40" TV - What to look for?

[LivingTheDream]

We don't do big TVs - but want to upgrade from our 32" in the lounge. Don't really want to go bigger than 40"

Havent bought a TV in many years so looking for a bit of help in what features to look out for.

99% of the time its just showing whatevers on the Sky box. Only thing I'm really keen on quality for is the sport in HD.

I would like the option of showing stuff from things like Amazon fairly simply if possible.

I'll probably upgrade Sky at sometime to Sky Q but I'm not convinced yet.

What should I look out for?

[LivingTheDream]

Ok - so i realise its a bit of a 'it depends' type question so...

I've realised I need WiFi connectivity - we moved the living room around recently and wired connections to the router are a pain.

I've found this one ... https://ao.com/product/ue40nu7120-samsung-nu7000-t...

its super duper 4k UHD or something - I probably don't really need that but it sounds good. It has WiFi.

It also has Amazon Instant video inbuilt - is that the same as amazon prime video? I cant find any reference to instant video on amazon itself.

not sure I need much else but I'm just not sure - am I missing anything with that samsung above?

[tenohfive]

It looks alright. The higher end features don't turn up on many TV's below 55", but for a basic smart TV any Samsung or Panasonic within budget is likely to be a good shout. They've all got similar smart TV features and yes, it should work with Prime Video.

Personally I'd be tempted to buy through Richer Sounds though - much better guarantee and it's actually cheaper:
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/all-tvs...

And if you're not desperate for the TV now, it won't be long until Black Friday - you should be able to something of equivalent quality for a fair bit less.

You sound pretty happy with the TV size you've picked, but I will chuck this out there - if you're going to watch anything more cinematic than Eastenders, bigger is usually better.

[LivingTheDream]

Thanks for the response, glad I'm not missing something obvious.

I was slightly confused when I opened the richer sounds link as it showed £399 (which was the same as AO) although I now realise AO have increased the price to £419. Its actually even cheaper via Amazon but I get the point about the Richer Sounds warranty - thanks

I also understand the point about size and realise that most people have 55" plus but we simply have always had smaller tvs (I think the one on the wall in the bedroom is only 19")

So, the move from 32" to 40" will feel huge and in our little front room will be plenty (and mean we are not immediately placed in the council thread for an hugely oversized telly ) - we will look to something bigger when we have the space hopefully.

[Dolf Stoppard]

We've got this one.

https://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-tx-43fx650b-le...

Great picture and brilliant sound. The Smart TV functions also work really well. The Amazon app for example works much more smoothly than our Fire TV stick.

Five year warranty from John Lewis, although I think Richer Sounds is six.

[Digger]

OP, how far from the tv screen will you be sitting?

[LivingTheDream]

Digger said:

OP, how far from the tv screen will you be sitting?

I had to check last night but there is a range of distances depending upon which chair.

The furthest seat is ~ 3m away, the closest ~1.5m away (although this one is on the angle to the side)

I guess the main seats are around 2m - 2.5m away.

[bitchstewie]

Did you buy the UE40NU7120 in the end?

Just posted a thread with very similar requirements and like yourself there seems to be an assumption that you want to fill a wall