Experience TV like never before in glorious Ultra HD 4K resolution. With 4 times the detail of Full HD see every detail with stunningly realistic picture quality and beautifully natural motion. Backed by the power of a quad core processor, powerful TruSurround Audio, futureproof 4K technologies (including HDMI 2.0, HEVC, USB 3.0) and a wide variety of Smart apps you will never want to leave your living room.
Netflix, YouTube, web browser.
Television picture quality:
Direct led TV Screen.
4K Ultra HD display resolution.
Screen size: 50 inches.
Motion rate 200Hz.
Response time 9 milliseconds.
Viewing angle 170/150 degrees.
Connectivity:
1 SCART socket, 3 USB ports and 4 HDMI sockets.
Smart TV.
HDMI 2.0.
Component video socket.
Composite socket.
Optical connection.
Headphone socket.
AV socket.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Ethernet connection.
DLNA compatibility.
Mobile high-definition link.
Miracast.
Open browser.
Suitable for wall mounting 200 x 200 bracket.
Sound quality:
Dolby sound system.
10 x 2 watt RMS power output.
Digital features:
Features USB recording.
Freeview HD digital tuner.
Smartphone remote capability.
Quad core processor.
7 day electronic programme guide (EPG).
CI plus slot.
Additional features:
Sleep timer.
Child lock.
Size of TV H64.9, W112.4, D8.2cm.
Weight of TV 13.5kg (unpackaged).
Size of TV with stand: H70.2, W112.4, D24.7cm.
Weight of TV with stand: 13.8kg.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
Energy efficiency information:
Energy efficiency rating: a.
On mode power consumption 145 watts.
Annual power consumption 124.1kWh.
Standby power consumption 0.5 watt.
Top comments
bellboys
18 May 169#10
Seriously, the opinion of anyone who professes to know anything about TVs then goes on to say they picked the Samsung 'because the PQ looked better in the shop' is not to be trusted...
toner84
18 May 163#32
actually Hisense offer a 2 year warranty!...
rickj to joshtbh
18 May 163#19
Yes but if you think retailers will simply agree and refund or replace TV then think again.They will want independent reports stating its a manufacturing fault etc etc a whole load of hassle ,or pay a bit extra and get a safe 6 years with RS ...No brainer really.
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Burakk_1907
18 May 162#1
Only 1 year warranty which makes you think twice but with cash back it drops the price to £360 for a 50 inch 4k tv....
Ruffuz to Burakk_1907
18 May 161#3
2 year warranty with Hisense
hcc27 to Burakk_1907
18 May 161#11
Yeah that's my only concern as well. If it breaks down after one year you've probably lost £360. Some may argue about SOGA etc but that's a real PITA and you never really have a guaranteee of cover.
If you pay in the £500-600 range for a similar TV at RS or JL you're covered for 5 years.
Options, options.
chistinizami
18 May 162#2
That would be a one year Argos guarantee,although Hisense offer free 2 year warranty once you register it with them within 28 days.
orig
18 May 161#4
good price, but this is the older model the m3000 series is newer.
jongerry
18 May 162#5
Looked at the HiSense big models when picking 65". Price is very attractive but as yet they are just not that good.The Samsung I bought looked so much better when seen side by side and google for HiSense owners reports for hands on views even allowing for peoples tendency to justify their choices. I know they are a major player but that doesn't mean their sets are good,just cheap. They are miles behind the others in terms of stability,reliability and good reproduction of pictures. The adage "buy cheap and buy twice" is very true when buying newish technology.
008 to jongerry
18 May 161#6
>>>>>
We and a lot of others, got shot of our big sammy's for the 65" HS, never looked back and
displays everything that the £3.5k samsung could but at under a grand [on new hukd thread
now] so in this instance of buy cheap and buy twice, you are wrong.. as soon as the new 65
& 75's are out, we will be upgrading asap.. to Hisense again ;-)
Ruffuz to jongerry
18 May 161#7
Hisense is not new at all, they're just new to european market.
