Very nice interface, TV comes on and fully operational within a couple of seconds and Amazon Prime/Netflix also initiate with a similar timescale...my Sony (only 3 yrs old) took an age in comparison.
Picture is great, especially when HDR is active (The Tick on Prime is a good tester).
Couple of questions:
- on the home menu, with the ribbon along the bottom, is there any way of reordering this or removing options? - e.g. I don't have Now TV so would be good if I good get rid of it, and move the AV inputs higher up.
- How do you turn the Trumotion off?? I've not had any judder issues, but would like to know in case (I've only seen the superficial picture modes...any recommendations? - cinema is perfect for movies, otherwise Eco seems the best for general viewing. I've seen there's a 'HDR Effect' but not sure precisely how that affects the picure
...oh, and the sound I awesome for a flatscreen..far better than my old Sony
antidew
6 Sep 17#96
Turned TruMotion off all together, seems to be a lot better, but it is a shame as this option badly needed to improve sports viewing experience. Does anybody know if the issue persists in any LG TV or the judder is worse only for 100Hz TVs as this one?
mannin
5 Sep 17#94
Maybe get on to the LG chat and see if the can offer any settings, i would do this but mine is boxed away again for a few weeks while i finish my decorating.
mannin to mannin
5 Sep 17#95
I am looking for some small profile hdmi cable to slide down the back of the plasterboard to hide the cabling, does anyone know of any decent cables capable of 4k hdr etc, hdmi version 2b i am guessing ?
antidew
5 Sep 17#93
I think those de-judder and de-blur options are just for OLED range TVs. As far as i remember there was only one setting in "User" mode. I will double check when i get back home.
Let us know if somebody found perfect settings as i am close to returning it. :smile:
avid.fan
5 Sep 17#92
I read the following on the net which may be useful (got mine today but still to unpack):
This is a common complaint of LG's TruMotion picture processing engine. One simple way to reduce motion artefacts is to turn off TruMotion all together, but this has a negative effect on subjective clarity.
The Smooth and Clear settings restore detail, but introduce motion artefacts around moving objects – horizontal pans are smooth with good detail retention.
The Clear Plus mode delivers excellent moving detail at 6.5 ppf (pixels per frame), but there's a noticeable drop in brightness. There are motion artefacts, but perhaps they're not as noticeable as those found on the regular Clear setting. This could be a good choice for sports fans.
Strangely though not a single TruMotion mode warrants genuine enthusiasm.
Ultimately, I found the best option was to use the customisable User mode (something most buyers simply won't bother with). This has variable de-judder and de-blur, and provides the cleanest images.
Set de-judder at between 5-7, and de-blur at 0. Motion artefacts are reduced to almost zero and there's a little motion blur during pans, which combats that rather cheap-looking soap opera effect.
The result is pleasingly cinematic.
antidew
31 Aug 17#81
Mine did not even ship yet :thinking:
antidew to antidew
5 Sep 17#91
Motion jitter is really annoying if true motion is on, wonder if that happen with 200hz tvs
mannin
3 Sep 17#90
Still toying with mine, I advise to turn true motion off as this causes jitter.
uzyg
2 Sep 17#89
If anyone has any recommended picture settings for this TV it would be greatly appreciated.
avid.fan
2 Sep 17#88
Still waiting after a screw up with couriers :disappointed:
antidew
31 Aug 17#87
That is good to hear, because i could find that exact model in showroom anywhere so don't really have an idea how it looks in person :smile: Can't wait
mannin
31 Aug 17#83
Quick 10 min test and i am mega impressed already
antidew to mannin
31 Aug 17#85
Did you buy 55' version? I am still waiting for mine :innocent:
mannin to antidew
31 Aug 17#86
Yeah 55" my Xbox one s is miles better graphics on this. Also forgot to mention you do get six months nextflix free to :grin: i am happy with it.
