Does it take your photo and then immediately print it out somewhere?

Have you tried putting some tomato sauce on them?

Please don't waste your benefits on this especially when you're likely to be sat in front of it for 16 hours a day!

Gutted, just last month paid £400 for the 50" finlux. Unsure how this compares though, I think I did have a quick look at the time.

Does it take your photo and then immediately print it out somewhere?

Is this any good??

great price for size and full HD. Polaroid also usually gets decent reviews. and if I do not like it I send it back. ordered. now I have to explain it at home lol

Picture in sun this morning looks good and a bargain

can't find any reviews??

Wall mountable?

HD freeview too.

Do you think this would be ok for gaming? I see it has a 9ms response time and a fair few reviews are saying 8ms and under.

Saw the ad in the Metro. Just ordered. It may not be state of the art but i think it will be better than my 8 year HD ready sammy plasma.

Is it a smart TV? according to the spec. on Asda Direct it's got an RJ45 and in the deal it says " Get connected to thousands of entertainment channels with ease"

bought one anyway it's worth a punt at this price ready for the World Cup!

saw in the metro this morning, ordered ...

what is the width, looking to put this on wall

That's a big TV for a small price.

I'm tempted.

I. purchased the Panasonic vierra led from b&m, great TV but I would have seriously considered this instead and saved £214 pounds, it may not be the best display but I'm sure at 1080p with an HD tuner it is more than acceptable.

Do Asda take it out of the Christmas cracker for you, or will it still be wrapped in it when delivered?

It's lcd tv with backlit led

I'm very tempted to get one. For this price however one can't help thinking whether there is anything dodgy about it!! Might order one anyway!

Any decent soundbar deals to go with this? Not expecting much from the sound..

don't forget quidco

can't find it anywhere else online so there is nothing to compare to price wise so all we have to go off is the spec which looks impressive for the price, but I would feel more comfortable if I could see other retailer selling this also

No one else will stock it...this is an Asda/Walmart own brand set.

what is the warranty?

Anyone got any experience with Polaroid TV's? On the hunt but little apprehensive with no reviews of a lower quality brand etc.

ordered, great price, been looking for a while!

Polaroid is an exclusive Asda brand for AV goods in the UK. The quality level will be the same as the budget brands and the entry level models of better brands. I have a Polaroid 42" passive 3D LCD set. Very pleased with it generally. It's a bit rough around the edges with simple menu's and a few minor issues you have to work around. The one benefit my set has is being passive 3D it has to have a LG panel where as other Polaroid models will get more basic panels I believe.

Personally I would tend to go for a 50" hd ready Panasonic plasma depending on viewing distance. That will give a far more natural picture for standard definition and smoother motion plus much better viewing angles. If your watching a lot of standard definition material plasma will be much better.

Just ordered for my parents as they were after a cheap 50 inch tv. Im sure its not the best quality but for what they want it will be fine. And at that price what do you expect.

What files does this play from the USB?

Good price

We have 2 cheap 55" tv's and they look better with a seperate hdmi source as presume the built-in tuners are pretty basic.
Cello and Furrion branded - perfectly adequate tv's.

Anyone know what Hz this is?

heard this brand is poor. but the price is good. I would add the aware warranty for piece

Can't turn it down at that price !

This or the tesco 39" £179 with codes and 5 years warranty guys!

pay with paypal and get £10 off (automatically applied) ends tomorrow

There's absolutely no information on this set other than what's on Asda's website, so can only assume normal 50hz panel, but made by who is anyone's guess.
Was tempted to buy one as a Hyperspin / gaming monitor - but have no experiences of returning goods with Asda Direct.

Amazing price heated

Still in stock. Not for long at this price.
Hot

It is an amazing deal on paper. But without any review on picture quality etc its very hard to take a chance. Anyone buy one yet?

Also has anybody seen any in store?

COLD not 4K :man:

I bought the 22" polaroid tv from asda 6months ago have had no problems with it although i did receive an email from asda saying they were experiencing tech probs with 22" & 19" so you can take it in your local asda to exchange then the next day I received another email saying that the problem is fixed. Just switch off the tv from the mains plug and switch on again that should reset it. (strange) but seriously had no probs. Picture quality 3/5 sound quality 3/5

Purchased. Thanks OP. It didn't take £10 off when I paid via paypal (having looked around, seems it's only for items in the baby/toddler section). Look forward to testing it out with the ps4. Hopefully will be an upgrade over my old 32inch bravia lcd.

Response Time
9 ms

dang that's cheap, if I needed a TV I'd be all over this

why not buy Polaroid ? Susanna Reid buys panties in primark

Ordered. I don't need a telly, but 50" LED for under £300 was just too tempting ><

Polaroid annouced a £500 4K 50" TV later this year I would wait for that

Nice price but only 2 x HDMI ports that's a deal-breaker for me.

Polaroid make announcements. lol

i Dont know whether thats funny or just retarded :smile:

you are right i was wrong

http://www.stuff.tv/polaroid/ces-2014/polaroid-unveil-4k-tvs-ces-cost-less-600/news

Big thanks Sparkylicious, I have owned a Polaroid since 2007, time to update the model !!! :laughing:

Tesco 39' for £179 is a better deal and reviews for the tv

If this was a smart TV id be straight down buying one of these - but i value DLNA more than freeview now so this TV is no good for me.

Will i have to wave this tv around before the picture gets clear ?

But Susanna Reid is still inside them. This TV is the equivalent of discovering Susan Boyle in Primarks.

definitely cheap for a TV this size but polaroid TVs generally get weak reviews. that's not to say I'm not tempted.

Saw it in asda this morning in Cheltenham they had 10 on floor stack.

Spec looks good for the price, get extra warranty, then you can take it back and exchange or refund at any time if it goes wrong.

I had a mobile phone bought from asda that went wrong after 14 months within extra warranty and they refunded it straight away.

50" of any tv for £289 could be worth a punt, just don't expect it to be anything else than work and be relatively basic.

This seems unbelievably cheap & according to asda, supported vid formats are MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, AVI, MKV, MOV, VOB, FLV, 3GPP, DAT

which makes it even more appealing

Thanks to OP I bought an Instax 90 this morning. Thanks!

Never heard of this before, but can just "picture" this television in my front room on the wall :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyone know Asda Direct returns policy if I'm not happy with it? Can this be returned to store if purchased online and or do I have to pay to have it sent back?

I get your point

Also there is the 60 inch version for £529. Seriously thinking the 60 inch version now. Has anyone had any experience about it? It's surely the cheapest 60 inch on the market!

For this price you could surely afford a splitter?

Stick with Tesco and there £179 deal,took my Tv back to Tesco after six months and refund straight away and didn't even check tv
And bought blaupunkt better than the tv I took back and £130 better off and 5yr guarantee

Anyone know Asda Direct returns policy if I'm not happy with it? Can this be returned to store if purchased online and or do I have to pay to have it sent back?

Hot. Shame I don't have £300 spare

Always a problem with asda electrical

Does anyone know the VESA dimensions for the 50 polaroid led so I can order wall bracket just purchased this tv.

If anybody picked one of these up, a few close up screenshots of the panel whilst turned on using a half decent camera would go highly appreciated.

Cracking price considering it has Freeview HD as well!

does it come with warranty if so how long for ?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i shall not buy, i shall not buy, i shall not buy, i shall not buy, i shall not buy, i shall not buy, i shall not buy...

Bought... dammit!

Thanks OP!

It says it comes with a stand... anybody got any pictures of it?

Image Contrast Ratio - 1200:1 :confused:

Same TV? Australian site, good reviews, also says it acts as a USB PVR:

http://www.oo.com.au/Polaroid-I0317-50-127cm-Ful_P137040.cfm

contrast ratio 1200:1...

Oh jesus... I thought they meant a stand like what they have in their TV Stand section.

I remember working at Currys in the early 2000s when the first 15" LCD TV's appeared costing well over £800 (and were crap though people still bought them). Just shows how far things have come!

I have a feeling this won't be very good.

I got mine in store this morning and have set it up. The ASDA porter lifted it for me and we even fitted it in the back of my tiny Hyundai i10. Managed to get it out and in the house easily and the instructions for set up were idiot proof. My daughter is going to be delighted when she gets home. A year ago we discussed getting a 50 inch and the one we chose was £999 and sold out by the time we had decided and tried to purchase so we stuck with a small telly and now that's paid off. Absolutely delighted. Well done ASDA!

Very good price for an average TV it seems?

didnt need it but bought it. Amazing price, couldnt help.

Tvs from Asda are not fit for human consumption.

WTF.... thats unbelievable 50" !!!!, but is it any good?

There are 3 at the Kings Hill Asda

Is it any good for watching fast sport on,ie is there drag on picture on fast moving objects with the led.....not whingin just askin ta?

Is it an internet tv? Just want to play YouTube

For extra warranty, additional £39.99 for 3 years protection plan is a no brainer!! Normally 1 year warranty cost about that amount.

For those questioning image quality, looking at its previous rrp and taking in consideration the discount, I'm assuming it's not going to wow anybody and will have its flaws, which could be anything from low quality speakers to slightly exaggerated colour reproduction and even buggy software.

Just thought this may be worth a mention.

At the end of the day, at this price, it's more or less an impulse buy for many that have always wanted a tv this size but couldn't afford one.

And Asda know most wont return it unless it's faulty.

Toyed between this one and the 60inch version. Value for money, this one can't be beaten. So order is in! Will need to cancel the purchase for the Panasonic 50inch plasma then.

why is this getting so much heat with a 1 yr warranty when the tesco 50'' tv for only a few quid more had 5 year cover?

Yea I find ketchup goes well with anything should be a mouthful.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/e-motion-50-inch-full-hd-1080p-led-tv-with-freeview-349-tesco-1883392

i paid 316 for mine with 5 year cover but it didnt get hot

26 quid difference when you include the delivery charge from asda

26 quid for 5 years cover - I was pleased..

Share the Tesco TV link please.

as above, actually I think I paid 314 with the 10pc off code. tv fantastic and no squeak bum time after the warranty is up after a year unlike this one..

High definition, low price, probaly poor picture! Good price, heat given but IMO you get what you pay for when it comes to TV's.

Someone mentioned the 39" from Tesco, I imagine it's this one?: Technica 39"

With the £20 off, it's £179 including free delivery & 5 year warranty.

Haven't had a chance to see any reviews yet.

This Polaroid is an amazing price tho, can't believe 50" TVs are now impulse buys! :confused:

Edit: Oops sorry, it's a 'Blaupunkt' FWIW (just meaningless names now, shame really, they used to stand for something. Poor old Polaroid :disappointed:)

May have to check this out.

Crap brand name but tbh these days I notice very little difference between the brands. Maybe my eyes are getting worse (well they aren't, I've got 20/20 vision LOL) but the only thing that ever bugs me is charcoal blacks. As long as blacks are black (and most LEDs I've seen are dark enough for me) this could be a great set.

Mind you, saw 60" sets yesterday and thought thats what I want for the front room...

yes I used quidco too on the tesco 50'' and its sitting on my wall with a cheapy soundbar - I'm very pleased with it.

I just got one. Great picture, sound isnt quite as good as my old TV (I presume because the speakers are in the back.) It's much bigger than my old telly.

Just put a blu ray on and even my 2 year old said 'oooooohhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

not sure if this is hot or cold. Polaroid licences its brand name to lots of companies. its probably a standard panel with "polaroid" written all over it. I picked up a few hitachi 42 @ cheaper that this a few years ago so I would say this price is about spot on

Isn't there a Class Action Lawsuit against Polaroid because their TV's are catching fire?

For this price, amazing deal. For full price, garbage :smiley:

http://www.tesco.com/direct/blaupunkt-39210-39-inch-full-hd-1080p-led-tv-with-freeview/130-0794.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=130-0794
TDX-JGCV takes £20 off price
5year guanrantee also included

Plenty in store at Fareham, Friday 2 May, 14:15

Plenty in store at Fareham, Friday 2 May, 14:15

The Tesco one doesn't come with Freeview HD, does it?

Does anyone have the dimensions of the t.v? As usual the pictures never show you a side view to hide the fact that they are usually 6inch thick at these prices. I want to wall mount mine and won't buy one unless it is thin enough.

theses are some of the specs for the tv from Tesco compare the contrast dynamics, With a digital tuner and HDTV 1080p resolution, the BLA39/210 lets you enjoy a MPEG4 format for high defintion. With a contrast dynamic of 1 000 000:1 and response time of 8 ms
So I will stick with the Blaupunkt 39" Full HD LED TV from Tesco for £179

i read its 3d, maybe when u poke ur heed through it..............:stuck_out_tongue:

Does anyone know if this is a matte or glossy screen? I'm looking for a large display for my PC but need it have a matte (non-glossy) screen.

Me

well go buy a **** polaroid tv then

Just ordered this - thanks

Reckon they could be why they are posting in this thread...about the polaroid tv...possibly interesting in buying it....Great comment though!

Can any1 tell me which is the better deal, the tesco 50" or this one?

I'm not very technically minded but we use our current tv (37") for Xbox and obviously watching tv lol! Would love an upgrade but unsure.
Thanks

I've ordered this to replace a 6/7 year old 50" Plasma.

Hopefully it will be a worthwhile replacement.

Is the warranty long enough for a whole film...!!

For £286, who cares about a 5 year guarantee?

IDIOTSDAYTODAY.COM

I'm very confused about this - it's too good a price which makes me think it'll be a really bad TV. It could be because they're coming out with a 4k TV and they want to get rid of this stock. The Polaroid 40" seems to have good reviews, minus sound...but anybody serious about sound is going to get that separately anyway.

Has anybody seen this TV anywhere?

But there's proof on this very thread that a Polaroid TV has lasted 4 years and is still working flawlessly.

But carrying on comparing a 39" cheap TV with a 50" cheap TV with Freeview HD, because that really makes sense.

*thumbs up*

good price but that's about it, specs wise, pretty poor but it's only £286 for a 50 inch TV, hopefully it's watchable.

Preferred the look of the Tesco one, no Freeview HD but 3 HDMI sockets.