Anyway, it's impossible to compare tvs side by side in shop as they can be running different inputs on different settings. One thing is true about HIsense though, they're very inaccurate out of the box and really benefit from calibration.
grajac123
18 May 161#8
Not another tv bargain my head is spinning . I was getting the panasonic 802b refurbished but the stand won't fit on my cabinet ( crap design ).so moved onto maybe the 700b instead then the 680b deal came on can't make my mind up then there the Sony 8509 that's not long been in here now an influx of hisense offers . Trouble is I've not seen one on display in the shops to compare it . None in my local currys or richer sounds . HELP !
sjjdawan
18 May 162#9
I got this model from Amazon 5 months ago as it ticked most boxes. In spite of a brilliant picture it has some issues (it's not smart; sound lag and speakers). In my past 20 years of TV purchases I never had to contact the manufacturers but since I got this I had to call Hisense twice. So before you take a plunge make sure you do some research.
bellboys
18 May 169#10
Seriously, the opinion of anyone who professes to know anything about TVs then goes on to say they picked the Samsung 'because the PQ looked better in the shop' is not to be trusted...
fransisqo
18 May 16#12
Does anyone have any experience playing gaming on this? Xbox One or Playstation 4 for example...
bellboys
18 May 16#13
Argos may only give you one year but I'm sure Hisense offer a free 2 year warranty. But I do take your point, a 5 or 6 year warranty gives peace of mind. But at what cost?
hcc27
18 May 162#14
Well not a lot tbh.
Have a look at this newer, marginally superior Hisense 50 inch model (4K, Smart) for only £449 with a 6 year warranty at RS - surely an extra £90 (if the cashback tracks) for an extra 5 years' warranty is worth it: http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/hisense/50m3300/hise-50m3300
You're protected under consumer law. The Sale of Goods Act says that the goods must be of satisfactory quality and fit for purpose.
rickj to joshtbh
18 May 163#19
Yes but if you think retailers will simply agree and refund or replace TV then think again.They will want independent reports stating its a manufacturing fault etc etc a whole load of hassle ,or pay a bit extra and get a safe 6 years with RS ...No brainer really.
exexpat to joshtbh
18 May 16#20
Definitely.
But you might have to fight them (argos) for a while before they fix it - and even then I'm speculating but they might make it difficult for you by insisting that you ship the tv to them for repair?
bojangles
18 May 16#17
eu law is 2 years isnt it?
bellboys
18 May 162#18
Agreed.
joshtbh
18 May 161#21
I understand what you're saying, it's paying money to have an easier return process rather than have the fun and games of letters etc. I just wanted to put that out there as it's not like if it breaks after 2 years you aren't entitled to any recourse.
My opinion on this particular situation is that Hisense are a quality manufacturer and £90 is such a large premium on £379 (24% more) that it's not worth the extra IMO
bellboys
18 May 161#22
But to be fair the M3300 at RS is the newer, higher spec version.
hcc27
18 May 161#23
You sure are. The only problem is that after 6 months of the purchase date, the onus is on the buyer -not the retailer- to prove that the goods were not of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose, or as described when they were sold. Of course the next 6 months would still be fine as the item would be covered under the original warranty for a year.
After the one year has passed, you could make a case to the ombudsman or consider pursuing a case under the small claims court.
I'd rather avoid all this hassle with an extended warranty - both RS (6 years) and JL (5 years) are sterling and I've claimed under both - never had a question asked.
hcc27
18 May 16#24
Yup, the extra £90 equates to £1.50/month for an extra 5 years after the 1 year manufacturer warranty has run out. I'll take that.
