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4K tv for £299, do they think we were Bauhn yesterday.

It's 48", it's 4k, it's got a three year warranty.

What do you want for £299.99?

Wow. I'm only in my 20s and I'm amazed at at how TVs have advanced to reach 4K. I remember playing on my SNES on a 20" CRT TV and it was one of the greatest things ever! But here we are and people are complaining about a 4K TV for less than £300... What an unappreciative (or spoilt?) generation.

got it sorted, my HDMI cable was poor quality and unable to support 4k uhd,i have a sublime picture via oblivion on bluray now

I don't have the tv anymore - the picture was too poor - bought a FullHD LG instead - so much better - I see Aldi have these back in stock but are smart tv's now

what setting you have on pana to bauhn? if i send 24p 4k it fails but if i send 1080p its good?

what was fault with 48?, mine is superb and getting a right pasting from my 14yr old.... almost screen burn from the soaps logo's... Beastenders, Holby, Casualty... wish the blooming thing would fail sometimes... but she would only go back to iphone and tweety pie on youtube!

Sorry bought the 42"in October. Had to take it back no picture. Replaced with the 48" had to take it back today. It was replaced on the 15/12/15. So sorry wouldn't buy again. I'm trying to find out who makes them. The call centre for problems is in Wales.

yep - that's the one - just be aware that it does not upscale from usb, only from dvd and blu ray..

hmm just found this? direct from panasonic refurbs
pana refurb on ebay link

panasonic 4k upscaling bluray player

which model? how much?

I know this is a long dead deal but just wanted to add a bit of info. I just decided to buy a panasonic 4k upscaling bluray player and the resulting picture is nothing short of awesome, a massive improvement from the normal 1080p input. This just goes to show that a lot of this tv's shortcomings are down to its built in upscaler. Just hope this might help another owner.

Bought one of these quite happy with it, only thing I cant seem to figure out is how to hook it up to my sound bar/theatre system, my system has red and white rca sockets but the tv doesn't have any, anyone have any idea? thanks

I agree the screen does settle and putting an android box with 4k via HDMI Connection 4 and searching youtube for " UHD DEMO " and playing the in store demos listed from samsung, lg, sony on my £299 Bauhn Aldi im pleased as punch i saved a bunch. fantastic picture... does anyone know how to adjust the .3 sec time lag voice/sound sync on android box movies? (XBMC box)

The warranty is with the retailer for a minimum of 12 months by law, the additional years then that's with whoever underwrites it on behalf of the retailer so until the 1st year is up then its Aldi who have to take responsibility for the set not Tempo so if the customer gets no joy from Tempo then Aldi have to take responsibility with it themselves.

But with Tesco and Argos the warranty is with them. This comes with a 3 year warranty administered by Tempo. If they're not there to help you out then its a pointless warranty.

Bauhn is no different to Technika for Tesco, Polaroid for Asda or Bush for Argos, not sure what you expect from a TV this spec for £300 from a supermarket, am perfectly happy with mine bearing this fact in mind.

CEC was off by default but it still didn't work. Here's another warning - the customer service line don't pick up! Its a whitelabel company called Tempo who source cheap tat from around the world to flog to retailers as "exclusives". Bauhn is not a real company at all, its just a brand name madeup for Aldi.

I got my money back today and couldn't be happier. I'm not falling for this kind of nonsense again hence the HiSense deals going around I feel are much the same as this.

Mine is going back this evening after work. Ghosting issue as well as an awful picture on xbox one no matter what settings I use.

May need adjusting as the screen settles. I've upped contrast, brightness and switched to warm on mine now.

Re remote issue. Seems this is caused by a CEC issue, when the TV remote doesn't work at turning the set on other devices remote does.

Weird one but easily fixed, switch CEC off...

got to repeat brooksyn above, dam fine remote!.......... and picture and sound for a budget tv
when the silver finish 55" 4k comes out i will be in the line outside aldis!

Used setting stated above.
Ghosting gone picture looks amazing now
The last panther is watchable very watchable
Thanks guys.

My set looks amazing when given a true 4k feed but it's a bit pants with 1080p or lower resolutions, I've got a toshiba 40" fairly high end tv that does massively better with lower def stuff..which is what I watch 90 percent of the time.

USE HDMI PORT 4 FOR 60HZ 4K FEED

DEFAULT IS SURROUND, CHANGE TO STEREO AND ITS FINE!

SOUND DEFAULT IS "SURROUND" CHANGE IT VIA SETTINGS TO STANDARD STEREO AND ITS FINE!
i am so very impressed with this give it a 4k feed via a Android TV Box M8 Quad Core Latest 4K HD FULLY LOADED WiFi 5G KITKAT KODI XBMC AND THERE'S NO LOOKING BACK!

I've not had any ghosting but I've set my sound stage up through the headphone jack using aux in cable, really helps as the tv sound is terrible compared.

