Anyone know anything about TV's

[Cliotoby]

Yo.

Gots to buy stuff for the new flat.

Ive decided the bed, sofa and TV is the first priority. I already have most household appliances so the rest can wait.

Need TV. Want some Advice. I want a decent TV. I am happy to spend £700, I would stretch to £1000 if It were a decent one. Size wise..... Im in a flat....

Saw this. Looked good enough......3D though. Which is gay.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd...e40f6400-smart-3d-40-led-tv-21251493-pdt.html

Also this at 50"

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd...g-ue50f6200-smart-50-led-tv-21339114-pdt.html

I know most of you dont give a f**k what I do but does anyone have some recommendations?

 

[Danny133]

Led is gimmicky.

Spent £1200 on a 47 inch Samsung led and it broke 4 time.

Replaced it with a 51 plasma and it's beyond epic.

Plasma, 3d, 51 and it cost me about £700 .. There circa £5/600 now. CJ can answer more he has the same TV

 

[-J-]

Would also suggest looking some where other than Currys.

Try www.richersounds.com

 

[Paprika123]

​http://www.brighthouse.co.uk/televisions/samsung-46-led-smart-3d-tv/

 

[M26]

Richer Sounds or John Lewis. Warranty FTW !

 

[-J-]

​http://www.brighthouse.co.uk/televisions/samsung-46-led-smart-3d-tv/

Nice looking TV but you would have to be on crack to buy from them, have you seen the total cost - 29.9% APR!

 

[ChrisR]

This is a Toby thread, hence any suggestion must be 'with finance/pcp' related

 

[DB.]

Led is gimmicky.

LOL Really? Behave!

I'd reccommend any of the Samsung F7000/F8000 models, I just bought the 55" Samsung F7000 and it's truly amazing, picture quality is unbeatable!

 

[Cliotoby]

This is a Toby thread, hence any suggestion must be 'with finance/pcp' related

Lol

Hows about this one...

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/panasonic/viera-txp50st50b/pana-txp50st50b

Reviews seem positive.

Also Plasma or LED? If I get LED then I will have to spend £2500 from what I can see.

 

[Cliotoby]

Nice looking TV but you would have to be on crack to buy from them, have you seen the total cost - 29.9% APR!

Fook that. LOL!

Bright House Shite House. All the plebs would shop in there I remember the interest rate being disgraceful.

 

[DB.]

http://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue...trol-with-2x-3d-glasses/p430528?stop_mobi=yes


This is what I bought, 55" LED Samsung for £2099. They have a 46" too which is about £1500/£1600

 

[Cliotoby]

Looks lovely. Lot of dough though!

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[DB.]

Depends how much you watch it. I like to watch sport and movies on mine, so paying the extra is worth it.

Just like when you pay extra for quality in a car, it's all about having the right balance of £ to value I suppose. You don't get the same level of satisfaction of having someone round in your house/apartment if it's all been done on a budget inside.

 

[banther]

I just bought a Samsung 8000 Series.

Truly, truly epic.

Also, Richer Sounds / John Lewis are the only place to buy TV's. If you find it cheaper elsewhere they will pricematch it in less than 24 hours.

This is the JL pricematch screen;

https://www.johnlewis.com/never-knowingly-undersold

 

[DB.]

I considered Curry's, got annoyed with the sales bloke though as he was clueless and I prefer John Lewis anyway, despite being about 20 minutes away from me rather than 5 minutes.

 

[Cliotoby]

Depends how much you watch it. I like to watch sport and movies on mine, so paying the extra is worth it.

Just like when you pay extra for quality in a car, it's all about having the right balance of £ to value I suppose. You don't get the same level of satisfaction of having someone round in your house/apartment if it's all been done on a budget inside.

Thats true. 55" is huge though. As much as id like to I'm not sure I really want to spend that much. Certainly not yet anyway.

Im worried about side lit LED from what people have said and one thing that does annoy me is watching TV that has black colours that look grey.

Im seriously tempted by the one you posted but it seems overkill. Itll get some good use however.

 

[DB.]

Your eyes adjust to it, I wish I went for a 65" lol! I don't find 55" too big, I'd say it's perfect for an apartment or smaller living room. 65" for a big living room! The picture quality on both the F7000 and F8000 is fantastic!

 

[Cliotoby]

I am tempted by these....Samsung or Panasonic ????

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd-blu-ray/televisions/large-screen-tvs-32-and-over/samsung-ue55f8000-smart-3d-55-led-tv-21277181-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR~TV%2c+DVD+%26+Blu-ray~21277181

[URL]http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-dvd-blu-ray/televisions/large-screen-tvs-32-and-over/panasonic-viera-tx-l55wt65b-smart-3d-55-led-tv-21362705-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR~TV%2c+DVD+%26+Blu-ray~21362705[/URL]

 

[DB.]

