What 55" tv to replace my 46" Sony KDL HX803

[Carlton Banks]

Hi

Looking for some advice to replace my 46" Sony kdl hx803 led tv.

It has been a great television that I bought in 2010 but want a larger one as we have a larger lounge now.

When I first bought it, it was deemed a very good tv (paid £1000 for it).

Recommendations welcome.

Thanks

[gizlaroc]

LG 55 E7 OLED will destroy it image wise and features and currently £1499 at Peter Tyson.

Or the OLED B7/C7 if you don't need the better sound for £1349 at Currys.

If not it is the Sony XE9305 really, but now more expensive than the OLED and not as good.

[B17NNS]

Is B7 becoming the new MX5?

[gizlaroc]

I guess it is more like, if the 911 came down to £20k I bet a lot of people would be driving them.

Of course, you would have the odd person who insists they prefer their A4 2.0tdi because of the torque.


When these were £2799, everyone was asking if they were worth the extra grand over the best LCDs from Samsung and Sony, now they are £1349 people are asking if they are worth £200 more than some of the mid range LCDs.

[Grumpy old git]

gizlaroc said:

LG 55 E7 OLED will destroy it image wise and features and currently £1499 at Peter Tyson.

Or the OLED B7/C7 if you don't need the better sound for £1349 at Currys.

If not it is the Sony XE9305 really, but now more expensive than the OLED and not as good.

I may be being very dense, but as far as I can see the E7 at Peter Dyson is £2,499, and the B7/C7 at Curry's is £1,499. Am I missing something?

Have LG come on a lot in build quality/component quality? My perception of them in the recent past is that they might appear to be good value but were built to a price and didn't necessarily last the test of time.

[B17NNS]

Grumpy old git said:

Have LG come on a lot in build quality/component quality?

Have a look who Sony buy their OLED panels from

[Yipper]

LG OLED.

[gizlaroc]

Grumpy old git said:

I may be being very dense, but as far as I can see the E7 at Peter Dyson is £2,499, and the B7/C7 at Curry's is £1,499. Am I missing something?

Have LG come on a lot in build quality/component quality? My perception of them in the recent past is that they might appear to be good value but were built to a price and didn't necessarily last the test of time.

Both deals have ended.

It was £1000 instant cash back, £500 back from LG and £500 back from Peter Tyson.


The B7/C7 deal has also finished at Currys. Check PC World though, they were still showing it earlier.


LG are good quality, I have been very impressed with my early OLED.


Would I pay the same for the LG as the Sony? No, would I pay more for the Sony if I didn't want the features? No.

[Prinny]

FYI there’s 5 left (at time of writing this) on Amazon @ £1499.

[hyphen]

^^ 1 year guarantee it seems?

I would pay a bit more and get 5/6 years from currys/JL/Richer sounds.

[tighnamara]

gizlaroc said:

LG 55 E7 OLED will destroy it image wise and features and currently £1499 at Peter Tyson.

Or the OLED B7/C7 if you don't need the better sound for £1349 at Currys.

If not it is the Sony XE9305 really, but now more expensive than the OLED and not as good.

Just can’t belive they were selling the new E7 at £1499, that was some bargain for those who got in there at that price.

[Steve Campbell]

See my other thread. You don't mention budget.

I was looking for a new TV ~55" at around the £800 or less mark. Have done a lot of research into this price point and decided I needed to move up to a mid-range TV.

The Samsung 55" MU7000 seems to be one of the best LED TV's at or under £1000 at the moment. £949 from JL or Richer Sounds. I'm not willing to go over £1000.

Regards, Steve

[viggyp]

I recently purchased a 55" Sony Bravia KD55XE8596 for £999 from John Lewis with standard 5 year guarantee and I'm very happy with it. I usually go for Sony as they're one of the only companies which make TV's with 4 HDMI ports and I need all four.

[kmpowell]

gizlaroc said:

If not it is the Sony XE9305 really, but now more expensive than the OLED and not as good.

