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Looking for the best 4K tv for £1K
Hey guys, after a 4k TV for around £1000 not too big either screen size (don't say don't bother and get a normal HD TV, I know what I want). good for sports, movies and video games. 4K netflix and amazon prime as well. And ready for UHD Blu-rays.
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The 4K specs have not been decided yet so any such set you buy now will need a set top box when broadcasts start. So wait, don't spend £1K now for tomorrow's obsolete technology.
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I know I'll need a box to watch the channels etc. waiting 2/3 yrs then buying again isn't an option either. Like I said I know what I want so please advice on what I've asked for only guys.
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As always, Sony and Panasonic are 'best', LG and Samsung are 'middling' and pretty well everything else is cheap junk.
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Can you link me to good ones please
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I know I'll need a box to watch the channels etc. waiting 2/3 yrs then buying again isn't an option either. Like I said I know what I want so please advice on what I've asked for only guys.
No domestic tv supports bt2020 colour gamut , and will the hdmi on what you buy support HFR ? Wait ,,.,...unless all you want is more resolution which you can only see within 1.5 picture height |
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Not really an option I need a new TV and I'm not getting another in 2 yrs when 4k starts or really want to wait for another to die
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The 4K specs have not been decided yet so any such set you buy now will need a set top box when broadcasts start. So wait, don't spend £1K now for tomorrow's obsolete technology.
I own three high definition TVs - only one is capable of receiving Freeview HD. I have never watched Freeview HD on the TV which is capable of receiving it, and it has not made the other two TV sets bsolete either - they are both happily playing back high definition material from the Sky HD boxes connected to them, from the Blu Ray players connected to them, and from Amazon and Netflix apps either installed on them directly, or via set top boxes or Fire Sticks connected to them. As I said above, I don't think that I have ever watched Freeview HD on the TV I have got which supports it - as again, I've got a multitude of other means of watching high def material on that TV, without resorting to the input from TV aerial. Terrestrial high definition television just doesn't interest me - just like terrestrial 4K broadcasts may not mean anything to the OP, either now or in the future. The same is true of 4k material - both Netflix and Amazon are offering UHD (ultra high definition, or 4K) material as long as you have the internet speed capable to receive this quantity of data without stuttering. And as most smart TVs have these two applications already built into them - or available to download - there is still no need for a set top box to make use of these two mediums. Sky 4K (via the On Demand internet connection) will not be far behind. There's also plenty of 4K material available to download and connect directly via USB to one of the current 4K sets, allowing you to watch that material too. If the OP needs a new TV now, and the price difference between 4K and Full HD is trivial, then why buy something now not capable of displaying 4K material, if he could be watching it immediately? When (if????) Freeview 4K ever appears he has to buy a set-top box to watch it on - so what? That same set-top box will also allow him to record and time-shift that 4K material, so may well be on his list of purchases in the future anyway. |
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If the OP needs a new TV now, and the price difference between 4K and Full HD is trivial, then why buy something now not capable of displaying 4K material, if he could be watching it immediately? When (if????) Freeview 4K ever appears he has to buy a set-top box to watch it on - so what? That same set-top box will also allow him to record and time-shift that 4K material, so may well be on his list of purchases in the future anyway.
A similar priced TV that is Full HD is likely to a screen that has better viewing angles, more accurate fast motion handling & a better contrast ratio, brightness & colour reproduction. By the time 4K is an everyday watchable source available free of charge, the TV will be in need of changing anyway. |
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Perhaps to put my previous post simmer...
Buy a 4K to now and it works well in all,that HD does ... But it will not work,with UHD1ph2 which is what all the broadcasters are pressing for.... Because . It will,not have the dynamic range, colour or probably the Frame rate required... |
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So when will one be put I have no issue streaming 4k content abd need a new tv
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If all you want is current streaming services and you need a to buy what ever takes your fancy from a good brand. Linke Sony Panasonic Samsung LG...
If you are wanting a brighter picture look for quantum dot technology . As in all tv purchase Look at TVs critically on typical off air pictures include some SD..... But you will be watching it and using its remote control .. |
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As with all these threads, and there have been a lot of them, it's time for the o/p to get off his bottom and see some TVs for himself. People always support what they have bought or maybe sell, you can only go so far down that route, only you can decide what is best for you not other people. Having said that, someone on the radio forum actually asked what station he should be listening to, with no further information in his first post.
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Nice assumption. ...been to richer sounds. John Lewis. Curries and the Panasonic store. Read reviews online as well.
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No. I need it for TV. Movies. Video games ps4 xbox. Aube 0c and streaming. I want to be able to grab a ud blu ray player as well
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Ive been looking at one of these :- http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...22384-pdt.html
Not found any reviews though. |
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Simply because the added cost of the 4K screen & the picture processing to go with it adds additional cost to the set.
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If the OP needs a new TV now, and the price difference between 4K and Full HD is trivial, then why buy something now not capable of displaying 4K material
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Ive been looking at one of these :- http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...22384-pdt.html
Not found any reviews though. |
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Had a look at one today, looks a cracker, im not interested in the Netflix and all that though.
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Is the Samsung 9000 series getting the update
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Is the Samsung 9000 series getting the update
Personally I would want to buy a TV just yet till I see HDR in action I would also want 1o bit colour, this will make itself most visible on scenes with graduations e.g. cloudy skies or a dark scene, with 8 bit colour there tends to be graduations, 10 bit should make these graduations finer and less noticeable to the eye. |
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The 9000 series, will do HDR, as will the 8500 series, the 9500 series has local dimming, where the price tends to be top of the range too..
Personally I would want to buy a TV just yet till I see HDR in action I would also want 1o bit colour, this will make itself most visible on scenes with graduations e.g. cloudy skies or a dark scene, with 8 bit colour there tends to be graduations, 10 bit should make these ugraduations finer and less noticeable to the eye. |
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Ive been looking at one of these :- http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-...22384-pdt.html
Not found any reviews though. |
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