Only way to cancel Asda order was to call. Was on hold for 40 minutes and told he could not cancel, and had to pass to Logistics to cancel which could take 24-48 hours. Even if I was unsure, that service has now put me off completely!

Who makes the panel for this please? we got that Furrion 55" a while back (after a failed 1) its been great.

Please don't waste your benefits on this especially when you're likely to be sat in front of it for 16 hours a day!

Each manufacturer will use their own method to calculate the contrast ratio to attempt to have the highest number possible.

Well done for being fooled.

Panel brand please?

Hi Syphire. I will try n get this done later this evening as I'm out for the rest of the day - might be a bit late by them though. There were only 2 left in my local Asda.

lets all just stick to the facts....this is cheapest this item is anywhere, therefore its hot.

tv snobs have too much free time and waste it checking specs all day!

personally id rather have a poor 50" than a great 39". size matters guys :wink:

Is it possible to have a look at the TV in store first, e.g. will they turn it on for me if I ask nicely :smiley: I really want to see the picture quality.

Seriously, quit trolling the TV threads.

Personally I'd rather have a poor 50" with Freeview HD than a poor 39" and I'd probably be willing to pay an extra £100 for it.

Seems like the vast majority of HotUKDealers think the same looking by the heat it's getting.

What sane person would buy a tv when they are being sued for there tvs catching fire.

Great offer...!!!

What sane person would buy a car when ALL car manufacturers have had safety recalls in the past!

*SHUDDER*

The case was in America and the link you have pasted was from June 9th 2011...................................we are in the UK and the date is 2nd may 2014......................almost 3 years later................in case you have been asleep!

I did the same as you, i wish it had Freeview HD

Then just buy 3 yrs extended warranty/protection for £40.

LOUD NOISES

I've always had Sky so absence of Freeview HD didn't bother me. These TVs are likely to be of questionable quality at this price point so the 5 year warranty is more important IMHO.

no doubt this is a deal very tempting at the price.

This is n oney at all for a 50" 1080p set. I have never seen a 1080p 50" panel this cheap before.

At this price it has to be a complete bargain, it's a budget set but a large budget set for not much money at all.

It is out of stock now.

Out of Stock

Deal shows in stock, when checking out it shows there's no available stock :disappointed:

4 instore in Darlaston

Ordered with warranty for my Mom. can't really complain for the price. Heat added

Can you check online if the local shop has some in stock?

It's not the size it's how you are using it :wink: Personally I'd rather pay more for a 40" decent tv than a cheaper questionable 50' tv but to each his own it will find its' own market

I must admit it did have me thinking - only because I've not seen static contrast measured in a few years now.

Sky high and hot for one reason. Cheap.

Does this tv have teletext?

Just picked up last one in Cardiff, Pontprennau

Why expired, there must be some shops who have stock instore?

Is it Colour or Black and White??

I'm gonna cancel mine, it feels like an insult to my Panasonic plasma lol

very cheap but would not buy......if your in the market for an inexpensive 50" get this Panasonic instead for a few more pounds and you will not regret http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/panasonic-tx-p50x60b-50-inch-plasma-tv-freeview-hd-5-year-guarantee-free-delivery-1888018

Unexpire.Available for dispatch on the 8th. I'm sure there is plenty left where these come from (Vestel assembly line in Turkey) Bet ASDA want to make the most of the HUKD hysteria before people start having second thoughts about this lol (note the line about payment)

Just bought one , Brilliant love it ! Be quick ! He who hesitates .... Master Bates !

No contest, easy..... best picture 720p Panasonic plasma......numbers are not everything

Heads up!! In Darlaston store 1 hour ago and they had 5 still available at store entrance. Not for me but good luck! Hot!

Went to Grangemouth store and as I was walking in to buy this, some guy was walking out with the last one! Gutted but will order for 8th May dispatch!
Unexpire

I really cant see how you could be disappointed with a 1080p screen this size for this money.

totally agree if all we had to worry about was the amount off pixels it would make buying a new tv a doddle. More important is quality of content how good the screen is and how good the image processing is.

50 inch tv is 1068.25 inches² and 64.37% bigger than the 39 inch tv at 649.92 inches²

Tesco Tv is 28p per square inch
Polaroid Tv is 27p per square inch

so how do you like those apples?

39" is a funny size but its down to what you have room for I guess. I have never seen a 1080p 50" panel this cheap before.

In the US, it is easy for enterprising lawyers to start a class action, but winning one is not so easy. Apart from that, for some time now, Polaroid has just been a marketing brand name, for stuff bought in from any OEM.

Thinking of buying this tv any views on the tv from anyone that owns 1

Why expire? It can still be ordered.

I'm not too sure how to unexpire??

You can't think about a deal like this because it sold out within hours. I didn't convince myself enough to buy one to replace my 40". Just seen one on display in store though (none for sale) and seems unbelievable for the money. Even the menu has plenty of settings to play with. Regret not buying now!

thanks very much. I'm not very technological!!

No problem at all :smiley:

3 left in asda Newton Mearns
£286 for a 50" TV......bargain

Just ordered :smiley:

How would this compare to a three year old samsung 50inch lcd 1080p tv?

Just bagged me one. 3 left in Gloucester town centre about an hour ago. Absolutely amazing compared to my 720 42" philips and is so much lighter. Footprint is similar too, as the panel goes right to the edge. Satisfied customer as long as it doesn't break just after the 12 month warranty is up.

Thanks for everyones positive comments - I've never been top of the hot list. I'm sooo excited!!! lol

What smart tv features does this have - if any?

Ive just bought one for the missus place, i have an edgelit samsun 55" that cost 1300 so will compare and come back to you, if its even comparable at all its a bloody bargain

Thanks. Got one for my bathroom :man:

Type your comment here...
Magic !!

Bloody hell that's a lot of HD inches for the money!

Great price for people who aren't fussy about their TVs, lets face it most people aren't bothered about getting good blacks or having fast response rate for consoles.

I've got a 55" Samsung with local dimming downstairs and 40" Samsung in the bedroom, both edge lit. I'm far to picky to buy something like this and 50" is far to big for a guest room.

my brother brought this tv today and I laughed. Polaroid tv.... must be pants even at the price.

In case anyone is interested, the Panasonic 50LED14 is made in by Turkish company VESTEL, Europe's biggest TV manufacturer, and the no.2 supplier in the UK. Some of its own TV brands sold here are FINLUX and CELCUS, and it makes TELEFUNKEN TVs under licence from the German brand owner.

Thanks for posting this, got one today and happy with it. Does anyone have the tivo code for it?

nice find

Apart from my superb Hanspree, I would never again consider buying such a TV unless it was made one of big' manufacturers. You really do get what yo are paying for

#turdtv do not waste your money.

What does the warranty cover exactly and does it start from the day I receive it

I was passing an Asda and just had to drop in and have a look. There were no 50" on display but there was a 40". It was lined up next to an lg and a Samsung 32" led, in a stand of 12 TV's, all of which had the same content on. The content was a movie so I assume the source was Bluray. The picture quality of the Polaroid was comparable to the Lg and Samsumg, I watched 2 action scenes and it handled them well with no motion blur or stuttering, the only thing I noticed was the blacks were not as good when it got to a dark scene but I could actually see more detail in the scene on the polaroid. Overall picture quality was a lot better than I was expecting.
If the 50" is of similar quality to the 40" and a big screen with a small price tag and willing to overlook branding, ,it looks a steel to me.
Im tempted, but im struggling with my brand snobbery.
3yr protection plan @ 40 a must for me
A dedicated big screen for the consoles, yes tempting

Got one for the car.....

I like you. can we be friends? Maybe I can watch your sh*t tv instead of watching my brothers.

Does anyone know the VESA mounting dimensions for ordering the wall brackets!

Bought one. No on/off switch - arghhhhhhhhh!

no way im trading in my panny plasmascreen for this

saying that I could of got 4 of these for the same price one for each room

I wouldn't want to disappoint you as my tv is quality. Oh and no to the friends bit!

Ps im no brand snob as you could have a descent branded tele with a very average picture quality but i must say for this price and depending on your tele needs then each to their own. Just not for me.

There's 5 in slough

Damn sooo tempted!

what have I done!!!.... I'm gonna be in so much trouble. I will have to sneak this into the room where we currently have our 5 year old 32" LCD (non LED) TV used on an Xbox360..... managed to use the £10 from Paypal too....

Just seen 3 in Halesowen. Decided against getting one!

Said 60Hz when I switched it on, not really sure where else to look?!

Work as PC Monitor?

Is the Resolution good for PC Monitor, might buy 2 for my new rig

Should be in technical specification in the box.
Was announced as 100Hz in newspaper.

The tv's or the humans?

My wife says its too big And we cant have it in the lounge...

Hi,

Just brought one home! Set-up and installed in no time, decent picture quality.

BUT...! It makes a buzzing noise, which gets louder depending on the backlight setting :/

I'm taking it back tomorrow.. shame

100 inches of screen = more work done?>! Who knows but epic.

Resoul. good for PC??

polaroid=poo

The cost of manufacturing **** televisions keeps going down, that's for sure.

Can someone explain why this has a 'B' energy rating whilst the Tesco 50" is rated 'A+'?? Both are edge lit LEDs.This is heavier than the other one too..

2 left in Barnsley half hour ago. Just bought one. Setup & connected to Apple TV on Netflix. Picture is way better than my 5yr old Samsung 40" LCD. Very happy for the money!

Great price for a 50 inch free view hd 1080p tv which can also play most files from a hard drive

are they?

Ordered online but decided to cancel, ow have a set in front of me definately worth £286 as for sound I have Wooden floor speakers and an Amp... If you can get one well done!

Is the panel matte or gloss?

Would love to know what the hell hotel mode is ? One of the strangest things ive ever seen on a tv spec sheet.

Went and picked one up, so far have no issues with picture quality but the sound isn't great. Going to hook it up to a sound bar tomorrow so will hopefully help.
Great tv for the price!!

Panel is shiny so gloss, no idea on hotel mode????

We bought a little tv/dvd combi for the spare room, a Linsar by John Lewis. Thought it didn't have an on/off switch but discovered a strange tiny toggle lever tucked away which is an on/off switch and also changes channel/volume depending on how it's used.

Also bought a 32" Sanyo and thought it didn't work until we found the on/off tucked away right underneath. It was a secret switch!

Lol nice. Thats quite a good feature. Would be a handy feature on all sets. +1 from me for that feature.

Ps i like the word feature it would seem.

what the feck



There's a problem with the details that you've submitted. Please correct the following details:

- You have items in your order which cannot be delivered to XXXX XXX. Those items are Polaroid P50LED14 - 50" LED-backlit LCD TV. Please either return to the basket and remove these items, or select a different postcode 

1920 x 1080p @ 60Hz :smiley:

Anybody got one from a brighton store?

Jan yes, I cancelled the online order

Anybody got one from a brighton store?

Kool well will go to the store tomorrow hopfully have one

They didnt even have them on display in my store i just enquired on the off chance!

Went into my local asda tonight.

None left, and apparently every other asda had called to see if there were any left.

Looks like they're all gone.

Are you connecting the Sat Nav to it?

ANy chance we can get proper reviews and pictures when folks get their deliveries.

Define 'big' manufacturer! The ASDA Polaroid brand TV is made by VESTEL, Europe's biggest TV manufacturer, 3rd largest in the world, and the number 2 TV seller, under its own various brand names, in the UK. It also makes TVs here in Europe,for those 'big' Japanese and Korean brands. Vestel is right up to date on technology too, and ahead of some. In fact, as reported just last month in the trade press 'Advanced Television' , following Panasonic's similar announcement last month, that Vestel's new Smart TVs and set top boxes marketed in the UK will have built in Freesat including 'Freetime'. In other parts of the world, the Polaroid brand has been licenced to others that are nothing to do with Vestel
http://advanced-television.com/2014/04/03/freesat-partners-with-vestel-for-freetime-expansion/

Front seat or back seat?

Pity it didn't come with a 5 year guarantee.
I would have ordered one for Max Clifford, delivered to his new address. :stuck_out_tongue:

Really good price but can't recommend this brand, mine packed up just days after the guarantee ended

I would rather go for the Tesco 50', with cash back it's only around 35-40 more, but someone said the Tesco one gets free 5 Year warranty, is this true?

Not really strange. A lot of TVs have a 'Hotel mode' available. You are right that it allows a hotel to prevent a guest accessing certain settings. For example, it can enable volume to be restricted, ports to be disabled to prevent guests using their own PS/Xbox etc. If set, it requires a 4 figure PIN to access the menu. Might be useful in some homes too! The TV instruction book will tell how to set it.

Who makes the panel?, that is the crucial thing here. There are only a few main panel makers in the world and often they will be made by a name you are familiar with like LG or Samsung. Its a cracking price for the specs but it depends on how it handles motion.

Be aware that a lot of brands today are only connected to the original company by name and nothing else. This Polaroid is certainly not 'the Polaroid' you think you know. Brand names can be purchased under licence and stuck on anything, even cheaper Japanese brand TV's are not made by them. This is basically an Asda OEM TV by Vestal but it's still great.

all tv's have a 5 year warranty under the sale of goods act!! John Lewis makes its bread and butter on it!!! this 5 year guarantee fairytale is something that is covered and retailers use it as a selling point knowing that the consumer is covered anyway.

Bought it today. All set up. Working perfectly. Happy customer! :-)

hmmm very tempted..

No brainer ordered

Ordered one online. I hope I get it fast!!!

If I decide to keep it, can the suqre trade warranty be bought after?

Bought. ****!

Just finished watching Star Trek into darkness on one of these. Great picture and The sound was good too. It is defo a Vestel (when I plugged the screen into my laptop windows recognised it as a Vestel )I got this to replace a 32" toshiba which must also have been a Vestel as the software on the TV is identical. It is quite light too so perfect for my existing glass stand. I noticed that on HD channels the screen is excellent, but for SD it's not as clear if you are close to the screen. More than happy for the money I spent.

