What's not to like?
It is a Vestel, assuming you are aware of this and the fact it is not made by Panasonic then there's nothing 'wrong' with it. I dislike the 'false advertising'.

Vestels related brand;

Related brands[edit]
AKAI For some countries, Vestel sets are branded AKAI.
Daewoo Some TV sets made by Vestel are marketed under the DAEWOO brand in some countries.
Ferguson LCD TV sets branded Ferguson and marketed by a Polish company, are made by Vestel.
Hitachi Vestel is rebranding some of its TV sets as HITACHI, in some countries.
Horizon Low cost brand, usually led TV's, marketed in Romania by NOD distribution , previous ASEsoft.
HYUNDAI. Hyundai TV Sets, both TFT and CRT TV sets were manufactured by Vestel, for some countries
JVC Some JVC TV sets, both TFT and CRT, were manufactured by Vestel. Also, today, Vestel sells in some countries, LCD TV sets branded JVC.
LINSAR Independent British company that was established in 2006 are made by Vestel
MEDION German brand of consumer electronics. Many MEDION TV sets were and are manufactured by Vestel. Also, Tevion, Microstar, Lifetec brands are found on Vestel TV sets.
Nordmende Some Vestel TV sets are marketed under Nordmende brand.
Orion Some TV sets made by Vestel are branded Orion Electric, for some countries. Orion TV sets with Vestel chassis, were usually belonging to ORION Hungary, a Hungarian electronics manufacturer.
Panasonic Some LED TV sets from Panasonic, such as the A300, CX350 and CX400, are made by Vestel, these are mainly entry level/budget, HD, FullHD and some low cost (cx400 series) Ultra HD 4K models.
Philips Some LED TV from PHILIPS ( like 32PFL3008 ) are made by Vestel, mainly entry level models.
Polaroid LCD TV sets from Polaroid, in Europe, are made by Vestel.
Selecline. Brand belonging to Auchan, France, used for tv sets and other electrical consumer products sold by Auchan.
Saba Some Vestel Sets are marketed under the name SABA.
SANYO Some TV sets made by Vestel were sold under the brand SANYO in some countries.
Qilive. Brand belonging to Auchan, France, used for tv sets and other electrical consumer products sold by Auchan.
Sharp Some entry level TV sets from Sharp are manufactured by Vestel.
Technika. Brand owned by Tesco. Some older models used Vestel chassis.
TELETECH. Low cost electronics brand, belonging to ALTEX Romania. TELETECH televisions are made by Vestel
Tesla A brand from Czechoslovakia. In countries that once formed Czechoslovakia, LCD TV sets made by Vestel were marketed under the name TESLA , but also ORAVA in some cases.
Toshiba Many sets named Toshiba are manufactured by Vestel , for European market.
Universum (electronics) German brand belonging to Quelle. Some Universum sets were manufactured by Vestel, both TFT and CRT.
Videoton A Hungarian electronics company. In Hungary, there were available Videoton LCD TV sets. There TV sets were made by Vestel, and usually sold in Hungary.
Watson Brand belonging to METRO GROUP. Many Watson TV sets were made by Vestel.
WESTWOOD. Low cost electronics brand belonging to DOMO Romania. WESTWOOD televisions are made by Vestel.

Totally agree avoid

What's not to like?
It is a Vestel, assuming you are aware of this and the fact it is not made by Panasonic then there's nothing 'wrong' with it. I dislike the 'false advertising'.

Nothing wrong with Vestels.

Maybe you professional tv watchers want to spend many hundreds more. I stand by it being good value at that price.

And just how many things are now made by the company name they put on them? Not too many but it doesn't automatically make them bad. For crying out loud a Roller is no longer made by Rolls Royce,is it therefore a bad car?

Showing my age here (and my ignorance of TV's) but looking for 50 inch(ish) smart/4 thingy TV is becoming very complicated.....makes like Panasonic, Hitachi back in the days of yore used to be good quality, now, so many have sold their names to vestel etc. are they any different to store's own cheapies which cost a lot less money? And it definitely is false advertising...how do they get away with it? Heat added by the way, as from what I've read on HUKD not all Panasonics are vestel so hope you got a good one!

Bought this and very impressed with the overall picture. Despite being a Vestel I would recommend.

