Dont know if this is a good deal but 299 for a 55inch tv sounds good.
Use code get20 to get it for 279
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0zone
29 Dec 165#18
You get what you pay for. In this case muddy blacks, warm colour temp and over-saturated colours with irritatingly poor contrast.
Ideal for video adverts in shops, not so good as your main tv.
Of course, if it didn't have such drawbacks it would be a bargain, but as it does it's priced about right.
As for "smart" tv - a £30 phone would have more app availability. What OS is it running? Who provides the apps? Are you stuck with them and no further apps, for example when any of the free to air channels upgrade or change their code standards are you stuck with dead and unusable apps for the life of the tv? What hardware is powering it? Quad core android? WebOS?
If you want the bottom end of the smart TV market just buy a dongle such as a fire stick. Guarantee it will have multiple times the power of whatever this TV will laughingly call "smart".
Still, might do your great grandma, assuming she can't see, hear or want to use apps.
Seems the sound and standard definition let it down but I'd still give some heat thanks op.
Houndog6105
29 Dec 16#3
That's smoking
brendanhickey
29 Dec 161#4
I got the 4k version 49 inch for £315 a about 2 months ago. I think it's brilliant.
bigbargainbear
29 Dec 16#5
Size isn't everything......
Rather go for the 50" for an extra £100 for 4K ultra smart
aimrie
29 Dec 16#6
Size is everything when in 4k. Can't see the difference 8.3 million pixels makes!
rachelsaurus to aimrie
30 Dec 16#31
this isn't 4k though..
pavel76
29 Dec 16#7
Different model
tommymcelroy
29 Dec 16#8
Ordered. Will give it a go. The sneaky pests said they where charging me £279 but then I noticed afterwards the invoice says £294 as it put a £15 charge on for delivery. I'm assuming this is an extra charge for delivery to Northern Ireland but it never mentioned it at all.
elmo-1 to tommymcelroy
30 Dec 16#27
Yep, had this last year when i ordered my tv
SClub
29 Dec 162#9
Amazingly cheap! :o
pavel76 to SClub
29 Dec 162#16
Cheaply made and looks cheap with fat nasty legs... nothing amazing
You get what you pay for. In this case muddy blacks, warm colour temp and over-saturated colours with irritatingly poor contrast.
Ideal for video adverts in shops, not so good as your main tv.
Of course, if it didn't have such drawbacks it would be a bargain, but as it does it's priced about right.
As for "smart" tv - a £30 phone would have more app availability. What OS is it running? Who provides the apps? Are you stuck with them and no further apps, for example when any of the free to air channels upgrade or change their code standards are you stuck with dead and unusable apps for the life of the tv? What hardware is powering it? Quad core android? WebOS?
If you want the bottom end of the smart TV market just buy a dongle such as a fire stick. Guarantee it will have multiple times the power of whatever this TV will laughingly call "smart".
Still, might do your great grandma, assuming she can't see, hear or want to use apps.
Gollywood
29 Dec 161#20
" Dont know if this is a good deal but....
I think some of these 'cheaper' TVs are a false economy. So many of the branded sets (non-VESTEL/UMC) cost a little extra & typically with 5/6 year warranties.
I don't think I would ever buy a 55" as a 2nd TV that wasn't branded.
SClub
29 Dec 16#21
Well I went with a Samsung instead of a Vestel last year and the Sammy has already failed twice. Colours are good though :smile:
Mrepg
29 Dec 16#22
Actually that is the idea with LED buy cheap and make do until OLED drops in price. So thanks for the advice its perfect
hafizpatel
29 Dec 161#23
You get what you pay for...
Freggles
29 Dec 16#24
I have a 40 inch Techwood, it has Netflix youtube and iplayer apps that work fine, only the Youtube one is 4K though.
I would say this is a good price but only if you need that size, alternatively get a better brand slightly smaller.
