A bit late on this, but, Currys Megastore in Wednesbury, had a big opening weekend this weekend and today (Monday 3rd October) is the last day. Bought myself the LG 43UH620V 4K TV yesterday for £349, think the cheapest elsewhere is Currys normal price of £449, think RRP is around £600. Anyway, set it up last night and the picture is stunning, can't believe you can get a picture that good for that little amount of money.
It has WebOS 3.0 and 3 HDMI, so that's a bonus as well. Personally, I think it's a real bargain, so if there are any local people to this Currys I would probably take a punt on it, they had quite a few left yesterday when I bought mine, think they were selling 250 in total.
Might be a bit late on this, but, I guess it's worth a try while the sale is still on.
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Websta
3 Oct 166#10
It says Wednesbury (the area) not Wednesday!
tawse57
3 Oct 165#3
Amazon and Netflix are the only 4K broadcast content in the UK currently - and you have to have the broadband capable of bringing it down.
Heck, most UK TV promoted as HD is still only 720P and will be for some years to come.
Most people would be better off just buying a good 1080P panel and using it for several years until we begin to get 4K content in the UK. A 1080P bought today will probably be old and knackered before true 4K is available widely in the UK.
stamfordblue to craigfoley
3 Oct 164#6
You need to re-read what the OP has posted...
craigfoley
3 Oct 163#7
No time for that as got to go out to ASDA to get a load of 20p air freshener replacements.
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tighty
3 Oct 16#1
Is there any 4k content available that i don't know about?
fishmaster to tighty
3 Oct 16#33
I'm sure you don't know about that 4K video I made with the vicar last week, if you do know then wtf, you spying on me bro?
Websta
3 Oct 16#2
The only thing I managed to view was the 4K content on Amazon Prime that I pay for, I watched the US Version of Mad Dogs last night and it was stunning. I know Netflix have 4K as well but you have to pay extra for it and I only have the standard membership. I put a 4K video on YouTube and it was incredible, that's what I tested the picture with.
tawse57
3 Oct 165#3
Amazon and Netflix are the only 4K broadcast content in the UK currently - and you have to have the broadband capable of bringing it down.
Heck, most UK TV promoted as HD is still only 720P and will be for some years to come.
Most people would be better off just buying a good 1080P panel and using it for several years until we begin to get 4K content in the UK. A 1080P bought today will probably be old and knackered before true 4K is available widely in the UK.
Websta to tawse57
3 Oct 162#4
Thought Sky were already broadcasting in 4K (Ultra HD) now with the Sky Q box?
Parfy to tawse57
3 Oct 16#23
Sky Q silver has at least movies and boxsets in 4K, i don't have sports so don;t know about that.
BT TV has BT Sport in 4K too.
craigfoley
3 Oct 16#5
Voted Cold as hate day specific deals, I want a TV today and not being forced to compete with everyone else in a couple of days time.
stamfordblue to craigfoley
3 Oct 164#6
You need to re-read what the OP has posted...
Websta to craigfoley
3 Oct 16#8
You can have the TV today, in fact, today is the only day you can have it, it won't be available in a couple of days.
craigfoley
3 Oct 163#7
No time for that as got to go out to ASDA to get a load of 20p air freshener replacements.
tawse57
3 Oct 16#9
They say so don't they with the silver Q box. Whether they are or not I don't wish to comment. I just recall loads of advertising some years back for HD and people assumed it was full 1080P HD but it turned out to be 720P and continues to be so for much of HD broadcasting.
I just had the black Q box installed last week and it is not 4K.
I suspect that we are going to get lots of providers offering 4K as a means to jump on the bandwagon and make money from selling extra services to everyone buying a 4K TV - or what they think is a 4K TV. Just as what happened when everyone was buying 1080P TVs despite many broadcasters only offering 720P.