Just finished watching Star Trek into darkness on one of these. Great picture and The sound was good too. It is defo a Vestel (when I plugged the screen into my laptop windows recognised it as a Vestel )I got this to replace a 32" toshiba which must also have been a Vestel as the software on the TV is identical and even the old remote works on this new one. I had the toshiba for 3yrs and it's still going strong.It is quite light too so perfect for my existing glass stand. I noticed that on HD channels the screen is excellent at all distances , but for SD it's not as clear if you are close to the screen. RJ45 port on the back does nothing... That's only enabled of it has the Portal option which this model does not.

just picked 1 up from the Chadderton store,they wasn't on display but asked the manager & he got me 1 from the back,he said there was 5 more in the back & they would be putting them out tonight. hope this is of use to someone.

And have you actually tried claiming under the SoGA in the fourth or fifth year for a TV?

It's not easy by any means, and you would probably lose your case (if it went to court) especially with this particular TV after such a long period of time.

great price!!

I rang Samsung with a 4 year old LCD power switch problem they came and repaired no questions asked. The thing is about TV's there are no moving parts. Other than the switch. If anything fails you would be covered as would be a manufacturing default. Hence the 5 year guarantees or 6 years in Scotland.

Thanks

That's full **** man, never go full ****

Buy the 50"panasonic plasma. That is usually around 300 and has an amazing picture. Went with a mate to Currys to get him one. The pana was by far the cheapest in a whole line of telly's. However picture quality was awful compared to rest. Staff said it was a rubbish tv that they were obliged to sell by panasonic and "why not check out the lg for 650......" . When he left us alone I swapped the usb around with the telly next door (they had no aerial for the store and used usbs with preloaded clips on them to show picutre quality). Hey presto! The picture was then noticeably the best in a row of tellys which cost up to 1500. The telly I swapped with now had a shockingly pixilated picture.....
Sort of makes sense. Currys had to hamstring the plasma Panasonic or people would question the need to spend triple the amount on an inferior quality picture.
Shop around before you buy the polaroid- you can get great quality for not much more. Now bring on the plasma haters.....

Anyone played the ps4 on it yet?

Bought one today online, delivery due after 8th May. Happy days, been after a 50" tv for a while, been instore and the picture quality is very decent. Thanks!!

Bought one yesterday in ASDA Wembley store. Manager said they have A LOT in the back waiting to be taken out today - may be worth for someone.
Hooked it up with my Pioneer VSX-923 receiver, so the not_so_good SD upscaling, not_superior sound and lack of HDMI ports doesn't really bother me. The picture is perfectly fine, if you fiddle with controls a bit (brightness, contrast, backlight etc.) then the black is black and all colours are fine.
The power consumption is just 95W, so I think replacing my old Pioneer plasma (350W) will soon show on my bills!
+1 happy customer here! Just don't understand how comes it's that cheap! :smiley:

Just been asda they had one on display but was showing a dvd so quality wasnt that great to be expected.Undecided whether to take the risk

Yep to be honest after seeing the tv in store im not so impressed by the price granted it's cheap but I get the feeling this tv is not upgrade an for me

Yep to be honest after seeing the tv in store im not so impressed by the price granted it's cheap but I get the feeling this tv is not upgrade an for me

As mentioned in a previous post, settings (brightness,colour, etc) needs amending but for £286 and given my TV was 4 years old, this was a no brainer in my circumstances.

If you are a bit of a TV nut and need something of a very high standard then don't bother.

That's fair are you coming from a lcd tv?

That's fair are you coming from a lcd tv?

That's fair are you coming from a lcd tv?

Ordered.
Thanks

That's fair are you coming from a lcd tv?

That's fair are you coming from a lcd tv?

Ordered.
£10 off as paid by paypal - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asda-10-off-40-spend-when-paying-via-paypal-email-recipients-only-1886508
Quidco tracked but no amount - http://www.quidco.com/asda-direct/?ac

Of course there's an on off switch, it's a little rocker wheel type button by the usb ports. Once again, really impressed with this tv, once it's toned down in the settings I.e contrast / brightness turned down, it's as good as any Samsung etc I've ever seen. stunning, so glad I got one. Thanks op

HOT. Does it have component in? (not vga dsub, I mean the one like this

It's tempting and I bet it looks pretty decent with HD content but it almost certainly won't play 24p footage smoothly which is a deal breaker for me. Most pricier sets manage it by having really high refresh rates so each frame can be displayed an equal number of times and my 32" LG from a few years back has a clever trick where it actually reduces it's refresh rate to 48hz so it can display each frame twice and avoid judder but I can't imagine this set has that feature which is a shame because it doesn't seem that difficult to do.

I thought there was no special process for the £10, but there was no £10 taken off for me. I paid via PayPal.

I ended up getting one its an absolute bargain!Tried it on ps4 brilliant picture. The screen is only slightly reflective. I would highly recommend this Tv!

Well it says in the specs "Component, composite, HDMI, SCART" and "1 x VGA / component video input ( 15 PIN HD D-Sub (HD-15) )"

it probably does have it, I just was worried the way they grouped VGA and component together. It has everything else. I would need it for my Wii as scart looks horrible. You said heaps, im guessing your an Aussie then? :wink:

British here, I say heaps... It could be a northern thing.

Im from Manchester but cant say Ive heared heaps used much, I think I would say loads of.. anyway not to worry :wink:

It doesn't have component input but I has scart, so I think you can get an old adapter thing. The screen seems to be a touch glossy and does reflect the daylight window behind me, but not to a point where it's annoying, also I was the same with my old philips lcd. I'm just blown away that I finally came up trumps by playing the waiting game and got a 50" full hd telly for less than £300!!!!!! Happy bargain hunter here

Tons, loads, heaps, yea maybe I don't use it as much.

Any photo of how slim the TV is?

No but I'd say 3 1/2 inches at its widest

Nail on the head. I'm a Mancunian.

GET THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY.

planned obsolescence and razor thin margins has reduced the quality of the electronic components to the point where this 50" TV could fail after 2 years of daily use.

great impulse buy.

Technically there aren't component inputs on a SCART socket, but on a lot of TVs you can used the RGB inputs as component and it will accept it. It's a non-standard implementation but it's done this way because TVs built for world-wide distribution have to use a different input plate for the US version since they don't use SCART over there. This means the board for the TV is always capable of accepting a wider variety of inputs than is physically attached.

But is this easily possible with this particular TV? I thought that for SCART there are three connectors and for component there are five, right?

It comes with the adaptor

Anybody tried to take the polaroid badge off?

My still shiny SONY badge is waiting for a new home..

What is the weight of the tv?

Plenty at the Asda next to the Trafford Centre, Manchester :smiley:

None in stores around where I live, So just ordered one online :smiley:
I just want to know if anyone has used the audio outputs on this TV. I see on the website they are listed as:
1 x digital audio output (coaxial) ( RCA phono )
1 x digital audio output (optical) ( TOS Link )
1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )

I don't really want to rely solely on the TV's main speakers as they will probably be quite weak (can't complain as the price is so low though :stuck_out_tongue:) and my sound system only has left and right composite inputs.
I know I can't use the 2 digital outputs unless I get something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/optical-to-rca
So basically can I use the headphone output to connect up to my external speakers? Has anybody done this before with this TV or any other Polaroid model? For example will the TV speakers continue to work when 'headphones' are connected and will I be able to control the volume normally?

Cheers

There should be no reason why you can't, it won't be at line level but that shouldn't matter. The only thing is that plugging into the headphone jack will cut off the built in speakers. If you don't want that you can probably get analogue audio out by using an adapter on the scart socket. You need one that has either input and output or an in/out switch on it, but that should give you analogue out as a pair of RCAs as if the TV were connected to DVR/VCR

I actually have one of those adapters lying around :laughing: Those ones with scart at one end and 3 RCAs (mine has s-video too) on the other, with a switch that changes input/output right?
Correct me if I'm wrong but I wouldn't think this would work because the TV has one scart input (not output)

In my local ASDA the *BIG* Sign over the top of them clearly says £2.86

Wasn't in the mood for a fight though.

This is the pinout for a standard scart connector http://www.marcspages.co.uk/tech/1103a.gif as you can see it has both audio in and out and composite video in and out. Some pins have dual purposes, that diagram doesn't show S-video for instance, and the RGB pins are bi-directional and also frequently now used for component, although as I said earlier it's a non-standard implementation. But so yeah The scart connector will have both, some people actually still want to hook up a dvd recorder or VCR and record from the built in tuner.

Ok thanks for your help! , I just thought that the scart port on the TV wouldn't output any signals and would only accept inputs from a scart device
When it gets delivered I will report back :sunglasses:

Phoned up the Asda store in Chatham couple of hours ago, they said they had 5 in stock.

Visited them 20 minutes ago, and as I was going up the escalator, I saw a bloke coming down the other escalator with one on his shoulders. Apparently it was the last one.

Ordering online now, shame too, was going to comment on the quality of the thing.

its ok. My mates are more blonde than me.

I went to Burgh Heath Asda store and bought one today. They have 3 left in stock as of 17:00 03/05/2014. I've watched some Star Wars Phantom Menace on freeview and it looks good, no motion judder but I haven't tried a blu-ray yet. Great TV for the money. Virgin TV looks great on it. Very Happy.

anyone know what the refresh rate is ?

Picked one up today and set it up and so far its pretty good. The picture quality is good on standard Virgin and the HD was very impressive, I haven't noticed any motion blur or anything like that. What I would say is the sound is not so good, so I am looking at getting a sound bar. Has anyone hooked up a sound bar to one of these yet?

Its not got a digital optical output, only a SPDIF Coaxil output, so I am just trying to find a sound bar with the same connections.

google search Polaroid I0317 for more info

Specifications read this:

1 x digital audio output (optical) ( TOS Link )

Have you got the TV?

Yep, I have one. It has the SPDIF output which I think is digital, but its the coaxial type not the optical. definitely only has the one audio output that I can see.

1200:1 contrast ratio...... Maybe it's got a contrast dial like my game boy


Err grey, errr black, suppose you'll settle for a greyish tinge of black then

Hahahahahah

Just noticed it was on ITV2. Did you watch it on the actual tvs own Freeview HD channel or was it through a cable/skybox?

It was through Virgin.

Has anyone had any luck with canceling the order? I noticed they had 4 of these in an ASDA near me, but didn't want to make an order before i can cancel...

Well, you get the court fee back and also a small amount of money for time spend in court and traveling. That is if you win, of course. The problem here is that when the telly fails after 3 years or so, you get into the "what is a reasonable length of time" territory. An unsympathetic judge might consider that it is reasonable for a £200 TV to last for only 2 years. Then you will not only not gain anything, but will lose the court fee and about £100-£150 of other side's expenses. Realistically, Section 14 SGA1979 (the reasonable length of time bit) claims are only worth it if the item is fairly expensive and the warranty is short.

Either way, SGA protection is nowhere near as good as a normal contractual warranty. I think that it does not make sense to pay for those "extended warranties" as they like to call them (they are essentially just insurance policies). However, if you can get a longer warranty for free or very cheap, eg by pricematching John Lewis or just by ordering from a different store, then by all means get it.

By the way, before anybody mentions, the EU 2 year warranty does not exist either. If anyone is interested I can explain why.

Anyone know if it supports 24p by any chance??

There should be 5-6 in stock tomorrow morning at Wigan if this helps anyone..

Right now I have 4 devices connected to my TV via HDMI (FreesatHD, WDLiveTV, NowTV, Chromecast) + 1 on component (Wii). So I need another box under the TV + another remote to lose and replace batteries: do not want!

Hmm....just noticed a stuck pixel on the TV I picked up yesterday, so not so good.

Anyone know of any stores around Manchester that have these in today?

Ordered one, nothing discouraging in this thread so far from the people that got one - and can always send it back as ordered online within the first few weeks. 2 HDMI ports isn't great but there are numerous workarounds (as stated above even with remote controls...) so I am looking forward to the experience...

any pictures of the TV lit with some HD footage showing?

Please upload.

Hi.I thinking to buy this TV but in my local asda they dont have any for show how it look and how its the picture.
My sister in-law have a 32"E-Motion from Tesco and there picture is really good,I want buy 50"E-Motion but not in stock in tesco driect.

So I now thinking about that polaroid but need to know did the picture is ok on HD and SD channels?I know its not high-end led panel its low-end but as I said Tesco's E-motion is really good,so if Asda's Polaroid have same or similiar(mayby better)picture and acceptable viewing angle I will buy it tomorrow.

Thanks.

I decided to cancel this. I didn't desperately need it in the first place and the specifications page lies about component support. (Confirmed by a member here.) Even if it does it with an adapter (I'm dubious about this, part of the reason for the cancellation), that is not a function of the TV itself.

TVs will be just as cheap or cheaper in the future. If you don't need it now, don't bother. I'm a hypocrite though as I impulse ordered it myself.

But I really need one to my living room.I was looking for something more expensive e.g 800-900pounds but our budget is not ready yet for this kind of tv's so I was thinking about cheap one,for some time mayby 2-3 years.
There is still no review about Polaroid.

Can anyone who has bought this post the dimensions of the set, please?
Website has no mention of width, height etc

Just got one from the store.

Few problems to mention:
1. Backlight bleeding in the middle of the screen (unless it's called something else when it's in the middle)


2. Loud buzzing sound from the back. (someone also mentioned this yesterday)
3. Cannot play DTS sound
4. Tearing/ghosting: was watching some snooker on BBC THREE HD and when the guy hit the white ball, maaan, there was quite a lot of tearing. Might be from the source, will have to investigate further with an hd clip from the USB.

I will give a replacement a shot, but I think the replacement will probably go back as well..

EDIT: I also just called and canceled the online order. Took like 5 seconds lol.

I will wait for e-motion back in stock at Tesco then.

Watching this TV right now in my living room, bought it this afternoon. Absolutely no complaints at all!! Great price and great picture quality!! The sound isn't great, but neither are the TVs that cost many times more than this TV.

50 inch screen money green leather sofa :sunglasses:

The user reports down under seem to be not too bad:
Australian website with customer ratings

I have to say this TV is great value for what you pay and what you actually get! :smiley:

Of course it is great value regardless of faults. I dont understand the geeks that cannot stand the banding, ghosting on cheap tv's. Although i must admit my friend has a 2k tv and the picture is crystal clear stunning. But the polaroid/furrion and other cheap tv's do the job for the price .