Chris777uk
18 May 161#25
Ah this site is a blessing and a pain at the same time. I purchased the Sony 48" 4K tv on here last week or so. It's ok but it's making me question if this would be better! :confused:
rickj
18 May 161#26
The 90 premium gets you a extra 5 years poss 4 if hisense do indeed give 2 years ,so less than 20 a year ,It will seem a bargain if hisense refuse to help and you go it alone to get your money back.
jongerry
18 May 162#27
Oh excuse me,I merely buy a TV because it has an outstanding picture,a 5 year warranty,an excellent reputation over many years,is SMART, is a model which comes out top in nearly all technical surveys and connects with all my other electronics seamlessly. Unlike you I foolishly did not cast the runes or examine the entrails of a chicken to see if the auguries were good. Silly me!
captainbeaky
18 May 161#28
Why is the Sony just OK? Is it a size thing or just not that impressed with the picture quality?
Chris777uk
18 May 16#29
Size is fine, picture quality is decent but not amazing, biggest concern is re: motion. I guess it's the equivalent of food envy, you buy something - see someone else's and want that instead!!
PheoUK
18 May 16#30
I have this model bought at £420. Stonking for the money. I am sure others are better but they're more expensive! PQ is great particularly the upscaling is streets ahead of the LG it replaced (which was about 6 years old)
coolcat21
18 May 161#31
Agree with the decision comments!! I'm looking to upgrade the TV in front room, but getting very confused by choices. Is there a TV equivalent to gsmarena to compare different models? It would make choosing the right one easier :neutral_face:
toner84
18 May 163#32
actually Hisense offer a 2 year warranty!...
houston26
18 May 161#33
surprised to hear a Sony owner say that, I find they make the best tvs available. have you looked into picture setups on forums?
also to person who said Samsung looked better than hisense in store, get real, Samsung boost the hell out of contrast and brightness to make the screen look best on the stand, get it home and you'll find once you put a normal TV signal through then you'd have been better off with the hisense.
morrig
18 May 16#34
Whats the £90 premium at Richer its £70 more and both free delivery?
Gollywood
18 May 16#35
Do Sony have some official means of asking for technical support / advice. I've tried one forum but rarely get a response as they are keen to point out 'we aint official Sony' etc etc
Oddly enough all the professional reviewers of TVs and most of the public don't agree with you but then what do people like Trusted Reviews,What HI FI,HDTV Test co.know compared to your expertise?
J4GG4
18 May 16#37
If was £400 for 55" i'd go for it. Im still using the furion 55" deal which cost £379 that was posted on here almost 4 years ago. Still going strong.
coco2007
19 May 16#38
I'm not quite sure anyone concerned enough about PQ would fork out for calibration on a sub-£400 TV. Turds and polish spring to mind.
me_lee
19 May 161#39
The picture quality of every LCD TV I've ever owned has been crap out of the box. The difference is that some can be made decent by fiddling with the myriad of settings and some can't.
My Hisense TV (admittedly not this particular model) comes into the "can" category. The £2.5k Samsung 55" I owned before it could not be made to look up to scratch. Out of the box the Samsung looked the better of the two but still awful. I never got a set-up on the Samsung I was happy with whereas I did with the Hisense.
That doesn't make much difference to most people though. Everyone who saw the Samsung told me they thought it looked great and I think 90% of people would have been happy with it.
tl;dr - most TV's will be good enough for most people.
saintade2001
19 May 16#40
WOW now this looks a superb deal. Incredibly tempted to click BUY.
Sphere
19 May 16#41
Not a bad deal, but think the Philips 49PUT4900 was better at £329 a few weeks ago ? Unfortunately back up to £379, but will probably drop again:
Yup, totally agree. A quick butchers at AVForums makes it clear the vast majority of TVs are calibrated poorly/ not calibrated at all?! when they leave the factory. Unfortunately some of the top brands neither present a decent PQ settings menu, nor make the engineering menu accessible for calibration by the end user, so this is something I'd always look for in a good TV review.