My main annoyance with it is having to change it to Game Mode to avoid the
'Soap opera effect'(google it)
Torchwood
29 Dec 16#25
I have the Techwood 55AO3TSB 55" Smart TV (not sure what the difference is from this model) and I'm very happy with it. Paid a similar price to this in the summer at AO.
Al3x4nd3r
29 Dec 16#26
How is it on picture quality, had a tesco one b4 it was rubbish, the sharp in the place I live now is also rubbish, glad I took the Panasonic couple of years ago
sam_of_london
30 Dec 161#28
No 4K. £279 down the drain.
barbados71
30 Dec 16#29
Nothing is broadcast in 4k. The only items is the new Xbox and PS4 pro uses 4k technology. So I've read best check out spec before buying tvs theses days see if you really need them.
BasementPreme
30 Dec 16#30
Who doesn't put their TV on the wall? We're nearly in 2017! ;-)
Guessing dual core logic board as the interpolation rate is only 600 but other vestel chassis with quad core logic boards can do up to 1200.
I question the need for 55" and 1080p though. Unless you really do have a large living room and people are seated some way back. 4k at 50" is similar money and such Vestel sets often have quad core logic boards and the ability to interpolate frames at twice the rate as well as many other benefits of increased cpu, gpu and memory performance on the logic board. This set seems designed to impress on size for little money and has a very compromised spec.
Opening post
Use code get20 to get it for 279
Top comments
Ideal for video adverts in shops, not so good as your main tv.
Of course, if it didn't have such drawbacks it would be a bargain, but as it does it's priced about right.
As for "smart" tv - a £30 phone would have more app availability. What OS is it running? Who provides the apps? Are you stuck with them and no further apps, for example when any of the free to air channels upgrade or change their code standards are you stuck with dead and unusable apps for the life of the tv? What hardware is powering it? Quad core android? WebOS?
If you want the bottom end of the smart TV market just buy a dongle such as a fire stick. Guarantee it will have multiple times the power of whatever this TV will laughingly call "smart".
Still, might do your great grandma, assuming she can't see, hear or want to use apps.
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Seems the sound and standard definition let it down but I'd still give some heat thanks op.
Rather go for the 50" for an extra £100 for 4K ultra smart
http://ao.com/product/55ao4b-techwood-tv-black-43219-108.aspx
few quid more.
Ideal for video adverts in shops, not so good as your main tv.
Of course, if it didn't have such drawbacks it would be a bargain, but as it does it's priced about right.
As for "smart" tv - a £30 phone would have more app availability. What OS is it running? Who provides the apps? Are you stuck with them and no further apps, for example when any of the free to air channels upgrade or change their code standards are you stuck with dead and unusable apps for the life of the tv? What hardware is powering it? Quad core android? WebOS?
If you want the bottom end of the smart TV market just buy a dongle such as a fire stick. Guarantee it will have multiple times the power of whatever this TV will laughingly call "smart".
Still, might do your great grandma, assuming she can't see, hear or want to use apps.
I think some of these 'cheaper' TVs are a false economy. So many of the branded sets (non-VESTEL/UMC) cost a little extra & typically with 5/6 year warranties.
I don't think I would ever buy a 55" as a 2nd TV that wasn't branded.
I would say this is a good price but only if you need that size, alternatively get a better brand slightly smaller.
My main annoyance with it is having to change it to Game Mode to avoid the
'Soap opera effect'(google it)
http://www.displayspecifications.com/en/model/35797e0
Guessing dual core logic board as the interpolation rate is only 600 but other vestel chassis with quad core logic boards can do up to 1200.
I question the need for 55" and 1080p though. Unless you really do have a large living room and people are seated some way back. 4k at 50" is similar money and such Vestel sets often have quad core logic boards and the ability to interpolate frames at twice the rate as well as many other benefits of increased cpu, gpu and memory performance on the logic board. This set seems designed to impress on size for little money and has a very compromised spec.