Mines has here since 1.30 today, not opened it yet as i have been glossing all day and did not want my mucky hands all over it.
mannin
30 Aug 17#80
Mines due tomorrow
avid.fan
30 Aug 17#79
Anyone got this yet? impressions??
mannin
29 Aug 17#78
Don't do that to yourself lol, if you like it you will be miffed
makershaker
29 Aug 17#77
Swayed over this all weekend. Negative comments put me off it.
Rdel
29 Aug 17#76
Ouch! Wasn't expecting that. I was originally waiting til end of November to get something so back to plan A. I'm still going into Currys tonight to see what I could have had lol.
avid.fan
29 Aug 17#75
I have this back and forth every time I see a tv deal, unless it's an ultra expensive model...
I've seen this was over £900 everywhere, including John Lewis (who don't sell dross) and held it's price at this for the past 6 months or so - only dropped by Amazon in the last week. There's always one negative customer review, but on the whole they're overwhelmingly positive.
It's apparently one of the top of the range models before you venture into OLED, LG have one of the best interfaces, and I couldn't find anything at this price unless it's by an up and coming make like Hisense (which, despite good pic quality, has a dreadful interface).
If someone can send me a damning comprehensive review or link then I'll rethink it, otherwise I can't see why this isn';t a great deal (or 'was'...)
mannin
29 Aug 17#74
Price has gone back up to £965 now. Hoping you don't regret waiting.
mannin
29 Aug 17#73
I assume you can add this to an account already in use?
flasm1
29 Aug 17#72
This modeldefinitely comes with 6 months Netflix premium subscription, will test 4K content as soon as it arrives.
I think we should all cancel our orders and wait for 2070 when the new ultra plus super duper xxx 200 million k with an extra super duper k and smellavison. We don't want to be stuck with a TV that is about £300 cheaper than anyone else with no doubt a much better picture than our old sets
mannin
28 Aug 17#70
I would have gone bigger but i only have a small living room wall, so any bigger than 55" would look ridiculous i think. Will see how this goes i think it will just sit nice on my wall.
I can always go bigger and put this in my bedroom and get a monster when the Xmas sales start.
strawberryfield35
28 Aug 17#69
this 4ktv i quoted in my comment saying the lg £900 tv was a real LG 10bit 4ktv rather this 3k RGBW panel from amazon so i posted same tv with 5 YEAR guarantee just for u hotukdeals.com/dea…545
2minutenoodles
28 Aug 17#68
That's what I thought. It isn't and you will soon crave a 65".
DeafCassette
28 Aug 17#67
I read the comments all the time when a TV deal comes up and there's always something you gotta compromise on. Fair enough... I'm waiting until Jan 2018, and looking to shed c. 6-700 notes. What kind of tech will I be able to get then? Are there any crystal ball gazers...Is it worth waiting until then?!!!!!!
lidds
28 Aug 17#66
Terrible light bleed. Take a look on avforums there is a 'bleed and Bloom' thread on there under the TV - Samsung section
Locknloadharry
28 Aug 17#65
Please stop quoting Argos for TV....A years guarantee is a freaking joke!
Please don't buy a TV with a years guarantee on it, there are many, many suppliers to go to that will give you 5 or 6 years and better service.
MaxLo4f32
28 Aug 17#64
FFS people living their lives around a TV :joy:
mannin
28 Aug 17#63
Good stuff, just hope its still in stock for you.
jaydeeuk1
28 Aug 17#62
Much better options out there. Beware - the panels LG are using in their mid to upper range sets are generally inferior both in brightness, colour and black levels than last years. And that isn't even considering the fact these aren't 4k. I've not seen a single sub £1000 LG set reviewed well (by a site which knows their stuff) and certainly not one superior to my budget £650 55uh850v.
Stick with their OLED lines (and even then I'd rather have the c6 rather than the c7 as I live 3d on these 4k sets) and you're fine. Otherwise you need to look at the 9500 and poss 8500 lines. Otherwise check out hisense if on a budget, they're 4k for a start.