A professional ISF calibrator will charge anywhere from £100-200 to set-up your TV properly based on your ambient viewing conditions, and for a TV worth £1000 this is probably a worthwhile investment. I'd say you could achieve upto 80% parity with a professional calibrator if you do some reading on THX and ISF settings, then use use relevant apps available on both Android and iOS, or a calibration disk available in both DVD and BluRay format, to go the DIY route. The difference in PQ after calibration will be remarkable for most TVs.
I have owned 3 4K Tv's since December and the entry level SONY KD-49X8005C 49 inch was nothing special and can only assume people think Sony are the best because of the badge and not having the experience of trying others in the same price category.
I returned the Sony 49" £490 2015 and the Hisense 321 50" 2015 £420 and kept my mid range Panasonic CX700B 50" 2015 £500 as it out classed them both in a number of areas.The only thing i can say that was better about the Sony was that it seemed to handle dark scenes slightly better.
The Sony had the same build quality of the Hisense but the Hisense along with my Panasonic had a much brighter screen as the Sony looked dull in compassion even with all the brightness settings maxed out.
Plus if any one had bothered to read the reviews back in 2015 for the Sony TV's the android Smart TV system was the worse one out of all of them and was only fixed in 2016 with updates.
P.s On my previous experience with Panasonic CX700B 50" i just bought a top of the line 50" VIERA TX-50CX802B (HDR update imminent) for £600 which cost £1800 only last year..
Lic215
19 May 16#45
I work for a retail establishment that shall not be named and, for those of you who think you get a two year guarantee with tv's are very much mistaken. There is a term you have missed which is called "white goods". Television and entertainment devices are not covered under this category and therefore any retailer who sells said products are under no obligation to do anything after 12 months. THATS THE LAW !! Anyhoooo , back to the tv , its a fine piece of craftsmanship , but go for the richer sounds model as you get a nice new model with a long guarantee :-)
colgrigson
19 May 16#46
Not sure where working in a shop makes you an expert in EU Consumer Law but I can't see any reference to White Goods, it just refers to Goods OR Services that become unfit for purpose within 2 years. The difficulty is usually the fact that you need to prove that the failure was effectively pre-existing. Fault that worsened or due to poor materials/manufacturing at the outset. As said above the onus for that sits with the consumer and can be difficult to prove as most of us probably don't know the technical magicery that goes on inside our TV's. We just know that they stopped working and not why they stopped working.
Yes i bought two 4k from them so far - cx700b mid-range £500 and now the cx802b 50" top of the range.I have had no problems from them so far and they arrived in a new condition.
Lic215
19 May 16#50
I never stated what I did , did I ! ( ex law student :-) )
jaybizzle
19 May 16#51
Im definitely considering buying the cx802b, dont suppose you have tried gaming on it?
DARKSABER
19 May 16#52
You seem to be suffering from flatulence my freind or just talking out of your ****. Only the bottom of the range Panasonics are turk tv's. :wink:
DARKSABER
19 May 162#53
No i have not tried gaming on the cx802b yet but i have on the cx700b and it was fine , better in fact than the sony and hisense i had.The hisense had some very bad curser lag in windows 10 and was a bit nasty to play GTA 5 on my PC with ,although it looked realy good in 4K.
For £600 you wont get a better tv for your money if you buy the cx802 although it will probably put some off it being a refurb.
update
Since [Game Mode] isn’t really necessary, the Panasonic CX802/ CX800 is one of the rare UHD (ultra high-definition) TVs that can provide both satisfactory responsiveness and 4:4:4 chroma reproduction for gaming at [email protected] (you’ll need to enable the [4K Pure Direct] mode). Engaging [IFC] in any of its three intensities increased input lag from 39 to 56ms .
nomez
19 May 16#54
Whats the likelihood of anything happening after 12 months? I know it is an unknown variable but anything with a short warranty puts me off.