As for ghosting I can't help as I've not noticed any on mine, but someone did post some good settings previously which helped the quality for me

Bought this TV on Thursday.
The picture has got better over the last few days. I've not changed any settings yet.
Sky's football was fantastic but other programs( recorded on box then played back) especially the last panthers had ghosting. So bad it was hard to watch. I hope this improves ( help if you can)
Also, no optical out feed. So how do I connect this TV to a soundbar.

Think Im in the same boat cubed, I've had a fiddle with mine and the image settings.
Simply cannot get a good looking picture :disappointed: adding that to the terrible sound.

Sadly I am returning mine. It has some stuck pixels with lines coming out of them and the remote power button is dead. I think the rest of the ownership experience will be similar. After Christmas there might be a better branded TV for me even if its a hundred pounds more.

Cheers, I really should read those things once in a while...

Wonder what type of input lag this TV has for gaming, I guess that's hard to measure, I'm quite lucky with my current TV as it has only 16ms lag which is not bad for a TV.

I think mine is faulty :disappointed: The power button on the remote doesn't work at all, but yet everything else works.

Tried 1080, 2k and 4k all show the same "quirks"
The cards game fine in 1080 and 2k no another screen with non of these problems.
Using the same cable I was using on the 2k panel

Running 2x 270x Hawks's in X-Fire uninstalled and reinstall with latest drivers and profiles.
I've ran a number of game benchmarks and games and all show the same issue when motion is involved unfortuntley.

Could very well be the screen is duff

theres a section in the manual that gives you the code

Sounds like yours is duff or your graphics card is pants!

Bought this, using it as a PC monitor

The sound from this is atrocious :disappointed: I'm only using my PC and HDMI but I must say m3 tiny litlle 4 year old memorex cheapy speakers spank this tv :disappointed:

I'm also seeing a lot of oddities when both gaming and just using pc in general, a lot of images on random sites appear like theyre pictures of things made of playdoh. Games have been a bit hit and miss too, see tearing and also what Ic an only describer as rippling, like whe moving images seem to be rippled rather than flat.

The remote is very well designed tho :smiley:

I am taking mine back as the sound is really poor. Any one else have an opinion on the sound quality?

Can we get some second opinion on screen settings please.

Thanks, I think i must have been tire/drunk when i posted that as I seem to have completely missed your's and a few others' posts about purchasing this tv and commenting on the quality!! It sounds like a great deal to me, although needing a Fire TV/ Nvidia shield may be a deal breaker, when there are 4k smart tvs for around £400, albeit slightly smaller.

Thanks for the update tho, it has given me food for thought for sure!

Fire TV Box only produces 30hz 4kk but both Prime and Netflix currently only stream at that anyway.

It was me who's been fiddling...

I've run it via its tuner, HD through it via a Sky box and 4k on Netflix via a NVidia Shield as well as using Kodi for streaming. Thoughts? It's not the best display I've seen but for a £300 TV its far from the worst. Light banding in the Black's(/greys...) is its biggest issue but that's just being picky. Picture through the tuner is quite soft in SD, HD is pretty good if a little soft too but I've still to play around with settings on the tuner.

Bare in mind you will need to buy either a Fire TV Box or NVidia Shield to view anything legal in 4k so that will add £80-120 to the cost. I've also not gamed on it so can't say what the screen refreshing is like.

Bottom line, its a 48" TV for £300 which isn't bad, being a 4k set that's got the required HDMI 2.0 with HDCP2.2 for futureproofing makes it a bargain. It's not a bad looker, bezel's are reasonably thin, sound quality is actually rather good for a flat screen, its quite light but comes with legs not a stand so it needs quite a wide surface to stand on or you'll need to wall mount (has a VESA mount on the rear). Connections are a little odd, two HDMI's are down facing in the middle and 2 are to the left side along with the USBs and the power lead isn't removable so could be an issue if you need to feed wires.

If you can find one and £300 is your budget then I can't really say anything other than go for it, I doubt you will be disappointed.

Edit. Forgot to give a special mention to its remote which well designed and great quality for a budget TV, especially like the fact the volume and channel buttons light up when used. Shame I can't find a code for the Sky remote to work the TV tho.

Got it, used the Amazon Fire box on HDMI 4 and can certify that it's 4K at 60hz HDCP2.2 as I've ran prime and Netflix through it. I am now running my desktop through it at 4K which is absolutely phenomenal. I used the settings posted by brookysm although the didn't change sharpness as its greyed out for me.

My internet is slow, so I've ripped YouTube videos from 4kdownload.com software for true quality and the Slow Mo Guys look amazing in 4K.

At the moment I've got Kodi running on my desktop as the Fire box only runs it at 1080p which still looks clearer but using the desktop is much better. Not managed to find any 4K addons that work yet (4K Media is down) but the picture quality is definitely better than my 1080p tv. My opinion, what a fantastic buy.

