Which 43" TV for under £500 would you buy?
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My elderly parents need a new TV. They need a 43, could have 45 but 46 wont fit so probably 43 has the best choice.
They have seen this one at £379 after I said for them they dont need to spend £1k on a TV at 82 years old.
How bad can this be? I have a Samsung and its great so a known brand is important for them. Is there a different main brand and Tv that would be better than this?
https://ao.com/product/qe43q7f-samsung-q7f-tv-blac...
They have seen this one at £379 after I said for them they dont need to spend £1k on a TV at 82 years old.
How bad can this be? I have a Samsung and its great so a known brand is important for them. Is there a different main brand and Tv that would be better than this?
https://ao.com/product/qe43q7f-samsung-q7f-tv-blac...
Obviously depending how elderly etc, but possibly the main criteria is familiarity with the interface?
If they have never had a smart TV before, like my mother in law, and have absolutely no interest in technology of any kind, it was helpful that you can set the Samsung TV we got for her just to connect to the cable TV box every time it's turned on and then she knows how to operate it.
If they have never had a smart TV before, like my mother in law, and have absolutely no interest in technology of any kind, it was helpful that you can set the Samsung TV we got for her just to connect to the cable TV box every time it's turned on and then she knows how to operate it.
David_M said:
Obviously depending how elderly etc, but possibly the main criteria is familiarity with the interface?
If they have never had a smart TV before, like my mother in law, and have absolutely no interest in technology of any kind, it was helpful that you can set the Samsung TV we got for her just to connect to the cable TV box every time it's turned on and then she knows how to operate it.
They use Sky only and not the UI in the actual TV so once I pair the TV to Sky they will just use that remote to navigate the TV. If they have never had a smart TV before, like my mother in law, and have absolutely no interest in technology of any kind, it was helpful that you can set the Samsung TV we got for her just to connect to the cable TV box every time it's turned on and then she knows how to operate it.
interstellar said:
My elderly parents need a new TV. They need a 43, could have 45 but 46 wont fit so probably 43 has the best choice.
They have seen this one at £379 after I said for them they dont need to spend £1k on a TV at 82 years old.
How bad can this be? I have a Samsung and its great so a known brand is important for them. Is there a different main brand and Tv that would be better than this?
https://ao.com/product/qe43q7f-samsung-q7f-tv-blac...
Have this TV in the bedroom perfectly fine. I'd recommend getting a sound bar. I'm 58 and my ears aren't what they were but the soundbar fixes thatThey have seen this one at £379 after I said for them they dont need to spend £1k on a TV at 82 years old.
How bad can this be? I have a Samsung and its great so a known brand is important for them. Is there a different main brand and Tv that would be better than this?
https://ao.com/product/qe43q7f-samsung-q7f-tv-blac...
I admit that we don't spend much on a TV, the present one is a HiSense 43 something, it's about 5 years old.
It works OK, the picture is fine, the sound can be played through something proper, but...
The operating system is so bloody s l o w.
It really hacks me off. We use BBC sounds and iplayer and Youtube. Navigation around this is so hit and miss, because the bloody TV seems to want so much thinking time. Is this what budget TVs are like, or are some bettter than this?
It works OK, the picture is fine, the sound can be played through something proper, but...
The operating system is so bloody s l o w.
It really hacks me off. We use BBC sounds and iplayer and Youtube. Navigation around this is so hit and miss, because the bloody TV seems to want so much thinking time. Is this what budget TVs are like, or are some bettter than this?
Paul Drawmer said:
The operating system is so bloody s l o w.
It really hacks me off. We use BBC sounds and iplayer and Youtube. Navigation around this is so hit and miss, because the bloody TV seems to want so much thinking time. Is this what budget TVs are like, or are some bettter than this?
I never use the built in functions, the only buttons that get touched are power, volume and input select. Everything else is on the external box(es). Makes life much easier than fighting the built in stuff and cheaper to update too.It really hacks me off. We use BBC sounds and iplayer and Youtube. Navigation around this is so hit and miss, because the bloody TV seems to want so much thinking time. Is this what budget TVs are like, or are some bettter than this?
At the moment I have one of the TVs swapped out with an LG 43" monitor (i.e. a totally dumb display, though with a remote) and that is functioning in exactly the same way I use the TVs.
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