Other sites tell me to stick with 4K and go with an LG-C1.
I went into a retailer (there is limited choice of tvs on display here in the shops in Guernsey, but they can be ordered) the other day, who waxed lyrical about the LG-C1 tv. I was able to view a C1 (48 inches) and a Samsung QE65QN95AATXXU 65″ Neo QLED – maybe it was all due to the screen size, but I just preferred the brightness and vibrancy on the Samsung.
Anyway I'd really appreciate some advise please.
Many thanks – keep safe, stay well.
Firstly, thank you for reading my post – my apologies for the wall of text, but when asking for a recommendation for a new tv I understand that details are key.
I’m 50 (in October) this year, so have decided to treat myself to a new tv (so have begun doing my research now).
My current set up is as follows:
- SkyQ box connected to
- Pioneer surround sound amplifier (VSX-2020) – which runs my Kef acoustics 5.1 surround sound system, and is connected to
- Panasonic TX-P65VT20;
- (Was very lucky to get a PS5 over Christmas and this is hooked up via the VSX-2020).
Budget: £10K for the new tv.
Size: 83-85 inches.
External devices: Please refer to my current set up.
Content: Sky movies & sports (HD), Netflix, Disney+, BT Sport (all ran through Sky box as my current tv is not smart).
Gaming: PS5 (twice a week, when wife lets me ☹ (God of War is so good)).
Proportion of viewing: streaming on Netflix 50%, movies / sport on Sky & BT 30%, Disney+ 20% (all done via Sky Q box).
What TV are you currently using and what are expecting to see upgrading to a new TV? Current model is Panasonic TX-P65VT20, the main factor for the new tv is size (83-85 inches) and being able to view UHD and above.
Are you a tweaker or set and forget kind of person? Forget
What is your viewing distance? Just over 4 metres
If you place yourself in the position of your TV facing towards where you watch, at what angle from the centre is each integral seating position? (Tip, use a protractor to measure angles). 0 (main viewing angle) to 40 degrees* (this is when my 15 year old and wife are binge watching Dawsons Creek on Netflix and I am relegated to the other sofa).
When will you use the TV and what kind of lighting will be in your room? In the evening when there is very little sunshine (window in north facing), I tend to watch tv with a small lamp on and now again in the dark (movies)
Would your usage of an OLED TV put you at risk of permanent burn in? No
If using planning to use an internal tuner will you use satellite or free to air? Satelite
In order of importance (for me)
HDR Picture quality > SDR Picture quality > blacks > shadow detail > pic accuracy out of the box.
Bugs (for me)
Motion blur and picture quality when streaming old programs (i.e. the daggers from wife when watching Dawsons Creek etc and informing me that she thinks the picture quality is the same as the old plasma…how much was this new tv….did you really need a big tv..grumble..grumble etc) .
Other:
From the reading I’ve done, there are some websites that suggest that at 83-85 inches, 8k tv is the way to go for the added pixels etc. Now I know that there is very little 8k content but the Samsung 85” QN900A Neo QLED 8K HDR Smart TV has caught my eye – I like the infinity screen and (promised) upscaling capability. Other sites tell me to stick with 4K and go with an LG-C1.
I went into a retailer (there is limited choice of tvs on display here in the shops in Guernsey, but they can be ordered) the other day, who waxed lyrical about the LG-C1 tv. I was able to view a C1 (48 inches) and a Samsung QE65QN95AATXXU 65″ Neo QLED – maybe it was all due to the screen size, but I just preferred the brightness and vibrancy on the Samsung.
Anyway I'd really appreciate some advise please.
Many thanks – keep safe, stay well.