Thanks for the reply! What have you been playing through it then? any 4K content or just using it as a 1080p HD TV? have you fiddled with the settings as one review on Aldi mentioned this was needed.

thanks again, i appreciate the response, need to convince the missus its worth an upgrade ha.

I bought one because I was curious, for a £300 TV it ain't half bad other than poor blacks (oh and 1 duff pixel).

Yes, HDMI 4 is 2.0 and HDCP2.2.

Did anyone buy one to give an honest review of the TV's Picture quality??

Give a call to the number 0800 328 6063 Quote model: B48-63UHDF

Most importantly is this TV HDCP 2.2 compliant becuase if not you might not be enjoying your 4k content down the road..

It isn't a Smart TV, if you read the bumph that comes with it it is for Red button interactive channels only.

This tv had internet access via a cable which i easily installed and confirmed internet access is working but where do you find the internet apps does anyone know?

What are you using to view on it? I'm connected to a Sky HD box

Contrast 33
Brightness 38
Saturation 45
Sharpness 33
Colour temp cold
Noise reduction off
MoCom (which I assume is motion control) off.

Still tweaking a bit but it looks pretty good with HD using the above.

Edit: forgot to mention the TV is up high in the bedroom, I've set it for bed height viewing, looking head on with the screen I'd lower the colour tone down further.

Edit: ignore all these settings, since I've run the screen a few hours its all change now.

I can't find any media that it will play in 4k either :disappointed:

firstly i am using the built in freeview , have not tried the record or pause feature yet but media player from usb works well, i lowered the brightness to 40 and upped the sharpness to 60 but i might mess around with settings and try to get a better picture tomorrow i am watching carter on netflix in hd and i must say the picture is absolutely amazing i am wondering if i can try the 4k what it will look like, don't worry about the picture unless it is really bad mine is fine to me right now but i know will be better once i play around with settings a little bit and knowing that the picture gets a little better once it has been used for a few days weeks. don't know why but was the same as my old samsung.
, might get the dvd to calibrate it properly, also dhcp seems to be covered as i said it is working on netflix 100% right now as i type.

The screen does seem to have a little of a contrast issue but i am sure that is just messing around with settings but i am also sitting a little to the side of the tv and when i sit right in front of it is looks amazing, very happy with this set right now, my needs when buying were bigger screen, media player that worked with portable hard drive and ability to play netflix and obviously 4k for the future.
I paid £699 for my last samsung 40" tv sadly and paying less than half for this is just amazing , means i have 300 pounds i can use on other xmas presents for the family, might just buy an xbox one for xmas now.

Any chance of sharing the settings you used please? No matter what tweaks I do I can't seem to get a good picture from this TV

Can't complain if it's hdmi 2.0 and hdcp 2.2, hmmmm decisions, this , the 50" bush or 50" Hisense

HDMI 4 is 2.2 - NVidia Shield playing Netflix 4k without issue.

HD is very acceptable, SD pretty poor - very noisy, picture needed considerable tweaking, its no high quality TV, blacks aren't particularly strong with banding clearly visible at the edges but its a 48" 4k TV for just £300 and its better than the 40" Toshiba (Vistel) set in the bedroom its replaced.

For £300 its a pretty good buy imho.

Bought this today, loving it! Great picture quality with BT and Kodi, just wondering if anyone has been able to get 4K MP4 through the built in media player? Keeps coming up as unsupported file type although it says MPEG-4 in the manual.

Any recommendations for picture settings on this TV?

just plugged in 1tb portable hard drive and it works with just one usb port no extra power needed works well plays allof my files so far and very good pic from 3 meters away which is about the distance from the tv screen.

Well got it working now and the picture is very good compared to my previous 40" samsung, no jagged edges even when using sd channel but there is a slight difference between sd and hd channel via the built in freeview, not a massive difference. Messed around with setting and for now all i have done is up the sharpness to 60 and lowered the brightness to 45 which seems to be a sweetish spot, when i have finished messing around with the media player and some other things i will update again, probably tomorrow . There is network connectivity so i am wondering if netflix will work as someone said it might not due to hdmi compliance hdcp i will update if nobody else does

I must say i am surprised at the size going from 40" TO 48 maybe it is just because i am used to a big border around the tv but the screen does not seem to feel much bigger , it is but it does not feel over the top as i thought it might and this tv is only slightly bigger than the 40" overall, very light and connected to my standard wall mount easily so no need to put on the stand.

As with most things i suspect the picture quality will improve over the next few weeks as happened with my previous tv but right now i am very happy and at the price feel it was a steal.

This vs 49inch digihome tv in tesco for use with Xbox? Thoughts. Obvs this is 4K but the tesco tv is 199.

My bad, & thanks for info

Read above your comment ncble_, give the company a ring

Can anyone confirm HDCP 2.2?