Rdel
28 Aug 17#61
If you go to Amazon and click 'todays deals' the TV at £699 is in there and at the top it says, 'Bank Holidays Deals 25th - 30th August' so I'm assuming I'm good.
Rdel
28 Aug 17#60
[email protected] you OP! I've been looking over this non stop since you posted. Was gonna get the 49" Samsung mu6400 but this has thrown me. Got til Wednesday to decide so gonna go into Currys for a closer look on Tuesday and buy tomorrow night if looks good and I can convince the mrs that the extra 6 inches won't look too big on the wall.
thomaslilley716
28 Aug 17#59
LG; Meh!
xicosm
28 Aug 17#58
Anyone has any experience with the 43' version of this?
Dilithium
28 Aug 17#57
When the soon to be released TruCarbon Black Anode sets hit the shops next month, all those that have been holding off will buy one of them.
Quinlithium Ionix VR TruCarbon has taken Japan by storm, with 67% replacing their Tv's within 6 months to upgrade to the new format.
Mindblown.
Dilithium
28 Aug 17#56
I'd say hold out for the latest quadluminous OLED2x quinlithium matrix sets due out next month. Manufacturers are simply clearing their stocks to make way, avoiding being stuck with obsolete tech.
mannin
28 Aug 17#55
Does this deal not expire tonight as i think its a bank holiday deal?
mannin
28 Aug 17#54
Extra warranty via the Amazon site as you check out, think it was £75 for 3 years
sunter18
28 Aug 17#53
Tempted by this at the price atrer missing out on the Samsung 6400 i was looking at (anybody say which is the better). Not sure about the back up if any problems. Has anybody experienced Amazon repairs (or LG if direct) and what about extra warranties, are they available?
sunter18
28 Aug 17#52
Was going to buy this but forgot the cashback deal ended so can i ask why?
makershaker
28 Aug 17#51
I'm sure someone will have
digidavek
27 Aug 17#50
So according to this, this is a 10 bit panel. It uses the 4K UHD pre fix and has a resolution of 8.3 megapixels vs the 6.2 an RGBW has. Or am I wrong?
Dilithium
27 Aug 17#49
Does anyone one have any negatives about the Sony
sunama
27 Aug 17#48
Can you give some more info. What makes it bad? I ask this because I am used to plasma TV (which I have owned for over 5 yrs) and to me, the only thing which matters is image quality/motion. I've noticed that LCD tvs tend to have poor image quality and poor motion.
My next TV will need to be better than my existing plasma telly (such a shame that Panasonic ceased production of their plasmas, otherwise that would be the logical choice), which means that I have to be careful when buying a new TV.
Most people on here don't own a plasma, so probably won't know what they are missing when they buy a low quality LCD TV. So, if they bought a poor quality TV, they would probably be impressed.
I'd like to hear more from people who are used to viewing good quality TVs and how this set would compare.
RobertMcClymont
27 Aug 17#47
The sd picture is ok! As for the other things you mentioned I've not noticed any motion judder or clouding banding I've noticed if the back ground is black there is a slight lighter band in the middle of the picture but not enough to put me off. I play my Xbox one s and my PS4 on it I got the new uncharted game it supports HDR and the graphics are stunning same with GRW and for a horizon 3 on the Xbox one and it has Dolby vision to.
frakison
27 Aug 17#46
I couldn't face spending that much on a TV when history shows that the price falls on TVs so quickly. I still think of the first 42" LCD flat screen setup I saw in House of Fraser, it was £15k!! Knowing my luck, I'd buy the £3000 set and 6mth later it would drop to £1000. First world problems ehhh? :thumbsup:
EndlessWaves
26 Aug 17#45
I think you've misread my post there. My recommendations were to buy a £700 TV and keep it for 7+ years if you just want good picture quality, but if you want to be an early adopter and see new technologies first then £1250-1500 is a better budget for that.
