QOTW: Which TV do you own?

[nar53]

Erm, LG I think, It's big about 55" & we hardly ever use it.

[3dcandy]

It's a 40-something inch Samsung, and I'll somewhat reluctantly replace it when it dies, and is unrepairable.

As for features, for my needs, it utterly outclasses any and all currently available TV ..... by miles. Why? It has Scart and I need them. Manufacturers can stick their 4K, and fancy curves and the rest of the alphabet soup, but gimme my flipping Scart socket. Until then, no way will I willingly upgrade.

SCART to HDMI converters are available sir
But I remember you saying the same a few years back

[Cosmos96]

An old LG! Lol

[rs4847]

Updated our 12 year old 37" Toshiba to a 55" Samsung Q90R last Black Friday.

Netflix/Prime 4k HDR not bad, Sky Q UHD better than 1080, PS4 Pro/XBox One X/PC looks superb.

[WildW_UK]

I have a 25" 1990's Sony Trinitron to my left. Glorious colours and no input lag.

[Spank]

Don't have a TV, but I do have a tuner card in my PC so I guess a 34" Ultrawide Alienware with a Logitech 5.1 system

[tag75]

just got a samsung 55" 4k tv for xmas

[Spreadie]

LG 43UM7600PLB

Was an upgrade from a cheap but unreliable Techwood TV that drove me nuts for the three months I endured it.

[NightshadowUK]

Panasonic TX-P50VT65

It's incredible but I'm still itching for something that'll do HDR justice. Trying to have patience until the standards (Dolby Vision IQ, anyone?) and advances in OLED tech settle down a bit.

[aeonf242]

2 Samsung 4K 42" TVS, 4K wasn't really a deal maker but they are both recent models and the speakers are good enough for life without a sound bar.

[Euphonium]

Samsung 42" HDTV, used as a monitor for my HTPC.
It's got a discoloured area at the bottom left corner but I don't care because it's only minor and I got the TV for free via the local Freecycle group

[Saracen999]

SCART to HDMI converters are available sir
But I remember you saying the same a few years back

Indeed they are, and indeed I did. My view hasn't changed.

I've looked at several of those converters, and they get very variable reports on quality and effectiveness. At the moment, my Scart-equipped TV is fine, and there's nothing in the spec of new TV's that interests me enough to desire to change, even without the Scart issue.

If that TV packs up, as it no doubt will sooner or later, then I'll have to consider the options .... which will include a no-doubt expensive repair, or even a second-hand suitable Scart-equipped TV .... if I can find one. If all else fails, I might have to go the converter route.

[six_tymes]

50" Pioneer Plasma. its 15 years old and looks like the day I first got it. zero burn in, nothing on the market looks as good as it. 600Hz looks amazing. not parting with it until it dies. honestly, for as much as I use it, I am surprised it has not given out, yet.

[dannyboy75]

Sony 49XE9005. Got it a couple of years ago from Richer Sounds for a good price, as it was about to be replaced by the newer model. I bought it on the basis of the reviews I saw, which all said it was pretty much the best non-OLED TV you could buy at that time.

I'm pretty happy with it, Blue Planet 2 looks stunning in UHD HDR Blu-Ray, and I was surpised how good Seven Worlds looked when livestreamed from iPlayer too. Only negatives are that it doesn't support Dolby Vision, and Chromecast can be clunky sometimes but, for the price, it's a great bit of kit.

[mers]

At present an LG 32" Full HD 1080p , few years old now but never let me down. Mine has to double as a PC monitor and TV due to circumstances. Only thing I don't like is the thick bezel and am currently looking to replace it with something a little more modern and sleek. Problem for me here is size , can't really go over 40" due to desk and space limitations ( "32" was ideal ). Been looking at the newer LG's and noticed they don't have a headphone socket which is also a requirement ( I use HDMI from my PC for sound ). Obviuosly the other important factor is text quality which makes me concerned as to what to buy , usage as being a monitor is it's main function.

[Smudger]

I've got a Sammy UE49KS7000, from Autumn 2006, I think. It's a very good screen, and UHD blu-rays look very good on it, but I think I'm sitting a bit far away from it, it seems to have lost its 'oomph'. So been looking at a 55" OLED, just have to decide whether it's Panny, LG or Sony...

Or I might just wait for them all to have HDMI2.1, seeing as a PS5 is possibly on the cards during the lifetime of the next telly...

Sony 43" 4K HDR TV I use as a monitor, and up until a few weeks ago, was using all wrong (I've had it nearly 2 years).

When I bought it I asked the dude "does this do 60hz HDR, and will it do 4:4:4 ?" and he's like "yeah it'll do it np". Cut to getting it home and the best I can get is 4:2:0! And if I want HDR I have to turn it down to 30hz. Not impressed.

Well a few weeks back just before Christmas I accidentally ended up in this weird menu and it said "enable hi-speed mode for this port" and voila...4:4:4 HDR 60hz. Turns out you need to turn it on :/

This is a common thing, my last 2 AV amps (Yamaha and Denon) have a setting to switch on 'high speed mode' thus allowing 4:4:4, why is this not on as standard? Wouldn't you want your customers to access the best your device can present without having to go through a fiddly menu. On both, I've had to switch it on via the controls on the amp as well, not via the remote. Seems a strange thing to make difficult to access...