I gave a call to the number 0800 328 6063 (Took 4-5 times to get through to someone) Quote model: B48-63UHDF
They said none of the HDMI ports were HDCP 2.2, although the girl on the phone didn't have a clue about what I was on about, she had to get someone else. I wouldn't take it as gospel to be honest.
I URGE people to ring to try to get this clarified!!

No motion flow control in my settings menu???
PS4 looks ok, cant figure out which is better between this and a 50" Bush LED HD, need to test further.

Ive been using mine since 8:30, testing 4K desktop setup, works pretty nice (albeit no previous experience of practically and actually using 4K) Im getting a mini displayport to hdmi (4K 60Hrz) delivered later so will really test it properly.

All in all:
If I get confirmation from someone else on here who spoke to them that no HDMI ports are HDCP 2.2 compliant, Particularly in HDMI Slot 4 (60Hrz 4K), I may have to be returning it. Unless someone knows a workaround to get 4K netflix/prime on this tv???

Not too sure whether getting there at 7:20 to wait with some 'characters' this morning (most of whom were after a £50 smartphone, like it was the best crack to hit the streets) was worth it after all....and if so...whether I will have to do it all again tomorrow...

has anyone had any trouble with there remote? I have turned the tv on using the buttons on the side off the tv and the red light flashes when I press a button on the remote but doesn't actually do anything,but I can use the buttons on the side and they work fine.anyone else had this issue?

picked one up this morning, not had a chance to set it up yet.
Hopefully the additional res will mean using it as a PC monitor doesnt cause any headaches.

Ok i have just purchased one in Carlisle there were two left at 12:00 i have not unpacked it yet but on the cover it has a list of details 4 hdmi ports 2 are version 1.4 one is version 1 and the last is version 2 at 60hz. It has multimedia playback and a lan port for freeview, it also has a built in pver i belive using a hard drive on the usb port and plays all the file types necessary.

it does not look like it has netflix or bbc iplayer but if freeview it might. also it is in a massive f**king box.

I will update as to the ability to connect to a vesa wall mount and any other info i find out when i get it working.

Just had a look at these at their Cross Hands store.

Amazed that the info on the side says they're made in China. I know almost everything is made in China, but when it comes to generic brand TVs I was always under the assumption the vast majority are made by Vestel in the Czech Republic?

I got it, I have tried with Sky HD and picture is great
I don't know what you expect for this price. For me, this is perfect

In the settings, try turning 'Motion Flow Control' off.

Got one at Middlesbrough store this morning, they had 15

Can anyone recommend picture settings for this, just cant seem to get a good picture from it (xbox one, sky hd)

HDCP2.2 anyone???

Does anyone have a remote code for Virgin Media, sadly even the auto function didn't register anything so perhaps its not supported.

Thanks

Got one. Can give it a go.
They had 10 at my local.

Yes, it has the hdmi 2.0 and 60fps in one of the hdmi ports and 2 hdmi 1.4 ports with 30 fps. I just bought one and it looks good and is the cheapest 4K tv for its size which has hdmi 2.0. That should stop all the haters on here.

It has 1 hdmi v2 port, 2 version 1.4 and one version 1

im confused - is it worth buying even if its HDMI 1.4? Im seeing deals for high quality 4K sets around the £500 mark so a saving of £200 over the long-run (10 years) isn't worth it if the TV is a bit naff. It says this has HDMI 1.4 on their website so I'm 95% sure it will be that.

I know nothing

Are you going to tell him or me :smirk::smirk:

You might have a very long wait.... something tells me you won't get one. Still they sell some nice fresh croissants so you won't go hungry. :-)

To be honest with you i would have thought 4k was just a gimmick but then i went into currys and had a look at the different tv's almost side by side. The LG oled tv is by far the best with almost 3d the quality was just so good, they had a soccer game on and it was absolutly crystal clear with no lag or ghosting or anything, I could have been almost looking out of a window at the field.
I also looked at the samsung 4k tv's and i must say they were rather close , not as good most defiently but they were so good compared to my existing 1080p samsung it was like watching something on mine in hd compared to watching somethign sd on the one in currys.

Not to be a grouch but i believe 4k tv's are right now worth the money they sell for , although i am waiting till next year although i will be outside lidl when they open if i can to get this deal as it really looks like something i could use to replace my 10 year old samsung, also though some have said it has hdmi 1.4 and some have said it has hdmi 2 it is easy enough to get it home and check it out if it does not have the info on the box and then return it if needed.

I'm confused! (Easily done mind you!) my husband had a ps4 not sure if that has any bearing on it?

This 4K TV is only any good for watching content your playing into it through its usb, HDMI 1.4a means PC and consoles will be limited to 30fps updates, this results in jerky movement. You'll probably be better off getting a nice standard HD TV. If someone verifies its HDMI 2.0 then it offers scope for 60fps Input which is where it becomes usable on a practical level.