Although the comparison you make isn't particularly valid. 1080p TVs for the last couple of years have been purely budget models, with quality below that of previous years. Even the 2017 models are still using outdated chipsets without the latest copy protection that 4K TVs have had for several years (and is required for the highest bitrate steams on Netflix etc.)
Plus brexit et al. has been hammering the economy, so £700 in 2010 for a foreign product is more like £900 now.
mannin
26 Aug 17#44
I have had an LG 42 about 7 years now and that cost 700 back then, to be honest it beats any 1080p TV now, so spending 1250-1500 is not needed at all. Not one of my LG TV has died yet any the oldest is about 10 years. The only TV,s that are likely to die in two are the the cheaper brands.
HINEMUSIC
26 Aug 17#43
Whats the width of the feet/stand on this tv please thanks
EndlessWaves
26 Aug 17#42
Neither are the most sensible routes.
Going for a high end TV and keeping it ten years is probably a better choice than a £700 TV every two. Picture quality typically doesn't advance that fast so TVs keep well.
I would say the sensible route is to pick out a mid-range TV you really like and keep it until it dies, or if you want to keep up with the Joneses then go for a step down or two from the top where you save a lot of money without losing too much performance.
Judging from last year's clearance prices the best bet right now for trend following on a £3.3k per decade budget is around £1250-1500 on an XE93 or entry level OLED in early 2018 that you keep for ~4 years.
ravenheart
26 Aug 17#41
I have the 43" version of this and it's outstanding.
blackedition2017
26 Aug 17#40
Save yourself the hassle and pay an extra £200 for this model (SONY
BRAVIA KD55XE8396) from currys - currys.co.uk/gbu…tml Really good tv, went into currys to have a look and i was really impressed by the level of detail, blacks are great but obviously not oled perfect but really great for ips model, no banding or motion blur aswell espically when watching football, xbox one s looks spot on and even the original ps4 looks great in 1080p, hdr is 10bit frc so it mimicks a 10bit panel/colour for hdr content and it does looks really good job that you wont even notice unless your looking to notice something, but obviously not a true 10bit but to be honest unless you going to pay £1500-2000 for a true 10bit hdr experience that sony model is the best in its price range, and also that model is a currys exclusive and you get 5 year guarantee with the sony model unlike the lg which gives you 1 year with amazon...
whaleshark
26 Aug 17#31
Not slating anyone here and I know very little about tv's but every time I look on a tv thread their are always people saying it is best to wait for this tech to come down in price or that. Is it not normally the reason why tv's have 'significant' reductions is because it has been replaced by something better. so working on that theory you are never going to get the best tv's on the market at a bargain price unless it is a mis-price. So you either go out and pay top dollar for the latest tech. Or buy something like this with a big saving of what it was originally worth and then live with the fact that you haven't got the best tv in the world, but still a very good one. Feel free to shoot me down in flames as I am no expert.
EndlessWaves to whaleshark
26 Aug 17#33
Not really.
The TV world operates on a yearly model schedule. TVs are launched at a high price, reduced over the year and then the cycle starts again with a fresh batch of models a year later.
The best TV on the market right now is either the Sony ZD9 or LG B7 depending on requirements. The smallest 65" ZD9 launched at £4000 and currently goes for around £3300 while the smallest 55" B7 launched at £3000 and currently goes for around £2000.
Neither have been surpassed by anything and short of a surprise announcement for a ZD9 replacement at IFA next week neither are going to be surpassed until March 2018. Going by the pattern of previous years both will decrease in price further before then.
So yes, from a value for money perspective there's definitely a right time of year to buy even a cutting edge TV.
