Your link review date: Mar 9, 2015 says it all..... Get your head out of 2015, tech has long moved on, this set isn't even classed as entry now, its obsolete, deal with it man :smile:

I couldn't honestly care less what your opinion is of a TV I own, I just don't want you spreading your **** on a good deal that could cause others to miss out because they took your ill informed advice.

Yes it's a 2015 model, so is "old tech" but seeing as 2016 models literally only just launched this last week you need to provide some context to that. Also you aren't going to get a 2016 model for these prices, and that's the point of this forum and website, good prices and "deals". If you want a 2016 model you're on the wrong website.

In your original post you mentioned it was an entry level TV which it isn't/wasn't, I'll refer you to AVForums page for this TV https://www.avforums.com/review/lg-55uf850v-uf850-review.11302

Opening paragraph "The UF860 represents LG's higher mid-range Ultra HD 4K LED LCD TV and along with the 55-inch 55UF860V, there is also the 65-inch 65UF860V."

As I mentioned in my previous post, higher-mid tier means the best TV they had to offer that wasn't either OLED or Curved, which are the higher tiered models.

If everyone followed some of the comments listed by the usual idiots on these threads no one would buy any TV ever!.
All you get is:

don't buy LG/Sony/Panasonic/Samsung
No HDR so worthless
Old tech
Spend £200-£400 more and get x model instead (this one always makes me laugh because some tools just assume people have that extra to spend)
Best advice I can give is get a demo of whatever tv you're interested in if you can. If it impresses you and its deemed a good upgrade from your current set then go for it and don't pay any attention to some folk on here.

Just how clear do you want the picture guys? UF, UH, HDR who cares. Trust me this is a bloody great viewing experience both picture and sound. The say buy the best you can AFFORD and don't beat yourself up about it. Or WAIT for it to drop in price by which time there will be another 'new' latest thing out there that some gobsh***e on here will be telling you need to make your life worthwhile. How long will you wait that is the question.

Just bought one from John Lewis in store and price matched. Not listed online anymore but they still have a few left.

Well i was going to buy the new 770v and after reading the reviews i decided against it as it was panned for poor image quality, as for Web OS3 this will be getting a update not to 3 but as near as possible. See if the TV is so bad why is it so hot and why have so many bought it and think its great yet you dont this TV was the top mid range TV just a few months back.I think your trolling and your words should be taken with a massive pinch of salt If
John Lewis sent them all back why on earth do JL sell a lower spec model with their name on the front, you would think if they were sop bad JL wouldnt put their name on them.

You upset that I bashed you're TV? It's an old model, it suffers badly from judder, and upscaling is a joke.
Want me to carry on? The fact that experts say that the sound is great, yet the picture is average at best says its all.
John Lewis stopped selling it as nobody was buying it and sent the stock back to LG to palm off at places like Crampton :wink:
For a 2015 set its only average, much better Sonys out there for the money. But the UH range absolutely **** all over this in terms of picture quality and sound, web os 3.0.

If anyone is buying an LG, don't listen to the Panda the muppet, go for the UH range or look at the Sonys or Panasonic as well.

The UF models are entry level and old tech, you're better of with one of the UH models, more money, but come with HDR although higher in price.

Thats made me happy i was wondering about HDR.

Was going to buy a new Samsung 7000 series but that was £1500 it did have HDR but their was no 3D, this TV gets fantastic reviews and is half the price so i thought id get this and upgrade in 3 years when they have all the bells and whistles built in. Ive ordered by phone and was told theirs only a few left so if you want one id get it ordered now or you will miss out.

Will John Lewis price match this?

Worth updating from a Panasonic gt50 plasma ha

Thank you a904lea I really appreciate your input. It makes sense to spend the extra £50 for the additional features alone. I will need to look up the HDR compatibility, but the TV seems ideal, especially sub £800, bargain!