No mention of HDMI 2.0. In tne instruction manual (off Australian site but model seems identical)

Instruction Manual e

Thanks again lee I shall be there at 8am so fingers crossed!

If lucky, it may state the info on the side of the box but I'm gonna guess that these won't.

Best bet would be to buy and check manual in the car and return if they don't match specification.

That's all if you manage to get one!

Thank you lee. Are there any keywords I need to look out for on the packaging or do you think it will be easily recognisable on the packaging?

Thank you @leehardacre

Hi guys I am not at all technological and neither is my hubby but he really wants a 4k TV for movies and gaming and he always mentions HDMI cables in talks about optimum display resolution etc so my question is does this TV support the HDMI 2.0 at 60hz? Sorry if the question doesn't make sense but I don't have a clue what I'm talking about!

Likely2 is correct. Read the cnet reviews shown on post 39, page 2. You will only see any benefit from 4k with a 48" tv from about four feet from the tv or less. Most people sit at least 6 feet or more from the tv. You will not start noticing the difference until you buy a 55" + tv in most living rooms. 4k is just a marketing gimmick by the manufacturers. They are making 4k and telling you its better than your 1080 tv but it isn't. When you're stood in Currys standing three feet away from a tv whilst it's playing the manufacturer's usb stick you're thinking what a fantastic picture. Then you get it home and put on Dave and say what's wrong with my picture.....right.

It's a marketing and sales ploy. Ask the right questions in store to get the right answer.s 4k will only give a better picture whilst sat at a maximum distance from the screen.

On this particular tv ignore the 4k screen. It probably costs the manufacturer the same cost to make a 4k screen as a 1080 screen. Eventually all screens will be 4k because that's the way the market will go. It doesn't mean to say its better and even if it is better the chances are you won't even see the difference. What you are left with is £300.00 you are paying for a non-branded tv which has awful reviews in Australia. Aldi are giving a 3 year guarantee on this tv because they know they have to tempt the market somehow for people to buy it. You may just need the guarantee and remember that you have 2 years EU warranty on any television if you know how to play the consumer law which also under UK law gives you some compensation up to 6 years but I doubt if you pay £130.00 for a Yogi Bear tv from Currys and run it for 23 hours a day you will get much back, if anything in year 5! It can be cost and usage related but my son just had his tv repaired under uk consumer law (not retailer guarantee) at just under 3 years old because he used our laws to his advantage.

For me this is £300.00 you can put towards a brand named tv which has decent reviews and customer satisfaction. This particular brand has some really bad reviews from Australia. Maybe when we actually have a decent level of HD programmes on freeview the time would be right to be thinking about 4k but for now what's the point.

http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/01/27/resolution_chart.jpg

Sorry, ASDA sel Seiki!

Wonder if it'll be in the Aldi Super 6 for Black Friday :confused:

looks a lot like a vestel TV

for all the moaning **** out there, this is a 4k TV for under £300. I will be getting one and if it is crap then I shall return it. As a worst case scenario it has to be slightly better than a 1080p TV if so it will do the job for this price.

Even console gamers should be looking at decent monitors (obviously it won't need all the bells and whistles, just 60Hz refresh and a lower response time). It makes a world of difference if you like to play 'competitive' multiplayer games.

So why aren't they getting dedicated monitors ?
Your answer wasn't an answer

Because they're console gamers?

I use AMD cards for that reason. I run my games at 4K and downsample to 1080p.

Explains why you think upscaling is poor then, time to dig deep and buy a card that can handle higher resolutions....

Why the hell do gamers ignore actual, you know, MONITORS specifically made for gaming, and judge a TV by their own obsessions NOT what the thing is made for ?

4k is 4k even if its not the best on the planet it would still be as good as 1080p at its worse. :smile: added. Just hope I can get one, if I have to throw some punches to get one then that is what will be happening Thursday morning

Does it support 4:4:4 chroma subsampling? It's needed if you want to use it as a 4K PC monitor and want clear text.

Read review comments on internet, poor quality TV's warranty waste of paper

A positive review of a current model. 65" version.

http://www.channelnews.com.au/reviews/display/8634WGLM-exclusive-review-aldi-does-it-again-with-a-sub-1200-65-4k-uhd-tv-that-takes-on-the-premium-brands.aspx

Aldi don`t want headaches, they (with Lidl) control 10% of shopping market currently, & it`ll increase. Aldi sell Seiki ( :disappointed: ) successfully ( :confused: ) so I`m sure these German future giants will do the same with their unknown brand TVs. Heat.

Yes mate, Micro SD, USB stick or Drives are all supported.

Hi Brookysm looking at buying the Nvidia Shield.. can you play films from a USB stick or harddrive through the USB ports.. Cheers

I wouldn't know. I'm a PC gamer. Not a filthy console peasant.

Ah right, silly me. I didn't realise that in order for a console to be a console it had to run the latest AAA titles. Imagine that, 32 years of gaming and I hadn't realised...

