Large bush?

Not for everyone.

Curved TV's are a fad....give them a couple more years and they'll vanish

But a 'brand' simply means that Argos have paid for the right to stick the name of a once respected British company on whatever cheap product they so choose. You didn't actually think there was a factory in some surviving corner of British industry with a Bush sign over the door did you?

Chromecast, Amazon stick etc etc or just plug a pc or.laptop into hdmi and that's cheaper and smarter than a "smart" TV.

Large bush?

Not for everyone.

this should go scorching if the 42" 'Philips' one at 299 was anything to go by. good spot OP.

Lol

Don't Alid do a 48' 4k unbranded tv for £299 with a 3 year warranty?

Good find,

HDMI 2? HDCP 2.2? HDR?

Good deal. Wish it was a smart Tv tho.

3840*2160 display resolution for crystal clear images. Freeview Digital tuner - For hundreds of channels. 3 HDMI 1.4 , 1 HDMI 2.0 , 1 SCART, 1 USB , 1 Coaxial & Optical Audio Output, 1 Common Interface port - For easy connectivity. 2 channel and DTS sound system - For a rich and powerful sound.

1. Support dvb-t, mpeg2. 2 . Digital tv supports mheg5 (uk), lcn, epg, subtitle, and the audiolanguage etc. 3. Support USB 2.0 multimedia play, support audio and video play; support txt andpicture browse 4. Analogue and digital hd port input signal largest support 1080p. 5. The hdmi2.0 support 4k 60hz.

Television picture quality:

LED TV Screen.
4K Ultra HD display resolution.
Screen size: 50 inches.
Motion rate 120Hz.
Response time 6.5 milliseconds.
Viewing angle 178/178 degrees.

Connectivity:

1 SCART socket, 1 USB port and 4 HDMI sockets.
HDMI 2.0.
PC input socket.
Component video socket.
Composite socket.
Optical connection.
AV socket.
Suitable for wall mounting 200 x 200 bracket.

Sound quality:

DTS sound system.
2 x 8 watt RMS power output.

Digital features:

Features USB recording and video playback.
Micro dimming technology improves the contrast by dimming individual sections of the TV screen.
Freeview HD digital tuner.
Single core processor.
7 day electronic programme guide (EPG).

Additional features:

Sleep timer.
Child lock.
Size of TV H66.9, W125, D19cm.
Weight of TV 12kg (unpackaged).
Size of TV with stand: H82.4, W125, D19cm.
Weight of TV with stand: 17.5kg.

Energy efficiency information:

Energy efficiency rating: a.
On mode power consumption 92 watts.
Annual power consumption 134kWh.
Standby power consumption 0.5 watt.
This product contains lead.

That comes out of the same factory in Turkey with all the other unknown brands and then gets a Bush badge stuck on it....
Theres a reason why if you walk into the Walsall or Corby Argos Clearance bargains stores there are always pallet loads of 'Refurbished' Bush TV...... Huge failure rate.

That said it's not a bad price for what your getting but just don't be fooled into thinking your buying anything different to the other cheapo brand TV's you can buy in the supermarkets. Problem is it's getting hard to buy a low end TV now that isn't churned out of one of these cheap rebadging factories now as even the 'Known' brand names like Sharp, JVC, Panasonic are all licensing there name out for use by these factories as there budget range.

But a 'brand' simply means that Argos have paid for the right to stick the name of a once respected British company on whatever cheap product they so choose. You didn't actually think there was a factory in some surviving corner of British industry with a Bush sign over the door did you?

Which is why at this price its almost a no brainer. If it gives you 4 years you can bin it and get the latest spec in another 4 years. Who knows, you may get OLED Bush set in 3 years time that will equal today's £2000 sets! Speed of progress and all that.....

I'm tempted to get one (with an extended warranty). I really want a Samsung Curve and have lusted after one since they first came out and they havent really dropped all that much in price. I still cnat justify the cost but am chomping at the bit to see some UHD content.

"BUSH" ?????
NOTHING Bush about it.
"Bush" was gobbled up by the corporate greed of foreigners many years ago. Another famous and respected British company name destroyed with full approval of our NON British loving governments.
People are Stupid if they think that they are buying ANYTHING British these days.
Vestel possibly.

I don't think you can call it a "BRAND". More like a STICK ON BADGE on a TV very probably sold under many different "BADGES"

I don't recall the Bush brand ever being respected, adding further to my confusion about the Vestel/UMC debate. :wink:

It would appear so - I think you would need a pretty hefty stand for a 50" TV.

6.5 ms seems good though

Bought this tv on new years Eve. Picture quality is brilliant, as is sound. Plenty of hdmi ports etc for what we need too. Having spoken to friends who paid out almost 2k for a curve tv, they wouldn't recommend one. We bought a chromecast for £25 which was preloaded with £20 Google play credit rather than paying extra for a smart tv.