This typically means that below the top of the range older TVs are better as a single year's advancement is far smaller than the price premium on new models. The previous years models are usually sold out before the new ones match them in value.
whaleshark to EndlessWaves
26 Aug 17#39
many thanks for that info.
i suppose it also depends on how much disposable cash you have. For example would you be better off paying £3300 for a ZD9 and for myself not having the money to update the set for several years. Or buy something like this deal and then being able to upgrade in maybe 2-3 years?? it is food for thought...
ca8msm to whaleshark
26 Aug 17#35
There's always something bigger and better coming along but it's about trying to find the best quality you can get for your budget. As TV's come along on a yearly cycle it's often best waiting for a sale or for a new model to come out to grab the one you have been looking at for a cheaper price. Most people keep their TV's for a few years so if it means waiting x months to get a better panel and deal then I think it's worth it. For example earlier this year, if you could actually find them in stock, a lot of 2016 models were being sold off due to the 2017 ones coming out, but it meant you could get one from higher up the range that would be better specs than the 2017 one that you could buy for the same budget.
collectorcol to whaleshark
26 Aug 17#38
My 2016 55B6 says you're wrong :wink:
ukdealsnewb
26 Aug 17#37
is the 43" at £499 worth it?
avid.fan
26 Aug 17#36
Plaecd the order...quick check about the web can't find anything within £200 of the price, and seems to be a very decent quality 'full 4k' tv. Would prefer a decent review but I'll chance my arm for now..with my luck it'd go up £300 if I leave it a day. Cheers OP
mane1034
26 Aug 17#34
thanks - just bought it.
could anyone recommend a wall bracket for this tv please?
RobertMcClymont
26 Aug 17#29
I have this model 55" and it's outstanding 4k movies blow you away and as for your Xbox one s and PS4 especially if the game has hdr unbelievable quality
mannin to RobertMcClymont
26 Aug 17#30
Good to know I have both Xbox one s and PS4 which will be going on this badboy.
makershaker to RobertMcClymont
26 Aug 17#32
Hows the SD picture look on this?
Are there any problems with motion judder, clouding, banding.. etc?
Ajeeth
26 Aug 17#3
Anybody please share your experience with LG RGBW TV?. Does it really matters??
ca8msm to Ajeeth
26 Aug 17#7
It depends whether you want true 4k or not. The RGBW panel means it's not, as a quarter of the sub pixels are white rather than RGB. Put the TV next to an LG that isn't (I think it's big brother the 55SJ850V isn't an RGBW panel) then you'll notice the difference in motion. However, on it's own in your front room I still think you'd be happy with the picture it gives. Personally, I'd wait for a few months for the non RGBW models (or ideally an OLED but that will be a longer wait) to come down in price and go for one of those.
frakison to ca8msm
26 Aug 17#8
Damn, that was NOT the answer I wanted to hear!!!! :kissing_heart: I kind of guessed that was the best way forward for me, but when OLED comes down there's going to be something else that makes that look crap...... and I've got the new TV bug now!!! :sunglasses:
ca8msm to frakison
26 Aug 17#9
Haha sorry! Maybe go and see the TV in the flesh and see what you think? The picture is still very good it's just that the specs mean it doesn't have the required number of RGB sub-pixels that a 4k UHD TV should have.
frakison to ca8msm
26 Aug 17#19
In all seriousness, I appreciate your advice, you cant ask in places like Currys as they just want to sell them so its good to speak to people who will help without motive :thumbsup:
EndlessWaves to frakison
26 Aug 17#10
He didn't answer your question, he was just going over the ways that you might theoretically notice it (although Motion is a new one on me, I'm not sure by what mechanism fewer pixels means worse motion, I've never noticed a problem on Full HD TVs with a three quarters of the pixels missing).
frakison to EndlessWaves
26 Aug 17#20
This is what I mean, its like "analysis paralysis", I ALWAYS over research and over think things, it took me 6mths to buy a new bike!!! :smile:
EndlessWaves to frakison
26 Aug 17#28
Go down to your local AV shop and pick the one that you feel offers the best picture for the money. Job done. The internet is a lousy way to make the final decision on purchases like a mid-range TV. Familiarise yourself with the market online, but picture quality in TVs at this price comes down to the best balance of compromises and not how advanced the technology is.