DARKSABER
19 May 161#55
Impossible to say i think , i have a 47" LG LCD thats 6y old, a Samsung 40" LCD that's 10y and i bought a refurb Panasonic which lasted 14y.Then again some people's fail in the first 12 months.
But try and buy a top of the line 4K 2015 TV (2015 £1800) With HDR (SOON)from any where else at the same price and you will fail badly.
colgrigson
19 May 16#56
Hmm, you kind of did
Lic215
19 May 16#57
I just stated WHERE I work . :-)
Dave2k13rulz
19 May 16#58
Any good 4 gaming?
houston26
19 May 16#59
he mentioned the screen, which I do find Sony make the best, but admittedly I did just say Sony tvs, a mess up on my behalf. no brand loyalty here I assure you
I have in my experience always preferred the screen on sonys, as you say, the black levels are great.
using an LG at the min and it is terrible at dark scenes, though it is a 2014 model, makes me want my old plasma back
houston26
19 May 16#60
really? you mean reviews where hisense tvs rated quite highly? which Samsung TV are you exactly comparing it to?
houston26
19 May 16#61
make a post on avforums.com
snoopy842f
19 May 16#62
Well I bought one yesterday, (I've been looking around for about a fortnight) 2 year manufacturers warranty card in the box, picture quality looks pretty good to me even without fiddling much with the settings, although I've only got a 6 year old (dead) 42in bush hd to compare it to, even a richer sounds warranty wouldn't have helped me there. Sound is ok but it gets piped through my stereo for films anyway. For £379 I'm pretty chuffed so far.
rasdonny
19 May 161#63
not after the 23rd of june it not :stuck_out_tongue:
rasdonny
19 May 16#64
can play all common video formats and containers (e.g. MKV, AVI, MP4)?
snoopy842f
19 May 16#65
Well so far I tried it on a 1.2gb (90seconds worth) 4k mp4 test vid through the inbuilt media browser straight from my nas drive via wifi and that played ok, and an avi from the same source. haven't really tested much else yet
chrispaps12
19 May 16#66
Great one let's vote leave!
jongerry
19 May 16#67
JS9500 or JS9000,both of which have rave reviews from independent experts. As I said the HISense is value for money but simply does not compare with these (more expensive) sets. It depends what you want and what you are prepared to pay. I don't see any point in going for 4K unless you pay for a top machine but that's just my opinion. If I bought a Ford I wouldn't expect it to be the equal of a Mercedes but I wouldn't expect to pay the same either.
zebandit
19 May 16#68
can 4k tvs upscale from usb flash drive
Toddius
19 May 16#69
Would this or the model from RS be any good as a gaming tv.
kazimierzkozlowski1
20 May 161#70
Simply buy extra warranty from argos if that's what anyone is after :smiley:
Ruffuz
20 May 16#71
They all upscale, otherwise picture wouldn't fill the screen.
bigsipie
21 May 16#72
Argos are terrible at dealing with faulty goods. Bought a Samsung plasma, started to get a yellow haze down the right side. TV was 5 months old. Sent a "technician" out. He refused to take it down of the wall, so I had to lift a 50" plasma of the wall while he looked on. Then he looked at the back and muttered 'don't really want to take the back of this", and said " I'll just take it away". So of the TV went. 3 weeks later and 5 phone calls to argos I get a message, "your TV is not fixable, we'll return it to you". So this 3rd party service center returned my TV, minus the box witch I sent it in. I have to then contact Argos to arrange a replacement. So I'm then told "you need to have the old one in the original box or a suitable box for a TV or we won't accept it".............
kevjosant
21 May 16#73
Not available to order for delivery...that rules out Quidco unless it pays out for instore collection
mivanpy
21 May 161#74
Do yourself a favour mate. And get an email fired off to argos complaints explaining everything, and make a slight threat that you will pursue them in court for costs and inconvenience caused to you by this whole shambles . Don't bother calling them any more!
