Tried it off the wall and it sounds fine, when you wall mount it the speaker bounces off the wall making it sound echoey
bally12345 to LiGhTfasT
30 Mar 16#46
Go down to your local Dunelm and pick up some foam. You can buy acoustic tiles but obviously a lot more money.
LiGhTfasT
30 Mar 16#44
Think i'm going to return it unless anyone wants it on here for £260?
n0chex
30 Mar 16#42
I have a question , does the screen have a film protector on it as I can see the outer bezel does but also looks like the screen does also ?
LiGhTfasT to n0chex
30 Mar 16#43
I dont think it does the stickers seem stuck to the screen but came off easily. Im still in 2 minds, looking around all new led tvs seem to suffer on sound. I need to convince the misses that using a soundbar/home theatre is the way forward I guess or failing that put the old one back in. I'm in Lancashire if thats anywere near you.
LiGhTfasT
29 Mar 16#38
Pic seem great nice and sharp cant see any ghosting and motion seems smoother than my old lcd just not loving the sound. I'll look into sound bars.
bally12345 to LiGhTfasT
30 Mar 16#41
Agree I always tend to turn treble upto 100 unless I have separate speakers
n0chex
29 Mar 16#40
Also got mine today and made up with it. Picture is nice and clear from sky HD and I personally thing the sound is more than adequate I find if the treble is turned up and Bass is put below 50% then it's fine.
Wish I would have purchased 2 now one for the front room.......LiGhTfasT if you decide you don't want to keep it I might be interested in buying it depending location.
bally12345
29 Mar 16#39
Im planning to wall mount mine but using a cantilever bracket. Fingers crossed it'll be ok
LiGhTfasT
29 Mar 16#34
Got mine, picture is great but sound is horrible. It sounds muffled compared to my old LCD.
bally12345 to LiGhTfasT
29 Mar 16#35
Really im sure someone said it's slightly deeper better to better speakers. Il get mine 2mw so il see how it sounds.
EN1GMA to LiGhTfasT
29 Mar 16#37
How is it for fast moving stuff like footy? Picture stays sharp or blurs?
LiGhTfasT
29 Mar 16#36
Yeh its really bugging me, its sort of got a sub woofer on the back of it and I dont think mounting it on the wall does the sound any good. I cant find a sky remote code for it either. I'm in 2 minds to ship it back for a refund and get something that sounds better. Doubt it will be cheap to send back though.
pototea
26 Mar 16#33
Darn it, was umming and ahhing about ordering this but now it's sold out.
Raytor
25 Mar 16#32
i would have been tempted to pull the trigger but the lack of finding reviews kills it for me.i would be concerned about motion rate for sports and f1,and remember it aint the old phillips from the past,if i recall correctly.
n0chex
25 Mar 16#31
All Now SOLD.
bally12345
25 Mar 16#29
Always wanted an ambilight TV but does it only work with freeview or anything video input?
n0chex to bally12345
25 Mar 16#30
Audio/Video Inputs: HDMI, SCART, VGA D-Sub
gangstano1
25 Mar 16#28
I have just ordered one for the mother in law...good price with decent speaker and ambilight feature! I can't believe how affordable large screen TV's are now if your not after the latest technology then real bargains can be had...cheers OP
n0chex
25 Mar 16#27
Only 9 left after I just bought one also :smiley:
Gollywood
25 Mar 16#26
Gotta admit I bought a Philips LCD 5 years ago & its still in immaculate condition giving me a fantastic picture from day 1.
n0chex
25 Mar 161#25
All Philips TVs come with a free 2 year guarantee
Gollywood
25 Mar 16#24
Good price!
LiGhTfasT
25 Mar 16#23
Well its a cheap update from an old toshiba LCD 42" and after looking at the energy consumption it should pay for it self after a while the old one was 205w. I'm glad its not smart I much prefer a separate device. Just a shame there are only 2 hdmi so i'll have a look for a switch.
mugen6
25 Mar 16#22
I have one of these and I'm very pleased with it. It's cheap because it's not a smart TV and this model has been around for a year I think so it's likely to go end of life soon.
n0chex
25 Mar 16#18
Does it do 1:1 Pixel mapping for the Pc ?
tomwatts to n0chex
25 Mar 161#21
If it's any help I had the 55inch model up from this and it did 1:1 fine.
vwdan
25 Mar 16#20
Anyone have this TV? Care to comment on the picture quality? Not concerned about smart features, just want something with great sound/picture for my folks :smiley:
lilacjumper
25 Mar 161#13
I have seen recent Kickstarter campaigns for devices that emulate Ambilight effects. There is also a kodi box add-on which can deliver the Ambilight experience. So if anybody can't afford a new TV or justify purchasing one they might be interested in those cheaper alternatives. I'm still tempted by the TV at this price.
imdurc to lilacjumper
25 Mar 16#19
Any links to those?
discount4cash
25 Mar 16#17
these are great minimum power consumption I use one for computer monitor on wall bedroom
LiGhTfasT
25 Mar 161#16
Gave in and bought one, I've always wanted ambilight. Thanks OP
LiGhTfasT
25 Mar 16#15
Yeah the lack of reviews is putting me off a little, also they have 48"/50" refurbs for around the same price hmmmm.
kpmatthews
25 Mar 16#14
anyone seen any reviews anywhere? not having much luck finding them
retrend
25 Mar 16#12
I'd buy this if it was just from argos and not through ebay.
What's the point of argos paying ebay fees to sell things, I dont understand it?
fishmaster
25 Mar 16#11
This is a good price, but I think it's a price to be expected as this is old tech now. I'm not saying it's bad just I think the price is about right for it.
kpmatthews
25 Mar 16#10
ok good to know. i have a good soundbar though, maybe i should trade that in too :smiley:
kpmatthews
25 Mar 161#6
might be a pricing error, argos are selling the 42" on their ebay site for £289
bellboys to kpmatthews
25 Mar 161#9
They have sold 81 previously at 320 quid so not a pricing error imo.
kpmatthews
25 Mar 16#4
i'm quite tempted to pull the trigger as i could sell my current tv for £250, but the 70mm fatty puts me off
junior37311 to kpmatthews
25 Mar 16#8
It's 70mm because of the speaker inside it's the best speaker you can get in a TV.
Lets just say you will not need a soundbar with this Tv.
shinken17
25 Mar 16#7
nice TV and Ambilight is great even if it is only on the left & right sides.
Problem is it doesn't receive HD Freeview channels
sinisterralphy
25 Mar 16#5
Of all the different TV gimmicks out there I have to say that I really really like Ambilight. It's good to have the room lit up at night with the Ambilight matching the coloured lights on the screen.
kpmatthews
25 Mar 161#3
it's quite fat @ 70mm, might be important if you are wall mounting. i've got a 42" panasonic which is a few years old and that's 34mm. it's brand new so standard guarantee. as it's new you could be covered for upto six years under sales of goods act. i could share more info on this but last time i caught the wrath of someone and my helpfulness got dissected. have a google on sale of goods act.
bellboys
25 Mar 16#2
Anyone have any user experience of this TV? Seems like an extraordinary price for what you are getting? Only downside I can see is just the 2 HDMI sockets and just the 12 months warranty.
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Wish I would have purchased 2 now one for the front room.......LiGhTfasT if you decide you don't want to keep it I might be interested in buying it depending location.
What's the point of argos paying ebay fees to sell things, I dont understand it?
Lets just say you will not need a soundbar with this Tv.
Problem is it doesn't receive HD Freeview channels
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