xialoin
Novice Member
Hello peeps, after many days of continuous hunt for the perfect TV I must admit I'm on the verge of giving up. I've done a ton of research which, should be a good thing as it allows me to walk past certain TV models that may look good on the outside, knowing that it's just an illusion.
Early on I came across this forum and I just wanted to point out that this community is an example of what a community should look like, so to all the users, experts and people in general that are making this happen, give yourself a pat on the back, you truly deserve it!
Anyways I'm looking for a TV for my bedroom in which I currently don't have one, I'll be around 2.5 meters away from it, possibly a bit more looking at it straight on. I'd like the TV to be between 49 and 55 inches. I'll be using it both at daytime and nighttime for movies, sports, gaming, Netflix, I'd say a bit of everything. I want to stay away from SD content so HD is what I'll mainly watch, I would like to try HDR on my console and UHD with Netflix but since my viewing distance is over 2.1 meters I probably won't be able to see much of a difference even with a 55 inch TV, nowadays most come with 4k anyway so it's not like I have a choice. Last week when I began my research I set my budget at £500, now that I know what the market is like I'm stretching it to £750 which I don't feel too good about, but I have a feeling it'll be worth it.
For £750 I would like to get a TV with a 10-bit panel bit depth (8+FRC but I would hope it would be true 10 if it makes a huge difference), 120Hz refresh rate, and a half decent HDR experience.
These are the options I feel I could go with:
- Samsung UE55MU7000 or UE55MU7070
- Panasonic 50EX750B
But neither of them are getting decent HDR scores which is worrying me, both have Edge LEDs and as far as I'm aware they don't have Local dimming which can affect black.
The only TV I would feel 100% happy with is Sony KD49XE9005, it has Local dimming, Direct LEDs and is getting fairly good HDR scores, if the price would drop to £800 I wouldn't hesitate, not for a minute, but do you think that's possible?
Thank you for your help in advance!
Early on I came across this forum and I just wanted to point out that this community is an example of what a community should look like, so to all the users, experts and people in general that are making this happen, give yourself a pat on the back, you truly deserve it!
Anyways I'm looking for a TV for my bedroom in which I currently don't have one, I'll be around 2.5 meters away from it, possibly a bit more looking at it straight on. I'd like the TV to be between 49 and 55 inches. I'll be using it both at daytime and nighttime for movies, sports, gaming, Netflix, I'd say a bit of everything. I want to stay away from SD content so HD is what I'll mainly watch, I would like to try HDR on my console and UHD with Netflix but since my viewing distance is over 2.1 meters I probably won't be able to see much of a difference even with a 55 inch TV, nowadays most come with 4k anyway so it's not like I have a choice. Last week when I began my research I set my budget at £500, now that I know what the market is like I'm stretching it to £750 which I don't feel too good about, but I have a feeling it'll be worth it.
For £750 I would like to get a TV with a 10-bit panel bit depth (8+FRC but I would hope it would be true 10 if it makes a huge difference), 120Hz refresh rate, and a half decent HDR experience.
These are the options I feel I could go with:
- Samsung UE55MU7000 or UE55MU7070
- Panasonic 50EX750B
But neither of them are getting decent HDR scores which is worrying me, both have Edge LEDs and as far as I'm aware they don't have Local dimming which can affect black.
The only TV I would feel 100% happy with is Sony KD49XE9005, it has Local dimming, Direct LEDs and is getting fairly good HDR scores, if the price would drop to £800 I wouldn't hesitate, not for a minute, but do you think that's possible?
Thank you for your help in advance!