Oh Ok, Sorry I was skim reading it as was in a hurry so my cut of was 'Wedne...' which using my skim reading technique (which is usually fool proof) translates to my brain as Wednesday. Maybe be clearer next time an put 'Location = Wednesbury' ? then my skim technique would have picked up 'Loc' as Location and not made such a error.
Websta
3 Oct 16#13
@tawse57 - Surely if Sky are already broadcasting in Ultra HD, Netflix and Amazon are showing 4K, Ultra HD players and discs are available it is worth looking into getting a 4K TV at this price, because it won't be as long as you state before there is more content available? You can still view Full HD and it upscales it to a better quality image, so why not be prepared for 4K and watch better Full HD on a TV the same price as buying one without 4K?
tawse57 to Websta
3 Oct 16#19
Well, that is one line of thought.
Another line of thought is that different manufacturers are implementing 4K in different ways, or that some are implementing 4K or HDR in terms of software as opposed to hardware. Then you have all the bit issues - is it 8 bit or 10 bit.... Give it 6 months and no one on here will consider 10 bit sufficient enough...
Look at the new Xbox S - widely hailed as having a 4K dvd player. But go on to technical forums, and even read the US Amazon reviews, and there is plenty of info from posters claming that the box is, allegedly, not true 4K. But it has helped MS sell a heck of a lot of consoles in the past fortnight.
IMPO the 4K label is just a great marketing tool to get people to buy TVs, consoles and services at the moment just as we had when 1080P was used in the same way. You can buy very good - excellent - 1080P TVs for £250 now, certainly under £300, from the leading makers and, IMPO, they will suffice until both 'true' 4K, on the hardware side, is ready and fully implemented on both the TV side and also on the services side.
I have 2 years from now - MAYBE Christmas 2017 at the earliest - pencilled in for buying a 4K TV as I honestly do not expect that everything will be in place until then. By which point, not only will the technology be fully functional and, no doubt, much better but the prices of them will be considerably less.
Websta
3 Oct 162#14
I shall be sure to think of you next time I post!
craigfoley
3 Oct 162#15
Th al i a (Thats all I ask)
JohnnyUtah
3 Oct 161#16
They are seriously moaning about that? Jeez ...
pavel76
3 Oct 16#17
This is typical budget model - made to be sold on constant promotional offer at the only one place... as cannot see other sellers apart from Currys. RRP £600 ?...yeah,right. Doubt if it's real LG to be honest... Probably same league as all Hitachi tvs sold at Argos...
Websta to pavel76
3 Oct 161#20
Budget model or not, LG or not, all I can say is that the picture quality is fantastic on it. I bought a Samsung 40JU6500 4K TV just before christmas for £620, I sold it for £400 a few weeks ago because the clouding issues on it were terrible and Samsung were telling me it was acceptable on LED TV's. I bought this yesterday to replace it and the picture is head and shoulders above it, sharper, no clouding at all, not one bit, not even in the corners.
tighty
3 Oct 162#18
as i thought then peeps. Seems pointless shelling out for somethink that i can't really use yet.
chris88
3 Oct 16#21
I think BT sport show some football games in 4k.
pavel76
3 Oct 16#22
Good to know then... thanks
bigtastyburger
3 Oct 16#24
Freesat, Freeview and Sky (Sky Q not withstanding) all broadcast in 1080i.
As for the panel, it's likely an RGBW one.
Kahunas
3 Oct 16#25
rrp £600, wtf :laughing::laughing::laughing:
jamestbone555
3 Oct 161#26
EagleUK
3 Oct 16#27
Are you using 4K though? I believe this is one of the RGBW sets which are awful for 4K quality
Did you see if they had any good deals on other tv's at all? After an OLED but about an hours drive from me. Might head down this evening
Websta to bgoldstraw
3 Oct 161#32
There were a couple of other deals for larger TV's, but, not sure if they had any left of those, all I know is they had 250 of these LG's originally.
nolanj3
3 Oct 161#30
If you are paying under 800 quid for a 4k tv it is more than likely ****. Ill hold out a few years, until i can get a decent one at this price.