Too right. For most people, wont be able to tell the difference in quality, unless they sit 2 inches away from the screen. You will get the tech snobs telling the difference I am sure, but they can spend more money to be satisfied, lol.

Thats good, extra TVs for others :smiley: I havent had any problems with mines.

What's the difference?

Give it a month lol

PS: These are not about to sell out..There is an unending supply of these coming off the assembly line in Turkey. .

So glad I aint a tech snob, lol :smiley:

Welcome to the club.Having bought the 50" offering from Tescos myself I find the picture quality, particularly HD, very good for everyday viewing .However, these cheapie flat panels really struggle when displaying 24fps or streaming HD content via Netflix/XBMC due to lack of processing power and poor refresh rates. Both Tesco and ASDA 50"s suffer from this, the Polaroid more noticeably so from what I saw of it in store..

Hence why my E motion is sitting in the conservatory and not in my living room. I would advise against buying these unless it's strictly for watching the odd movie or soaps on Freeview...

As I said..... Glad I aint a tech snob. That is all foreign language to me mate. Some of us just want a good TV with a good picture, which is what these TVs have, if you want a picture you can watch 2 inches away without fault then by all means, spend your fortunes :smiley:

Watching a 1080p Full HD movie right now, looks great :smiley:

Hey guys, could someone be super helpful and record the 50 inch tv on a hd channel and a normal freeview channel and upload it to youtube?

I posted some issues I found earlier (Click Here) and now I found another which would probably be the deal breaker for me.

Connecting a laptop via HDMI cable rather than VGA is quite bad. Normally, you would find a setting on most TVs to let the TV know that the source connected to HDMI port X is a PC, but no luck on this one. The res is set to 1080p on the laptop but it is not sharp and it does not fill the whole panel on the TV.

If anyone has any ideas on this, I'd appreciate it. Otherwise I might not even ask for replacement.

Oh and by the way, the sound on this TV is pretty decent. I tried a 47 inch technika back in November and it had horrible sound.

EDIT: So I managed the fix the full screen :smile: It had nothing to do with the TV but with the ATI drivers on the laptop...

I hope the replacement doesn't have this massive "clouding" in the middle and that buzzing at the back (which is quite loud to be honest). As per my previous note about the DTS not playing, I just mentioned it so others know, I don't care about it as I play my content via the laptop with a remote and plex :smile:.

Glad you found something positive :smiley:

Some people, myself included are just more sensitive to image quality.
I have a Technika TV where you cannot turn off the noise reduction and as a result I can't enjoy watching anything on that screen as i'm just distracted by the blur effect, everyone else in the house has no idea what i'm talking about and just watches the TV!

anybody hooked up a sound bar too this yet? im still holding out. really tempted tho?

Awaiting delivery tomorrow. Does anyone know if I can add the guarantee later as I did not add it at the time of order. Thanks.

Little Update:
The replacement is still buzzing, although not as loud. I assume this is normal for cheap TVs.
There is still clouding on the new one, although much smaller.

I am yet to decide whether to keep it or not.

Excellent. Thanks for this.

Picked this TV up Friday.
First impressions:

Weight: It's light. I think it's actually lighter than my 32" LG LCD (circa 2008)

Buzzing: Standing right next to it when it's on, I can hear an electrical buzzing from the top middle of the unit. A few feet away I can't hear it at all.

Switch On: It takes around 10-12 seconds to get a picture up from standby. Seems quite long.

UI/Menus: Seems fine, fairly nice interface that doesn't clutter the screen much. No lag from remote to UI. The picture and sound level ranges are just really odd though! 0-63 contrast scale?! Think there were a few other odd scales. What's wrong with 0-100?
Remote: feels a bit cheap and light, but adequate. Button placement for a few most used features feels a little awkward, and not easy to find things by feel without looking (volume +/-, programme +/-) but this might just arrive when my brain gets used to the muscle memory of a new remote.

Picture: seems fine to me, coming from a six year old 32" LCD. The freeview HD channels look good (when my aerial isn't being a dick), and the SD stuff looks ok as well. Had to alter the controls to get the image I prefer (low contrast, high brightness, below-mid saturation). I've seen no issues with bleed or clouding. There was a bit of motion blur on The Bourne Ultimatum (HD broadcast) but I have the noise reduction set to high and we all know what the camerawork is like in the Bourne films. Seemed a good test for blur/ghosting. To be honest, I'm not that fussed. Football and snooker looked fine through the BBC HD channels, I didn't notice anything truly horrible at all.

USB: The media player stuff works pretty well with a small USB stick or with a little WD passport drive (the sockets are powered). Doesn't seem to recognise two drives at the same time though.

Audio: By miles this is the worst thing about this set. The speaker is on the back of the unit and is about the worst thing I've heard in years. My mobile phone has better speakers. Volume up about mid twenties (about a third!) and there's very noticeable, very annoying buzz and rattle from the unit. No bass at all. It's very treble-y, but in a thin, cheap plastic way rather than being crisp.
I can't stress this enough: YOU WILL NEED A SOUNDBAR FOR THIS TV.
I just picked one up from Asda, it's a cheap Polaroid aluminium thing for £50. Thought it'd be crap but I'd try it out and take it back the next day. It's actually pretty decent and I'm very likely keeping it. None of this is anywhere remotely near top-end AV geek kit, but I really don't mind. It's affordable and looks and sounds perfectly good in a regular living room. Watched Game of Thrones on the setup last night and it looked great (for an SD picture) and sounded very nice (warm bass boom from the soundbar, and could hear things that just aren't there at all with the TV speaker)

The soundbar is plugged into the headphones socket of the TV and the headphone setting in the sound menu is switched to LINE.
I had wanted a Philips bar from Tesco but they didn't have any Digital Coaxial cables which would have been the only other way of connecting the audio between the two - and there was nothing supplied with the Philips. So ended up buying the cheapest thing possible as a test, and I'm actually really happy with it. Bluetooth included so you can switch the source from TV to BT and play your phone's music through it, with the TV on or off. Bonus.

Polaroid Soundbar:
http://direct.asda.com/Polaroid-Bluetooth-TV-Soundbar/000570514,default,pd.html


Overall: Now that I've got the audio sorted out, I'm really happy with the TV. It could have used another HDMI input or two, and I can't figure out what the ethernet connection is actually used for (tried plugging it in, it shows up fine in IP settings, but can't seem to find a use for it… anyone else?) - and I'll say it again: you will need a soundbar! - but apart from that it's a bargain.

Asda has a 28 day "Changed Your Mind" policy. If you don't like it, take it back. Definitely worth a shot.


BBC2 HD - (Patterns and artifacts due to camera phone)

BBC2 HD - (Patterns and artifacts due to camera phone)

My reflection on a black screen in the middle of the day - Haven't noticed it any other times, it's totally reasonable.

Do you notice any "clouding" on yours? Best seen from the side on black screen. Let me know and if so, post a picture.

Does anything show up in the "Sources" menu setting regarding ethernet? One of my Samsungs will connect via ethernet, then if you have Movies, TV, pictures etc in a shared folder on the LAN, you may be able to access them through the TV. Damned sight easier than plugging in a USB stick/drive.

Movies and TV I used to use PS3 Media Server, the menu was a bit clunky but it would play .avi's and MKV's no problem at all.

Thanks for the pics by the way, doesn't look at all bad! :smiley:

I have just ordered mine.If will be not happy with purchase will return it back.
Thanks for review and pictures.

I honestly can't see any clouding on mine. The cameraphone picture below shows up the black as way lighter than to the eye, and there are some reflections in the picture, so it doesn't look as black as it should here. Also I've noticed when you turn the brightness way up there's a little bit of vertical lines shining through slightly, but again these show up on camera much more noticeable than to your eye standing in front of it. This looks absolutely fine in person. I saw your clouding picture earlier and there is nothing like that on mine at all. Maybe a bad batch of panels?



My soundbar is also in the pic.


Not that I noticed. The sources menu shows up the usual DTV / Scart / HDMI1 / HDMI2 / Ypbpr / etc (not in front of it now), but I didn't see any options when ethernet was plugged in. The on-screen user manual (which is handy) refers to using Nero MediaHome server from a PC, but I couldn't find any version for Mac so I couldn't test it. I usually stream from computer through PS3 Media Server or Plex on Roku anyway, but I had hoped the TV could do this so I could get rid of the Roku. Tried running PS3MS in case it might show up on the TV somewhere but couldn't find any options.

If anyone else figures out a way to get this going without the Nero server, please keep me updated!

Thanks for answering my question about audio output, seems like I can use the headphone port as an audio out (without the tv speakers being turned off) - don't have to use scart now!

Been looking at the 60" version of this TV for £529.00. looks ok as far as I can see

Bought a 46" polaroid from asda when posted here last year? (time flies) Had all the negs postings about it then, But it was for the bedroom so wasn't too worried at the price of £239 I paid in store, It has been brill, picture is excellent I have a 1080p stb used with my motorised sat dish, Sound is great esp with my ears and PS3 assassins creed plays and looks fantastic, i have an hdmi splitter and even an old Xbox with xbmc on it and I cant fault the picture even on 720p. Needless to say for less than £300 squids I have ordered this beauty free delivery due thursday. Cheers op.

I think he like to think he knows what he is talking about. Some people don't like the idea that this is actually a great TV for the price. I dont have any issues that he has on mines.

blackpepperjc

Overall: Now that I've got the audio sorted out, I'm really happy with the TV. It could have used another HDMI input or two, and I can't figure out what the ethernet connection is actually used for (tried plugging it in, it shows up fine in IP settings, but can't seem to find a use for it… anyone else?) - and I'll say it again: you will need a soundbar! - but apart from that it's a bargain.

The ethernet connection is for freeview channels that you only get from the internet like Motors TV.

He's moaning? Looks like taking the time to point out flaws for people interested in buying it.

OOS now.

I have my Sky HD box connected to mines

Hope they get more in stock as I've hummed and arrrrd all weekend and now missed out :disappointed:

The ethernet connection is for freeview channels only.

That sounds really dangerous.

lol

Mine is set up nicely now and Sky HD / Netflix both look great through it. I've also ordered a HDMI switch to give me some extra HDMI sockets etc. The only thing now is to setup my Mac properly. I downloaded an app called SwitchResX to get it looking ok but I still think the settings can be tinkered with.

Anyone else set one of these tele's up with a Mac via VGA?

Is it ok picture wise ?

Very good yes. Tried the free HD channels, and they look good. I also tried a 1080 HD version of Gravity with USB stick (*.mkv) and it was awesome!

Has anybody tried gaming on this yet? Any reports of PS4/Xbox One quality.

hy I just have bought one few days ago at asda for £284 its great price for a 50 led tv ,its very very good for my ps3 but to watch tv I dindt like the pictures are too poor ,Im returne to asda 2morow

The tesco deal was not bad given the 5 year warranty but it is OOS. Waiting for mine to pitch up tomorrow to replace my 40 inch LG plasma.

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1690541/Currys-fixed-broken-TV-after-26-months.html

Interestingread about topic being discussed earlier in the thread

I know I should've asked earlier but could you take a similar pic from both sides when it is dark in the room. Much appreciated.

The camera images aren't doing the screen justice at all here. It's my camera trying to compensate for low light. This thing is fine to watch.


BBC 1 HD


Netflix HD


Battlefield 4 on PS3

Battlefield 4 on PS3

D'oh! Showing as out of stock for me now. Gutted that I've missed out on this one.

I have the 32" version of this and hate it.
It has 2 volume settings silent or loud nothing on between. Asda wouldn't help as they didn't have any of them left ggrr.

Mines just been delivered, will set it up tonight. Anyone got a sky remote code for this?

any good?

Out of stock!

Contrast ratio 1200:1?
Don't complain when, in 6 months, you look like Bran Stark -

Got one from ASDA store on Friday on way home from work.
Picture quality is fantastic. Lost of different modes depending on what you prefer.
WII U in full HD looks awesome and runs smooth, good colours.
Sound was a little flat as speakers mounted on rear, as usual with rear speakers.
But I have a Sound bar and it sound great with that instead on the built-in speakers.
Freeview HD looks great. Virgin Tivo box running at 1080P looks great.
Apple TV running Netflix working fantastic.
So all in all for £286 this is a real bargain.
Looked up some info and these Polaroid panels are built at the same Taiwan/Chinese factory's as Sony TV's.

Got one from Thurmaston ASDA Leicester yesterday. I had to ask at electronics desk as it wasn't on show anywhere, then they bought me one down from stock room. Brilliant TV for the price i'm really surprised. At first I thought the black wasnt dark enough , just needed settings doing

damn I need a new tv ><

it says OOS but also This item is available to order however it will not be despatched until May 08, 2014, payment will be taken immediately...

Glad there are some other realistic people on here :smiley: appreciating a good deal. Cannot believe the stuff the haters are coming out with :P

Yep I use the Headphone port and go into an Amp for Wood Floor Speakers.....

Oh if only my car hadnt needed work for mot id have got this...great deal

Anyone got details of optimum settings to get the best out of this?

I am using the headphone out, which go's to my amp. The sound is really good. If you do this, make sure you go to the "Settings > Sound" and change headphone setting to "LINE OUT". I cannot remember the exact wording, but you will see what I mean. :smiley:

Got mine an hour ago. Just set it up. The hissing sound from the back of the TV is too noticeable. On the phone with asda for exchange now. Not too impressed!

i do the same bigmaz - works great :smiley:

no hissing sound either here...

Been watching mine for a few hours and for it's worth I'm impressed

~ hissing only noticeable if u put ear to within a few inches of the back of tv , Not an issue at all on my set

~ SD and HD content both look good .. watched MOTD HD and snooker HD and no issues with , ghosting, blurring etc

~ it has played every format thrown at it via usb stick and plays all with no problem ... footage from my 1080p video Camera looks excellent

~ sound , it's not amazing but certainly sufficient for general day to day viewing

dont get me wrong if u had an £800 samsung or Sony next to it you might be able to tell the difference in quality but for £286 delivered it's definitely worth it .

