Sorry, more TV advice please: 48" - 52" LED TV

Sorry, more TV advice please: 48" - 52" LED TV

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Adam B

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27,142 posts

253 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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Budget pretty flexible but would rather have ceiling of £800

48" to 52"
Must be wall mountable
After good picture quality, good slim looks, good connectivity and Smart functions

Not bothered by 4K or 3D
Not fussed about sound quality, its usually a compromise and I have a Sonos soundbar / sub / play 1s setup

I will watching through a Sky+HD box or possibly Virgin/BT (the next decision)

What Hifi recommendation was Samsung UE48H6400 which looks good value at £600, replaced with the newer £650 H6700 though not sure what the difference is

Your views on this set and other recommendations please

s2kjock

1,676 posts

146 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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That Samsung one I think is 3D?

I recently bought the 5500 non 3D version for £500 which I am generally very happy with.

Bit of motion blur sometimes which I did not think I would ever notice, but not a massive issue for me as I watch very little sport.

Does all the Smart stuff and screen mirroring from my Nexus 4 phone which is nifty.

Shilvers

597 posts

206 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Sony KDL-50W829 - Now down to £599 at most retailers.

Some stellar reviews when it was a 1k set, at that price it's a steal!!

Adam B

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27,142 posts

253 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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thanks for comments

just to clarify, its got 3D fair enough, but not bothered if it hasn't

inevitable man maths has moved me to looks at 55"s and 4K which I assume may be useful in future (unlike 3D)

shortlist is currently:

Sony KDL50W829 £599
Sony KDL55W829 £779

Samsung UE48HU6700 £649
Samsung UE55HU6700 £899

I will read up on the reviews on picture quality, but the specs seem very similar apart from:

Sonys are NFC enabled
Samsungs have Freesat HD

Will I ever use NFC?
Will Freesat make my Sky HD box easier to control on TV ?

clockworks

5,292 posts

144 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Freesat is free to view TV via satellite. You need a dish to use it. I ran an extra cable from my Sky dish to my Freesat TV (if you have Sky+, you should have 2 spare connectors on the dish).

It's just another way of receiving free to view channels, slightly different channel choice to what you get on Freeview. Nothing to do with Sky, apart from you can use your Sky dish to receive it.

dacouch

1,172 posts

128 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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Adam B said:
thanks for comments

just to clarify, its got 3D fair enough, but not bothered if it hasn't

inevitable man maths has moved me to looks at 55"s and 4K which I assume may be useful in future (unlike 3D)

shortlist is currently:

Sony KDL50W829 £599
Sony KDL55W829 £779

Samsung UE48HU6700 £649
Samsung UE55HU6700 £899

I will read up on the reviews on picture quality, but the specs seem very similar apart from:

Sonys are NFC enabled
Samsungs have Freesat HD

Will I ever use NFC?
Will Freesat make my Sky HD box easier to control on TV ?
I just bought the UE55HU6900 from Richer Sounds for £649 from their clearance section (It's a repaired return) even got a 5 year warranty

I'm very pleased, it's a wonderful tv.

The picture is great, it's not the thinnest tv in the world.

I have a few Richer Sounds in my area and popped into a different Richer Sounds to the one who had the clearance on the UE55.

They said the UE48H6400 is a great TV, that the Sony KDL-50W829 was the better TV especially for gaming, when I mentioned I was looking at the UE55HU6900 he told me it was a far better tv than both. When I mentioned I could get it for £649 from their other store he did not believe I could get it for that price and told me to bite their hand off as it's a really great tv.

If you manage to find one in Richer Sounds clearance, sign up as a VIP (It's free) and you get an extra 10% off the clearance price (Not non clearance items)

orhan

282 posts

172 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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More than you want to spend but I recommend samsung 48hu7500 4 k top quality pic but sound is poor

Adam B

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27,142 posts

253 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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clockworks said:
Freesat is free to view TV via satellite. You need a dish to use it. I ran an extra cable from my Sky dish to my Freesat TV (if you have Sky+, you should have 2 spare connectors on the dish).

It's just another way of receiving free to view channels, slightly different channel choice to what you get on Freeview. Nothing to do with Sky, apart from you can use your Sky dish to receive it.
Thanks, does your TV integrate Sky HD channels in a different way due to having the Freesat?

What channels do you get on Freesat that you don't get on Sky with the full package?

