[quote=Tassium;80514611]This is from September where the TV they had was a 40" 4K TV for £299.99 Last week they introduced the 48" 4K

Ahhh. That'll teach me to read the small print. I note the Bauhn web site also shows a 65" variant. allegedly available at Australian ALDI stores for Au$1199 (£575) back in September.

This is an old thread, a more up to date thread exists. 48" 4K at £299.99?????

You have a very low opinion of the public. I would have said that most people CAN see the dots and lack of resolution on modern HD TV - the 4K option would be most welcome. And you're also forgetting something - at that price it would make an excellent computer monitor for those who feel hemmed in by smaller screens.

I've been throughall this before, but I really don't know what's wrong with this poster. I don't have exceptional eyesight, yet I was first lured to the 4K TV display from at least thirty feet away – maybe more. Perhaps the demo images of a city skyline were particularly suited to it, but you simply couldn't fail to notice the difference.

its a 48" 4k ultra HD smart tv, if it dont last 3 years you get another one

It's a very bright demo, possibly Samsung. There is also one now that I think may be HDR, it says HDR something or other and there is a very bright image of a lighthouse. 4K has nothing to do with it at 30ft, it could be SD at that range and still look good.

I was one of those sceptical about HD, let alone 4k. But the opportunity came up to buy 40" for me, and 43" 4k for dad, and sat about 5-6' away the difference is marked between 4k and HD. HD looks really rubbish!

OK< I've not seen any 4k TV, just run youtube 4k downloads and used videos from my own camera, but I wouldn't think of videoing anything that requires detail (ie steam engines for the old man, grrr) in anything other than 4k.

Of course, 4k eats data and battery, and also stops after 6 mins recording on my camera (29 mins with HD) which makes me wish I'd spent another ton on a camcorder!

Maybe Aldi can do a 4k camcorder for £199 *hints....*

If you were comparing SD to 4K then yeah I'd have to agree, but to say HD looks really rubbish then I have to ask what source material are you looking at?
I've recently bought a 50" Panasonic and the HD(1080p) looks fantastic via Blu-ray, Apple TV and Netflix.
Of course the 4K content I've seen on both YouTube and Netflix looks pretty impressive I still wouldn't say the HD content looks in any way rubbish.

Did anyone buy one of the 4K TVs from Aldi today?

I would have liked to have bought one but I worry they'll only have one or two in stock like they did with the Notebook I managed to get.

Would be nice to know what they are like and if they are worth waiting for the shop to open at 10am on a Sunday morning.

AllI can say is, we are watching one of these as I write and the picture is very impressive: however a sound bar is a must. What do you expect from a thin cabinet?

The sound from my Samsung 32 inch is superb so even good loud sound on modern TVs can be done but this is one of the areas cheaper makes will cut back on.

I suspect we have VERY different opinions on 'superb sound' and Samsung are well known for poorer quality sound as well.

But if you're happy with it, whatever you do DON'T connect a soundbar to it to try, as you'll never be happy with the original sound again

I second that.

I have the first generation Philips Aurea, and that is bigger than most sets on account of the surrounding LEDs (one of the first Ambilight sets) and that has good sound, but once you get a sound bar. Well, you'll suddenly think it wasn't good at all.

What's more, you then hear the sound on smaller, thinner, TVs and start to associate the sound as being like a £4.99 pair of PC Speakers from Argos.