Got the tv today to replace 42 inch lg plasma. Much better picture and sound quality. No problem, got it set up and hung in under 2 hours. No hissing. Impressed very much with the buy. Thanks OP.

What is the code for this TV pls for virgin

Lol :smiley:

picked up one, about an hour ago from my nearest ASDA
Great massive screen, i am soo happy :smile:
wiiu on full hd and content from usb palyes flawlessly
thanks for this topic

I just got home from work, put my ear against the TV, yes I heard a buzz, but moved a few inches away and couldnt hear it, so anyone saying they can and taking their TV back because of it are just trolls, they are lying

Nice kulfon avatar:p
Ordered yesterday,waiting for email from asda with info when it will be dispatched.
If picture will be ok it will replace my 6 yr old 37"sharp aquos(still good picture anyway).
Will post feedback and screenshots when delivered.

Which store did you buy it from? - I ordered mine on Sunday and called today to ask about delivery. They said it will be with me on the 19th!! Back order it seems.

I dont think he did buy one, he is talking rubbish, you cannot hear the buzz....

Sorry for late reply, it was in Rugby. Two more were left on sale stand in the middle aisle.
proof:

Thanks for the reply. A bit too far for me. Will just have to wait for delivery in 2 weeks time.

I bought mine from that rugby store as well, I thought I might as well buy it here instead of waiting for delivery. So far I am very impressed with the screen quality, I've been watching some HD nature documentaries through iplayer on the ps3 and I've been blown away with how great it looks. btw there was one left after I got mine, and the fact that there was no price label anywhere to be seen probably was why there were some left

Hmm. looks like a decent TV for the price.

I just paid about £500 for the 47 inch LG smart TV. I don't really use the smart stuff as I have a PC connected anyway. This would have been a damn sight cheaper and a larger screen for the world cup.

Has this got terrible smearing on football. I imagine it has. If it hasn't then it is a bargain.

Just to let you all know, this is available online again. Ordered, would be rude not to. As for these generic brands, I have a Blaupunkt 32" 3d set as a 2nd tv and it's perfectly decent. This will be replacing my ageing 42" LG plasma.

Confirmed back in stock online. I asked earlier about a sky code, for those also wondering, 1342 works for me.

Hmmmm, Any good for an Xbox One?

[quote=keminem]Been watching mine for a few hours and for it's worth I'm impressed

~ hissing only noticeable if u put ear to within a few inches of the back of tv , Not an issue at all on my set

~ SD and HD content both look good .. watched MOTD HD and snooker HD and no issues with , ghosting, blurring etc

~ it has played every format thrown at it via usb stick and plays all with no problem ... footage from my 1080p video Camera looks excellent

~ sound , it's not amazing but certainly sufficient for general day to day viewing

dont get me wrong if u had an £800 samsung or Sony next to it you might be able to tell the difference in quality but for £286 delivered it's definitely worth it .

Can you play internet? Does it got apps like YouTube. I need to play YouTube as my son watches nursery rhymes whole day.

Is this any good for PS3/XBOX 360 gaming? I've seen the refresh rate is 60hz so will this mean lag or blurring?

yay!! got my tv!! thanks guys

Sorry to ask a basic quation about if it's suitable for PS3/XBOX360 but I'm turning 30 soon and my technical knowledge has rapidly began to disappear

Thanks Hightower.

Son got his last night and is well impressed. Picture brilliant, sound ok (only using it in bedroom) and found it excellent for xbox, so all in all, a bargain!!

Just ordered one! A new TV for my new home!

For that price if your using it in the bedroom or kids bedroom etc its great! Hell if you are not so fussed about too much quality then its a superb price for the size of the screen!

I just bought one, I doubt it will live up to my Samsung PS51E6500 but its not supposed to, will review it once I get delivered/set up :smiley:

Bound to catch fire when they are getting this hot!:confused:

just to add my point. got one a few days ago for bedroom. I think its ace. for gaming aswell as tv etc. and specific questions I will try answer if anyone needs

1200:1 CONTRAST RATIO... eeek

No smart features people moan. Chromecast sorts any HDMI TV that problem out. Extremely tempted to drop some cash on this.

out of stock

out of stock

saw this in asda last night loads left, bargain me thinks. (long eaton, nottingham)

Anybody got overall dimensions of the TV?

I think the tv is very intelligent please don't insult the tv :smile:

Hi,

To clarify to issue of hissing/ buzzing/ humming noise.

Had to replace the first one I purchased due to the noise coming from the back and getting louder depending on the backlight setting. It's not related to the speakers/audio, as it's generated by the backlight electronics (loose coil perhaps).

2nd model is miles better! The noise is not noticable and dissappears completely on 'high' setting. So... if you're lucky or nor overly picky, you'll be pleased with the purchase.

Sorry to ask again, but can someone who has one of these run a measuring tape over it and tell us its width and height?

Need it to fit in a specific space, otherwise a pointless purchase!

Cheers

Dont take anybodies word for it, what if they measure wrong and you order on that basis?
Go measure it yourself or ask CS and get a record of the answer so you have comeback.

update re the hissing .. it was very noticeable when I turned backlight on to the low setting , no idea why ??? when backlight set to high it's virtually silent so mine will remain on high

If no one does this for you today, then I will let you know the dim's when I get home from work. I will take a pic of the tape so you know it is correct :smile:

W: 114cm (edges of set)
H: 71cm (bottom of base to top edge of set)
D: Stand= 23cm / Set= 12cm (approx 14cm with space for cables out back)

I've given these several millimetres extra for safety.

Still 'In stock' but despatch 18-May-2014, should be Unexpired

Just ordered not going to be dispatched until 18th of May however, but deal should be unexpired

Page not loading - the end is nigh :disappointed:

After being out of stock last night I was pleased to see this available this morning so ordered immediately and just waiting for contact on delivery.

Has anyone worked out what the network (RJ-45) connection is for yet - DLNA maybe?

Heat added obviously, thanks OP :wink:

does anybody know, what's the meaning of LED backlit LCD TV?

Only 50hz, is this not compatible with Xbox which requires 60hz?

What does the law side on with regards to these and DSR? Presume if we don't find them satisfactory after testing they can be returned?

i am so tempted but i couldnt physically fit it in my living room :disappointed:

hopefully it will be available again when I get a bigger place

i was looking at the LG 55la970w but this is cheap TV and you can have a TV in each room for the same price. You can probably also use chromecast on this TV to bring smart features.

hopefully some folks who have them will post back when they get them with reviews

What tv are you guys upgrading from to this?

I cancelled my order as previously posted, but I'm still curious about the composite input. People said that it doesn't come with this despite the specifications. However, apparently it does come with an adapter? What is this adapter?

hot price for this thanks op

Anybody got overall dimensions of the TV?

Got mine from Asda Mount Pleasant in Hull this morning, they had another 6 in stock, so far very impressed, not a super slim tv, and if anybody wants to wall mount it the connectors are facing the back wall so allow some more space

Got mine yesterday, really is fantastic for the money, the pictures really good. Absolute bargain :smiley:
Thanks again.

Sorry, I meant to say component. (Sometimes I get those muddled up.) Basically I want to connect this cable (or cables):



This is a cable for the original Xbox to use it in 720p. Hearing that the TV doesn't support it was a deal breaker because I wanted to use it for emulation.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Genuine-Official-Microsoft-Composite-packaging/dp/B0072VZ14U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1399474217&sr=8-3&keywords=composite+to+scart

Like that?

Yeah, thats the issue I had. But I now connect the 360 by HDMI, and the sound comes through the headphone socket/line out into my amp, sorted, 360 in HD :smiley:

Nope, that is composite and for the Xbox 360. :smiley: I mean component for the original Xbox released in the early 2000s.

ARGH!!! Noooooo..... Dont connect your 360 by scart....... Hehe :smiley:

That would be using composite, not component

Yeah, unfortunately the original Xbox does not support HDMI.

Are there any pictures of the inputs for the TV?

Ah, sorry, just noticed in your other comment about being the original Xbox.

I've ordered one of these but now reading previous comments am concerned if this will work with my Xbox one can anyone confirm it does please?

How are your DIY skills? You could do what this guy done, lol

http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1984

Has anyone who ordered Friday had a call/email to confirm the delivery date?

Anyone know stock levels in Hounslow store?

Terrible, lol. He did a great job. This would certainly come in use for new TVs. However, this Polaroid one is probably an old TV being sold en mass for the sake of clearance. Therefore, it should still have component inputs. I was told otherwise earlier in the thread, but to clear this up once and for all I'd appreciate a photo of the back ports if anybody could do that?


Both? You are aware that the Xbox 360 is not the original model, right?

Good call :stuck_out_tongue:

I think he was answering the person who was asking about it being compatible with the new Xbox, the Xbox One?

It definitely does not have the input for component, e.g. the 4 colours, as that was my issue, I had my 360 connected component to my old TV, but never got that option on this TV. I think you are just assuming when you say about it being an old TV, nothing to back that up :smiley: its just a very good priced TV. Have you got an AV receiver with HDMI?

Boom boom :smile:

Lol, its crazy the fact that people actually do have that attitude.

If only they would pick up the damn phone....

Thats annoying :disappointed:

He asked if the TV will work with the XBOX one and I said yes.

Have you looked at some original xbox scart adapters (if there are any)?

He needs a component to composite/HDMI converter.

You can get Component to HDMI convertor like this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Konig-Component-to-HDMI-Converter/dp/B001T6O7L2

Expensive though :disappointed:

Aaaaaargh!!!

Why couldn't this appear next month..? :disappointed:

Really annoying, I'm going to have the cash available next month. It's always the way in May, retailers need to shift their old tellies because they're getting the 2015 tellies in soon. May is always the best time to buy a telly.

Not the best, as most of the slimmer TV's, even the more expensive makes. Most people are using sound bars or putting it through their amp

Had the TV for around 24 hours now, the picture and sound are both good and perfectly acceptable. For the money this thing is a steal. If you are not too fussed about the tech specs and need a brighter, bigger and lighter TV, just go for it without any hesitation.
I hope it will not develop a fault after the 1 year is over!

Could someone post a picture of the composite cable included please?

I'd just love to see that one more time!

Going by the pics of the rear inputs this is a Vestel made TV – not sure if this has been mentioned in the previous 30 pages.

This is basically the same TV as the £399 Finluix 50F6090-T deal posted earlier today.

Not bad at all for £286.

OK so I just bought one from the Rugby store. They got a delayed pallet delivered today. Two on the shop floor after I bought.

What about this?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mercury-AV-Component-Video-and-Audio-to-SCART-Adaptor-/221102930392

To clear things up, to use component you have to use use a vga adapter - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VGA-SVGA-15Pin-Female-to-3-RGB-Male-Component-Video-Cable-Free-Coupler-Adapter-/310883025360?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item48621281d0

You plug that into the vga input, then you plug the remaining left and right audio cables into the 'side av' input using the supplied composite adapter - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Gxv-HVcsL._SY300_.jpg
Then select the source YPbPr on the tv

Its tells you this in the tv's manual

Got mines yesterday, Connected up the PS4 and all's going well. Think the sound's a bit better with AVL turned on in the setting menu. SD freeview channels don't look as bad as I thought they would. Buzzing sound's only noticeable when you're close to the TV. My old Sony Bravia made a worse buzzing sound.

Will need to get the VGA component adapter for the Wii.

Great price for such a tv

You are indeed correct, I had not yet bothered to look at the manual. The existence of 'film mode' also appears to suggest that 24p is indeed supported, I don't have a bluray player so I can't test that. It also mentions being able to record to a connected hard drive, has anyone tried that? Also apparently output over scart is disabled while on freeview HD, so no ability to record from the built in HD tuner to an external recording device. But as this isn't the 90s that probably doesn't matter much.

The picture appears fine after a little adjustment to the colour balance, as usual the skin tones were way too red, and everything was generally over saturated because bright, vivid displays look good on shop floors. I also don't think the sound is all that bad, plenty fine enough for a TV (especially after tweaking the EQs a little), you wouldn't want to listen to music on it, and if you were watching a movie you'd probably want external speakers, but for not waking your neighbours up at 3am with rumbling bass it's just fine.

^^ explains the retarded response.... i think ill stick to my 50,000:1 ratio, better black definition.

Not sure how the wife will feel with a extra 11 inches (current PC screen is 39inches)!

Geekeh, would you mind posting what settings you've settled for?

I can never understand what people expect for £286.00?..........................UHD-4K with a lifetime warranty?

Yeah you do that kid. Nice your daddy lets you play with the tv.

I can confirm that the output over scart is not disabled while on freeview HD as I had it running audio to my amp while watching all the HD channels, the problem is that the output over scart is disabled while on any hdmi input. For this reason I am using the headphone socket to connect to the amp, this does mean that the tv speakers are switched off. I'l have to live with this unless anyone has a way around this..

You dont impress anyone buddy, walk on.....

Thank You to whoever unexpired this deal.

Urgh, I don't know whether to get this for my room, but it is damn big. Could anyone verify if this would fit the TV?

It's not too big. And yes, that will fit.

Yep. That would fit. The specs on the Asda page state the VESA is 400 x 400 and that mount holds up to 55". This is only 50" so you've got room to spare.

Thank You Jans

Bugga!!! Arrived today and the screen's all smashed!! Grrr. Was looking forward to giving it a go.. :disappointed:

Is there an optical out, says on the spec there is but can't see it in any of the pictures posted?

Seriously are you proud of being a bum? Don't you have any self respect/pride? Stop drinking Super Skol/ White Lightening etc and sort yourself out.

Can anyone find any information about Energy Efficiency rating? How much would this thing cost for moderate use to run per year?

I've currently got a 19" TV and a 24" computer monitor in my room, and in the living room a 32"...so to me it is pretty gigantic, heh...

Brilliant, thanks...just whether or not to go through with it now :/

Bought one earlier this evening at ASDA Jewel in Edinburgh and very pleased indeed. Got it hooked up to my Sky HD box and enjoying La Liga - the ball moves a lot more smoothly than on the seven year old 42 inch HD ready Samsung plasma it replaces. Sound isn't as bad as had been suggested on this forum but I think I'll be using my surround sound more often than not anyway. There is a buzzing, but only if you stick your head to the back of the TV - same as was the case with my plasma.

