It's been posted here before and got a little heat, now its been reduced again and they seem to of sorted any previous issues with an update. I got this TV in my Bedroom and it blows my 50" 6 Series Samsung out of the water with Picture Quality.
Ambient light is great :smiley:
Also you can Sideload Kodi which is a bonus!
Discount Code is tvs10
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seabee05 to Fila79
23 Oct 1640#3
I did mention this in the first line... "It's been posted here before and got a little heat, now its been reduced again " Its now actually £17.01 cheaper than a few days ago :smiley:
tkny200765
23 Oct 1611#31
Just would like to add my review for this. I originally posted for the 49" version, but my review makes more sense for this size model.
Bought the 43PUS6401 for £399 in August and have found it a very good set (granted I am a student and know very little about TVs). The HDR settings aren't obvious, they only activate when a HDR source is run on it, then all the settings are available and in the top right a HDR symbol will show. I tested it with a Life of Pi 4K trailer, and I was blown away by the difference between HDR and non-HDR, the colours are very vivid and pop and the lighting wasn't dark at all. It reminded me of those UHD TVs they demonstrate in shops.
The Android system it runs on can be a bit hit and miss, but on the whole works fine, not laggy but not ultra smooth like a Playstation 4's interface (more like an Xbox one as a comparison - I have both). I have to turn the TV off to restart the android OS once or twice a week when certain programs like youtube or iplayer don't work. I have Kodi installed on it, and it works like a charm.
Annoying thing is all the resolutions between 1080p and 2160p support/run only at 30Hz, so are pretty much made redundant, so difficult to scale for PC gaming - I have it hooked up by HDMI. So you're either at 1080p or 4K, nothing inbetween if your GFX card can't handle it.
Philips do regular OTA/Internet updates to the software and the firmware which have made it a better set since I got it, so I'm reassured that they are continuing supporting the set.
Overall, I have a Wii U, PS4 and Xbox One hooked up and they are all excellent at 1080p. 4K HDR with Forza Horzion 3 looks just like the Life of Pi Trailer, absolutely stunning and makes you a bit annoyed to go back to anything non-HDR really. My BT YouView Box showing SD tv on it looks pretty rubbish though tbh, pixellation, motion blur and all that, but I'm not surprised to be honest, all SD content tends to look crappy on modern HD TVs for some reason.
With regard to the comment about the HDR being downscaled to SDR, that doesn't appear to be the case on my set, as both the trailer and games (well only one atm) are shown to be running at 4K (the info button), and looking like they're running at 4K as well.
Just wanted to give a positive opinion to balance out some of the more negative ones (not that there's anything wrong with them), as I'm very glad I got mine.
And check the sister thread for info about this range: Your text here
AndyRoyd
23 Oct 169#2
Probably no benefit in having 4k compared to 1080p at a distance beyond end of bed unless you have eyesight of an owl, but the price is good regardless.
seanandleah to Fila79
23 Oct 168#16
read the description before jumping on poster. moron
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Fila79
23 Oct 16#1
Already posted .... A few days ago
seabee05 to Fila79
23 Oct 1640#3
I did mention this in the first line... "It's been posted here before and got a little heat, now its been reduced again " Its now actually £17.01 cheaper than a few days ago :smiley:
seanandleah to Fila79
23 Oct 168#16
read the description before jumping on poster. moron
jamgin to Fila79
23 Oct 161#51
Should have gone to Specsavers...
AndyRoyd
23 Oct 169#2
Probably no benefit in having 4k compared to 1080p at a distance beyond end of bed unless you have eyesight of an owl, but the price is good regardless.
russdeebrown1
23 Oct 161#4
no need to sideload kodi. it can just be downloaded from the play store.
seabee05 to russdeebrown1
23 Oct 163#5
Apologies I prefer Kodi 17 which is still in Beta :smiley:
stamfordblue
23 Oct 161#6
Being able to load Kodi will be very useful.Very few tvs able to do that.Pity only 2 year guarantee.
Heat for price.
russdeebrown1
23 Oct 162#7
where abouts do you enter the tvs10 code. can't see on website
Squelds
23 Oct 162#8
I can input the code for delivery, but cant see it for collection.
Edit: Can now do it for collection, but only if you pay first... not pay when collecting.
PS dont forget quidco... which if the 3% fasttrack works brings it down to £330.77 ??
Dubsy1984
23 Oct 16#9
Amazing deal, we have just bought the 49" one with the same code for £441.99!! Delivers next day. As soon as living room is finished we will be hooking up the lovely ready for Christmas TV!! Hot deal!!
dazzyp
23 Oct 16#10
What is input lag like for gaming?
ollie87 to dazzyp
23 Oct 16#17
It'll be massive, 4K is pointless on TVs for gaming.
bear91 to dazzyp
23 Oct 16#18
Terrible is the answer un playable even... I had a phillips uhd 50' it was shocking cheap for a reason .. Invest in a sony best thing i ever did
Opening post
Ambient light is great :smiley:
Also you can Sideload Kodi which is a bonus!
Discount Code is tvs10
Top comments
Bought the 43PUS6401 for £399 in August and have found it a very good set (granted I am a student and know very little about TVs). The HDR settings aren't obvious, they only activate when a HDR source is run on it, then all the settings are available and in the top right a HDR symbol will show. I tested it with a Life of Pi 4K trailer, and I was blown away by the difference between HDR and non-HDR, the colours are very vivid and pop and the lighting wasn't dark at all. It reminded me of those UHD TVs they demonstrate in shops.
The Android system it runs on can be a bit hit and miss, but on the whole works fine, not laggy but not ultra smooth like a Playstation 4's interface (more like an Xbox one as a comparison - I have both). I have to turn the TV off to restart the android OS once or twice a week when certain programs like youtube or iplayer don't work. I have Kodi installed on it, and it works like a charm.
Annoying thing is all the resolutions between 1080p and 2160p support/run only at 30Hz, so are pretty much made redundant, so difficult to scale for PC gaming - I have it hooked up by HDMI. So you're either at 1080p or 4K, nothing inbetween if your GFX card can't handle it.
Philips do regular OTA/Internet updates to the software and the firmware which have made it a better set since I got it, so I'm reassured that they are continuing supporting the set.
Overall, I have a Wii U, PS4 and Xbox One hooked up and they are all excellent at 1080p. 4K HDR with Forza Horzion 3 looks just like the Life of Pi Trailer, absolutely stunning and makes you a bit annoyed to go back to anything non-HDR really. My BT YouView Box showing SD tv on it looks pretty rubbish though tbh, pixellation, motion blur and all that, but I'm not surprised to be honest, all SD content tends to look crappy on modern HD TVs for some reason.
With regard to the comment about the HDR being downscaled to SDR, that doesn't appear to be the case on my set, as both the trailer and games (well only one atm) are shown to be running at 4K (the info button), and looking like they're running at 4K as well.
Just wanted to give a positive opinion to balance out some of the more negative ones (not that there's anything wrong with them), as I'm very glad I got mine.
And check the sister thread for info about this range:
Your text here
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Heat for price.
Edit: Can now do it for collection, but only if you pay first... not pay when collecting.
PS dont forget quidco... which if the 3% fasttrack works brings it down to £330.77 ??