Who8MySandwich
24 May 16#75
Oh balls it's OOS. Quidco seemed to be offering 9% cashback on TV's over £299.99 too :disappointed:
skb_14
24 May 16#76
HELP us out here guys......Which one is better??
This one:
Hisense 50-Inch Widescreen 4K Smart LED TV with Freeview HD & Freesat £399.99 at Amazon
OR
Hisense 50EC591U 50 Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV £379.00 @ Argos (possible 5% cashback with quidco)
Then the Amazon is better because it is newer. Released April 2016 :wink:
plymouthgal
24 May 16#78
We went to RS this afternoon to buy the 50" Hisense (this years model) & he said that he wouldn't buy Hisense himself as it has a slight stutter when playing fast motion scenes, which is irritating. He said that if we weren't really bothered about 4k then we should look at a Samsung 48H6400 which is the same price as the Hisense, but has amazing reviews & is a superb TV. We then came away with nothing......but saved £449
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Experience TV like never before in glorious Ultra HD 4K resolution. With 4 times the detail of Full HD see every detail with stunningly realistic picture quality and beautifully natural motion. Backed by the power of a quad core processor, powerful TruSurround Audio, futureproof 4K technologies (including HDMI 2.0, HEVC, USB 3.0) and a wide variety of Smart apps you will never want to leave your living room.
Netflix, YouTube, web browser.
Television picture quality:
Direct led TV Screen.
4K Ultra HD display resolution.
Screen size: 50 inches.
Motion rate 200Hz.
Response time 9 milliseconds.
Viewing angle 170/150 degrees.
Connectivity:
1 SCART socket, 3 USB ports and 4 HDMI sockets.
Smart TV.
HDMI 2.0.
Component video socket.
Composite socket.
Optical connection.
Headphone socket.
AV socket.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Ethernet connection.
DLNA compatibility.
Mobile high-definition link.
Miracast.
Open browser.
Suitable for wall mounting 200 x 200 bracket.
Sound quality:
Dolby sound system.
10 x 2 watt RMS power output.
Digital features:
Features USB recording.
Freeview HD digital tuner.
Smartphone remote capability.
Quad core processor.
7 day electronic programme guide (EPG).
CI plus slot.
Additional features:
Sleep timer.
Child lock.
Size of TV H64.9, W112.4, D8.2cm.
Weight of TV 13.5kg (unpackaged).
Size of TV with stand: H70.2, W112.4, D24.7cm.
Weight of TV with stand: 13.8kg.
Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
Energy efficiency information:
Energy efficiency rating: a.
On mode power consumption 145 watts.
Annual power consumption 124.1kWh.
Standby power consumption 0.5 watt.
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All comments (80)
If you pay in the £500-600 range for a similar TV at RS or JL you're covered for 5 years.
Options, options.
We and a lot of others, got shot of our big sammy's for the 65" HS, never looked back and
displays everything that the £3.5k samsung could but at under a grand [on new hukd thread
now] so in this instance of buy cheap and buy twice, you are wrong.. as soon as the new 65
& 75's are out, we will be upgrading asap.. to Hisense again ;-)
Anyway, it's impossible to compare tvs side by side in shop as they can be running different inputs on different settings. One thing is true about HIsense though, they're very inaccurate out of the box and really benefit from calibration.
Have a look at this newer, marginally superior Hisense 50 inch model (4K, Smart) for only £449 with a 6 year warranty at RS - surely an extra £90 (if the cashback tracks) for an extra 5 years' warranty is worth it:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/hisense/50m3300/hise-50m3300
This is a good deal for what it is, but if it were me I'd pay the extra £70 for the newer model with a full 6 year sterling guarantee from Richer:
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/hisense/50m3300/hise-50m3300
But you might have to fight them (argos) for a while before they fix it - and even then I'm speculating but they might make it difficult for you by insisting that you ship the tv to them for repair?