I am struggling to see the advantage of Freesat if you have Sky or Virgin

Adam B

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27,142 posts

253 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Also can someone explain this comment I read on another website, as I will be chasing cables through a chimney breast

"The Samsung has a removable power lead where as the Sony's one is integrally built into the transformer, which means if you are putting leads through walls it could be a bit pain"

thanks

vx220

2,689 posts

233 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Adam B said:
Also can someone explain this comment I read on another website, as I will be chasing cables through a chimney breast

"The Samsung has a removable power lead where as the Sony's one is integrally built into the transformer, which means if you are putting leads through walls it could be a bit pain"

thanks
If you're hiding cables it isn't as easy to extend the cable (if you need to)

Le Mans Visitor

1,119 posts

201 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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I have just bought one of these and got to say it is very impressive.

http://ao.com/product/47lb650v-lg-tv-silver-29163-...

I know you want 48 - 52 inch but they also stock ones to fit your sizes.

Highly recommend AO.com too, great next day delivery too.

Adam B

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253 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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vx220 said:
If you're hiding cables it isn't as easy to extend the cable (if you need to)
thanks - so the Sony power cable is fixed to the back of the set?

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 28th February 2015
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Adam B said:
What channels do you get on Freesat that you don't get on Sky with the full package?

I am struggling to see the advantage of Freesat if you have Sky or Virgin
Freesat is simply free channels through a dish. It's free and has roughly (actually a few more) the same channels as Freeview.

If you have sky or virgin then you'll continue to use that which will be accessed through one of your HDMI connections. However, use the source button on the TV and select TV and you can watch the FreeSat (or freeview if using an
Aerial connection to your coax connection - Samsung supports Freesat and Freeview) channels. Sky has more HD channels than Freesat I believe.

Adam B

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27,142 posts

253 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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Le Mans Visitor said:
Highly recommend AO.com too, great next day delivery too.
yep found them excellent when I got a washing machine, good prices but pretty poor choice on TVs though

bennyboydurham

1,617 posts

173 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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As a confirmed Panny man in the past I recently plumped for a Samsung UE48H6400 and it's very good indeed. The speakers are rather weak but that's no big surprise on a slim LED and I have a soundbar anyhow. I also am in the market for a 55 incher and the consensus at the moment seems to be to go Sony.

Adam B

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253 months

Sunday 1st March 2015
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garyhun said:
Freesat is simply free channels through a dish. It's free and has roughly (actually a few more) the same channels as Freeview.

If you have sky or virgin then you'll continue to use that which will be accessed through one of your HDMI connections. However, use the source button on the TV and select TV and you can watch the FreeSat (or freeview if using an
Aerial connection to your coax connection - Samsung supports Freesat and Freeview) channels. Sky has more HD channels than Freesat I believe.
thanks that was my guess

struggling to see the point of either Freesat or Freeview given I will always have Sky or Virgin or similar

which pushes me more towards to Sony, its usefully £120 cheaper, has slightly nicer styling (particularly the silver framed version) and I have read build quality may be a bit better (aluminium over plastic)

just need to demo the picture somewhere now

Edited by Adam B on Monday 2nd March 12:29

Shilvers

597 posts

206 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Adam B said:
Also can someone explain this comment I read on another website, as I will be chasing cables through a chimney breast

"The Samsung has a removable power lead where as the Sony's one is integrally built into the transformer, which means if you are putting leads through walls it could be a bit pain"

thanks
The Sonys' lead does detach from the Tv as per usual, but the power supply comes in an external box, much like the Xbox. You may have issues with that if you are wall mounting and need things hidden.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Shilvers said:
The Sonys' lead does detach from the Tv as per usual, but the power supply comes in an external box, much like the Xbox. You may have issues with that if you are wall mounting and need things hidden.
That's a poor design!

Adam B

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Monday 2nd March 2015
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dacouch said:
I just bought the UE55HU6900 from Richer Sounds for £649 from their clearance section (It's a repaired return) even got a 5 year warranty
thats an amazing price - well done, JL is £949, best I can do is £799 from pixmania but that has only a 2yr warranty

Chris Stott

13,178 posts

196 months

Thursday 5th March 2015
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I just bought a Samsung UE48HU6400 for our place in Spain (paid less than £450 with the strong exchange rate).

Very decent picture and even the sound is OK. However, my brother-in-law has an 8000 series Samsung, and the picture on that is properly outstanding.