A REALLY MASSIVE TELEVISION...
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aquarianone said:
You could buy a USB light strip thingy of Amazon for <£20 which will do a somewhat similar job...
I've got two on the back of 65" tv and it does a decent enough job for the price.
There's also the Philips Strip lights which cost a few more ££ which can synch with your "entertainment " area...
Or..you can buy a whole new telly
Well, I'm stuck buying a whole new telly, or three, as it is... I just wondered if Ambilight was actually any good, as I wouldn't have thought of Phillips as being a good make for a TV, but I literally have no idea to be honest. I've got two on the back of 65" tv and it does a decent enough job for the price.
There's also the Philips Strip lights which cost a few more ££ which can synch with your "entertainment " area...
Or..you can buy a whole new telly
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Sterillium said:
How are Samsung rated these days?
Samsung are good. I have a 40" which is about 10 years old and is still adequate though black/dark scenes are a bit bricky. Bought my mother a 4k Samsung smart 40" TV and that's good. Think I paid around £250.I am about to replace it with an LG OLED 65" even though we watch very little on TV - the picture quality is amazing but the downside is you can burn pixels if the image isn't kept moving. Samsung QLED is more resilient but for some odd reason, far more expensive, otherwise I'd buy one.
LuS1fer said:
Sterillium said:
How are Samsung rated these days?
Samsung are good. I have a 40" which is about 10 years old and is still adequate though black/dark scenes are a bit bricky. Bought my mother a 4k Samsung smart 40" TV and that's good. Think I paid around £250.I am about to replace it with an LG OLED 65" even though we watch very little on TV - the picture quality is amazing but the downside is you can burn pixels if the image isn't kept moving. Samsung QLED is more resilient but for some odd reason, far more expensive, otherwise I'd buy one.
Not a patch on an OLED for picture quality though!
So in a large size, there’d have to be a very good reason to spend more money, for a inferior image.
Samsung do also seem rather flimsy and cheap when you handle them.
I’ve only ever seen one OLED with a hint of image retention, because it had been used to display 2.35:1 for ages.
Just leave the power off eco setting active, in case you ever leave it on (nod off)
I have a small ish TV - forget what size it is but it might be smaller than 40 inches. It’s 4K and was about a grand a couple of years ago. I also have a portable projector for when I want to watch a movie etc. So don’t have the chavvy TV thing going on but can watch a movie with adequate picture quality when needed.
Worth making sure people are aware QLED is not the same as OLED.
OLED TV screens is new tech created by LG, shared with Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Philips and Loewe
QLED is "oh poop we don't have this new tech, marketing - think of some way to sell this old LCD tech as the newest thing. Q is a lot like an O, so we can make the public think its the same!"
OLED TV screens is new tech created by LG, shared with Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Philips and Loewe
QLED is "oh poop we don't have this new tech, marketing - think of some way to sell this old LCD tech as the newest thing. Q is a lot like an O, so we can make the public think its the same!"
Lazadude said:
Worth making sure people are aware QLED is not the same as OLED.
OLED TV screens is new tech created by LG, shared with Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Philips and Loewe
QLED is "oh poop we don't have this new tech, marketing - think of some way to sell this old LCD tech as the newest thing. Q is a lot like an O, so we can make the public think its the same!"
True but from the reviews I have read, the final result is a lot closer then you might think. A look round Currys and both are stunning quality but it plainly makes no sense when the OLED is cheaper by up to £1000 in some cases. Some offers on the 55" LG E series make it the same price as an LG C series too so worth shopping round.OLED TV screens is new tech created by LG, shared with Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Philips and Loewe
QLED is "oh poop we don't have this new tech, marketing - think of some way to sell this old LCD tech as the newest thing. Q is a lot like an O, so we can make the public think its the same!"
I think the perception of chav is over- hyped envy. It might be chav to have a huge crap TV but not an epic one. Hot tubs are chav though....
