Any TV experts around? 50" advice needed

Looking at a maximum of £500 ish. Ideally a little lower

 

We got the 65" model and love it. Back lighting makes a difference and if you have smart lighting it is something else. Sport looks incredible.

 

Sorted it last night and even did my old Goodmans telly in bedroom.

 

For that price look at Samsung or Phillips, you want a VA panel which have the best blacks and contrast.

LG LCD sets at that price are IPS which have poor blacks and poor contrast (IPS are better for wide angles though, if you have a large room with chairs at diiferent angles this may be a better choice, this is not usually the case though).

Philips 50PUS6703 which is £399 plus 6 year guarantee at Richer Sounds

Samsung UE50RU7100 which is £469 or pay a bit more for a wider colour gamut and the

Samsung UE50RU7400 which is £569.00

You can also get the 2018 models cheaper "NU rather than RU" but be aware the Samsung UE50NU7400 has had problems with updates to apps due to a limited memory.

 

Thanks for that, really helpful

 

That Philips is down to single figures as per the Richer Sounds site, brand new available in Sheffield but a good hour and a half from me unfortunately

 

Costco are selling the 55 inch version for £500 with a five year guarantee.

This Philips TV seems to have got the best reviews but others may be similar, just make sure you get VA and not IPS, check the reviews, some Philips sets are 49 inches and not 50, they will be IPS so go for 50.

Or go for Samsung.

Panasonic's 2019 LCD TVs are also VA but they've just come out so still expensive.

 

Get thi sen darn to Currys, got plenty in, and plenty to choose from, gud luk, getting the reight telly, more important than life itsen, id be lost wiart a telly

 

You only get a 1 year guarantee with TVs that price at Currys though.

Richer Sounds is 6 years.
John Lewis 5 years.
Costco 5 years.

 

Wow.

Literally everything about this post is completely incorrect.

 

Sony bravia ,job done,can't to wrong.Had loads of pixel issues with last two Samsung shi-e.

 

Good point, spot on

 

No, it isn't. The resolution at which your eyes can see limits the value of increased resolution.

As for the cables, they carry a digital signal - either it gets through or it doesn't. There can be no interference or noise the way there is with analog cables. The only value to a more expensive cable is that it is less likely to fail at some point due to build quality I guess, but at that point you're talking years in the future when there's probably going to be a new preferred cable technology either. Anyone who pays more than a tenner for a hdmi cable is a mug.

 

To get the full 4K effect here is the size of TV you need to get based on distance:

 

Going off personal experience, my TV in the kitchen is 50 inch and I can tell a massive difference between 1080p and 4K, but I guess I’m often watching from <2m while I’m cooking etc.

As for the HDMI cable, I wasn’t so much bothered about the materials comment, but about the ‘always buy the cheapest cable you can find’ way of thinking. Some things will need HDMI 2.1, which are often more expensive and will hugely add quality in the right circumstances.

 

Like I said Sony bravia job done !

 

That'll be helpful. Sofas arrive tomorrow so will have a better idea of the right size to go for

Really appreciate all the help with this

 

I bought a Sony 49" 2 years ago it was £1150, but it is brilliant. I also got a Sony sound bar with it as a deal. If you do the same make sure you turn the sound on the telly off or you'll get a weird echoing. Then six moths ago I bought a second 49" TV this time it was my first Samsung, in the past 40 years I've only bought Sony or Panasonic. It was £650 and though not quite as good as the Sony it is very very good.

 

The high end ones are great, like the XF900, some of the best LCD TVs you can get, but the 49 inch one is £900.

The cheaper ones are a mixed bag. some VA, some IPS, but I wouldn't get one because they use Android TV which is slow and frankly rubbish.

LG and Samsung TVs have the best operating systems with LG having the edge.

 

If you do look at IPS sets though, have a bright room and want the best viewing angles rather than the best blacks and contrast then this Sony set is good for the price:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8101695

As is this LG one:

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8193476

Both in stock but only 1 year guarantee at Argos.

If you have a dark room don't get an IPS set though as you will see that the blacks are actually grey.