It plays HDR from live streams and USB correctly with the latest firmware. The quality is exceptionally good :smiley:

I dont see the point in buying any led over £200. The tech is dire, yes Im a plasma fanboy and thats all history but every time I look at led in the stores the first only thing the brand means is degrees of rubbishness and price is no indication of quality. Ive decided I cant live with led I desperately want a 50 for the bedroom but going to hold out for oled. The difference is massive imho. The led period will be look back on in time as a shambles. Voted hot though as it is a deal based on the market.

What is the difference between this and the LG 55UF850V 3D TV from Currys? That one is currently £749.99, but cannot see much difference between the specifications of that TV and this.

Anyone aware of the Refresh rate of this TV? cant seem to find it.

Awesome deals. But I have no extra budget this month. :disappointed:

Yup. LG's "Prime" UHD is just a marketing ploy. The industry standard for HDR is called Ultra HD Premium. Then again this TV is under £800. You WILL NOT find an Ultra HD Premium TV of this size for this price et alone double this price. So I think this TV is priced correctly and no one should expect true HDR from it.

Cracking tv... Best piece of tech ice bought in the last 5 years...
Paid £949 in Richersounds at xmas

has anyone used appliance electronics? its £779 on their website http://www.applianceelectronics.co.uk/viewproduct.asp?pid=11611

Original deal still live at Crampon & Moore too - have asked mods to unexpire.

John Lewis in Newcastle-upon-Tyne had this model on sale yesterday for £749 in their technology clearance event. Might have been ex-display, but I'd assume it still came with the usual JL warranty.

It's a fab TV and the picture is great. An SD source is never going to look good close up on a 55" screen because of what it is. At normal viewing distance is fine, but HD is better, 4K is fantastic and 4K HDR is sublime.

I viewed one of these TVs and I'm a little unsure whether to order due to the following.

I tried watching SD channels showing the snooker, cycling, horse racing and a couple of general programmes. The snooker balls looked really pixelated as they rolled on the table due to the upscaling. The legs of the horses looked blocky too during the race.

I tried various picture settings (vivid, standard, sports, gaming...) and also tried turning on and off a cinema setting to see if that made any differece.

Unsure if the antenna signal in the store was very weak or not, and whether this effected things; or if the picture settings just weren't optimised for SD viewing. The set looked great playing the demo. A similar sized 1080p LG TV nearby also made the legs of the horses as they raced appear pixelated/blocky. Therefore I do wonder if the aerial is shared with too many TV sets in the store and the picture would indeed look better at home.

If I want to play older gaming consoles (xbox, wii, is it worthwhile getting a small 1080p set for this purpose as they will be displayed better? What sort of sized screen could be suitably used?

I am looking into getting a big TV for the lounge and a smaller screen for a bedroom.

Thanks.

deal is live again..

HDR is supported with latest firmware version 04.00.90 - LINK

My TV updated overnight and I've just checked with an HDR stream on Amazon Prime Video - all good :smiley:

I understand that HDR is currently implemented for streaming and USB playback. It is also feasible that the HDMI ports will be upgraded to 2.0a via firmware update (LINK) in fact, it is quite possible that this has already taken place because Richer Sounds are advertising the set as having HDMI 2.0a on two of the three HDMI ports.

You're not gaming at 4K though, which is a misleading way of stating it. You'll be gaming at 720/900/1080p and making the and using the TV to upscale the image.

tosh it's fine for xbox or Sony consoles games. he stated not a big gamer, hardly be gaming @ 4k. even xbox 360 games looked good enough.

Why has this expired?

Not sure, it works fine as it is. What are the advantages of 3.0 if not ?

Anyone who buys it. You could use the Calibration with Darko video from you tube to make a custom fine tuning of the picture. It work well for me.

Had this tv a few weeks now and the picture still blows me away. Great sound too so you don't need a sound bar. The remote is a work of genius , the webos system is quick/easy to navigate.
Love it !

I thought for future proofing and having HDR to an agreed standard, a TV had to be classified as Ultra HD Premium compatible?