That depends on why they're buying a 4K TV, what they want from it and which trade-offs in picture quality bother them.
It's like cars. There's no single best car model out there. They're all good and there are some models that will be the best choice for more people than other models, but no single model you can point to and say 'this one suits all buyers'.
I'd expect this TV to suit people who want a rounded television with reasonable interface and sound that's mostly used in a well lit room. It's not a TV for home theatre setups due to it's relatively low contrast and it's not a TV for those who want to be early adopters of HDR due to it's slow and coarse local dimming system. The former group have alternatives at this price, the latter group should be spending more, waiting or reassessing what they want.
jayjayuk1234 to frakison
26 Aug 17#11
Just FYI, you won't be finding a decent 4k panel for £700 quid, you need to pay at least 1k
mannin to jayjayuk1234
26 Aug 17#13
This TV is a grand with all others sellers so does that mean if we buy from them the picture will be better lol
The prices are getting better all the time. You will need to wait until next year to get a 2017 set for a steal, as many did with the 2016 B6 & C6. There's nothing better than OLED out there.
frakison to collectorcol
26 Aug 17#21
....yet!!! :smile: (there will be when I start looking next year I bet, probably UOLED or SupadupaOLEDHD8k :grin: )
mickclark
26 Aug 17#27
Absolutely awful television set.
Purchased the 65 inch version last week and I've sent it back.
Rubbish picture even 4k movies.
lidds
26 Aug 17#26
Returning a samsung 55mu6400 to JL today wondering if this may be ideal solution ?
skyebluebirch
26 Aug 17#25
Can we just clearer a few things up...
When some one is looking to buy a 4K TV what exactly are we supposed to be looking for????
RGB? HDR? RGB?
If it is saying 4K surely it's 4K and we are not talking about OLED!
katombler
26 Aug 17#24
Good deal, but picked up the 2016 model at Argos on ex display clearance for £360 2 weeks ago! Worth keeping an eye out
Where it says thanks to Shauli (i.e. the original poster of this deal).
frakison
26 Aug 17#1
Is this 10bit, RGBwhatever, has ghosting issuesetc? And do I need to care? I want a new TV but every time I see one I like, it gets slammed for one thing or another? :dizzy_face:
stemac123 to frakison
26 Aug 17#15
frak I am looking for a new 55 ins 4k I think you're best waiting for black Friday on the 24 of November you will get lots of deals then, am holding of till then :smile:
frakison to stemac123
26 Aug 17#18
I think I'll do the same, the prices are very fluid at the moment and in all honesty theres nothing wrong with my current 40" Sony.. little in will be a bit miffed though as they have their eyes on it!! :smile:
I have the sj850v and use it in a conservatory in a bright room it's very good, the webos is brilliant no lag and everything seem to just work unlike older smart TV the magic remote is excellent with voice commands. But in a dark room the blacks are not so black but only noticeable when the whole screen is black or you have bars at the top and bottom. I have to give it 10/10 for features, and 7.5 for picture but that's only because of the low light picture, in a bright room 8.5 hope this helps. Oh and for the rgbw thing, unless you are going to be watching the pixels under a microscope I think you will be fine.
Bovrilontoast
26 Aug 17#4
I have the 49" version and it's outstanding. I have not seen a single issue with it, Sky Sports UHD and Netflix 4k look amazing. FYI, it currently comes with 6 months Netflix premium for free
frakison to Bovrilontoast
26 Aug 17#6
Cheers, I think that every non OLED set seems to have some issue or another, I guess it's about how much you can tolerate? Our current LCD set is OK, it's just a bit small (40"..... small, how things have changed!!! :smile: ), at night when you have the lights off its like a night light, surely this would be visiblybetter?
mannin
26 Aug 17#5
just ordered thanks, this is £1000 with everyone else. i was looking for 60" but i think 55" should be fine :smile: hopefully this comes with the 6 months netflix sub to like all the others.