Tell me, what's your PS4 (or Xbone) like at running games through emulation, play many Sega/Nintendo/Neo Geo/arcade games on it? I know my PS4 is hopeless at doing that, what about when you want to kick back and relax, how's that Netflix 4k doing for ya? YouTube 4k? What about Kodi? Installed OK on it?....

There's a fair few AAA titles available via Shield Gforce Now service if that's your bag but otherwise folk like me use whichever CONSOLE they like to do whichever gaming they fancy.

....Sometimes in 4k

Okay. What modern triple-A gaming titles can you run natively on Android without streaming from a PC running Windows or Linux? I'm not talking stuff that's two or more years old.

I'm waiting for a 60 inch 4k to get down to below £500

I didn't say you can't my point was that there is literally no point. If you're buying a TV for gaming buy a 1080p display with the fastest response times you can. 4K is the most pointless **** unless you're a PC gamer.Yeah, and it looks terrible.Yeah, Android games. Or streamed PC games. It's not a 'proper' games console per-say.[/quote]Phahahahahahaaaaa. How is it not a proper console? Comes with a gamepad, you can download games onto it, even comes with a SSD hybrid drive in it if you pay a little more - something both the Xbone and PS4 lack!

And it plays games in 4k, does video in 4k its perfect for connecting to the likes of this TV.

The

I didn't say you can't my point was that there is literally no point. If you're buying a TV for gaming buy a 1080p display with the fastest response times you can. 4K is the most pointless **** unless you're a PC gamer.


Yeah, and it looks terrible and increases response times by a huge amount.


Yeah, Android games. Or streamed PC games. It's not a 'proper' games console per-say.

So by your logic you can't watch SD or HD TV programmes on it either because they run at 576 or 1080....

You hit the magic nail on the head, its called upscaling! The only reason why it might not be suitable for playing games on has nothing to to with resolution but screen response times something that none of us know what it's like on the set yet.

Oh and btw as I have already previously mentioned, the Nvidia shield can play games at a native 4k resolution, there's a couple of titles already doing so.

Because there aren't any consoles that can play games at 4K native. Hell, most of them can't do 1080p, they have to render at 900p and upscale. Because they are all potatoes.

See above your original comment, it has it so happy days eh?...

When is this really coming out ???? Any proper dates or just talk regarding the TV

It's 48", it's 4k, it's got a three year warranty.

What do you want for £299.99?

Reply from Bauhn.

Hi,

The units in the UK may have different specification.

The ATVU48-1015 has a refresh rate of 60Hz and HDMI ports are 2.0

Kind Regards,

The current generation of consoles can barely output 1080p 30Hz, let alone 4K. A modern gaming PC will output 4K 60Hz no problem.

That being said, HDMI 1.4 is limited to 4K 30Hz, which is fine if you don't intend to use this TV for PC gaming

Wow. I'm only in my 20s and I'm amazed at at how TVs have advanced to reach 4K. I remember playing on my SNES on a 20" CRT TV and it was one of the greatest things ever! But here we are and people are complaining about a 4K TV for less than £300... What an unappreciative (or spoilt?) generation.

On my 50 inch tv the difference between hd and 4k is obvious from 10 foot away, so it is you that is falling far biased bs

The main issue with this tv is probably the HDMI, if it's 1.4a forget it.

I actually agree with a lot of the points you make in this thread Smarty....but that is just simply not true. You will start seeing the benefits of 4k on a 48" at about 6 feet, maybe even slightly more.

And the guy who reckons 1080p games are a blurry mess on a 4k TV :confused: - You must have tried it on a broken telly cos PC and PS4 games look absolutely stunning on my 55" 4k Sony

AND YET AGAIN YOU ARE QUOTING YOUR OWN PERSONAL VIEWS AS FACT! You can't get 4k, we get it! However others can and aren't half blind so what is the point of wasting Richer Sounds time viewing 4k sets watching SD and HD?

4k isn't for you or your missus so move on, there's nothing here for you to see!

Oh yes, my mistake. That means you can stand a foot further away to appreciate the 4k that you may get next year or you may not. What I will do this weekend is go into Richer Sounds who demonstrate televisions properly, i.e. via a sky box so you can appreciate the channels most of us receive in SD and HD. This is how televisions should be presented and not via usb sticks whilst the tv is set in shop mode with demo display. None of us will really such much content like it shows in the store and although it is showing the television to it's maximum potential it is also cheating. That's a bit like programming your car so it knows when it's in a garage so it can automatically change the engine emissions.

At least in Richer Sounds they will show you their tv's on SD and HD which is how most people watch terrestrial television whether via sky or freeview.

What by quoting the same guy in 3 different articles from years ago?

Aye he's a genius....

And again, that's your circumstances and not everybody else's! Next you'll be claiming that 4k Blu Ray is too expensive when it launches in a couple of months, again its all things relative.

