Not quite sure how a workspace will look on a tv screen. I may have a look at the weekend using my little lenovo. I will let you know how it looks in 1080. Ask currys to demonstrate a laptop on the Panasonic. If they want to sell you one they should not find any reason not to try it. If they won't then ask them if it will display a workspace ok. If they say yes, you buy it and find it doesn't display ok, you can easily take it back as it is not how they described it.
itsmejamesy
16 Nov 15#26
I do plan on sitting around 2 feet away from this as I mentioned it would be getting used as a PC monitor.
So 4k would be ideal for a larger fitting workspace than a stretched out 1080p resolution.
Thanks for the input though. I might take a drive to currys in the next few days to see if the 40" is on display as well.
I'm really interested in purchasing this for to use Netflix and primarily for PC use at 60Hz.
Around 50% of the websites I've visited says it's compatible with Netflix 4k, and the other 50% says otherwise. Either through the product description or customer reviews.
Has anyone any experience on this or can point me to another 4k TV for pc use for around THIS price (<£400) that they would recommend?
Smartguy1 to itsmejamesy
16 Nov 15#24
You could just email Panasonic and ask them the question. They may take a while to respond though because they may have to email Vestel in Turkey because that is who manufactures this tv. Saying that though I was looking at the 55" of this model in Currys and it had quite a nice picture
Remember though that at 40" you will need to sit about 2 feet away from the screen to benefit from 4k. There is little point in buying 4k at 40" and you may be better off just buying a decent 1080 tv. See the link below. The graph in the second link shows you why.
Yes, it scales it but im not sure it does any processing. BBC1 is usually a good picture but some channels are a blurry mess with strange ghosting effects, like really poor mpeg files from 15 years ago. Hopefully OLED will start dropping in price now that Samsung are planning a big move into it.
Smartguy1
15 Nov 15#20
I think the team principal of Red Bull Renault would agree with you entirely. I bet he would love some of those beautifully made german engines they put in the silver cars that have numbers 6 and 44 on them. You know the ones that win just about every race. Well done Lewis.
jldevoy
15 Nov 15#18
It's a decent TV if you have a good source. It doesnt appear to have any upscaling though so while the BBC picture is good, a lot of other channels are atrocious.
Uridium to jldevoy
15 Nov 15#19
It must upscale otherwise the picture would be like the one below.....probably just poor quality upscaling chipset which to be fair is what you'd expect from a rebadged vestel being Panasonic's budget range.
The main thing you are paying for in better quality TV's is better picture processing
u0421793
15 Nov 15#17
If this particular model actually said “Vestel” on the front, would the CX400B classify as a good deal?
Yas
15 Nov 15#16
And ironically, Lada is part owned by Nissan/Renault?!
spannerzone
15 Nov 15#15
The Japanese electronic companies have constantly failed to understand this, even in the 1980's they insisted on having products for every budget even if they made losses on those products.....so now they continue this trend but let someone else make the products for them.
mjccam
15 Nov 15#14
ssshhhh some of those BMW buyers are gonna be upset when they find out their car has a Renault engine
yoyo59
15 Nov 15#13
I heard netflix 4k doesnt work on this
Elevation
15 Nov 151#12
Therein lies the problem. Are Panasonic trying to commit suicide?
greasyspoonma
15 Nov 15#7
bought my Panny from co-op 4 years ago never realised it could be a re-badged Vestel, never had one problem with mine, been a solid tv so far. heat
spannerzone to greasyspoonma
15 Nov 151#11
That one is probably made by Panasonic, it's only the 300/400 series that seems to be from Vestel, I don't believe any previous models were. It's just that there's no real profits at the bottom end of the TV market so why waste production on those products when your TV factory can make middle and high end products. Let some other company that specialises in making budget TV's make them for you instead (or better still don't ruin your brand name by doing this!)
Elevation
15 Nov 15#10
Maybe all TV's posted that aren't made by Panasonic should now be labelled "Vestel 40" TV"....? Just so we all know exactly where we are. Would eliminate "Is this a Vestel?" comments too.
AJ92
15 Nov 15#9
looks good. I have been looking at the refurb direct from Panasonic outlet but would like to buy it when ebay have the 20% off discount.
TomT
15 Nov 15#8
I've seen these in Sainsburys, nice looking TV and great picture quality.
spannerzone
15 Nov 151#6
It's not Panasonic, that's what I guess is the problem for many. Like buying a BMW only to find it was made by Lada
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So 4k would be ideal for a larger fitting workspace than a stretched out 1080p resolution.
Thanks for the input though. I might take a drive to currys in the next few days to see if the 40" is on display as well.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/ask/buy-a-4k-tv-now-a-longer-2322758?p=26468486
Around 50% of the websites I've visited says it's compatible with Netflix 4k, and the other 50% says otherwise. Either through the product description or customer reviews.
Has anyone any experience on this or can point me to another 4k TV for pc use for around THIS price (<£400) that they would recommend?
Remember though that at 40" you will need to sit about 2 feet away from the screen to benefit from 4k. There is little point in buying 4k at 40" and you may be better off just buying a decent 1080 tv. See the link below. The graph in the second link shows you why.
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/why-ultra-hd-4k-tvs-are-still-stupid/
http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/01/27/resolution_chart.jpg
The main thing you are paying for in better quality TV's is better picture processing