Just for info, as of 19:30 ASDA Livingston had just taken stock of a further 2 pallets (apparently at least 12 units) so may be worth a shout if anyone is still looking. There was one unit left at the Jewel after my purchase.

Go for it, you will NOT be dissapointed :smile:

Nah I am an Edinburgher but had initially been told by ASDA Leith (who phoned ASDA Chesser) that none of the Edinburgh ASDAs had stock - thought it worthwhile sticking my head into the Jewel before jumping on the bypass to go out to Livi and was rewarded! :-)

Not really, if it's gonna cost an extra £50 a year to power this thing than a smaller one may as well get a smaller TV at the same price. Also in the specs it doesn't mention the energy efficiency.

Ordered at 9:30 this morning, just had text will be delivered tomorrow, now that's fast lol

Lol, what? £50 more per year??? I think he will be safe :P

The sticker claims it draws 93 watts, although that's probably with eco mode switched on. Probably more like 100 without, so just do the math on how many hours a day you'll use it. But for simplicity's sake it works out at around £0.01 - £0.012 per hour

Backs me up, it was a silly question :smiley:

If it can do smooth 24p I would definitely find it hard to resist!

Don't know energy prices per watt mate, looking at getting it as looking to buy first house and didn't see an energy efficiency rating anywhere, that's all

They're pair kw. Check with your provider.

Won't take a Northern Ireland postcode for delivery ... Thank you Asda

Surely you will be talking pennies of a difference between this TV and your existing TV.

Picked one up in Asda Charlton last night. By pure chance I called to see if they were getting any in and they had 5 just arrived!

Set it up in no time - few adjustments etc and it is awesome considering its price! It even managed to find 150 plus free-view channels despite our aerial being a terrible old analogue one in the loft! The HD channels looks very good on the big screen, and easily match the quality of our TiVo HD channels.

The only issue I have is that when I select 'Polaroid' as a make for my TiVo (Virgin) remote to control the TV it doesn't work. I am guessing it's because it is a branded model... anyone know the code?

is this the same tv with a different base ?? http://www.vestel.com.tr/vestel-smart-50pf7070-127-ekran-led-tv

Can anyone post a picture of how thin the TV is?

what is the remote like is it this by any chance ?? remote

http://shop.euras.com/detailsseite.php?viewpicture=y&pic=5694002&ag=02_68&vgruppe=2100000000&partstr=&login=3131152N&thispage=&ger=true&modselect=1626432

Yes that is the remote....

Cracking deal but can't see me trading my LG 42 inch with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio for one that has a meagre 1200:1 ratio even if I'd love a 50 incher.

Top price,and looks the best deal on a big size TV on HUKD!

got one but the buzzing coming from it is driving me up the wall :disappointed: it changes volume when I change the screen modes, dynamic, cinema etc. don't think I can live with it

So tempted to get this and replace my 42" LG...

Bought it for the spare bedroom haha - Was gunna buy a TV around £300 anyway for it so i thought "why not!"
Couldnt care less about the buzzing if its for the spare room/games room but should impress any guests :wink:

Nothing like a gobby nerd. But cheers for the advice.

Will not post to NI, fail ASDA :disappointed:

Is that electrical buzzing sound from the back of it normal? or just myne

Can anyone post a picture of the TV please? There was a link a few posts back showing the specs on a different site. The image of the TV looked different to the one on the Asda website. Thanks!

I was putting it in the box to exchange till I checked on here, it is abit off putting

Trust me, you cannot hear the buzz more than a few inches away, all TV's have this buzz

60hz on Asda Q&A.

My LCD TV doesn't buzz. Nor does a dynamic contrast ratio result in alternating backlight changes in dark rooms. Take half of what you read on here with a large dollop of salt.

If the buzz is only noticeable from a few inches then that's not a deal breaker for me. I'd like to hear other people's opinions.

I say a couple of inches, not even.... And you DEF cannot hear it sitting on your sofa. So anyone saying this is lying.

Well how bad is this noise,as was going to get this TV,at this price and size I thought why not!? But the buzzzzz sounds very off putting!

I did not see this post,before I posted!So not that bad then?

Not bad at all, honestly, I was wondering what people were talking about, so I put my ear right up to the back of the TV, and heard the very slight buzz. Reading online, it seems to be quite normal on LCD TV's, Samsung etc

These people had buzzing on their TVs that are WAY more expensive than this TV

http://www.avforums.com/threads/humming-noise-from-sony-lcd-tv.693484/

So to moan about a buzz that you cannot hear an inch away on a TV that costs a fraction of the price is crazy......

Yep.

I assure you that I cant hear it from my sofa on the other side of the room if its on mute. Its connected to the backlighting.

With backlighting on high the buzz is unbearable. On low I cant put up with it. Going to swap and see if its just my set. But its definitely audible from across the room.

Yet you're labelling that anyone who complains about the buzz on this TV as being distracting as a 'liar'. Just after you stated that all TV's buzz. Which is utter nonsense.

All bizmaz does is praise the TV, so if you have any criticism (or are looking for some) avoid his opinion :smile:

The only Buzz is how good a deal this really is, any gamers out there for the Xbox 360 change the HDMI to Expanded and the HDMI colour space to YCbCr709 used for High Definition, I noticed a vast improvement in Gaming.

Not made the change to the Xbox one yet so I'm not sure if these settings are still applicable or it comes as Default!!!!>

It's quite remarkable that so many have either umm and ahhhhhed, or hated against the Deal, the realism is that once it's gone it's gone and there you will be adding heat to special offers on Tissues as you continue to cry at missing out on the Deal!!!!!!!

Yes, all TV's buzz very quietly, like this TV

EDIT: Ok, i take back the word "all" but some, much more expensive TV's, buzz too, thats all I am saying.

I am making sure people are not put off by overly fussy individuals who should really just go out and buy a £1000 Samsung to keep happy. You should be ignoring those people. I have the TV, and agree that there are some small issues:

The sound isnt the best
No component input
Only 2 HDMI inputs

If you dont want a balanced opinion, then yes, ignore what I say, but if you are realistic on what a £286 50" LED TV can provide, then I am spot on!!

I can hear a slight buzz from about 6 feet away, actually it's more like a high pitched, fast rattle, or maybe like a tattoo gun. If I get much closer to it, I can hear it more clearly. From an earlier comment it sounds like some TVs may have it worse than others, it's probably the result of using cheap capacitors or inductors with a wide tolerance, meaning a filter circuit somewhere isn't perfectly tuned on some sets. where I'm sat now, the TV isn't as loud as the very quiet fan on my core i3 laptop, frankly I have plenty of electronics that give off a small amount of noise, the moment anything is playing I can't hear it any more.
I imagine maybe if the TV was wall mounted it would amplify the sound somewhat.

It's not enough to bother me, the thing is different people notice different things, I can't stand using cheap headphones, or not having the EQs set right on a stereo. Incorrect aspect ratios drive me up the wall but I've never noticed 3:2 pulldown or the rainbow effect on DLP projectors. But I can definitely see the backlight shift with dynamic contrast switched on, especially in a darked room and especially on jump cuts from a dark scene to a bright scene, where the whites will suddenly get brighter with a few miliseconds lag. Although I have to admit this is my first LED backlit TV, my previous ones have all been CCFL so possibly the lag time would be reduced with LEDs. But then I can also see when audio/video sync is off by just a few miliseconds as well. But if everyone noticed the dynamic contrast thing I doubt they'd put it on TVs, and I know people who never notice or at least aren't bothered by audio being out of sync, or who listen to music that sounds so tinny or compressed or muddy that it makes me want to scream.

So often it just comes down to personal preference or even just what you can actually notice. Back when everything was CRT I was one of the few people who could hear the damn things screech. I remember being in a classroom, at least 20 feet from the TV, the video the teach had shown had finished and the TV was black but the teacher hadn't turned it off and was talking to the class and I had to ask them to turn the TV off because it was so distracting, I don't think anyone else in the class could hear it.

Fair enough :smiley:

Generally I think people want a none biased opinion. Bits of good and bad.

If I hadnt bought one and wasnt too sure about this TV, and then looked at the comments, I would probably be put off buying it. Which would be ashame, as it is a great TV for the price, and glad I bought it befoire these comments.

@ Bigmaz,thanks for your help and I had to look up " backlighting " on google to find what it is!! What a carry on about the noise and as you say at this price,so what!?

You can hear it from anywhere in the room its not a normal tv hum its more of a crackle like when you get a dodgy phone charger that, think I'll just swop it

Just to sum up my earlier findings from many pages back, as I'm noticing most people probably don't have time to read through the whole thread:

Right, how do i go about turning this into a smart TV when it arrives? Chromecast? Apple TV? WD Live? Any recommendations/suggestions? Needs to be DLNA capable!!

Just got an email from asda and this TV was the star attraction, shame it's out of stock again! Can't even preorder currently it by the looks of it.

I imagine so. I was just letting fatdeeman know that it was available again (at that time)

got mine on Tuesday. Panel fault producing half circled shadow and a piece of plastic from under the frame that should not be there. Ordered another one Wednesday morning morning (was back in stock then) and brought this one to the store. easiest and fastest return process...Got even the full price refunded incl delivery and the 10quid Paypal discount…
Apart from that defect a great TV which includes even an Ethernet port to connect it to the router...
only watching non HD football or rugby is not really brilliant as there is the " glow" around the players but no motion blur. everything else....wow
Got my second one this morning (!!).
The Ethernet port is a LAN port to link the TV to the router. It is mentioned in the Specs as RJ45 connection. Is left of the two HDMI ports and above the optical port.
As far as I can see this can be used for DNLA from your computer (streaming videos and other media from your computer via the TV). Should probably work wirelessly if the router is a wireless router.Have not tried it out yet.
Does not seem to give you access to the internet directly (says it is an optional feature in the documentation), but have not tried that as well yet and would be very surprised if it is.
Will use an old 7"tablet as remote control, satellite unit anyway, because the usability of TV interfaces for internet is usually "suboptimal'.
I was also pleasantly surprised that it has two USB ports, expected only one.
Picture quality is great, even football and rugby in non-HD looks decent with this one.

That is very bad. But my LG is fine on high dynamic in a dark room.

No component inputs? Thanks. That's the deal breaker for me. Hope the buzzing isn't too much of an issue for everyone.

remote code 0044 for virgin media tivo box
http://help.virginmedia.com/system/selfservice.controller?CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTICLE_ID=3943&CURRENT_CMD=SEARCH&CONFIGURATION=1001&PARTITION_ID=1&USERTYPE=1&LANGUAGE=en&COUNTY=us&VM_CUSTOMER_TYPE=Cable

Plugged into my PC and it comes up as a VESTEL tv on the HDMI status Lol

Decent tv though, loving it

The amount of disinformation in the 36 pages of this thread is becoming substantial, although most of this is probably with the best of intentions.

I've found how to get to the service menu but it seems its all read only and therefore cannot be modfied.

The service menu confirms that this is a smart tv but all smart features (iplayer, skype, browser, etc) are disabled.

It also confirms the panel used.

MENU, 4,7,2,5 -> access to service menu.

If anybody figures out how to enable write mode please let the group know.

Very technophobic - just got delivered today to replace my CRT TV - could anyone please tell me the correct settings for a good picture etc and how to connect laptop as we have no sound through TV when connected to laptop thank you!

Actually it doesn't necessarily mean the features exist, just that they use the same software across all their TVs, the smart features may require a processor or amount of RAM that the TV just wasn't built with. They may truly be present and disabled or it may just be that they've been disabled from the software since they wouldn't work. For instance the menu references EXT2 and HDMI3 and HDMI4 but we know that switching these on wouldn't magically make the ports appear. It is possible that they exist on the mainboard somewhere and an enterprising person with a soldering iron could enable them.

Probably the way to change the settings or un-write protect the menu would be to get hold of the firmware file and edit it, assuming it could then be flashed by USB.

I ordered this on 03 May and it was saying 08th for dispatch, so I thought - I can wait for it.

Just been to ASDA locally and they have a couple in stock - not bought as was expecting delivery tomorrow.

But gone to the online order page and it says that items will be dispatched on 20th May. Is that just for new orders, or all of them, because if the latter, I think I will just cancel and go and buy in store...

Has an ethernet port to connect it to the router and is DNLA capable. Maybe even wireless if the router is wireless, but not sure as I have not tested it.

Please explain, would like to learn from your wisdom

If someone works out how to enable smart features, tell us all, then go and have a well earned pint.

Back "in stock" now - despatch date of the 20th...

Damn you people, I bought a telly I don't strictly "need".... Mind you the World Cup and TdF are coming up :wink: I'll say it was for the documentaries, naturally :wink:

I would be very careful when it comes to messing about with the service menu. I also doubt this has the hardware to support smart features even though the menu has options listed.

The last time I was in an LG (2011 model) service menu it had options listed for Bluetooth, Wifi etc but there was no physical hardware to support these – I did enable video playback, that’s why I was in there.

One wrong move and you could end up with a bargain bricked TV.

Is it not normal that the tv will have some 'buzz' as it has reached almost 4000 degrees, 750 ish comments and top 10 all time hot deals on HUKD.

Gave in and bought one .. Last 1 in store Birmingham, hooked it up looks pretty good for the money . The plastic is a bit cheap and the remote is a bit taccy but pictures not bad nor is the sound . Don't notice too much buzz . I havnt hooked it up to normal tv yet only played from my hardrive .. Find that it doesn't recognise all the files the my old tv plays plus find it is quite slow but tbh £286 ... U can't go wrong

Bought one , Left asda on time but went to wrong city link branch , paid for specified delivery so not a good start. Should have taken notice of other comments, very poor quality picture , in fact compared to my premium brand other 50' tv there were so far away from each other to even make a comparison.
Returned to local Asda and got a refund without any hassle. Put it down to a complete Mia buy. Warning don't waste your money.

Dunfermline still have a number of them in stock. They said they'd sold 5 today. The quality is really great for the price and there is no unusual "buzzing" or anything of that sort..