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Very nice interface, TV comes on and fully operational within a couple of seconds and Amazon Prime/Netflix also initiate with a similar timescale...my Sony (only 3 yrs old) took an age in comparison.
Picture is great, especially when HDR is active (The Tick on Prime is a good tester).
Couple of questions:
- on the home menu, with the ribbon along the bottom, is there any way of reordering this or removing options? - e.g. I don't have Now TV so would be good if I good get rid of it, and move the AV inputs higher up.
- How do you turn the Trumotion off?? I've not had any judder issues, but would like to know in case (I've only seen the superficial picture modes...any recommendations? - cinema is perfect for movies, otherwise Eco seems the best for general viewing. I've seen there's a 'HDR Effect' but not sure precisely how that affects the picure
...oh, and the sound I awesome for a flatscreen..far better than my old Sony
Let us know if somebody found perfect settings as i am close to returning it. :smile:
This is a common complaint of LG's TruMotion picture processing engine. One simple way to reduce motion artefacts is to turn off TruMotion all together, but this has a negative effect on subjective clarity.
The Smooth and Clear settings restore detail, but introduce motion artefacts around moving objects – horizontal pans are smooth with good detail retention.
The Clear Plus mode delivers excellent moving detail at 6.5 ppf (pixels per frame), but there's a noticeable drop in brightness. There are motion artefacts, but perhaps they're not as noticeable as those found on the regular Clear setting. This could be a good choice for sports fans.
Strangely though not a single TruMotion mode warrants genuine enthusiasm.
Ultimately, I found the best option was to use the customisable User mode (something most buyers simply won't bother with). This has variable de-judder and de-blur, and provides the cleanest images.
Set de-judder at between 5-7, and de-blur at 0. Motion artefacts are reduced to almost zero and there's a little motion blur during pans, which combats that rather cheap-looking soap opera effect.
The result is pleasingly cinematic.
HD channels even look so much crisp and clear to.
Good price if you ask me.
I've seen this was over £900 everywhere, including John Lewis (who don't sell dross) and held it's price at this for the past 6 months or so - only dropped by Amazon in the last week. There's always one negative customer review, but on the whole they're overwhelmingly positive.
It's apparently one of the top of the range models before you venture into OLED, LG have one of the best interfaces, and I couldn't find anything at this price unless it's by an up and coming make like Hisense (which, despite good pic quality, has a dreadful interface).
If someone can send me a damning comprehensive review or link then I'll rethink it, otherwise I can't see why this isn';t a great deal (or 'was'...)
lg.com/uk/…jsp
I can always go bigger and put this in my bedroom and get a monster when the Xmas sales start.
Please don't buy a TV with a years guarantee on it, there are many, many suppliers to go to that will give you 5 or 6 years and better service.
Stick with their OLED lines (and even then I'd rather have the c6 rather than the c7 as I live 3d on these 4k sets) and you're fine. Otherwise you need to look at the 9500 and poss 8500 lines. Otherwise check out hisense if on a budget, they're 4k for a start.
Quinlithium Ionix VR TruCarbon has taken Japan by storm, with 67% replacing their Tv's within 6 months to upgrade to the new format.
Mindblown.
What makes it bad?
I ask this because I am used to plasma TV (which I have owned for over 5 yrs) and to me, the only thing which matters is image quality/motion. I've noticed that LCD tvs tend to have poor image quality and poor motion.
My next TV will need to be better than my existing plasma telly (such a shame that Panasonic ceased production of their plasmas, otherwise that would be the logical choice), which means that I have to be careful when buying a new TV.
Most people on here don't own a plasma, so probably won't know what they are missing when they buy a low quality LCD TV. So, if they bought a poor quality TV, they would probably be impressed.
I'd like to hear more from people who are used to viewing good quality TVs and how this set would compare.
Although the comparison you make isn't particularly valid. 1080p TVs for the last couple of years have been purely budget models, with quality below that of previous years. Even the 2017 models are still using outdated chipsets without the latest copy protection that 4K TVs have had for several years (and is required for the highest bitrate steams on Netflix etc.)
