Red44
Standard Member
Hi all, I'm new to the forums and I'm pretty baffled by TV technology, unfortunately. I currently have a Panasonic TX42AS500B which I've had for years and has served me well. My partner and I recently moved to a new house and we are looking to treat ourselves to a new TV, but the technology and choice out there is a bit daunting. I've had a read through the TV guides here which are excellent but alas I'm still left none-the-wiser as to where to put my money. For example, I see lots of posts mentioning screen burn on OLED TV's and I'm unsure how much of an issue this might be?
I'm hoping for some advice on a purchase and I'll try and give as much info as I can on the usage of the TV and what I 'think' I'd like from it. No preference over LED/OLED/QLED although I appreciate you get what you pay for and as far as I can tell from what I've read, a high spec LED can sometimes be a better performer than a cheap OLED? So below is some info that I hope someone can recommend some options from to look at. Only little caveat is that my partner has been given £400 in Currys gift vouchers so we are ideally looking to purchase from there if possible. Also, we live in a quiet rural area which is nice and peaceful but with the drawback that mobile phone and Freeview reception is awful. We don't have Sky and nor do we want it but we are currently using a satellite dish to receive FreeSat which works perfectly. So the TV would need to have a FreeSat option built in (which I gather lots have these days anyway).
Budget? - Well, between £800 - £1500 ish. £1.5k at the top end as a maximum. Not bothered about the latest 2022 all singing and dancing stuff, we just want a decent bang-per-buck TV and would be happy to go for slightly older models from 2021 for example, if it meant getting a better value set in comparison to having the latest and greatest kit.
I know to a lot of folk here all of the above screams 'n00b' and that's exactly right, so would appreciate some guidance and advice! Thanks in advance!!
I'm hoping for some advice on a purchase and I'll try and give as much info as I can on the usage of the TV and what I 'think' I'd like from it. No preference over LED/OLED/QLED although I appreciate you get what you pay for and as far as I can tell from what I've read, a high spec LED can sometimes be a better performer than a cheap OLED? So below is some info that I hope someone can recommend some options from to look at. Only little caveat is that my partner has been given £400 in Currys gift vouchers so we are ideally looking to purchase from there if possible. Also, we live in a quiet rural area which is nice and peaceful but with the drawback that mobile phone and Freeview reception is awful. We don't have Sky and nor do we want it but we are currently using a satellite dish to receive FreeSat which works perfectly. So the TV would need to have a FreeSat option built in (which I gather lots have these days anyway).
- 65" - 75" screen
- Will be on a TV unit rather than wall mounted (not sure if that makes any difference?)
- FreeSat built in
- PVR built in
- We watch a lot of movies, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video but its not one of those households where the TV is constantly on
- I game now and again on an Xbox Series X - I'm a casual gamer, not a hardcore one
- Concerns around screen burn? - happy to be advised on this though
LG 65UQ91006LA
LG OLED65C14LB
SONY BRAVIA XR65X94JU
SAMSUNG QE65Q80AATXXU
Budget? - Well, between £800 - £1500 ish. £1.5k at the top end as a maximum. Not bothered about the latest 2022 all singing and dancing stuff, we just want a decent bang-per-buck TV and would be happy to go for slightly older models from 2021 for example, if it meant getting a better value set in comparison to having the latest and greatest kit.
I know to a lot of folk here all of the above screams 'n00b' and that's exactly right, so would appreciate some guidance and advice! Thanks in advance!!