Regarding the "buzzing" and calling people who complain about it liars..etc. I've bought two of these ( one for my father) and I've tested them side by side. One has indeed a very annoying buzz when the backlight is on high. It's clearly audible 4 meters from the TV. On the same settings the other TV does have the same buzz but you can hear it only if you're very close to it. The noisy one will go back to the store first thing in the morning for a replacement.
Other than that and considering the price tag I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of this TV.

mine is buzzing really badly. Don't think I can live with it. I guess I'll have to take my chances on another one

Maybe I've missed it in the previous pages, but has anyone sussed a Sky remote code for this TV?

Thanks very much to everyone who has posted reviews, pictures and technical advice on this TV. I've read all 750 comments - good and bad! Cheers particularly to jans, bigmaz and rev6 for being active answering peoples questions. Up until this morning I hadn't even ordered it myself! But I have now! Thanks again.

Like sparkylicious I have been reading all the posts and wasn't sure what to do. Then I went to ASDA late last night (ran out of milk) and saw one lonely box on a pallet, next thing I know it was in my car! Came home and set it up straight away, in all honesty I wasn't expecting much. But it really is a great set for the price!

Ordered: Wednesday
Arrived: Yesterday
Set Up: This Morning

I must admit its a great bargain, I got not buzzing sound at all, very easy to set up but the the power cord is quite short to be honest but so far I've put on some HD content & its very good, I mean this TV is in my bedroom, I had a 32' but not bought this, funny enough my 32' Toshiba cost £260 in December 2010

The Remote is pretty ok/decent not so tough but at least they give you batteries, the Table Top stand is cheap plastic you don't want to move it too much if so get 2 people, it does not swivel by the way. Has 2 USB/HDMI Ports & 1 Scart, the panel is very nice, my gosh well worth it but easily sell-able in time as well.

Mine is the opposite. Low and medium i can hear it but its not too bad but on high its unbearably loud

Fantastic news if the TV is DLNA capable - this just gets better and better!

Doesnt smart TV's require a processor and RAM? I doubt they spent the money to put those in and not activated the service.

Can't complain , for £286 gets you nothing now good buy !! Watch out for the eBay sellers trying too sell this off at a cheeky £400 plus

DNLA capable does not mean Smart TV. The Smart part has to be done by the notebook, tablet, smartphone. According to the on-screen documentation the Ethernet port and DNLA support is not optional....I will test it out as soon as I can and post the results. But maybe someone else is faster than me as I am probably not doing it before Monday evening.

Ahhhh, thats brilliant :smiley: i'll be sending you a pint in the post if you sort that :smiley: so you could potentially stream from your tablet, smartphone etc?

I hope so, but as I said, just read the blurp in the on-TV information...has anyone tested it yet?

Has anybody got any recommendations for a decent soundbar for this set?

I've seen the Polaroid £50 one but I'm after something a bit more substantial (possibly with a separate sub).

It depends really it might be cheaper for them to make the same system board and just disable certain features on the cheaper models rather than make 2 or more separate boards it happens a lot with electrical products. And I'm thinking with the ethernet port if they were going to make a different system board without internet capabilities it wouldn't make much sense add an ethernet port to it. It could be all the same board but this one doesn't actually have the necessary components soldered on it's hard to tell really but the fact that it can playback 1080p video files from USB means it must have some kind of processor and ram inside there, whether it's a simple all in one chip or something capable of the smart tv features I have no idea but I have seen TV's have smart features unlocked before now.

Nice one, cheers for the info :smiley:

Good points. I would guess that its the same board but functionality is disabled. Only one way to find out really, by being able to enable some of the features, but I haven't found out how to do that.

If you look inside the service menu, you will see that DNLA is disabled so I doubt it will work.

We need some experts working on this, I know what needs to be done in theory but actually being able to do it in practise I have no idea. I was able to enable media playback and smooth 24p playback on my lg with a service menu hack but the real hero was the person who worked out how to do it.

with some sets it's as simple as getting into the service menu and changing the model number! They actually have an option to change the model of tv and unlock the more expensive functions!

Got a link to the lg service hack mate?

Post couple of pages back

MENU, 4,7,2,5

Problem is all values are read only and can't be changed..

Sorry thats for this TV. LG hack is on the internet. Google it.

This is the one I used:

http://www.cubewebsites.com/blog/technology/how-to-play-divx-mkv-and-other-video-on-lg-32ld450/

I know it works for the LD450 series, I don't know about others.

Also it doesn't mention the 24p "real cinema mode" so I might be imagining that I enabled it but my tv has it either way!

I've just popped in to Asda to get one now.
They have one on display, playing some kids film and looked good to me.

The lady said, I had 28 days to return, just bring it back in the box and it has a 1 year warranty.
I will give it a proper review when I get home and let you know.

I have an Xbox One, so it will be interesting to see how it performs playing Forza and Titanfall - people talking about the 9ms response as if it's the end of the world, I've played games my entire life and people act like they can tell the difference between a few ms. Jokers.

Hi Bigmaz, you're so in love with this telly I feel sorry for your partner/wife (if you've got one) :laughing:

Haha, I have alerts that tell me when replies come in, so can reply right away. It was actually her that encouraged me to get it, our plasma died and we needed a new one. So glad I did. The reason why I am replying a lot is cos I would hate for anyone to be put off by the negative comments, so I am sticking up for it, haha :smile:

Can someone test the DLNA feature to see if it works? From what i've heard there is a media play function so is the DLNA capability wrapped up in that?

I am mate yeah. the buzzing changes intensity as I change the screen mode settings (natural, cinema etc). its a shame, seems a good TV apart from this issue

The trouble is you're being a tad OTT fella and labelling people as 'liars' if they dare point out faults. Anyone would think you're trolling on behalf of Polaroid/Asda :wink:

Sorry mate, didnt realise I was causing bother, i'll unsubscribe and leave you all to it :smiley:

Aaawwwww. Don't be put off. Most HUKD threads could use more positivity.

Lol, thats what I was trying to be, but I am obviously too positive about it :smile:

I think this has been asked before but I can't see an answer. Does anyone have details of what settings to use to get the best picture quality from this TV?

I think this has been asked before but I can't see an answer. Does anyone have details of what settings to use to get the best picture quality from this TV?

I think this has been asked before but I can't see an answer. Does anyone have details of what settings to use to get the best picture quality from this TV?

I remembered someone else asked earlier so I'm replying to you so you get the notification in case you aren't still following the thread.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/50-inch-led-polaroid-p50led14-1080p-tv-286-asda-online-instore-1894233?p=21737796

I've had a look at a few manuals for Vestel sets and it looks like the film mode activates a frame interpolation mode so what it does is generate made up frames based on the ones surrounding them to to make the frame count up to 60 to match the refresh rate. It will get rid of pulldown judder but it will make movement seem unnatural and make expensive films look cheap because of the "soap opera effect" so it's probably best left off although apparently it can be good for sports.

So it doesn't really support 24p in that it can adjust it's refresh rate to a multiple of 24 like some sets, it just adds in false frames to make the frame up to 60.

This video shows what happens:

Motion interpolation

One saving grace is that the set only has a 60hz refresh rate so there will be a lot less false frames than you would get on a 120hz or higher set but personally I would leave it off and put up with the judder because it destroys the cinematic feel and softens details and the judder is only really noticeable on slow zooms and pans anyway. It bugs me a lot but a lot of people probably wouldn't care/notice.

Hi All,
After reading all the updates and taking into consideration all the positive and negative comments, I've decided to order a unit, we'll let you know how it is.
As an Electronics/IT engineer, I believe they have the software set to read-only or disabled (as mentioned earlier) and I believe they will have the same hardware available, I can't believe they would spend loads of money during manufacturing to not to include certain hardware.
Long time ago, I worked for an engineering company and we made a process control systems, all the hardware was the same and we would enable certain software features (depending on what the customer wanted) for example, if the customer wanted communications then we would enable it for them but at a cost of around £250 and it was very simple to do that.....Therefore, I think it might be possible with these TV's!!!!

I've determined the Chassis used for this Vestel tv is a 17MB95.

This is based on the information in the service menu.

Ordered this last Saturday afternoon, then they were quoting despatch for the Thursday (yesterday). This item is available for despatch on the 8th May, payment will be taken immediately. Blah blah blah.

No despatch email, or delivery today, the day after it was supposed to be despatched, then go online back to the page where I ordered from and see they are now accepting orders that won't be despatched until the 20th. Emailed them on Thursday when despatch email didn't arrive, asking what was happening with it, no response.

Spent half an hour on phone waiting to talk to customer services this morning because of 'higher than average call volumes' but had to give up and go out. Tried again in the afternoon and again, 'higher than average call volumes' meant I couldn't get through for forty minutes, only to be told that I wouldn't have it despatched until 20th, and implied that I was lying when I said that the page when I'd ordered said despatch would be on the 8th.

So that's two and a half weeks to wait for it.

Cancelled my order, am completely fuming...

Just bought one. Huyton store received 3 pallets, virtually sold out within 10 mins. Great picture. No complaints for £286 what more could u ask for..

Ordered on the 7th of May and got it today, I am London based, might have something to do with location. Box looks sealed and not opened.

Anyone else got very faint shadows on each corner of their TV?

Another set using the same board is the sharp LC39LE351KBK which also supports smart features!

I think the biggest question would be does the firmware on this TV actually support the smart features? There's a chance it's not even written into the operating software of the set, the necessary code for the smart features may be entirely absent in which case the only chance would be possibly trying to change to the firmware to that of another TV but again all of this is beyond me!

Nice work :smiley: exact same layout of connections and everything :smiley:

This is a main board from JVC TV that is SMART - same main board as the Polaroid!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JVC-AV-MAIN-BOARD-17MB95-R3-050413-LT-32TW51J-32-LCD-TV/231202827873?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222006%26algo%3DSIC.FITP%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D22563%26meid%3D6787599713880766344%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9763%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D331169954187

How do you use the record function, is it just for time shifting? I've formated a 4 gig flash drive to fat 32 but nothing seems to happen when I press record or pause etc.

I am so tempted with this offer, my Tv an old Sony LCD 32" 720p, but i've had no issues with it and dont really need a new tell, so might hold off as I really think next year there will be bargains as 4K becomes mainstream forcing out current HD tells to be super cheap.

Just watched the USA video of this unit - been selling like doughnuts in USA - speaks volumes - which is OK in fact - extra warranty 5 year £40 squid - The higher 4k TV named cos of high res is under $999 in USA - it looks awesome - that will hit our shores very soon..... either way guys both baragins

Just to let everybody now there does not seem to be audio out on the scart socket because thats how I get sound out to my soundbar. Maybe scart only does sound in to tv. If someone else could check that I would appreciate it.

Just got email saying my TV is dispatched.

I ordered when it was saying dispatched by 18th. Placed order on 7th May 2014 because the ones I bought from the local ASDA all had different issues. Hopefully this time it won't have problems.

I only started using it last night & I think there is a screen burn on the panel when watching, anyone else got this, its at top to the middle, is swivels like a snake :disappointed::disappointed:

of the people who have returned whistling sets, have they had success with replacements?

just tested mine, can't hear a buzz, and I know I am very critical of such things, as my plasma makes a noticeable noise.

Had a few smudge marks on the screen, screen didn't have a screen protector on it, but wiped away with a cloth.

Bloody perfect for 286 quid, money well spent, well done Asda! and thanks again op! :smiley:

:smiley:

Just out of interest, how old are you? The reason why I ask is frequencies over 20000 hz are normally audible only to those in their 20s or under so your troubles with this TV may have something to do with your age.


For the same reason, this could be the ideal TV for families with teenagers as the constant hissing is guaranteed to keep the kids away from hogging the box :smile:

27. My 38 year old brother could hear it as well when he came round though! Had to be a problem with my original set though as this one is MUCH better.

Ordered thanks

not got mine yet its on its way ,, what file types will this run ?

will use my google chromecast with this me thinks :smiley:

thanks all for all the posts about this tv :smiley:

Forgot to mention that the email also says this: "Our carrier will contact you to arrange delivery (Delivery within 5 -10 working days)". It is Yodel, so I hope that's not hte case and receive it on Monday.

I need to take back the 2 that I currently have in my living room lol :smile: One has clouding and the other one very loud buzzing (the one with the clouding is only noticeable when you put your ear next to the TV, but the one that doesn't have the clouding is very loud).

mp4, mkv etc. Most known formats.

http://www.sharp.eu/cps/rde/xbcr/documents/documents/Service_Information/Service_manuals/LC22-24LE250_SM_June2013.pdf

is this of any use as to find out how to set DLNA or any other to on or off ??

I don't understand why anyone would bother with "smart TV", what's wrong with plugging a PC into it and having fully featured browsing, YouTube, iPlayer, 4od, and access to any TV show or movie ever made. Let's not forget all the PC gaming and console emulation possibilities. Smart TV, (as well as sky and virgin on demand and Xbox one and ps4) is really just a gimmick to get you to use Netflix and similar products.

List of video the TV can play via USB

Well in the service menu on that TV there are options for enabling DNLA, iplayer and "portal" which I would guess is the smart TV part.

But I believe it has already been verified that the Polaroid service menu also has these options but that that none of the settings can be changed.

What that service menu doesn't describe is a situation where the menu is in read only mode and how to bypass it even though the images of the service menu in the sharp manual show as read only as well!

From a quick browse around the web it looks like people have been trying to unlock these options for a long time with many sets that use this mainboard!

I got this tv like we say you get what you pay for ,to me its not that bad ,Im using on my ps3 and is very good for video game but to watch tv its not that good but for the price is fer.

i wonder if we can update the fw with a new one that has the things we would like ?

Just brought one, got home, inboxed it and smashed screen.. Check before buying ..

Last one on the shelf too.. Soo annoyed.. Asda did full refund

seen so many of these in my local ASDA (perry Barr)

seen like 10

Had an email from Asda Direct at 22.30 last night stating: Delivery Expected: 07:00 BST - 18:00 Tomorrow BST via Yodel.

I honestly can't see a Sunday delivery happening, can you?