Websta
3 Oct 16#31
Haven't got a clue, all I know is the picture is better than the Samsung 40JU6500 it replaced and I paid £620 for that.
pompey77
3 Oct 16#34
I'm pretty sure it was a joke.......
simonwhitehouse
3 Oct 16#35
you can do 4k with sky q, probably the expensive one
Phillius
3 Oct 16#36
Picked this up on Saturday, have used it for only my PS4 at the moment, but have to say for £350 it's pretty good value for money.
matthewmcgrath94
3 Oct 16#37
Purchased this on Thursday. anyone else find yellow colours seem a bit off?
Websta
4 Oct 16#38
To be honest, in my opinion its the best £350 I've ever spent, the picture on mine is absolutely fantastic, no clouding at all, even on a complete black background, the colours are nice and sharp and the 4K streaming on Amazon is incredible.
matthewmcgrath94 to Websta
4 Oct 16#40
my yellow reproduction seems very brown and dark
Websta
4 Oct 16#39
I'm pretty sure it wasn't....
Anon32
6 Oct 16#41
BT sport offered 4k before sky and its not too expensive if your a BT broadband customer
jeccius
6 Oct 16#42
Sky Sports did have a match on the other day advising to view in Ultra HD Press the Red Button; I think the option is there if the hardware (and subscription) offers it.
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Opening post
It has WebOS 3.0 and 3 HDMI, so that's a bonus as well. Personally, I think it's a real bargain, so if there are any local people to this Currys I would probably take a punt on it, they had quite a few left yesterday when I bought mine, think they were selling 250 in total.
Might be a bit late on this, but, I guess it's worth a try while the sale is still on.
Top comments
Heck, most UK TV promoted as HD is still only 720P and will be for some years to come.
Most people would be better off just buying a good 1080P panel and using it for several years until we begin to get 4K content in the UK. A 1080P bought today will probably be old and knackered before true 4K is available widely in the UK.
All comments (42)
Heck, most UK TV promoted as HD is still only 720P and will be for some years to come.
Most people would be better off just buying a good 1080P panel and using it for several years until we begin to get 4K content in the UK. A 1080P bought today will probably be old and knackered before true 4K is available widely in the UK.
BT TV has BT Sport in 4K too.
I just had the black Q box installed last week and it is not 4K.
I suspect that we are going to get lots of providers offering 4K as a means to jump on the bandwagon and make money from selling extra services to everyone buying a 4K TV - or what they think is a 4K TV. Just as what happened when everyone was buying 1080P TVs despite many broadcasters only offering 720P.
Worth a read:
http://www.techradar.com/news/television/ultra-hd-everything-you-need-to-know-about-4k-tv-1048954
Another line of thought is that different manufacturers are implementing 4K in different ways, or that some are implementing 4K or HDR in terms of software as opposed to hardware. Then you have all the bit issues - is it 8 bit or 10 bit.... Give it 6 months and no one on here will consider 10 bit sufficient enough...
Look at the new Xbox S - widely hailed as having a 4K dvd player. But go on to technical forums, and even read the US Amazon reviews, and there is plenty of info from posters claming that the box is, allegedly, not true 4K. But it has helped MS sell a heck of a lot of consoles in the past fortnight.
IMPO the 4K label is just a great marketing tool to get people to buy TVs, consoles and services at the moment just as we had when 1080P was used in the same way. You can buy very good - excellent - 1080P TVs for £250 now, certainly under £300, from the leading makers and, IMPO, they will suffice until both 'true' 4K, on the hardware side, is ready and fully implemented on both the TV side and also on the services side.
I have 2 years from now - MAYBE Christmas 2017 at the earliest - pencilled in for buying a 4K TV as I honestly do not expect that everything will be in place until then. By which point, not only will the technology be fully functional and, no doubt, much better but the prices of them will be considerably less.
As for the panel, it's likely an RGBW one.
Rooney in Ultra HD. Ew.