An OLED TV in a pitch black room will, when it is a black image on the screen , makes the room completely pitch black as there is no backlight like normal TVs and lights the pixels individually when needed.
Makes a world of difference when submerging yourself in a film especially if HDR/4K.
Makes a world of difference when submerging yourself in a film especially if HDR/4K.
Sterillium said:
So... Ambilight...?
I made the mistake of showing one of these to my other half, now that's what she wants. Is it good, or a crap gimmick?
Meh, it's a bit of a gimmick but I really like it. I made the mistake of showing one of these to my other half, now that's what she wants. Is it good, or a crap gimmick?
I only have it on for films really, where it does give quite a nice effect of making the screen more immersive.
I think it's also supposed to improved the perceived contrast when you watch it in a dark room. It's fun anyway.
LuS1fer said:
I think the perception of chav is over- hyped envy. It might be chav to have a huge crap TV but not an epic one. Hot tubs are chav though....
Completely disagree. A disproportionately big television compared to the size of the room IS chavvy. It cannot be hyped envy when any old gypsy can by a massive television expensive high quality telly to sit in their caravan. When its is so big and you are so close that you can see the pixels it is too big. Watching television all day does nothing for your health. The other chavvy council estate thing is having the television on all day even when you are not watching it. The classic is when friends are over and the television is on in the background still.
Each to their own.
Pip
Sterillium said:
A REALLY MASSIVE TELEVISION... is what I don't want.
But what I do want is something around the 40" mark, that is good, reliable, clear and has the smallest possible "border" around the screen.
Possibly buying several at once, so something around the £300 mark would be perfect.
Television recommendations very welcome...
When our beloved 37" Panasonic Plasma (our only TV these days) died recently while the grandchildren where here we rushed out to Costco and got a 49" "Toshiba" (they're actually made by Vestel) they had on offer for £300. From the front it's nothing but a screen and thin border, but it was just too big for our very traditional living room with the TV in a corner and the screen was dark in the corners. The sound was muffled too - I thought that was maybe the speakers aiming into the corner of the room. So I took it back (once the granchildren had gone home).But what I do want is something around the 40" mark, that is good, reliable, clear and has the smallest possible "border" around the screen.
Possibly buying several at once, so something around the £300 mark would be perfect.
Television recommendations very welcome...
I found Toshiba had a 43" version with front facing speakers on the bottom strip - but could only find it for sale at AO, the disadvantage being it only has a 1yr guarantee. However it was £249, so not exactly a massive risk - it's this one: https://toshiba-tv.com/uk-uk/43t6863db .
I have to say my wife preferred the look of the one with just the thin border but not enough to object strongly. Also the speaker strip lifts the height a couple of inches and its overall size is identical to the 37" plasma and the sound is great. I have to say the picture took a bit of adjusting and getting used to, but we watch it from about 12 feet away and it seems fine now - in fact we just got back from the US where our villa had some massive curved TV and ours looks much better. I think you can get away with a poor picture on a smaller screen.
The features on Smart TVs seem amazing to me. I have it hard wired to an ethernet connection. It has crashed a couple of times, needing the plug to be pulled out to reboot it, but I'm given to understand that's not unusual with Smart TVs. The remote was poor at first but Toshiba sent me a new one without question and that's fine.
Mr Pointy said:
Sterillium said:
Ok, I realise I am an idiot... however, can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two TVs?
TV 1 >>> Philips 43PUS6753 43"
TV 2 >>> Philips 43PUS6703 43"
You might get more response if you posted some links.TV 1 >>> Philips 43PUS6753 43"
TV 2 >>> Philips 43PUS6703 43"
jpringle819 said:
Sterillium said:
I've not got the links, they're the model numbers of two TVs on my shortlist which I now don't know the difference between.
The only difference I can see in the specs is the speaker configurationI'm wondering what kind of a difference "front" speakers (like on that Toshiba ^^^) would make?
I can't use sound bars because they will be wall mounted with no visible cables.
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