I know I have wittered on to death about this, but having bought (to replace a 10 year old 46" LCD Sony) the XD93 at the start of this year over the LG B6 OLED, I can categorically say the 93 models are better in some (not all!) areas. Motion, upscaling and brightness on the 93 outperforms the LG equivalent. The LG also has quite a glossy finish to it, so if your room faces the sun, then prepare for reflections/glare due to the great levels of black the OLED produces. The sound converting ability of the Sony is also a consideration if you plan to run Sonos from it.

FWIW, the Philips OLED outperformed the LG significantly at a recent blind testing: https://www.avforums.com/news/philips-9002-oled-tv...

Yes OLED is the better technology, and is the future, but don't get caught up in the B7 hype, it's not the be-all-and-end-all of panels.

[legzr1]

kmpowell said:

I know I have wittered on to death about this, but having bought (to replace a 10 year old 46" LCD Sony) the XD93 at the start of this year over the LG B6 OLED, I can categorically say the 93 models are better in some (not all!) areas. Motion, upscaling and brightness on the 93 outperforms the LG equivalent. The LG also has quite a glossy finish to it, so if your room faces the sun, then prepare for reflections/glare due to the great levels of black the OLED produces. The sound converting ability of the Sony is also a consideration if you plan to run Sonos from it.

FWIW, the Philips OLED outperformed the LG significantly at a recent blind testing: https://www.avforums.com/news/philips-9002-oled-tv...

Yes OLED is the better technology, and is the future, but don't get caught up in the B7 hype, it's not the be-all-and-end-all of panels.

You've made similar claims in several threads and they've been answered several times by owners of all current technologies.
Not sure why you're taking it so personally - buy OLED, by once.

As already said, especially with the crazy low prices the LG B7 is a no-brainer.

You should buy one.

[hyphen]

OP, also try out the interfaces to see which one you prefer. LG's webOs seems very popular.

[Peperami]

Steve Campbell said:

See my other thread. You don't mention budget.

I was looking for a new TV ~55" at around the £800 or less mark. Have done a lot of research into this price point and decided I needed to move up to a mid-range TV.

The Samsung 55" MU7000 seems to be one of the best LED TV's at or under £1000 at the moment. £949 from JL or Richer Sounds. I'm not willing to go over £1000.

Regards, Steve

The MU7000 dropped to £799 at Richer sounds today.

I was looking at the MU6400 for £630, reckon its worth the extra for the 7000?

As written above, LG seem hell bent on using glossy glass for their tv's making them a no go for me. Too reflective. The Samsungs still use matte screens however.

[creampuff]

tighnamara said:

Just can’t belive they were selling the new E7 at £1499, that was some bargain for those who got in there at that price.

Makes me feel a bit queezy spending £1800 on the B7 or whatever it was a year ago!

[tighnamara]

creampuff said:

Makes me feel a bit queezy spending £1800 on the B7 or whatever it was a year ago!

Been looking at both the B and E, don’t believe that the E was being sold at £1499.

How has the B been, did you get a sound bar to go with it ?

[Steve Campbell]

Peperami said:

Steve Campbell said:

See my other thread. You don't mention budget.

I was looking for a new TV ~55" at around the £800 or less mark. Have done a lot of research into this price point and decided I needed to move up to a mid-range TV.

The Samsung 55" MU7000 seems to be one of the best LED TV's at or under £1000 at the moment. £949 from JL or Richer Sounds. I'm not willing to go over £1000.

Regards, Steve

The MU7000 dropped to £799 at Richer sounds today.

I was looking at the MU6400 for £630, reckon its worth the extra for the 7000?

As written above, LG seem hell bent on using glossy glass for their tv's making them a no go for me. Too reflective. The Samsungs still use matte screens however.

The MU6400 was exactly what I originally was looking at. I had a long chat with one of the JL technical guys in the London Oxford St store and the outcome of that was to go for the 7000. His impression was that it is much more bang for your buck compared to the 6400 and was worth it. I asked him what other TV's I should consider at the £1000 price point (ie another £250 over the 6400 original £) and he said he was hard pushed to find another to compare as the 7000 was excellent.