Not a great TV, and certainly not a great price compared to deals posted in last couple of weeks for better brands. Seems any discounted TV post will go HOT regardless of the brand or quality of TV.

It's a 50" 4k for 300.. Who on earth can company for that buck! I bought an Hitachi 48" Smart tv before Christmas for the same price.. Shame on me

It was respected once - a long time ago - think valves!

does the TV have an ethernet port for internet connectivity? the reviews mention it does not have WiFi but would like to watch netflix ect on the tv

Hi got this today, picture looks good, only problem i have is can't get a code to work for my sky remote

Yer has Ethernet port and 4 hdmi ports 3 are 4K ones

What's the Ethernet port useful for?

Plus from I can read, only one of the HDMIs is v2.0

So I could connect an additional devise for Netflix
ect

I don't have time to look or shop around for you, but just about any decent brand alternative has to be better than a BUSH. This even does the job: Samsung UE48J5100 48" Full HD LED TV
Excellent full HD with 200 PQI! And for £348.60 and your getting a decent brand. Deal thread here

Isn't BUSH, Argos own make? Or maybe its ALBA. If its not there is a very close tie in, just don't rate BUSH, heard of peoples BUSH TV going ker'poot after a year. Might be fine for a 20" budget bush, but just not worth getting cheap for 40" plus.

'BUSH' simply tells you where it was bought - NOT who made it. Such is marketing/branding today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_(brand)

The tv you linked to is 1080P, not 4K.

If your obsessed with 4k then sure, go with a duff BUSH brand TV.

The SCART port sold it for me. I can't wait to watch my 4K content through my old VHS player on this :laughing:

Just messing - seems a good price for a lot of TV - heat added from me (regardless of the badge).

you might laugh, but Which down rated a 4k set for its lack of a scart port :-)

But will it last a few years until 4K as normal broadcasts become available?

Probably made in the same factory with a different badge stuck on the casing.

Don't you think that Which is past it these days because they may not be able to keep up with technology?

yes my partner uses both the box one and and the 360 on it. He seems over the moon with it. hasn't complained once of any input lag or similar.
he recommends it too.

Awesome price!

Just buy any of these from ebay and stick on



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-2x0-5-inch-Chrome-Domed-Case-Badge-Sticker-Logo-/262089466771?hash=item3d05bfe393:g:rWUAAOSw34FVBzGi

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-2x0-5-inch-Chrome-Domed-Case-Badge-Sticker-Logo-/262135640449?hash=item3d08807181:g:PL4AAOSwEeFU8A00

Excellent price. Hot

​Who knows, I remember when LED was the new thing and my parents came home with a 42 inch 'hyumni' brand (something close) and they still have that same tv going strong after 8 or so years with no sign of giving up life.. Upgraded to a 50'' Samsung 2 years ago which has already broke once.. For what you pay, one with a couple years Warranty these 'slapped on branded' tvs are worth a punt.. big brand isn't always better

I'm quite partial to a large bush in high definition.

I wouldn't buy going to take it back picture is good but motion blur is awful and lipsink keeps going out can't be a 120 hz

not sure as not smart yes does have 3 v2.0 it states next to them on the tv

Me too, that reminds me of those Demi Moore Playboy pictures from the 1980's.

how did this become a hot uk deal?????? It's crap!!

Just because you would not buy, doesn't mean it's not a deal. Its 50" 4k at a good price, and the uk have so far rated as a deal so move on.

Ah, before my time then. :smiley:

Can we have a quick show of hands as to how many of the 'this Bush tv is crap' commenters have actually owned this model?
Only saying this as I have a Tesco own brand Technika (24" 1080p) tv that I have for over 4 years now and it has a truly fantastic picture quality.
I'm looking to replace it as I want something bigger now, so I have done a TON of research into 43-50" tv's. It is only because of this that I now know that tv's can suffer from motion blur and input lag, something that I haven't yet experienced with the technika and have only seen when recently viewing tv's in shops.
So the question is, are there any owners of this tv that can leave a good honest review for the rest of us? Merely because whilst I believe the outsourcing of brand names to a mass-producer can only be to cut costs of production, I can't help but think that there are a few diamonds in the ruff, as far as my experience goes.

Thanks.

Good mature question, hope someone can answer.

​buy a hisense 50" even at the current price of 500 it's still a bargain.

yes I have one

I have a 5 year old Sony KDL40W5500 which is pretty old tech now (not led...) although is 1080 full HD and tbf the picture is pretty good. I have seen demos of the 4k sets and they are very impressive but cant help think that it still isnt yet the time to upgrade. Sets are improving all the time and with the lack of real 4k content it just seems more sensible to wait atm. From what I understand a 4k set needs HDMI 2.2 to make use of it from internal sources? Just appears to me that current 4k tv sets will become obsolete very quickly.

So tempted but don't want to end up extremely disappointed

I think the 'debate' has been about the naivety of those who believe a brand such as BUSH actually indicates something positive about the manufacturer and quality when it is actually just a brand paid for by the likes of Argos to stick on anything they so choose. That is not the same as saying this TV is rubbish, though it is unlikely to come from a top quality source.