Price is cool but not everyone can afford a £428 smart TV.NOT for me .I'll pass

paid 1500 for a pansonic - wasnt impressed and had loads of issues (after having an excellent panasonic plasma). Panasonic wanted nothing to do with it - they do make great TV's but after my experience I'll pass on anything do

Vestels related brand;

Related brands[edit]
AKAI For some countries, Vestel sets are branded AKAI.
Daewoo Some TV sets made by Vestel are marketed under the DAEWOO brand in some countries.
Ferguson LCD TV sets branded Ferguson and marketed by a Polish company, are made by Vestel.
Hitachi Vestel is rebranding some of its TV sets as HITACHI, in some countries.
Horizon Low cost brand, usually led TV's, marketed in Romania by NOD distribution , previous ASEsoft.
HYUNDAI. Hyundai TV Sets, both TFT and CRT TV sets were manufactured by Vestel, for some countries
JVC Some JVC TV sets, both TFT and CRT, were manufactured by Vestel. Also, today, Vestel sells in some countries, LCD TV sets branded JVC.
LINSAR Independent British company that was established in 2006 are made by Vestel
MEDION German brand of consumer electronics. Many MEDION TV sets were and are manufactured by Vestel. Also, Tevion, Microstar, Lifetec brands are found on Vestel TV sets.
Nordmende Some Vestel TV sets are marketed under Nordmende brand.
Orion Some TV sets made by Vestel are branded Orion Electric, for some countries. Orion TV sets with Vestel chassis, were usually belonging to ORION Hungary, a Hungarian electronics manufacturer.
Panasonic Some LED TV sets from Panasonic, such as the A300, CX350 and CX400, are made by Vestel, these are mainly entry level/budget, HD, FullHD and some low cost (cx400 series) Ultra HD 4K models.
Philips Some LED TV from PHILIPS ( like 32PFL3008 ) are made by Vestel, mainly entry level models.
Polaroid LCD TV sets from Polaroid, in Europe, are made by Vestel.
Selecline. Brand belonging to Auchan, France, used for tv sets and other electrical consumer products sold by Auchan.
Saba Some Vestel Sets are marketed under the name SABA.
SANYO Some TV sets made by Vestel were sold under the brand SANYO in some countries.
Qilive. Brand belonging to Auchan, France, used for tv sets and other electrical consumer products sold by Auchan.
Sharp Some entry level TV sets from Sharp are manufactured by Vestel.
Technika. Brand owned by Tesco. Some older models used Vestel chassis.
TELETECH. Low cost electronics brand, belonging to ALTEX Romania. TELETECH televisions are made by Vestel
Tesla A brand from Czechoslovakia. In countries that once formed Czechoslovakia, LCD TV sets made by Vestel were marketed under the name TESLA , but also ORAVA in some cases.
Toshiba Many sets named Toshiba are manufactured by Vestel , for European market.
Universum (electronics) German brand belonging to Quelle. Some Universum sets were manufactured by Vestel, both TFT and CRT.
Videoton A Hungarian electronics company. In Hungary, there were available Videoton LCD TV sets. There TV sets were made by Vestel, and usually sold in Hungary.
Watson Brand belonging to METRO GROUP. Many Watson TV sets were made by Vestel.
WESTWOOD. Low cost electronics brand belonging to DOMO Romania. WESTWOOD televisions are made by Vestel.

If never ceases to amaze me here how when someone posts a Cheap deal out come the snipers.

I bought one of these 8 months ago for about the same price for John Lewis with a 5 year guarantee.
Picture is awesome and I am very pleased

If it goes wrong in the next 5 years JL will get the call, frankly I am not too bothered about the badge envy, it gives an amazing picture and fulfills my TV needs.

bought this from currys two weeks ago, had to take it back due to it wanting to turn itself off every few minutes , got worse as the 5 days i had it went on........ but the picture is stunning for the price

Looks good to me!

As long as you have a good warranty then cool, hot deal but don't want to buy a cheap brand TV which breaks after 15 months.

You buy cheap, you buy twice!

Argreed

Every one of these threads turns into the same boring, "it's not a Panasonic blah blah vestel" nonsense.

Anyone buying this TV for the price and spec shouldn't be expecting a top notch £1700 Panasonic. However it is a Panasonic TV regardless, unless of course the same argument means iphones are not real Apple products because they don't manufacture them.

Are you arguing or agreeing ?:wink:

What are you talking about this TV is manufactured to spec defined by Panasonic just the same as all companies, such as apple, who outsource it. The spec just happens to be in line with the budget spec they require for this line of TVs.

So which 4k apx 48" smart tv should i be buying then? Doesn't need to have wifi..

And where does it say 'Panasonic by Vestel' on these TVs?

​But most people will see 'Panasonic.. 4k'...lowish price & buy from Currys with standard 1 year warranty.

And they'll be well & truly screwed

I expect vestels are well screwed together, With most electronic gadgets they either exhibit faults in the first few months or go on fault free for years and years which is why tips are full of functioning but outmoded machines.