Currently looking for a 4K tv and this looks like a bargain for the specs and size!
Television picture quality:
Eled TV Screen.
4K Ultra HD display resolution.
Screen size: 43 inches.
Motion rate 100Hz.
Response time 8 milliseconds.
Viewing angle 178/178 degrees.
Connectivity:
1 SCART socket, 3 USB ports and 4 HDMI sockets.
Smart TV.
HDMI 2.0.
PC input socket.
Component video socket.
Composite socket.
Optical connection.
Headphone socket.
AV socket.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Ethernet connection.
DLNA compatibility.
Miracast.
Open browser.
Suitable for wall mounting 200 x 200 bracket.
Sound quality:
DTS sound system.
2 x 10 watt RMS power output.
Digital features:
Features USB video playback.
Freeview HD digital tuner.
Saorview digital tuner (Saorview can only be received in the Republic of Ireland).
Quad core processor.
7 day electronic programme guide (EPG).
CI plus slot.
All comments (21)
furq
16 Aug 16#1
Hitachi = Argos own brand (under license), fwiw.
jake_kingofmen
16 Aug 16#2
got the same TV but 49 inch, ordered from the same place ... arrived yesterday faulty, bottom half the screen is flickering ... so so so disappointed :disappointed:
concrete87
16 Aug 16#3
How easy/difficult is it to return if it comes faulty ?
murkr to concrete87
16 Aug 16#4
If it's faulty the seller has to pay for return postage and being Argos I don't see it being an issue.
I've used them Argos outlet on eBay a few times and never had an issues!
concrete87
16 Aug 16#5
Ok thanks think i'll give it a go
ra11
16 Aug 16#6
Interesting - os same as digihome but better motion rate and dlna.... Interesting...
bobbyman1
16 Aug 16#7
Terrible TV I got one took it back straight away. Ghosting us a major problem.
bobo53
16 Aug 16#8
I think is a great tv, got it brand new at £249 few months ago. Makes a pc great monitor too, refurbished could be a problem sometime especially if they do not even test them. £200 should be the right price
evostick47
17 Aug 16#9
Mate bought a Hitachi TV a few weeks ago and took it back the same day because it was terrible. Bad picture and sound. Don't be fooled by the name, it's cheap and nasty made exclusively for Argos. Cheap doesn't always mean a deal. You've been warned!
Blither to evostick47
18 Aug 16#11
I cannot believe anyone would buy a 40" 4K TV and not expect to use external sound source. I'd never dream of using the speakers on one of these flat panel TV's.
Why exactly was the picture bad? It's a 4k set! Surely it just needed some tweaking? What source did you use?
Wakinglimb
17 Aug 161#10
Cold for me, you do get what you pay for sometimes. Argos own brand with Hitachi badge isn't good.
justicesj
18 Aug 161#12
back in the day Hitachi was the bees knees. today however it is Hitachi with a capital 'S'.
MrPuddington
18 Aug 161#13
I use mine as a computer monitor, and for that purpose it is actually quite ok. It is not exactly 1:1, because some kind of sharpening is still going on that cannot be switched off, but it has full chroma resolution at 60Hz over HDMI2.0, and the resolution does look very nice.
That being said, resolution is not everything. The response rate is good, contrast is about average, colours are a bit weak and a little off, and there are some minor imperfection in the back light. But at the end of the day this is a cheap TV, and the picture looks sharp, but still a bit cheap.
Is it good value? Certainly. Does that make it compete with 1000 pound TVs? No, not in picture quality.
murkr
18 Aug 16#14
People expecting the world for nothing :smiley:
evostick47 to murkr
18 Aug 16#17
Not at all. Just saying this TV is rubbish.
evostick47
18 Aug 16#15
He did use his external audio set up, which was very unreliable and kept disconnecting. And as for the picture, the blacks were terrible, and over all the TV was cheap and nasty. The OS was clunky, old fashioned and not as slick as you would expect these days. It's old tech at a cheap price. You really do get what you pay for. Personally I would pay a little bit more and get a much better TV. Like I said, because it's cheap doesn't mean it's a deal.
dazzler303
18 Aug 16#16
I dont understand all the technical aspects of TVs, but how can you have a 4k Ultra HD TV with a naff picture? Surely the idea is its the bees knees? And then for people to say its ok as its cheap? Bought myself a V8 last week only 4 pistons work but thats alright cos its a V8 and it was cheap........