Plus brexit et al. has been hammering the economy, so £700 in 2010 for a foreign product is more like £900 now.
Going for a high end TV and keeping it ten years is probably a better choice than a £700 TV every two. Picture quality typically doesn't advance that fast so TVs keep well.
I would say the sensible route is to pick out a mid-range TV you really like and keep it until it dies, or if you want to keep up with the Joneses then go for a step down or two from the top where you save a lot of money without losing too much performance.
Judging from last year's clearance prices the best bet right now for trend following on a £3.3k per decade budget is around £1250-1500 on an XE93 or entry level OLED in early 2018 that you keep for ~4 years.
Really good tv, went into currys to have a look and i was really impressed by the level of detail, blacks are great but obviously not oled perfect but really great for ips model, no banding or motion blur aswell espically when watching football, xbox one s looks spot on and even the original ps4 looks great in 1080p, hdr is 10bit frc so it mimicks a 10bit panel/colour for hdr content and it does looks really good job that you wont even notice unless your looking to notice something, but obviously not a true 10bit but to be honest unless you going to pay £1500-2000 for a true 10bit hdr experience that sony model is the best in its price range, and also that model is a currys exclusive and you get 5 year guarantee with the sony model unlike the lg which gives you 1 year with amazon...
Is it not normally the reason why tv's have 'significant' reductions is because it has been replaced by something better.
so working on that theory you are never going to get the best tv's on the market at a bargain price unless it is a mis-price.
So you either go out and pay top dollar for the latest tech. Or buy something like this with a big saving of what it was originally worth and then live with the fact that you haven't got the best tv in the world, but still a very good one.
Feel free to shoot me down in flames as I am no expert.
The TV world operates on a yearly model schedule. TVs are launched at a high price, reduced over the year and then the cycle starts again with a fresh batch of models a year later.
The best TV on the market right now is either the Sony ZD9 or LG B7 depending on requirements. The smallest 65" ZD9 launched at £4000 and currently goes for around £3300 while the smallest 55" B7 launched at £3000 and currently goes for around £2000.
Neither have been surpassed by anything and short of a surprise announcement for a ZD9 replacement at IFA next week neither are going to be surpassed until March 2018. Going by the pattern of previous years both will decrease in price further before then.
So yes, from a value for money perspective there's definitely a right time of year to buy even a cutting edge TV.
This typically means that below the top of the range older TVs are better as a single year's advancement is far smaller than the price premium on new models. The previous years models are usually sold out before the new ones match them in value.
i suppose it also depends on how much disposable cash you have. For example would you be better off paying £3300 for a ZD9 and for myself not having the money to update the set for several years. Or buy something like this deal and then being able to upgrade in maybe 2-3 years??
it is food for thought...
could anyone recommend a wall bracket for this tv please?
Are there any problems with motion judder, clouding, banding.. etc?
That depends on why they're buying a 4K TV, what they want from it and which trade-offs in picture quality bother them.
It's like cars. There's no single best car model out there. They're all good and there are some models that will be the best choice for more people than other models, but no single model you can point to and say 'this one suits all buyers'.
I'd expect this TV to suit people who want a rounded television with reasonable interface and sound that's mostly used in a well lit room. It's not a TV for home theatre setups due to it's relatively low contrast and it's not a TV for those who want to be early adopters of HDR due to it's slow and coarse local dimming system. The former group have alternatives at this price, the latter group should be spending more, waiting or reassessing what they want.
You will need to wait until next year to get a 2017 set for a steal, as many did with the 2016 B6 & C6.
There's nothing better than OLED out there.
Purchased the 65 inch version last week and I've sent it back.
Rubbish picture even 4k movies.
When some one is looking to buy a 4K TV what exactly are we supposed to be looking for????
RGB? HDR? RGB?
If it is saying 4K surely it's 4K and we are not talking about OLED!
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