The problem with Vestel btw isn't usually the picture quality, its the quality of components. My father is a TV engineer, 2nd hand parts are often used to repair sets that are more than a couple of years old simply because the model's have been superseded and replaced and parts no longer available so parts are used from other broken sets - just like those bauhn sets you have you've mentioned.

Finally. Someone who speaks sense!

I am sorry but it will be impossible for me to see any improvement because Freeview are not offering any programmes in 4k. Sky are not transmitting either in 4k yet but when they do I will let you know if I can see any difference. Like I said my next tv will probably be 4k but that isn't the reason why I will be buying it.

For this particular post my original comments still stand regarding the tv. The reviews for this brand are terrible. Downloaded the user manual. It was quite interesting the bit at the bottom where it says they may repair the tv using second or refurbished parts !!. The £300.00 would be better placed against a different brand whether that be 1080 or 4k and personally, as much as I have given Vestel some stick, would rather buy a Panasonic made by Vestel. The CX400b 4k had a quite good picture when I was last in Currys, but then again, I was standing 3 feet away from it.

The problem is also is that as you get older images look different. The younger the eyes the clearer the image will be. I need reading glasses now for reading and computer work and recently purchased a lenovo miix3 for weekends away and light use. I bought it mainly as it was a good spec with a 1920 x 1200 screen. Unfortunately the resolution is a little too good and have to reduce it slightly in order to read the windows menu titles even with reading glasses which cannot be adjusted.

I like the fact that technology keeps improving but as the experts prove 4k at 40" isn't really worth it unless you are going to sit 2 feet from the screen so I find it quite odd why this particular post has achieved such hot response when basically it is just a budget tv.

4k at 40" may be perfect as a monitor then but my mum told me that it wouldn't do my eyes any good being too close to the screen. Or is that an old wive's tale lol.

I just checked my phone resolution. It's 2560 x 1440. Hey I nearly got 4k on my phone lol.

Before the BBC, ITV and all of the other channels think about giving us 4k on their channels I think it more important for the rest of the freeview channels to give us HD first.

And not everyone is in the same situation as you, I can see the difference and I can use 4k streaming services!

There seems to be an assumption on this site that cheap 4k means worse than lower end similar priced HD but a few very good quality 4k sets have appeared on here, is this one? Who knows but if its rubbish, take it back - Aldi accept returns! This set is believed to have 2.0 HDMI's so it will work with 4k streaming services and it has a Freeview HD tuner to boot.

Btw just because your not in the ideal distance from the set to benefit from the full amount of detail 4k offers chances are you will still see an improvement over 1080 on an equivalent qualify set.

I agree, and I am definitely not a pixel chaser. I won't buy a phone with over 1080p because it is useless. However, I can definitely see the pixels on my 24" 1080p IPS monitor from 2.5 feet away. It just doesn't look as good as my tablet. I can certainly see jagged text when trying to use Windows as a media centre on my 40" TV . In fact, some text is barely legible, even with the text size amplified. It would be horrendous on anything bigger.

I suspect the additional factors in the articles that you linked to (inter-pixel gap) play a much bigger role than the author lets on.

That's because some people are easily reeled in or the fact that they bought a 4k tv because they needed a new tv and decided on a 4k one and not necessarily because its 4k. I am after a new tv. If I buy a 4k one it will be because it fits the criteria I want. If it's 1080 then fine also. 4k is absolutely no good to me whatsoever as I would need to buy a 60" tv to see any benefit over my 50" tv. I can't stream from Netflix in 4k as I don't have a fast broadband connection. I have no intention of replacing my bluray player and sky......well sky is just a rip off looking at every angle to charge more money so they can line premiership football players with our cash. By ditching sky my new tv will be free, sort of.

I may go into Currys at the weekend and ask them some 'interesting' questions like is 4k better. Will I see any benefit from more than 6 feet away on a 50" tv or 10 feet away even. Will my standard definition programmes be better. Will my xbox games look better. Can I be sure that it will be a manufacturer's panel in the tv. See what lies they tell me.

Then there are some who just must have the latest technology because they think its better. If that's what they want then fine too but I doubt very much if those people will spend £300.00 on a supermarket tv which is probably best left in the supermarket.

It's not a question of 4k being better for me as currently the tv's I am looking at are 4k because of the models I am looking at and liking. What does get my goat it's another excuse to extort more money from the consumer when in most terms there is no real benefit. It will be interesting to see where sky go with 4k from a charging point of view.

Popular doesn't mean correct. By that logic Justin Beiber is a superior talent to Led Zeppelin.

What you're experiencing is buyer's remorse. The need to defend objects you've bought so as to not look like you make silly decisions. It's a perfectly reasonable reaction, and you're hardly the first person it's happened to.