For what it's worth (not a lot actually - a small sample is fairly meaningless) I have a couple of smaller Technika TVs. Picture quality is fine, one of them regularly freezes for a second or two (seems to struggle with processing the signal) but for what I paid they are good value. But back to brand discussion: TVs with the same name slapped on them could well have come from different sources anyway.

Personally I'd be reluctant to buy one of these generic TVs as a main TV but even then if the price is low enough and you're prepared to see it as a disposable item after the warranty expires then why not? After all, in a couple of years technology will have moved on again.

Looking recently at smaller TVs for the kitchen I found that the big brands weren't actually a lot more expensive when on one of the regular sales. I ended up with a 27" Samsung HD smart TV under £200 and it's fabulous. Replaced an old Technika which was still working OK but was LCD so bulky, power hungry and no iPlayer, ITV Player, etc.

And where is the UHD content going to come from?

​yes. we use the xbox one but did also purchase a chromecast too which has the Google play store etc on it too.

Netflix

Well I have had a 36 inch Bush LCD TV for about three years now and it is still going strong and have had no trouble whatsoever with it. In short don't knock it until you have tried it.

Great point; it's also worth bearing in mind that JVC is no longer a brand in its own right - it's not only some, but every single model produced under the JVC name is now a bargain basement piece of junk. For a TV that actually is produced by the company written on the front you need something like a Sony.

69 posts and nobody has worked out what rebrand of TV this is!?
I know the first gen ones were Seiki rebrands.

Vestel has sole rights to produce Bush TV's

You won't see any noticeable difference on a low end cheap brand 4k TV. This 4k obsession seems to have taken over every TV deal thread on here lately.

Of course there is very limited 4K content, but it depends what you want it for; some people will use this as a 4k monitor (not for gaming).

I don't think Bush was ever really a respected British brand was it? Lol

I have the 42" 3DTV Bush from Argos it's over 2 years old & I still love it. Next door has the 32" and that's done well too. Certainly no complaints considering the price and longevity doesn't seem to be a problem.

100% Agree, I have an LG "Smart" TV and I rarely ever use it due to Chromecast being so good!

I don't consider 5 year old TVs to be old tech, my 12 year old Hitachi plasma (proper Hitachi) still has fantastic picture quality and is in daily use. I'm happy for everyone else to pay for 4K development, I'll wait for OLED with my 18 month old last of the plasmas. :smiley:

not HDCP 2.2 according to Q&A's on Argos = so not compatible with 4k streaming services - Netflix amazon etc..

so 4k in name.. but not in practice..

Which is why it's ridiculously cheap. Some people want the moon on a stick for £300. It's built to a price people there WILL be compromises on the build. Just to balance the moaning out without HDCP2.2 it CAN still be used for UHD resolutions:

Playing DRM stripped video (now starting to be available from the usual sources)

Use as a PC monitor ok it might not hit the heights because of input lag but for non intensive non fps gaming that won't matter

Casting movies from your own UHD devices like mobile phones that can record higher than HD

Upscaling I'm guessing this can upscale content, ok it's not great but if it can it might have a better picture than a similarly priced non UHD tv

Personally for me it's a compromise too far because I'd rather pay more for a "proper" UHD TV BUT our main TV is a 42" Bush 3DTV which was cheap that came with 8 pairs of glasses and a 3d blu-ray player so can't really grumble.

My only complaint with the TV is no discrete input selection so my Harmony remote struggles a bit with flicking thru all the sources, other than that the picture is great and 3d works perfectly (bit of a pain switching it on/off) it's over 2 years old and the only thing wrong with it is its 42" and I want bigger lol.

In short, don't judge a TV by the badge alone

Widely known but NOT for the original quality that it was famous for before being sold to foreigners who make lots of stick on badges of once "FAMOUS" names that no longer exist in real life.

Stick with your old TRUE Hitachi it will last longer and all this HYPE over 4K is wasted when there is no 4K content available in any quantity. It will take a few more years before quality broadcasts available to ALL are made and there is not even a DVD player on the market yet for it but should arrive mid 2016.Hitachi is ANOTHER once famous name that is now just a "badge" stuck on to cheap European multi named equipment that getting extended warranties on is expensive if available at all.

without up-scaling its worthless, do not waste your money...

So I bought this and am impressed with the picture quality and of course price. But you can't play Netflix in uhd on these. I'm taking it back and getting the Philips 49'for £399. Had it linked through my ps4 to play Netflix. Plays in HD but I need UHD. There's no way to download the Netflix app onto the tv. It upscales well. Hope this helps someone.

Be aware I am considering returning my Philips as it has bad dirty screen effect on the football

Any good for gaming ?

i have just got this today and i have to say that over all its a great tv. but can someone tell me where the heck the head phone socket is please.