Must Have TV Features

[XJ75]

What are they? I'm pretty out of touch with TV technology, as far as I can tell the latest big features are 4K and HDR. Anything else I should be looking for?

[mp3manager]

HDCP 2.2, HDMI 2.1

[ciege]

I'm so out of touch...

a remote

However, I do love collecting old consoles and stuff and for me, selective audio / video inputs are really useful and no-one seems to know what the hell I'm on about in shops...!

So basically, DVI to HDMI from laptop and then audio from headphone to phonos on the TV, then mix the audio video signal on my TV

My Panasonic has two such audio inputs and various video and they're really useful. (So I could go AV + Phono Audio, or VGA + Phono Audio or even Component and Phono Audio)

If however you want only new stuff, sorry out of my depth!

[Yipper]

Everything is going wireless, wire-free, and online. Make sure it has WiFi, Bluetooth, camera, YouTube, and a good, fast Web browser. Test the speed of the menu-system (software) before you buy. Don't buy on screen-quality alone. Know someone who just bought a Sony TV and there is a 2-second lag switching between apps and guides and it sucks.

[XJ75]

I was looking at a Sony with Android TV. I have one of the early smart Samsungs and the smart functionality is pretty limited. I assumed Android TV would be pretty good?

[legzr1]

Yipper said:

Everything is going wireless, wire-free, and online. Make sure it has WiFi, Bluetooth, camera, YouTube, and a good, fast Web browser. Test the speed of the menu-system (software) before you buy. Don't buy on screen-quality alone. Know someone who just bought a Sony TV and there is a 2-second lag switching between apps and guides and it sucks.

Personally I'd go for PQ above all else as long as HDMI and HDCP requirements (as mentioned above) are met.

Laggy app switching is a pain now and again, compromised PQ will be every time.

Don't get hung up with on-board apps either - most of the big players have (and will continue to have) issues with support going forward - a £50 box or £30 drive replaces them easily enough.

[varsas]

legzr1 said:

Yipper said:

Everything is going wireless, wire-free, and online. Make sure it has WiFi, Bluetooth, camera, YouTube, and a good, fast Web browser. Test the speed of the menu-system (software) before you buy. Don't buy on screen-quality alone. Know someone who just bought a Sony TV and there is a 2-second lag switching between apps and guides and it sucks.

Personally I'd go for PQ above all else as long as HDMI and HDCP requirements (as mentioned above) are met.

Laggy app switching is a pain now and again, compromised PQ will be every time.

Don't get hung up with on-board apps either - most of the big players have (and will continue to have) issues with support going forward - a £50 box or £30 drive replaces them easily enough.

Yep, leave the TV to be a display...as long as you can get the required signals in (I'd say HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0a is the minimum, but '2.1 is desirable) you can use a BluRay player or whatever to do everyting else...you will be in a few years time when the on-board apps aren't supported anymore anyway.

[jmorgan]

varsas said:

legzr1 said:

Yipper said:

Everything is going wireless, wire-free, and online. Make sure it has WiFi, Bluetooth, camera, YouTube, and a good, fast Web browser. Test the speed of the menu-system (software) before you buy. Don't buy on screen-quality alone. Know someone who just bought a Sony TV and there is a 2-second lag switching between apps and guides and it sucks.

Personally I'd go for PQ above all else as long as HDMI and HDCP requirements (as mentioned above) are met.

Laggy app switching is a pain now and again, compromised PQ will be every time.

Don't get hung up with on-board apps either - most of the big players have (and will continue to have) issues with support going forward - a £50 box or £30 drive replaces them easily enough.

Yep, leave the TV to be a display...as long as you can get the required signals in (I'd say HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0a is the minimum, but '2.1 is desirable) you can use a BluRay player or whatever to do everyting else...you will be in a few years time when the on-board apps aren't supported anymore anyway.

Thirded. I would never run a TV wireless either especially with 4k however when the app support is dropped, you will hope you have future proofed the inputs option as much as possible. All else is eye candy. But a crap menu OS would put me off, there are panels with a good OS and good picture quality, are your pockets deep enough?

. No idea about dolby.

Edit
https://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_1/

Edit 2. You will not need silly expensive HDMI leads for 4K either, any sales person tries to flog you some at the same time as the panel, look for his stetson and horse.

Edited by jmorgan on Thursday 21st September 07:20

[mcflurry]

I'd say picture quality.
The apps and connected stuff can always be updated, the tube / plasma / LED / OLED screen can't