Saw 5 of these in local Asda on Thursday morning and was going to impulse buy one but thought I'd think about it and check reviews. Read up on here but still didn't buy on Friday even though wife had managed to get one reserved. Then on Saturday morning decided to bite the bullet after all under £300 for a 50in tv has to be a bargain. But reserve one at local Asda was gone and had to ring 6 local Asdas till I found the last one at Benton Asda. Anyway got it held on reserve for 30 mins, picked it up, got it home and set it up......not expecting too much BUT how wrong I was..........

I had a 36in Samsung before but this 50in Polaroid is absolutely AWESOME. Sound isn't up too much as others have said but have a theatre system scarted into it and I can't believe the quality of this tv. The picture is brilliant and the tv looks great in the room. We got the 3 year Asda warranty just in case and hopefully won't need it but one things for sure..... we won't be going back under 50in again. Can't believe some can fault this tv at the price....I'm still amazed how good the HD channels look.

Sky code used: 1342

To get tv to switch onto hdmi straight away when powered up:

1. menu
2. Settings
3. Other settings
4. Power up mode
5. Last state

Has anyone's tv come with a screen protector sheet attached over the screen? I noticed scuff marks on the screen (only when you look at it close up ) from the soft plastic bag that covers the unit. Managed to buff the marks out with a soft cloth. But surprised it didn't come with one.

Other than that, the build quality is average but no dead pixels or issues so far. It's a billy bargain :smiley: ps my credit card company will give me a extra 1 year free insurance cover. So check yours

What's SD channels like on it?

Can someone tell me the external dimensions of the screen please.

Thanks in advance.

Can anyone confirm if this has a 'game mode' picture setting? Tempted but would like to know how it performs hooked up to a console. Thanks!

Picture setting does have Game in list but havnt tried it out.

Sadly, mines going back, there is a very dodgy imprint on the screen :disappointed: A hope it can be replaced, I've only used it less than 45 mins but nothing is shifting this

Cheers Geordie and Neontope for your quick responses, much appreciated!

Before I purchase this tomorrow can someone who currently has this TV confirm that when you attach the stand you are unable to rotate the TV from side to side. Thought I read somewhere that the base was static.

One other minor issue I've found is that the TV doesn't appear to retain time/date settings and regularly defaults back to 01/01/1970 at 00:00. That's not a big issue for me as I'm using a Sky+ box but has anyone else experienced this?

Hi

Right I've been using one for just under a week now and the jury is still out regarding the picture quality. I found it easy to setup and tune in but even after playing about with the settings the picture is not as good as I'd of hoped for.

I've also connected my pc up to it via a HDMI cable to try and have found the standard Windows desktop screen to be slightly pixelated and my old tv had a point to point setting on it which helped brilliantly but I cannot see any type of setting on this tv.

I've updated the graphics card driver and set it to 60 mhz.

I'm not saying that the TV is no good because maybe I need a new aerial or doing something wrong using my pc with it?

I've bought one of these bad boys so it can rotate:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Purpose-Degree-Rotating-Platform-diameter/dp/B007I4FGSC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1399841311&sr=8-2&keywords=tv+rotating+stand

Easy to wall mount?

another downside to this TV is the fact that the cables come straight out the back, so it won't sit very flush to the wall :disappointed:

I've read through all the comments and I'm going to order it tomorrow.

I do have a question though, if I ever face an issue with the TV, will they come and pick it up to replace it? I do not have a car so it would be a big pain indeed.

Asda will send a courier to collect it.

A 60" mount will work perfectly.

telly arrived last night and was testing it on Eurovision song contest... really good detail level on the Austrian singer's beard, could see individual hairs - heat added

Trouble with those right angle adapters is that you can only use one, and I would want to use the VGA input. Guess i'll just have to space it off the wall a bit :disappointed:

You could use the 90 degree HDMI adapter and a HDMI switcher, that would give you more ports. Also, for the VGA, you could use this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VGA-SVGA-Male-to-Female-Right-Angle-90-Degree-Adaptor-/110971968755?pt=UK_Computing_Sound_Vision_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item19d671dcf3



Or This:

Yup it does, option full is just scan.

Has anyone actually managed to get through to arrange a return yet? I've been on the phone 3 times first 15min on hold second 22min and someone picked up and put it straight back down! currently been on 17min n still on hold.

Good luck with that mate. I've spent hours on end on the phone to Asda Direct trying to arrange a return. Awful customer service from yet another useless Indian call centre.

Fwiw mine was delivered by CityLink not Yodel.

Used mine all weekend and very impressed. Definitely an improvement on the 32" LG I had before. FreeviewHD channels look fantastic and movie playback via Raspbmc is perfect. SD channels are average depending on the channel, but I've not tweaked any settings yet, so may be able to improve. Very happy with mine - total bargain.

cheers bigmaz, I'll look onto those options :smiley:

has anyone gone smudge marks on their screen, from the packaging? you can't see it in normal view but when you look closely you can.

Received the TV today but can't turn it on anyone have the same problem? I connected Ariel, ps3,but nothing

I got mine Saturday - CityLink. Just wanted to say I absolutely loved it, picture quality, the HD channels, all brilliant, so happy with it and only a few hours ago said to my brother its the best electrical purchase I ever made.
However it has now stopped working. The blue led light just flashes, you can't turn it on, checked batteries, unplugged it, it refuses to come on so its going back. If Asda are reading this TV looks the part and when it worked I loved it having never had a tv so big in the house - awesome watching films on a tv like this. However now utterly gutted and would say to all maybe £286 is too good to be true after all. Sorry but just really gutted, genuinely hope no one reading gets this problem.
Johny

Is the screen glossy or matte?

there's one on the side, but like johnny double says blue lights up and when u press standby or channel button starts flashing and goes off, i read the manual and it says if u don't have signal it will go off in 5sec. i connected about 3devices and wont even come on :disappointed:(

Thanks Bigmaz - I will have a look now. Shame indeed as they are stunning tvs when working, first time watching a movie on such a big tv and I loved it, gutted as bought it for the World Cup and planned to save up and get a second one - that's how impressed I was with it. I know your right regarding it could happen to any tv regardless of brand and so forth, end of day I can get a refund or replacement so I guess it could have been worse.

I ordered mine as soon as this was posted.. Came with a smashed screen.. They're picking it up tomorrow but can't issue a replacement until the 18th at the very earliest :disappointed:

Aah, ok. Didn't realise you were actually getting power/lights. Sorry, don't know what it can be then.

Levyeress hopefully you can sort your TV issue out but my thinking is we might have the same problem with our tvs. Thing is for this to happen in space of a few days makes me wonder would a replacement actually last. I know it sounds like sour grapes, promise its not, when this was working I really thought what a bargain and what an awesome tv and would be singing its praises to anyone considering buying it. As I say hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.

probably best thing would be to return it and buy a proper brand like Samsung.
Already promised to myself i wont buy anything else after a rubbish technika T.V and now messed it up with this cheap polaroid again :disappointed:

Even a Samsung TV can have faults...

Nightmare mate :disappointed: hope you get it sorted out

Just to follow up - found the switch directly under the USB - it says "mode" on it, it does nothing unfortunately. Its 100% knackered so going to get in touch with Asda now and taking into account what makersley is saying Ill ask for a refund then pop down the local store and buy one again, fingers crossed the next one works! Sorry to hear what happened to you makersley and thank you to everyone for your suggestions. And I hope you get things sorted out Levyeress.

I know but not that much hassle as with this one and looks cheap as well compared to a Samsung, also Samsung is one of the best in picture quality :smiley:

thanks and good luck to u as well

Agreed, I know someone who went through 3 replacements of an expensive Samsung TV till he got one that worked. Sometimes it just your donald duck

If I could afford a Samsung TV, I wouldnt be buying a Polaroid, but hey, I am happy with mines :smiley: not sure why you would expect to get a budget TV that looks expensive? :smiley:

Has anyone got the PVR feature working yet? I cant use the pause record or rewind...

You need an external hdd plugged in for that.

Anyone know the weight of it ? Want to wall mount on a dry wall ?

yup its a very light TV i have a LCD Samsung 32 thats more so should go on the wall easy :smiley: i hope :smiley:

Thanks to all for the replies on weight. Can anyone confirm the depth of the TV ?

Seems to be back in stock for ordering, although delivery not before 20th of May. When I ordered mine it said delivery not before the 8th and that's exactly when it turned up.
Very happy with mine, decent picture, no pixel faults so far and no audible humming either.
Definitely a bargain for me...

12cm seems really deep ?

seems worth the money, I take it that media can be played from a usb stick without any problems?

Thanks. Ordered one yesterday. Said it wouldn't be dispatched until the 20th but had an email 2 hours ago saying it had left their warehouse.

Bit confused as it also says "Our carrier will contact you to arrange delivery (Delivery within 5 -10 working days) ". Which is correct?

So a couple of days ago I impulse purchased one of these from the Asda store, they had two left at the time and another guy was eyeing them up too. For £268 i'm impressed. The freeview HD is great and the picture quality is sharp, the colours need tweaking but there's enough options in the menu to adjust until you're happy with it.

The native sound - well after some fiddling with the settings I give it a maximum 5/10 - however this is not a problem if you have a sound system to link up to it and for £286 something has to give. The build quality is flimsy and the screen feels thin and loose - that being said the picture is impressive for the money and it's not like I intend on beating on the screen regularly lol!

It has just enough ports to get by, but an hdmi splitter might be worth the investment if you need more than 2, it has an RJ45 network port, but this is just for digital tv service channels that may require one and not anything to do with smart functions. It does play files off a USB stick or similar formatted harddrive, so it's relatively flexible for the dosh.

For a tv i give this a 6/10, for the value I give it 10/10 as the image is plenty good enough to satisfy, it's wall mountable, has Freeview HD and it plays media from storage too!

For those of you that already have it, how's the Motion Blur on these? Is there any way to turn it off 100%?

I purchased the 60" model and the menus are really basic, nothing like the pictures i've seen here of the 50". Turning motion blur / noise reduction OFF doesn't get rid of it fully, you still get stuttering and then scenes where everything looks like it's unnaturally moving fast... And it doesn't have GAME mode either.

What's it like on this one? I'm considering returning the 60" and getting the 50" if it's any better...

You need an internet connection via the ethernet port to update the TV.

Last Wednesday? on the 7th? I ordered it 5 days before that on the day that the deal was posted on Friday the 2nd and only had the email for dispatch yesterday. Got a text an hour or so later from City Link to say the it would be delivered tomorrow (today) but then got another text at 7:45 this morning to say that they were were sorry, but it has been delayed in transit and that another date for delivery will be advised soon. In other words it's been lost/stolen or damaged/dropped and will have to wait for another one.

apologies if I got that wrong but it does say on page 14 "To ensure that your TV always has the most up to date firmware. Please ensure that the TV is set to standby mode with an aerial connected to pick up the over air download."

Isn't there an option to update firmware via the menu settings and the Ethernet port? I don't have an aerial.

Bought one last weekend. Excellent picture but annoying constant buzzing sound :disappointed: Not sure how to remedy this!

Does anyone know the width of this? Thanks!

It's a fat git though apparently. Not that that's a concern.

In your Settings > Picture, change backlight setting to high, this should sort the buzzing.

It appears you can try changing backlight settings to see if it makes a difference. Some are reporting buzzing and others are reporting none. Personally when mine arrives if I hear a noticeable buzz on any setting it's going back.

Really? Even if it stops buzzing on high backlight setting? Just curious, what would you buy as an alternative?

Ou course. It's a faulty unit if others are reporting no buzzing at all on any setting. I've honestly no idea to your 2nd question.

Yeah, I suppose if the buzzing if that loud yeah. Ashame for the ppl with the loud buzzing :disappointed:

Regarding the buzzing, if u change the backlight setting to low, it should reduce the noise to minimum. When the TV is playing content, it should not be noticeable. When I got mine, the setting was on high and it is really too loud to be acceptable. Asda did agree to exchange it once more stock is available. I'll do the exchange and hope for the best.
Picture quality is very good. Have no problem with regular viewing. Have not noticed any dead pixels either. Overall, apart from the annoying buzzing/hissing, it's a great buy!

hi my tv has arrived at last yippee could some please help me how do I tune it in with a sky box I have got the hdmi cable going from tv to sky box and it isent picking up any channels

as far as i can see we need the software from this TV http://www.finluxdirect.com/all-tvs/50-full-hd-led-tv-50f6090-t/invt/50f6090-t&bklist=icat,3,shop,alltvs for a update to this one hmm ( update " was just told that this tv can get a software update via usb from finlux so if we could get our hands on this file we could update the tv to turn on " with a bit of luck " what we need )

Got mine. Hooked it up. First impressions, really good. Screen is slightly glossy and the sound is tinny (much better if dynamic bass and AVL is enabled).

There's a buzz, but there is with my Sony TV too. Can't hear it unless directly above the TV.

Yeah, same with mines, you have to have your ear right up against it to hear it. Glad yours is ok :smile:

Unlikely to be as simple as that. I suspect the Finlux firmware would need to be hacked and or de/recompiled so that it appeared to the Polaroid TV to be legitimate Polaroid firmware and at a higher revision than the existing firmware etc. Is bricking a TV possible? Suppose if a smartphone can be bricked by duff firmware flashing then so can a TV.

The spdif connection on the back .. looks like a standard coax connection to me ... my AV unit only supports standard coax and toslink spdif .. what cable to i need to connect this up ? ...any ideas ?

the toslink needs a spesifc adapter .. so thats not going to work :disappointed:

My delivery came today and I just went to unpack it and noticed a large hole on the side. You guessed it, the screen is cracked. I got 3 TVs now in the living room which all need returning pfft :smile:

There seems to be no ARC support, and the PC looks like crap on the TV.

Using the bulit-in media player, i'd like the audio through my AV using HDMI. That is ARC.

Will need to test my laptop and see if its that bad

Yea, renaming the source to PC does nothing.



That works fine if you're happy with just stereo audio.



There's no way to bypass the internal processing, so it never looks right.

What about using the SPDIF?

Yea it is possible but ARC is more convenient.