MrPuddington to dazzler303
18 Aug 161#18
It's like a Ford GT40: it may have more displacement than a Ferrari, but that does not make it the better car.
Resolution is just one of the factors for image quality, and given that very little 4k material is currently available, the 4k resolution is pretty much wasted. Response time, colour accuracy, contrast, viewing angles, backlight smoothness - those are more important factors that you can even see from a distance, while resolution only matters up close.
Roderz
21 Aug 16#19
Hitachi my ar5e,
these are all made by Vestel - can't comment on this one but the others I've seen were very very cheap electronics inside them.
The same as all the other 'own' brand tv's = Vestel
see here http://badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=46703
You get what you pay for,
Not voted either way as it may suit some people
sancheez
22 Aug 16#20
Hitachi are junk these days. Same with JVC. And many Toshiba's.
And 4k is such a scam. It's digital cameras all over again. A Technika 20mp point'n'shoot is NOT better than a 6mp Canon dSLR. Same with TV's. Just cos it has more pixels does not automatically make it better. Those extra pixels take more power keep moving and looking good. If anything, cheapo 4k TV's will struggle more than cheapo 1080p ones. Great on a static image viewed straight on, but watch a football match at a slight angle? No thanks ....
Cheap for what it is, but I wouldn't buy one.
Blither to sancheez
23 Aug 16#21
I'll never go back to a 1080p computer monitor, not after using this 4k screen. Absolutely no way.
Your comment may hold true for what YOU use a TV/screen for, but it certainly does not for me. Different strokes for different folks.
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Opening post
Television picture quality:
Eled TV Screen.
4K Ultra HD display resolution.
Screen size: 43 inches.
Motion rate 100Hz.
Response time 8 milliseconds.
Viewing angle 178/178 degrees.
Connectivity:
1 SCART socket, 3 USB ports and 4 HDMI sockets.
Smart TV.
HDMI 2.0.
PC input socket.
Component video socket.
Composite socket.
Optical connection.
Headphone socket.
AV socket.
Wi-Fi enabled.
Ethernet connection.
DLNA compatibility.
Miracast.
Open browser.
Suitable for wall mounting 200 x 200 bracket.
Sound quality:
DTS sound system.
2 x 10 watt RMS power output.
Digital features:
Features USB video playback.
Freeview HD digital tuner.
Saorview digital tuner (Saorview can only be received in the Republic of Ireland).
Quad core processor.
7 day electronic programme guide (EPG).
CI plus slot.
All comments (21)
I've used them Argos outlet on eBay a few times and never had an issues!
Why exactly was the picture bad? It's a 4k set! Surely it just needed some tweaking? What source did you use?
That being said, resolution is not everything. The response rate is good, contrast is about average, colours are a bit weak and a little off, and there are some minor imperfection in the back light. But at the end of the day this is a cheap TV, and the picture looks sharp, but still a bit cheap.
Is it good value? Certainly. Does that make it compete with 1000 pound TVs? No, not in picture quality.
Resolution is just one of the factors for image quality, and given that very little 4k material is currently available, the 4k resolution is pretty much wasted. Response time, colour accuracy, contrast, viewing angles, backlight smoothness - those are more important factors that you can even see from a distance, while resolution only matters up close.
these are all made by Vestel - can't comment on this one but the others I've seen were very very cheap electronics inside them.
The same as all the other 'own' brand tv's = Vestel
see here http://badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=46703
You get what you pay for,
Not voted either way as it may suit some people
And 4k is such a scam. It's digital cameras all over again. A Technika 20mp point'n'shoot is NOT better than a 6mp Canon dSLR. Same with TV's. Just cos it has more pixels does not automatically make it better. Those extra pixels take more power keep moving and looking good. If anything, cheapo 4k TV's will struggle more than cheapo 1080p ones. Great on a static image viewed straight on, but watch a football match at a slight angle? No thanks ....
Cheap for what it is, but I wouldn't buy one.
Your comment may hold true for what YOU use a TV/screen for, but it certainly does not for me. Different strokes for different folks.