Want:
All I've really come up with so far are:
Panasonic TX-40CS520 - seems to get good ratings for quality and value, only has 2 HDMI ports which is a bit disappointing, and a 50Hz panel it seems (so how does 60p content work?).
Sony KDL43W755 - a bit more expensive, and people seem to say Sony's Android TV implementation isn't great
Some of the Samsungs and LGs put me off with their stands at the edge of the screen, I'm not sure would work where I want to put it, so this is a consideration too.
Anything else I should be looking at? I know I'm not going to get a top 1080p model at this budget, but looking for the best I can as I don't really want to spend more.
- 40"+, happy to go for 43" or similar. Will be in my living room, replacing my flatmate's £100 32" Sainsbury's TV!
- Good 1080 picture quality, mainly from Blu-ray source
- Ability to handle different refresh rates properly with no major motion issues, e.g. 24p, 25p, 30p, 50i, 60i
- Freeview HD
- 4K, the content isn't there yet and I don't think it'd be worth it at this size. Plus I've not even owned a halfway decent 1080p TV before
- Sound quality, I have external speakers
- 2016 model, as long as I can find it for sale and it ticks the right boxes I'm happy to buy an older model
- Quality from SD sources, which would mostly be live or catch up TV, I guess I'll just have to put up with it. Doubt there's much difference between how different TVs handle this.
- Smart TV functions - I already have streaming sources, but would definitely be nice to have some smart functions/apps built in e.g. iPlayer. But if the UI is not the best or is a bit slow, it's not the end of the world for me, I'd value picture quality more.
All I've really come up with so far are:
Panasonic TX-40CS520 - seems to get good ratings for quality and value, only has 2 HDMI ports which is a bit disappointing, and a 50Hz panel it seems (so how does 60p content work?).
Sony KDL43W755 - a bit more expensive, and people seem to say Sony's Android TV implementation isn't great
Some of the Samsungs and LGs put me off with their stands at the edge of the screen, I'm not sure would work where I want to put it, so this is a consideration too.
Anything else I should be looking at? I know I'm not going to get a top 1080p model at this budget, but looking for the best I can as I don't really want to spend more.
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