That is what I was originally going to buy, but after some research and speaking to some of the more knowledgeable people in Selfridges and John Lewis, they all said that the F8000 offered no noticeable difference over the F7000 despite costing £300 more, and I also preferred the stand on the F7000 so went for that in the end. Both are great TVs though, couldn't go wrong with either!

 

[DB.]

Samsung all the way with me and TVs, certainly the industry leader in my opinion although others prefer Panasonic!

 

[Steve]

Where is the TV going in relation to the seats in the room?

 

[Cliotoby]

Tv on the wall or on a stand. Room is rectangular. Sofa in the middle. Kitchen at the back. Tv at the front. Seats will be level with the TV so not on an angle.

 

[Cliotoby]

Is Electronics Empire any good?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

If you can still get a Panasonic P50GT50, then get one! It's last years Plasma TV, that's what I've recently bought and I'm loving it.

And for my first Plasma TV, I can see why Plasma > LED too

Even this years Plasmas are cheaper than LEDs, as they're cheaper to produce, but they cost a bit more to run, if that bothers you.

 

[Cliotoby]

Not really mate.

Dont suppose you could upload a photo of it. Not sure how big 50" would look.

Funny, I settled on a GT50 last night! £650 from Electronics Empire..... I was looking at the ST (?) 50 and read the GT was the one to have.


http://www.electronicempire.co.uk/televisions/3d-tvs/panasonic-viera-txp50gt50-50-smart-3d-tv
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[DanFreemanPhoto]

The ST is the lower range, then there's VT which is above the GT series.
VT are Panasonics reference TVs, and are s**t hot! But GTs aren't far behind.

I haven't got a photo yet, I can get one tonight if I remember.

 

[Cliotoby]

Just realised thats ex display or something. cant find it for sale really so I think that might be out the question. Gutted.

Is the ST bad? Reviews rekon its top notch. GT supposedly better but not by much.

 

[Al_G]

Just realised thats ex display or something. cant find it for sale really so I think that might be out the question. Gutted.

Is the ST bad? Reviews rekon its top notch. GT supposedly better but not by much.

No the ST is a fantastic TV, just not as good as GT.

I've got a VT50 btw.

All three will be in short supply as the 50 series was last years model.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I think I must have got one of John Lewis's last. £800 is a bargain for a TV that was £1500 last year, and will still give £2k LED TVs something to worry about.

 

[DannyR]

Panasonic over Samsung all day long. The build quality of the Samsungs isn't great and the Panasonic will last years and years.

 

[Mr R.]

Panasonic over Samsung all day long. The build quality of the Samsungs isn't great and the Panasonic will last years and years.

I bought a 50" Panasonic plasma 3d tv last year, build quality is great.
I bought it from Currys, the sales guy said they dont get many back that have gone wrong but do with the Samsung.

 

[Mr R.]

I have the TX-P50GT30B, love it.

 

[Al_G]

I have the TX-P50GT30B, love it.

I had two of those, both suffered from green blob!

 

[DannyR]

The amount of Samsung power boards failing and glass cracking I've seen is ridiculous.

 

[KDF]

The ST is the lower range, then there's VT which is above the GT series.
VT are Panasonics reference TVs, and are s**t hot! But GTs aren't far behind.

I haven't got a photo yet, I can get one tonight if I remember.

Absolutely, I've got the 55" VT50 and it is nothing short of brilliant! I simply can't fault it... unlike the older 30 models there is no green blob lol

Actually if I had to fault it on something.. it would be the speakers are they are not the best sounding, but who uses the inbuilt speakers these days anyway !

 

[Mr R.]

I had two of those, both suffered from green blob!

What is that mate?
We have taken out extra insurance.
By the sound of that we are going to need it.

 

[Cliotoby]

Excellent Ill try get one then.

GF thinks 50" is too big for the flat but Im saying STFU and get back to the kitchen.

 

[DB.]

Excellent Ill try get one then.

GF thinks 50" is too big for the flat but Im saying STFU and get back to the kitchen.

Mine told me 47" was more than big enough, I almost went from 55" to 65" at that point to prove a point, but then realised it wouldn't fit nicely in the area I had planned so had to settle with 55".

When it comes to the size of a TV or power of a car, women are useless. It's all about size and POWAAAHH

 

[Al_G]

What is that mate?
We have taken out extra insurance.
By the sound of that we are going to need it.

Here's a couple of pics mate, basically on any gray/white screen the TV produces a green blotchy haze.

This is a problem on all 2011 Panny plasma tv's, I'm yet to see one which didn't have the problem.

Panasonic released a patch which did absolutely f**k all lol.

 

[Cliotoby]

Mine told me 47" was more than big enough, I almost went from 55" to 65" at that point to prove a point, but then realised it wouldn't fit nicely in the area I had planned so had to settle with 55".

When it comes to the size of a TV or power of a car, women are useless. It's all about size and POWAAAHH

I know right. First she said 55" was too big and the £2500 telly was too expensive. So I made the compromise to 50" and £800 and this is the s**t I get? Mental.