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Samsung 32" 1080p
Hardly ever used as we have an Optoma 1080p projector with 92" screen and a bespoke built surround sound setup
Doubt a new tv will happen too used to projector now
Just replaced a Panny (42") that went wrong with a cheapy (seems great for the money) HISENSE H50B7100UK 4k HDR 50" until I get some more funds for another Panny.
Old samsung 40" 1080p. Not used that much as everyone just watches stuff on tablets/phones/pcs/chromebooks. No one sits down in front of the tv to watch stuff these days.
We've got a 65" Samsung Q9F thing, HDR1500, QLED panel, 4K resolution, it's the whole job. Got a smashing deal on it when the World Cup was on, at about £1700 with a soundbar, down from £2700 combined MSRP.
It does everything we want, upscales 720p and 1080p content perfectly well, is buttery smooth when whooshing through the menus, has all the apps you need.
Incredibly happy with the purchase.
43" sony 4k thing i got on sale earlier in the year as the 18yo tv previous was feeling blurry, sold it for 50 quid in local rag too
Still using a Pioneer Kuro from 2008, was thinking of upgrading to an OLED but after doing some research and seeing all the problems with screen burn also processors overheating causing damage to the panel I'm not so sure now.
I have no screen burn on my plasma after 12 years so I might be ok but I do watch a lot of BBC news and Sky with their overly bright Logo's and banners at the bottom.
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LG 55" B6 4k OLED purchased 2017 on a deal.
Hands down OLED is the way to go the picture is just stunning with deep blacks and vibrant colours.
Like 3D HDR can look amazing but also very average it needs to be implemented correctly.
4k resolution is hardly worth it at 55" screen size you really need 65"+
8k is years aways I mean Sky still charge extra for HD which is laughable!
I won't be changing for a while yet.
lg 65“ c8
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"And is it living up to expectations...?"
YES
2 Panasonic TVs in our house now, one 43" 4K HDR LED (FX something) and now a 40" 4K HDR LED (GX something). Only got the second one because after using the first with 4K content the second screen seemed blurry (a freebie 32" LG HD we got with SKY years ago), happy with both. Also aside from a good picture, got to admit the built in speakers on the GX model are actually quite good compared to a lot of TVs I've had in the past. GX cost £340 so not a bad price to pay for an upgrade to 4K.
LG OLED55B9. I've pretty much stopped going to the cinema since I've bought it.
LG 55" 4K Nanocell.
It was only £600 and does everything it's supposed to.
Toshiba 37" 720p TV, it's about 10 years old. We do need a bigger one though, because our living room is quite big. My brother had a 55" TV in his bedroom, which was overkill for the size of the room...
42" Panny Plasma's in our house, one a 768P monitor panel the other a G series 1080p. Both have the Sky logo burnt in on them due to the wife kids pausing the Sky box for hours on end. Wish one would die so I could replace with a 4K OLED but both of them have only failed once & I've managed to repair them myself. Panny plasma's seem to be pretty much bullet proof:(
One of the first 1080P LG televisions i think it is, 42" LH5000,,,,, and it is going to recycling soon, not to be replaced before television and what you can get and what you pay for it get revolutionized.
Panasonic 42inch Plasma. I have looked at OLED however I feel that not enough content exists for it to be worth it yet. I am waiting for 8k tv to be out to reduce the price of 4K. Sky charging extra for HD in 2020 is stupid IMHO.
4.5 year old 1080p LG. Will replace when it expires and won't spend a lot, not enough content worth watching to justify spending a lot.
Pioneer PDP 42" plasma, from 2008. Awesome!
Samsung 48", curved (because it was cheaper than flat on sale), 4K LED, $500 in Q3 2016. Pretty happy with it, and the value. The picture quality is quite good for the price. Only downside was the sound quality, but I picked up a soundbar to address that.
Panasonic GT30 47" (plasma). It's been great ! Used for kids consoles, movie night, daily grind of daytime cr@p, mummy series & hours of CBBC.
I get an itch for a panny or LG OLED but never seem to want to, I'll never use the 4k unless it's a game & the standard TV content is either standard or HD.
I guess the same old expression "if it ain't broke" keeps me going on with this old tech !
a 42" seiki something, good for the money except the firmware has a memory leak which was never fixed, so the OSD can take 5 minutes to appear after the TV has been on for a hour or 2
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.
No sure the model but an early 55" LG 4k tv. Its basically on of the last 3D Tv's produced by LG. Its not HDR but does have HDMI 2.0 (some early models didn't).
I mostly bought it for its 3D performance, the passive 3D is better and then up it to a UHD panel for 1080p 3D and its perfect.
I do believe one of the things which killed 3D tvs was the amount of active shutter sets and the cost of glasses (nevermind weight and batteries).
Seems there is no 3D Tv's to replace it so I will be running it for a long time.
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 :/
1080p Samsung TV, 42" or 46" I don't remember
I got myself LG 65" SIGNATURE OLED G8 4K TV
My favorite pass time is movies, and after my plasma TV died, going to LCD was disappointing.
So, I was eyeing this OLED TV and it is worth every penny. The picture is gorgeous, comes with integrated Dolby Atmos sound (including subwoofer like speakers). It is my most used device after my laptop.
Erm, LG I think, It's big about 55" & we hardly ever use it.
An old LG! Lol
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.
I have a 25" 1990's Sony Trinitron to my left. Glorious colours and no input lag.
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
just got a samsung 55" 4k tv for xmas :)
LG 43UM7600PLB
Was an upgrade from a cheap but unreliable Techwood TV that drove me nuts for the three months I endured it.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
LG 55" - OLED55C8PLA - to be precise. It's amazing. Watching The Expanse in 4K is great, and the Seven Worlds, One Planet on iPlayer is stunning.
Only complaint? The save to USB/disk seems not to work well at all, and stops if you change channel or even open the EPG. Might just be me being dumb, but I'll stick to an external PVR.
A hisense 47" 4K (non-HDR) model. Does a great job and was cheap. Only replaced the last TV when the HDMI ports broke. Will only replace this one when it breaks.
5 year old 60 inch Sony 1080P set (wall mounted) in the living room. We sit about 4m away- it seemed BIG when we got it but I'm now hoping it packs up this year so I can get a 70 inch 4K set. It's been okay. Cost about a grand when we got it, didn't go for a 4K set as they were mad prices and the spec hadn't properly settled down.
An LG 49" cheapo 4k somethingsomethingsomething. I mainly bought it because (my old TV packed in) it had a satellite in for Freesat (our house has no conventional aerial) and WebOS 3 was well reviewed.
"Samsung UE55KS7000 Smart 4k Ultra HD HDR 55" which keeps us very happy. We watch loads of films on Plex and stuff on YouTube on it. We just wish that when the software bugs out, the TV didn't require a full reset. E.g. icons getting stuck on screen no matter what app etc. Or Apps being permanently un-openable after a likely catastrophic error occurred. When PS5 Comes out this year hopefully we'll use that as a SMART TV upgrade to take some of the heavier tasks off the TVs ageing processor. It can't handle some newer formats, filetypes and subtitles now.
Hisense 55 4k - very pleased with it.
4x HDMI (Scart if you need it), and got it cheap as an warranty upgrade to a Blaupunkt TV with a broken backlight.
Only used as a screen, no aerial connected, just Virgin Box, Chromecast and Vero4k+ media player.