GPUs have nothing to do with how upscaling functions. They can affect downsampling (fitting a 2K/4K image on a 1080p screen, in order to eliminate anti-aliasing). Do you actually know anything about hardware, or is this all guesswork?

Ha ha ha, wasted money? Aye OK fella....

Over 1 million 4k TV's have already been sold this year so that's a hell of a lot of folk who have wasted money on blurry mess....

Try buying a decent video card!

Far be it from me to tell people when they've wasted their money.
Personally I can't even stand 1080p on my 1440p monitor, but there we go.

Yes a PS3, PS4, Ouya and a NVidia Shield! I've had a 4k TV for over 18 months and you sir are talking absolutely tosh my friend!

Have you ever played an upscaled 1080p game on a 4K TV/monitor? It's a horrible blurry mess.
The fact that you had to stretch as far as the Nvidia Shield to 'prove me wrong' only shows how useless 4K TVs are for console gaming.

3 bullc**p articles by the same guy who clearly is a hater of 4k, think the inventor probably banged his old mum....

I posted a link earlierto a forum where Bauhn had been contacted and stated HDMI 2.0 was present.

None actually are. True 4k is a cinema spec. This is like all those sold as 4k from LG, Samsung, Sony etc

I'm having an educated guess that it may be this set or very similar http://www.bauhn.com.au/product-listing/48-4k-ultra-high-definition-led-tv

I have emailed Bauhn to ask what the refresh rate is and whether the HDMIs are 2.0.

I will update once they've confirmed it has neither.

Anyone know what the motion rate is on this set? If it's 100hz I'll have two at that price.

4K tv for £299, do they think we were Bauhn yesterday.

Cracking deal, if you want a big telly buy it, ignore the negative comments on here, they ain.t got a clue. Got a 3 year warranty, I ain't seen it but I bet it is a cracking picture and nowadays even the sound is all right for casual viewing. Just bought a 48" Samsung if I had known about this I think I would buy it.

Do you often review products without looking at them?

You can get 4k on it if its 1.4, however it will only be Max 30fps and it won't be anything copyrighted so no Netflix or Prime.

But apparently it's 2.0 so who knows...

Exactly, that's a superseded model with bezels of epic proportions; if the image is correct this is a new model and I couuldn't find any online reviews for a 48-inch size. Not too worried even if it breaksdown at 2 years according to some reviews as the Aldi UK 3 year guarantee is sterling (I have first hand experience with a couple of power tools I had used to death).

reviews are very bad for that...stay clear.

And I've found their 3 year guarantee to be stellar. This TV is a steal if it has half-decent picture quality.

And talking about 2013 models that have died after two years to boot!

I'm pondering this, but then realise practically that I'm not going to have anything greater than 1080P as a source any time soon!

So many pixels for so little money.

1, 4k TV's upscale 1080p so no problem playing a console on them just like no problem watching Corrie in HD on em either.
2, The Nvidia Shield already has a couple of games that are 4k native. Granted they aren't blockbusters but they have proved you wrong......

I actually got the Sony Bravia 43" Smart Android a few months ago for £489,and it's great with my PlayStation 4.And I have Kodi on it as well,but I'm gonna buy one of these for another room :wink:

Give djh1975 a break guys,Aldi always sell good TV's and the 3 year warranty is a Aldi favourite.I bought a flat screen from Aldi in 2007 and it lasted 6 years,great find djh HEAT :wink:

Police at Asda last year. This year it will be at Aldi. For this!!! :smiley:

Because consoles are struggling to hit 1080p in many games.

4K will never happen.

How is it useless for consoles if its 4k? It's only useless if the TV has a shockingly slow screen response.

(Which this probably will have....)

Is this decent for gaming ?

LUFC ONLY

Heat! Plus your a Cov fan :wink: PUSB!

Thanks....Out of curiosity I looked at some specs but they are hard to find proper ones for this set, which rings alarm bells to me as usually it's all '9Trillion this and 5 million Mwhateverhz' but this is 'Mmmmm' what actually is the full spec? Has anyone seen them?

Technology is way too confusing to make any real sense of it and as there seems to be no 'standards' set yet:

From 2014:


And as this set isn't true 4K.

Yes, saw that , but then saw this:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2471843
This was interesting too:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2469839

No mention of HDMI 2.0 in the Manual, but online some have contacted Bauhn and they confirmed it has HDMI 2.0: https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCYQFjABahUKEwjFponX4ZnJAhVGuxQKHYEjAe8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bauhn.com.au%2F_literature_149285%2FATVU48-1015_-_Instruction_Manual&usg=AFQjCNG2yxvYwZMYxGugzejnqP3fc6zIjw&sig2=pfnuDfDy_zzPv-ppdau5Jg

for sheer size and cost this is a steal.....recognised brand name?....hmmmmmmmmmm :wink: still heated up and thanks for posting :smiley:

so take last years Black Friday fights in Asda, and move them to Aldi?

48" 4K < 300. :smile: