Got an email about this today, hope it helps someone. I looked around various sites and this is the cheapest i've found.
Escape everyday reality and jump into the on-screen action with the Toshiba 55U6663DB TV. Displaying every on-screen image in picture perfect clarity, this 55 inch 4K Ultra HD TV brings you more viewing variety.
Connecting you to the wider world of online home entertainment, the Toshiba TV’s smart portal enables you to access countless catch up and on demand services. Tune into the latest blockbusters from Netflix or discover the latest video sensations on YouTube.
The TV also comes with Freeview Play, a subscription free service that enables you to find TV and on demand, all in one place. Discover programmes from BBC iPlayer, the ITV hub, All 4, My 5 and UKTV sitting alongside over 70 digital channels and a further 15 in HD.
For even more entertainment choice, you can use the TV’s four HDMI inputs to connect to other HD devices, such as Blu-ray players and games consoles. Upload your family photos and views to share on the big screen via the three USB ports.
Features:
4K Ultra HD 2160p viewing quality Built-in Freeview Play for access to your favourite TV channels 4 x HDMI inputs for connecting your external audio or games consoles Built-In Wi-Fi for the ultimate user friendly media sharing experience
Package: No Annual Power Consumption: 125kWh HDMI Ports: 4 Resolution: 4K UHD (2160p) Brand: Toshiba Screen Size: 55 inch Scart Ports: 1 Curved Screen: No Screen Technology: LED
USB Ports: 3 Colour: Silver Internet Ready: Yes Smart TV: Yes Weight: 18.6kg (packed) Dimensions: H 87.4 x W 136.9 x D 16.5 cm (packed) Speaker Output: 2 x 10W Energy Rating: A+ Digital Tuner: Yes
Top comments
manbearpig
17 Jul 176#11
Before anyone gets too excited, Toshiba don't make their own TVs anymore and are all re-branded turkish Vestel's. Same as all of the other well known brands apart from Samsung, LG and Sony.
Just pick up any unbranded TV and it will be literally identical.
EndlessWaves
17 Jul 173#20
Hisense aren't and neither are Philips. Although Philips TV division is no longer owned by Philips but by a company called TPV whose other main arm is AOC monitors.
Panasonic aren't at the mid-range and above (700+), the lower seem to have Vestel parts. I'm not sure on the exact setup though, but they do seem to have more involvement that just changing the badge as things like the Smart TV system are their own.
Vestel is by far the biggest budget manufacturer out there and has most of the market either directly or through rebadging for the brand owner. Hitatchi, toshiba, finlux, sharp, celcius, JVC, Blaupunkt etc. There one or two others such as Cello/Goodmans TVs which seem to be a chinese ODM (although probably not Hisense judging from the reported quality).
But yeah, the main manufacturers are Vestel, Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Hisense and Philips.
Just one of the many trade-offs in a budget TV. It's a minor difference easily swamped by others under typical TV use. I'd only avoid it if you're using it up close, such as on a desk for a PC.
There's no such thing at this time of year, if you can't get the 2016 range you'll have to wait for the 2017 one to come down in price, pay more or settle for less.
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dansallis
17 Jul 17#1
Great find OP! Bought :laughing:
scottishpunter
17 Jul 172#2
Has been posted here before @£335.50 - not try to make a time machine comment!
i saw that one as well, i did a google search and this is the cheapest around at the moment and it's got a five year guarantee.
kjfrazer to scottishpunter
17 Jul 17#5
Cheers. I'll keep an eye on it.
kjfrazer
17 Jul 17#6
I'm tempted given the guarantee, but I'll be paying on a credit card for the protection anyway.
creepyg
17 Jul 17#7
Worth reading just for the "lively debate" that breaks out. (shock)
EndlessWaves
17 Jul 17#8
It doesn't make any sense to pay £399 for a unbranded TV in 55" when you can pick up a 50" model for £299.
daymouse to EndlessWaves
17 Jul 172#9
wheres this 50" £299 model? Cheers
shindigger
17 Jul 17#10
I bought the 49" for £346 with surcharge. Same warranty applies. TV seems fine for the money.
manbearpig
17 Jul 176#11
Before anyone gets too excited, Toshiba don't make their own TVs anymore and are all re-branded turkish Vestel's. Same as all of the other well known brands apart from Samsung, LG and Sony.
Just pick up any unbranded TV and it will be literally identical.
daymouse to manbearpig
17 Jul 171#12
Didnt realise that! Thanks
Take it this would be a better deal from richer sounds?
Are all the Panasonic ones Vestel too? and how about Hisense?
zmmaths
17 Jul 17#13
Good deal. Do I have to be a member of Costco to buy this? Thanks.
captainbeaky to zmmaths
17 Jul 17#16
No - but u have to pay 5% surcharge (£19.99). Cheapest option would be to pay £15 for annual online subscription. http://www.costco.co.uk/how_it_works
Published prices are for members & online subscribers only. A surcharge of 5% (+VAT at the standard rate) will be added to total purchases made by non-Costco UK members and non costco.co.uk online subscribers.
pavel76
17 Jul 171#15
RGBW panel in LG - not 4K really
flipnut
17 Jul 17#17
can you recommend an alternative to the Hisense 55m7000 as I cannot get that anymore, similar price and similar quality please
gt1915
17 Jul 17#18
Panel would be Turkish or Chinese I'd imagine, damn Costo ripped off Comet with their logo a tad lol
manbearpig
17 Jul 17#19
Most of the cheaper lines are unfortunately, including low end 4K stuff.
EndlessWaves
17 Jul 173#20
Hisense aren't and neither are Philips. Although Philips TV division is no longer owned by Philips but by a company called TPV whose other main arm is AOC monitors.
Panasonic aren't at the mid-range and above (700+), the lower seem to have Vestel parts. I'm not sure on the exact setup though, but they do seem to have more involvement that just changing the badge as things like the Smart TV system are their own.
Vestel is by far the biggest budget manufacturer out there and has most of the market either directly or through rebadging for the brand owner. Hitatchi, toshiba, finlux, sharp, celcius, JVC, Blaupunkt etc. There one or two others such as Cello/Goodmans TVs which seem to be a chinese ODM (although probably not Hisense judging from the reported quality).
But yeah, the main manufacturers are Vestel, Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Hisense and Philips.
Just one of the many trade-offs in a budget TV. It's a minor difference easily swamped by others under typical TV use. I'd only avoid it if you're using it up close, such as on a desk for a PC.
There's no such thing at this time of year, if you can't get the 2016 range you'll have to wait for the 2017 one to come down in price, pay more or settle for less.
flipnut
17 Jul 17#21
thanks for the advice, is there a similar TV in terms of quality in the current range you may know, I understand I would have to pay more due to timing factors.
daymouse
17 Jul 17#22
What time of the year would you say was best to keep an eye out? Thanks.
heatt
17 Jul 171#23
Is there anything wrong with TVs made by Vestel?
manbearpig to heatt
17 Jul 17#32
Depends what you compare it too.
This would look good compared to a 720p budget TV from 2010. Their target market is this sort of consumer, not those that will compare it against a mid-high range TV because thats an entire different price band (£700+).
EndlessWaves
17 Jul 172#24
Generally the winter. Prices start out at and launch in june and then reduce until late November and December. Models then drop to their lowest price individually from about spring onwards as the stock of that model runs out and the last ones are put on clearance.
Well the N6800 seems to be closer to the M5500 and I haven't seen any sign of the NU8700 yet in the UK which is the next model up.
Something like the Samsung KU65/KU66 models would probably be the closest approximation at a similar price where there's still stock. They are curved though.
shindigger
17 Jul 17#25
Bought this range full in the knowledge that it wasn't a Toshiba of old.
49 inch 4k tv with a 5 year warranty for £346.
This model gets good customer reviews, and for the money you can't really argue for 4K. Although, if you're not desperate to upgrade, I'd recommend saving a few hundred and going for a HDR Premium set. HDR is a much bigger step up in picture quality than 4K is, even if the set is not displaying HDR content
EndlessWaves to Dekard97
17 Jul 171#31
A few hundred? Try closer to a thousand.
Although if you're seeing a difference outside of HDR content then it's because you've bought a higher end TV.
Vestel bought Toshiba's European factory.
adeljay92
17 Jul 17#29
Can someone recommend a good 43" around 350 or 400£. Please guys
Don't hijack someone else's post - go to the ASK section - that's what it's there for.
Anthonis
17 Jul 17#30
Good price for 4k tv, shame no HDR (yeah I know dream on). Ok if it has Vestel panel on, but how about rest of electronics? Has anybody actually dismantled it to see what's inside and compared to all them brands Vestel rebadges for? Toshiba is well known electronics manufacturer and quality of product is always reasonable and reliable so I wonder if they just use Vestel panel and put their own electronics on it? To manufacture your own panel would cost a fortune and competition in the market is too high with low profits, I can understand why Toshiba uses vestel panels.
Dekard97
18 Jul 17#35
Admittedly I bought the Samsung UE55KS9000, which is a clear jump up in picture quality over standard 4K TV's - irrespective of HDR content. I would have thought you could buy a lower spec 10bit HDR spec TV for around £600 on a sale that would offer a far superior picture than a standard 8bit 4K panel. Personally I'd wait for black Friday if there's nothing out there at a reasonable price.
bazmartin1234
18 Jul 17#36
Great price, I've bought the 49 inch for £329ish from Costco.
HK64
18 Jul 17#37
Beware of buying any tvs. DO your research. I bought a Panasonic and didn't realise that it doesn't support the blink box app now talktalk movies!
mr-mixalot
18 Jul 17#38
My Regza LCD is still going strong after 10 years, wife won't let me buy another TV until it kicks the bucket :disappointed:
railwaygun to mr-mixalot
18 Jul 17#39
ditto - a great 46" Tv (@ £1000 then!)
teerex to mr-mixalot
18 Jul 17#40
Accidentally knock it over? Lol
Col7five to mr-mixalot
18 Jul 17#45
Magnets :wink: - she'll never know.
Spark to mr-mixalot
18 Jul 17#55
Same here. I've had my current one for 5 years and it's still running just fine. I wouldn't mind a 4k one but I won't buy one until my current TV breaks, simply because reselling an old TV is a massive pain and none of my family members who live anywhere near close to me need one atm.
PhilK
18 Jul 17#41
Yes the usual prats who think "Time machine" is a witty comment. It may have been reasonably witty the first time several
decades ago, but not when its done on a daily regular posting on virtually every offer.
And then they get snappy and huffy when they get the P taken out of them for it ! :laughing:
Sasquit
18 Jul 17#42
I bought a Phillips pus6401 in 49" model for £409 at Argos a few days ago. Picture quality is great, with 4k, hdr plus(8 bit panel) also with ambilight which makes the TV feel more like 55" and is truly great. Yes it's not the same quality as oled and quantum dot etc but I think you'd be hard pushed to find a better TV under £600.
fran1o86
18 Jul 17#44
And blame it on the dog
markyates87
18 Jul 17#46
Hi,
Has anybody had any issues with sound/picture sync when viewing any HD freeview channel, or youtube app? SD freeview channels/external sources like PS4 etc no issues at all, but I have noticed the sound can be out of sync with HD Freeview and Youtube.
This is on the 49" version.
Daniel127
18 Jul 17#47
I saw a 'Toshiba' 4K 50 inch next to a Samsung top of the range 50-incher yesterday at Currys (always go to them for a browse, of course never buy!). The Toshiba was around 450 squids and the Sammy, 950. I had a really good look at the PQ on both, and the Sammy was definitely better. But was it twice as good>? I'd say no. In fact I'd have been perfectly happy with the 'Toshiba' quality had I not seen the Sammy next to it. 4K pictures were punchy, with good colour definition and contrast, and there was very little light bleed. Blacks were good.
The only think putting me off buying a big-screen OEM/ budget TV is the usually standard 1y warranty. This Costco offering turns that on its head. Their extended warranties are sterling, usually replace like for like.
I'd definitely buy this.
Heated.
NB: Same price at Tesco but no 5y guarantee.
CrystalK
18 Jul 17#48
I bought the 43 inch version of this TV last week from Costco for 299
Its really good, but a bit too good for my liking, I like films to look like films - it makes them look too real :/
But I suppose that's the whole idea, it's excellent value for money though, whoever it really is made by, plus the Costco 5 year guarantee, can't go wrong.
bellboys
18 Jul 17#49
I have a 9 year old Panny FHD plasma which just goes on and on. And to think I was wary getting it (for an amazing price) from Comet (remember them??) due to them only giving the standard 12 months manufacturers warranty lol. To be fair still a lovely picture and the footie looks great, unlike some 4k TVs I've seen. Now we have an Echo, hankering after Philips Hue and Philips Ambilight TV but won't happen until the Panny gives up the ghost...
thebigbuck
18 Jul 17#50
Can't argue with the 5 year warranty
CrystalK
18 Jul 17#51
Costco are good for their word too, no quibble, fighting or messing. They just refund or replace.
I hate an argument over returning stuff/guarantees etc.. which is why for me, Costco are just spot on.
ullmanio
18 Jul 17#52
FYI this is also the same price at Tesco, but they are offering £20 off of any Tech purchase over £150, making this £379
FYI the low end Panasonic tvs are assembled in Czech Republic. They get the parts from Japan though. I worked there, that's why I know :smile:
SS41
18 Jul 17#61
I was going to spend about a grand on a 65 inch Samsung but now I am just going to wait for Costco or similar store offering a 5 year guarantee to do one for around 600, not bothered about the 10 bit hdr stuff now as there is always going to be something new on tv's. Just wish there wasn't such a big jump in price from 55 inch to 65 inch.
sefgrt123
18 Jul 17#62
This man knows. Loads of vestel tv's knocking about these days.
KILLZONE32011
18 Jul 17#63
Anyone know if u can download iptv app on the tv or is it not possible
joe_shmoe
19 Jul 17#64
Warranty wont be worth a ****.
Costco wont even exist in 5 years time; just like this **** television.
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Opening post
Escape everyday reality and jump into the on-screen action with the Toshiba 55U6663DB TV. Displaying every on-screen image in picture perfect clarity, this 55 inch 4K Ultra HD TV brings you more viewing variety.
Connecting you to the wider world of online home entertainment, the Toshiba TV’s smart portal enables you to access countless catch up and on demand services. Tune into the latest blockbusters from Netflix or discover the latest video sensations on YouTube.
The TV also comes with Freeview Play, a subscription free service that enables you to find TV and on demand, all in one place. Discover programmes from BBC iPlayer, the ITV hub, All 4, My 5 and UKTV sitting alongside over 70 digital channels and a further 15 in HD.
For even more entertainment choice, you can use the TV’s four HDMI inputs to connect to other HD devices, such as Blu-ray players and games consoles. Upload your family photos and views to share on the big screen via the three USB ports.
Features:
4K Ultra HD 2160p viewing quality
Built-in Freeview Play for access to your favourite TV channels
4 x HDMI inputs for connecting your external audio or games consoles
Built-In Wi-Fi for the ultimate user friendly media sharing experience
Package: No
Annual Power Consumption: 125kWh
HDMI Ports: 4
Resolution: 4K UHD (2160p)
Brand: Toshiba
Screen Size: 55 inch
Scart Ports: 1
Curved Screen: No
Screen Technology: LED
USB Ports: 3
Colour: Silver
Internet Ready: Yes
Smart TV: Yes
Weight: 18.6kg (packed)
Dimensions: H 87.4 x W 136.9 x D 16.5 cm (packed)
Speaker Output: 2 x 10W
Energy Rating: A+
Digital Tuner: Yes
Top comments
Just pick up any unbranded TV and it will be literally identical.
Panasonic aren't at the mid-range and above (700+), the lower seem to have Vestel parts. I'm not sure on the exact setup though, but they do seem to have more involvement that just changing the badge as things like the Smart TV system are their own.
Vestel is by far the biggest budget manufacturer out there and has most of the market either directly or through rebadging for the brand owner. Hitatchi, toshiba, finlux, sharp, celcius, JVC, Blaupunkt etc. There one or two others such as Cello/Goodmans TVs which seem to be a chinese ODM (although probably not Hisense judging from the reported quality).
But yeah, the main manufacturers are Vestel, Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Hisense and Philips.
Just one of the many trade-offs in a budget TV. It's a minor difference easily swamped by others under typical TV use. I'd only avoid it if you're using it up close, such as on a desk for a PC.
There's no such thing at this time of year, if you can't get the 2016 range you'll have to wait for the 2017 one to come down in price, pay more or settle for less.
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Just pick up any unbranded TV and it will be literally identical.
Take it this would be a better deal from richer sounds?
https://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/lg/49-inch-smart-4k-hdr/lg-49uh610v
http://www.costco.co.uk/how_it_works
Published prices are for members & online subscribers only. A surcharge of 5% (+VAT at the standard rate) will be added to total purchases made by non-Costco UK members and non costco.co.uk online subscribers.
Panasonic aren't at the mid-range and above (700+), the lower seem to have Vestel parts. I'm not sure on the exact setup though, but they do seem to have more involvement that just changing the badge as things like the Smart TV system are their own.
Vestel is by far the biggest budget manufacturer out there and has most of the market either directly or through rebadging for the brand owner. Hitatchi, toshiba, finlux, sharp, celcius, JVC, Blaupunkt etc. There one or two others such as Cello/Goodmans TVs which seem to be a chinese ODM (although probably not Hisense judging from the reported quality).
But yeah, the main manufacturers are Vestel, Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Hisense and Philips.
Just one of the many trade-offs in a budget TV. It's a minor difference easily swamped by others under typical TV use. I'd only avoid it if you're using it up close, such as on a desk for a PC.
There's no such thing at this time of year, if you can't get the 2016 range you'll have to wait for the 2017 one to come down in price, pay more or settle for less.
This would look good compared to a 720p budget TV from 2010. Their target market is this sort of consumer, not those that will compare it against a mid-high range TV because thats an entire different price band (£700+).
Well the N6800 seems to be closer to the M5500 and I haven't seen any sign of the NU8700 yet in the UK which is the next model up.
Something like the Samsung KU65/KU66 models would probably be the closest approximation at a similar price where there's still stock. They are curved though.
49 inch 4k tv with a 5 year warranty for £346.
8bit+FRC, so kind of
Although if you're seeing a difference outside of HDR content then it's because you've bought a higher end TV.
Vestel bought Toshiba's European factory.
decades ago, but not when its done on a daily regular posting on virtually every offer.
And then they get snappy and huffy when they get the P taken out of them for it ! :laughing:
Has anybody had any issues with sound/picture sync when viewing any HD freeview channel, or youtube app? SD freeview channels/external sources like PS4 etc no issues at all, but I have noticed the sound can be out of sync with HD Freeview and Youtube.
This is on the 49" version.
The only think putting me off buying a big-screen OEM/ budget TV is the usually standard 1y warranty. This Costco offering turns that on its head. Their extended warranties are sterling, usually replace like for like.
I'd definitely buy this.
Heated.
NB: Same price at Tesco but no 5y guarantee.
Its really good, but a bit too good for my liking, I like films to look like films - it makes them look too real :/
But I suppose that's the whole idea, it's excellent value for money though, whoever it really is made by, plus the Costco 5 year guarantee, can't go wrong.
I hate an argument over returning stuff/guarantees etc.. which is why for me, Costco are just spot on.
https://www.tesco.com/direct/toshiba-55u6663db-55-inch-smart-4k-ultra-hd-led-tv-with-freeview-play/646-5109.prd?source=others
If you had to choose, this toshiba tv or this one; http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/philips-55pus6401-55-inch-smart-4k-ultra-hd-tv-with-hdr-449-argos-2727116
Thanks in advance :smiley:
Costco wont even exist in 5 years time; just like this **** television.