LA81
Novice Member
Hi, I've been reading the forum for over the past week or more and am still no clearer on what TV we should be getting and with the black Friday deals we don't want to miss out on anything today.
We are looking for a 55-60 inch smart TV 4K and our budget is £420 we would go bigger but with our budget it's the 55-60
I have been looking at the following ones:
Samsung UE55TU7100 (same just a little more from RS)
I know that it was said in the guide to not get a Samsung 55 inch as you don't know what panel, but I can't find any 58 inch as above. And we were looking at the Hinsense one's but don't know.
We would like to have alexa enabled if possible too.
Currently our TV has it's back to the window, on a TV stand. If we get a corner sofa at some point which we are planning to then the TV would be opposite the window, though we don't always have the blind up fully.
As for panels I don't know, I've read that IPS are better for viewing angles which we do want, but also don't want bad colour either.
Which external devices do you plan to connect to the TV?
Will you use internal or external apps or tuners for the following? If external, via which device?
Please rearrange the following, in descending importance:
Now for bugs, tell us your possible pet hates related to TVs, in descending order:
We are looking for a 55-60 inch smart TV 4K and our budget is £420 we would go bigger but with our budget it's the 55-60
I have been looking at the following ones:
UE55TU7100 | Samsung 55-inch Ultra HD HDR Smart 4K TV | ao.com
Watch the latest Premier League action with this UE55TU7100 55-inch Samsung 4K Ultra HD TV with Dynamic HDR10+.
ao.com
58A7100FTUK | Hisense 58” TV | ao.com
Whether it’s a boxset or film series, grab some snacks and make a night of it with this 58A7100FTUK 58” TV from Hisense, featuring a 4K display, as well as HDR and smart.
ao.com
I know that it was said in the guide to not get a Samsung 55 inch as you don't know what panel, but I can't find any 58 inch as above. And we were looking at the Hinsense one's but don't know.
We would like to have alexa enabled if possible too.
Currently our TV has it's back to the window, on a TV stand. If we get a corner sofa at some point which we are planning to then the TV would be opposite the window, though we don't always have the blind up fully.
As for panels I don't know, I've read that IPS are better for viewing angles which we do want, but also don't want bad colour either.
Which external devices do you plan to connect to the TV?
- A soundbar
- If so, which model? No
- Apple TV 4k? No
- Nvidia Shield 4k? No
- Amazon Fire Stick 4k? Wouldn't need a firestick with the apps in built in with TV would we?
- Roku streaming stick plus? No
- Chromecast 4k? No
- UHD Blu-Ray Player? No
- HD Blu-Ray Player? No
- Games console
- If so, which one(s)? Xbox One currently which we watch blue rays on and play games as well.
- A computer
- If so, what graphics card? No
- What streaming services do you plan to use?
- If available, which plan? for example Netflix premium? Yes to Netflix. We also have Amazon Prime, Disney+, watch YouTube on the TV, we watch all these a lot.
- Catch up TV apps,
- If so, which apps? All 4, ITV, BBC etc.
- Broadcast TV
- If so, channel resolutions? We don't watch a huge amount of live broadcast TV
SD | 20% ? |
HD | 60% ? |
UHD | 0% |
- DVDs? Yes
- FHD Blu-Rays? Yes - we watch these through the Xbox One
- UHD Blu-Rays?
- Gaming?
- If so, HD, UHD/HDR gaming? We play a lot of games through our Xbox console yes, fast paced action shooting games mainly.
- What proportion of your total viewing will be content in SD, HD or UHD? ?
SD | 20% |
HD | 60% |
UHD | 0% |
- What proportion of your viewing will be broadcast TV shows, broadcast sport, broadcast movies, streaming TV/movies, DVDs, FHD Blu-Rays, UHD Blu-Rays or games?
Broadcast TV shows | 5% |
Broadcast Sport | 0% |
Broadcast Movies | 5% |
Streaming TV shows or Movies | 50% |
DVDs | 10% |
HD Blu-Rays | 25% |
UHD Blu-Rays | 0 % |
Games | 50% |
Will you use internal or external apps or tuners for the following? If external, via which device?
- Broadcast TV Through Sky TV
- Streaming services Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, YouTube etc.
- Catch up apps All 4, ITV, BBC etc
- What TV are you currently using and what are expecting to see upgrading to a new TV? Sony Bravia 32 inch - we want a much bigger screen, brighter colours, clearer picture, good sound though we would get a sound bar at some point if needed, no lag etc.
- Are you a tweaker or set and forget kind of person? Out of the box mostly if possible but don't mind trying to mess with a few settings though we don't know what we're doing too much so would have to ask.
- What is your viewing distance? Furthest away is 10ft / 3.5 metres mostly for watching TV, gaming is usually closer at around 2 metres but can move chairs as needed.
- 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). Watching TV is usually viewed straight on in front at the moment but we are thinking of getting a corner sofa when we can with straight on and 45 degree viewing angles so wouldn't want it to be bad being viewed from the side, gaming again usually isn't head on, it's usually from the side 45 degrees etc. Would probably go for viewing angles over contrast if had to, and hopefully the contrast would still be good.
- When will you use the TV and what kind of lighting will be in your room? Some examples:
- Bright conditions during the day.
- Dark conditions during the day.
- Dark movie nights in the evening.
- Always use a lamp or light in the room, even in the evening. Mostly in the daytime, bright room, in the night mostly with the full big light on, sometimes watched with the lamp on, only very occasionally watched without a light on.
- Would your usage of an OLED TV put you at risk of permanent burn in? Please read: OLED Burn In Risk Don't think we can afford a OLED TV
- Do you need any legacy connections like composite or component? We do have some older consoles using scart and RF connections for the PS1 etc.
- If using planning to use an internal tuner will you use satellite or free to air? We are with Sky, but do watch freeview etc
Please rearrange the following, in descending importance:
- Cost
- Value
- Viewing angles
- Picture accuracy out of the box
- Smart TV ease of use
- Smart TV app selection
- SDR / HDR quality
- Blacks
- Shadow detail
- Sound
Now for bugs, tell us your possible pet hates related to TVs, in descending order:
- Motion blur
- Motion judder with 24hz movies/TV shows. See: Judder-Free 24p on TVs
- Motion stutter
- Slow Smart TV
- Reflective Screens
- Bad screen uniformity, Dirty Screen Effect, Clouding, Light Bleed, Blooming, Vignetting, Haloing
- Raised blacks
- Loss of detail in dark areas or crushed blacks
- colour banding
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