Great tv, only issues after 4 months of owning, doesn't like connecting to Internet through a switch, can see vertical banding with football/cricket/blue skies, if watch in dark because edge lit white titles on black screen lights up half screen turning from black to grey otherwise great tv

I'm not a hardcore gamer, but is this tv good for gaming?

Is this model being phased out? Newer model is twice the price

Bit on this, thanks OP for making me spend money!

Seems these are the go to TVs before OLED becomes more affordable.

4k OLEDS are dropping! £2699 at last count. Nearly down to my favored price of £50/m on 3 years credit lol. Give it 6 months!

Fantastic TV, yet to get the best out of it as not yet optimised picture settings but even out of the box it is bang on..

Is it HDR?

Vertical Banding problems with sports and fast motion, old spec.
Save a bit more and get a HDR set.

I've spend days researching 55" 4K 3D TVs around the £1,000 mark and the spec / reviews on this model are awesome. I believe it to be the best deal around - so I've just bought one. The deal is definitely still current and TCB worked for me :smiley:

how to unexpire this thread?

Just bought from Richer Sounds today with a price match and 6 year warranty, great TV.

Bought this with a view to replacing it in 3 years for a oled TV when the tech becomes affordable. I really see no point in spending big on a TV at the moment.

Richer Sounds seems to state the TV can handle Ultra HD Blu Ray as their website states the HDMI connections as:3 (HDCP 2.2 - 3)...so is this TV fully HDR capable?

Apparently the 5 year warranty is provided by http://www.ukwarranty.com. I asked via the Crampton and Moore live chat. Does anyone have any experience of this warranty care provider and the service care given?

Is there a smaller sized version of this TV with the same features?

I was previously looking at the Sony KD49X8005CBU deal for £499 via a John Lewis price match. Apparently JL are getting more stock in a few days time and the email price match is valid for 28 days. Now I am not so sure which TV would be be a better investment. I'd be hoping to keep the TV for a few years. Well at least 5 years due to the warranty cover.

I'm felling rather bamboozled which TV to go for; or whether any other makes or models are worth considering.

I would also add the interface is miles better than my Sony smart tv I owned before the magic wand is brilliant

I've setup loads of these 55" and 65" models at work for use as display screens in our meeting rooms. Fabulous TV's, picture is brilliant and we've had no problems networking both wired and wirelessly. Don't really get used much for video's normally, but in the interests of testing I've had 4K video streaming from YouTube quite happily and very impressively.

You can achieve this by going to the TV Menu > Network/Wifi (or Wired Connection) and then going to the advanced settings and select Edit to change the IP, Gateway and DNS values. You should probably look in there to see that the IP settings are automatically detected first, if they're not then you have a network fault somewhere.

Do SD channels look okay?

Is there any motion blur during gaming or fast action programmes?

Thanks

Sorry about that emperor. ​Whos the we in your comment. You speaking for everyone here?

I have the 850 version - amazing set and love it. Random wifi not connecting at times; will try static ip

Decided to pull the trigger. I believe it's probably as good as you can get in this price range and stocks are running low.

OLED

this or the sony from tesco? any opinions on image quality.

Try using a static ip, and set DNS to 8.8.8.8

Fantastic TV, I've had it for a few weeks, use it for gaming, watching football, movies and 3D, absolute bargain!!!!

I went for the new 8000 series for the full HDR. This one was tempting but not being specced to take full advantage of the next 5 years of films I buy on bluray 4k would be silly. Happy to pay £1499 for the 49"

​Didn't know that. Although it's a good price, I would still want full HDR compatability.

Hdr works with Amazon for example, anyone bought an ultra HD blu ray player that can confirm works over hdmi?

I with lg's 1080 oleds would drop to this

got the 55ub850v and that cost me £1200 18 mths ago

cracking deal this

Bought this at Xmas when deal posted at John Lewis, great tv