My opinion on this particular situation is that Hisense are a quality manufacturer and £90 is such a large premium on £379 (24% more) that it's not worth the extra IMO
After the one year has passed, you could make a case to the ombudsman or consider pursuing a case under the small claims court.
I'd rather avoid all this hassle with an extended warranty - both RS (6 years) and JL (5 years) are sterling and I've claimed under both - never had a question asked.
also to person who said Samsung looked better than hisense in store, get real, Samsung boost the hell out of contrast and brightness to make the screen look best on the stand, get it home and you'll find once you put a normal TV signal through then you'd have been better off with the hisense.
It's:-
https://community.sony.com/t5/Internet-TV/bd-p/internet-tv-general
My Hisense TV (admittedly not this particular model) comes into the "can" category. The £2.5k Samsung 55" I owned before it could not be made to look up to scratch. Out of the box the Samsung looked the better of the two but still awful. I never got a set-up on the Samsung I was happy with whereas I did with the Hisense.
That doesn't make much difference to most people though. Everyone who saw the Samsung told me they thought it looked great and I think 90% of people would have been happy with it.
tl;dr - most TV's will be good enough for most people.
Philips TV At Argos
Philips TV At Argos
A professional ISF calibrator will charge anywhere from £100-200 to set-up your TV properly based on your ambient viewing conditions, and for a TV worth £1000 this is probably a worthwhile investment. I'd say you could achieve upto 80% parity with a professional calibrator if you do some reading on THX and ISF settings, then use use relevant apps available on both Android and iOS, or a calibration disk available in both DVD and BluRay format, to go the DIY route. The difference in PQ after calibration will be remarkable for most TVs.
http://uk.pcmag.com/tv-home-theaters/8157/feature/how-to-calibrate-your-hdtv
http://www.techhive.com/article/2079503/easily-calibrate-your-new-hdtv.html
http://www.thx.com/test-bench-blog/thx-calibrator-blu-ray-disc-explained/
I returned the Sony 49" £490 2015 and the Hisense 321 50" 2015 £420 and kept my mid range Panasonic CX700B 50" 2015 £500 as it out classed them both in a number of areas.The only thing i can say that was better about the Sony was that it seemed to handle dark scenes slightly better.
The Sony had the same build quality of the Hisense but the Hisense along with my Panasonic had a much brighter screen as the Sony looked dull in compassion even with all the brightness settings maxed out.
Plus if any one had bothered to read the reviews back in 2015 for the Sony TV's the android Smart TV system was the worse one out of all of them and was only fixed in 2016 with updates.
P.s On my previous experience with Panasonic CX700B 50" i just bought a top of the line 50" VIERA TX-50CX802B (HDR update imminent) for £600 which cost £1800 only last year..
Your text here
I never stated what I did , did I ! ( ex law student :-) )
For £600 you wont get a better tv for your money if you buy the cx802 although it will probably put some off it being a refurb.
update
Since [Game Mode] isn’t really necessary, the Panasonic CX802/ CX800 is one of the rare UHD (ultra high-definition) TVs that can provide both satisfactory responsiveness and 4:4:4 chroma reproduction for gaming at [email protected] (you’ll need to enable the [4K Pure Direct] mode). Engaging [IFC] in any of its three intensities increased input lag from 39 to 56ms .
But try and buy a top of the line 4K 2015 TV (2015 £1800) With HDR (SOON)from any where else at the same price and you will fail badly.
I have in my experience always preferred the screen on sonys, as you say, the black levels are great.
using an LG at the min and it is terrible at dark scenes, though it is a 2014 model, makes me want my old plasma back
This one:
Hisense 50-Inch Widescreen 4K Smart LED TV with Freeview HD & Freesat £399.99 at Amazon
OR
Hisense 50EC591U 50 Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV £379.00 @ Argos (possible 5% cashback with quidco)
Many Thanks...
Then the Amazon is better because it is newer. Released April 2016 :wink: