Homer Thompson Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Empty It said: Looking at buying a new TV just curious as to the features everyone looks put for really. Been looking at this https://ao.com/product/65pus7805-philips-tv-grey-76093-108.aspx Would this be good enough to run one of the next gen consoles with decent graphics? Anything that would put you off this TV? had Philips TVs before with no problems but that doesn't mean quality has dropped over the years like alot of brands. I dont believe Philips is actually Philips anymore when it comes to TVs. Personally, I wouldnt buy that one as it has a weird operating system on it that seems to be pretty poor for apps. Nowhere says what they input lag is, which usually means its pretty high, and so wont be great for gaming. 50Hz isnt great either. This site will give you a few pointers on what to look for in a TV for gaming on next gen consoles. Unfortunately, the recommendations are a bit more expensive than that Philips tv unless you're prepared to drop the screen size https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/best-gaming-tvs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 TV guy told me that the company Finlux make most of the brand televisions these days and that inside they're pretty much the same bar the design and logo. Not a massive shocker but if you're wanting a quality, cheap TV then Finlux is obviously where it's at. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 TV guy told me that the company Finlux make most of the brand televisions these days and that inside they're pretty much the same bar the design and logo. Not a massive shocker but if you're wanting a quality, cheap TV then Finlux is obviously where it's at.Used to be Vestel made most of the panels for the cheaper tvs and even the cheaper end of the big brands like Panasonic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Any TV brands you'd definitely avoid? Thought Panasonic was ok but it's a bit rubbish for apps, Samsung sounds better. Some bargains going with JVC at the moment. Waiting for the sales so want to be ready to pounce, just looking for a 35-40 inch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 13/12/2020 at 16:33, welshbairn said: Any TV brands you'd definitely avoid? Thought Panasonic was ok but it's a bit rubbish for apps, Samsung sounds better. Some bargains going with JVC at the moment. Waiting for the sales so want to be ready to pounce, just looking for a 35-40 inch. If the apps are important and you're only looking for that kind of size then you probably want to look for anything with Android TV OS. An alternative would be LGs WebOS. Its not quite as slick as Android TV but its good enough and LG TVs tend to be reasonably priced for the quality. Avoid Tizen OS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 37 minutes ago, Mr X said: If the apps are important and you're only looking for that kind of size then you probably want to look for anything with Android TV OS. An alternative would be LGs WebOS. Its not quite as slick as Android TV but its good enough and LG TVs tend to be reasonably priced for the quality. Avoid Tizen OS Would Android work ok with SkyQ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 56 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Would Android work ok with SkyQ? Not sure I understand the question. You mean can you plug a Sky Q box into a TV that runs Android TV OS? Or are you talkign about the Sky Q app on the TV? The answer to the first one is yes. Not sure about the second one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Mr X said: Not sure I understand the question. You mean can you plug a Sky Q box into a TV that runs Android TV OS? Or are you talkign about the Sky Q app on the TV? The answer to the first one is yes. Not sure about the second one I'm not sure either tbh, just got Q yesterday and still finding my way around it. I think I mean the first one, so that's fine. My Panasonic TV for the main room has a rubbish collection of apps and doesn't let you download ones it doesn't have in its library, which is empty anyway. Looking for a smaller one for my bedroom and don't want to make the same mistake again. What's wrong with Tizen? Edited December 14, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 11 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm not sure either tbh, just got Q yesterday and still finding my way around it. I think I mean the first one, so that's fine. My Panasonic TV for the main room has a rubbish collection of apps and doesn't let you download ones it doesn't have in its library, which is empty anyway. Looking for a smaller one for my bedroom and don't want to make the same mistake again. What's wrong with Tizen? The Sky Q box will plug into any tv with and HDMI socket. Your panasonic tv has its own OS apparently, which is awful! Tizen used to be rubbish. Apparently its got a lot better so if you're buying a newer model of TV it might be fine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 I recently bought a Toshiba TV and, whilst the picture etc is good it is incredibly glitchy. The youtube app sometimes doesn't work, sometimes when I go to HDMI from TV there is a small 1cm band of static along the bottom of the screen. Also for whatever reason when I "exit" the Netflix app, if I push the button on the app again it just opens up the same screen I had open, I'm not convinced it ever actually shuts the app down ever. None of it's a big deal but I'd probably spend the extra on a Samsung next time. I think I read Toshiba signed some sort of deal to move their manufacturing for Europe to Turkey a few years ago which was the beginning of these sort of issues. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Anyone got a recent JVC? They're pushing a lot of cheap deals at the moment, but I'm leaning towards a Samsung on a Boxing Day deal, if there is one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Surely the plural of telly is tellies? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 11 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said: Surely the plural of telly is tellies? There's only one Kojak. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: There's only one Kojak. Who loves ya baby? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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welshbairn Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Noticed that the main retailers have identical prices for the sales so just went ahead and bought this one from John Lewis, Currys and Argos had sold out. https://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue43tu7100-2020-hdr-4k-ultra-hd-smart-tv-43-inch-with-tvplus-silver/p4929566 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Noticed that the main retailers have identical prices for the sales so just went ahead and bought this one from John Lewis, Currys and Argos had sold out. https://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue43tu7100-2020-hdr-4k-ultra-hd-smart-tv-43-inch-with-tvplus-silver/p4929566 John Lewis give out 5 year guarantees, so theyre a good place to buy from if the price is right ... if any retailer actually lasts 5 years of course Coincidentally, a friend of mine who is also looking for a new TV, mentioned the exact same model the other day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankthetank22 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Just ordered this 70" Samsung for £599, seems like a great deal. https://www.rgbdirect.co.uk/Products/Television/LED-TV/SAMSUNG/UE70TU7100 Only down point is only two hdmi ports but that's not a huge issue to me. What's is folk's opinion on it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 5 hours ago, frankthetank22 said: Just ordered this 70" Samsung for £599, seems like a great deal. https://www.rgbdirect.co.uk/Products/Television/LED-TV/SAMSUNG/UE70TU7100 Only down point is only two hdmi ports but that's not a huge issue to me. What's is folk's opinion on it? Looks a good deal, £100-150 cheaper than elsewhere, if you remember to claim the discount. I had a good look through the reviews of different brands and Samsung seemed the most consistently good for lower end prices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 5 hours ago, welshbairn said: Looks a good deal, £100-150 cheaper than elsewhere, if you remember to claim the discount. I had a good look through the reviews of different brands and Samsung seemed the most consistently good for lower end prices. Whens yours getting delivered? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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