Good TV with Freesat?
Discussion
Had my heart set on a Sony KD-49XE9005, or actually the 55 as for some reason they are now basically the same price. I guess with the XF models coming out the 49 incher has gone but the more popular 55 is sticking around a bit. Can get it from JL for £1099.
However, whilst it does have satellite tuners... it doesn't actually have freesat. So it doesn't have an EPG or anything like that and you have to tune and arrange the channels somewhat manually.
Now the XE range is generally considered to be one of the best LCD tvs you can get for the money outside of OLED. Is there anything close to it that has Freesat? Some of the Samsung sets do have Freesat but I can't get over the blooming or back light bleed many of the samsung sets seem to have and their viewing angles often aren't great (bit of a must as we have a fairly wide living room). A friend has a 55 samsung and on dark scenes it basically looks grey and colours wash out when viewed at anything but straight on.
I did want to get rid of the Humax freesat box and tidy everything up but quite prepared to stick with it if alternatives aren't worth it.
However, whilst it does have satellite tuners... it doesn't actually have freesat. So it doesn't have an EPG or anything like that and you have to tune and arrange the channels somewhat manually.
Now the XE range is generally considered to be one of the best LCD tvs you can get for the money outside of OLED. Is there anything close to it that has Freesat? Some of the Samsung sets do have Freesat but I can't get over the blooming or back light bleed many of the samsung sets seem to have and their viewing angles often aren't great (bit of a must as we have a fairly wide living room). A friend has a 55 samsung and on dark scenes it basically looks grey and colours wash out when viewed at anything but straight on.
I did want to get rid of the Humax freesat box and tidy everything up but quite prepared to stick with it if alternatives aren't worth it.
I've found similar problems... want an OLED, but also wanted to get rid of the PVR, which leads me to spending £2k on a Panasonic that has twin tuners.
Alternative is the standard LG, but like you say that only has one feed or a QLED, which has two feeds and also has this 'invisible' cable / one connect box solution, meaning you can have all your inputs 5m away (or 15m away if you buy the very expensive longer version).
The Samsung and its One connect box is hugely tempting due to the position of our TV, not even I want bundles of trunking running half way around the room. But then I sacrifice the picture for the convenience...
Alternative is the standard LG, but like you say that only has one feed or a QLED, which has two feeds and also has this 'invisible' cable / one connect box solution, meaning you can have all your inputs 5m away (or 15m away if you buy the very expensive longer version).
The Samsung and its One connect box is hugely tempting due to the position of our TV, not even I want bundles of trunking running half way around the room. But then I sacrifice the picture for the convenience...
Gassing Station | Home Cinema & Hi-Fi | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff