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Old 24-09-2015, 19:53
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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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Old 24-09-2015, 23:00
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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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Old 24-09-2015, 23:45
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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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Old 25-09-2015, 08:42
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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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Old 25-09-2015, 13:48
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Can you link me to good ones please
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Old 25-09-2015, 14:09
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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.
Some screen details have not been standardised yet either so HDR will not be there fir you..
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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Old 25-09-2015, 14:30
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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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Old 25-09-2015, 15:01
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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.
When high def TVs first appeared there was no broadcast high definition content to watch - but Sky HD, then Virgin HD, then Freesat HD, and Blu Ray, meant that there was plenty of high definition material to watch long before it appeared on Freeview.

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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Old 25-09-2015, 16:48
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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.
Simply because the added cost of the 4K screen & the picture processing to go with it adds additional cost to the set.
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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Old 25-09-2015, 17:35
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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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Old 25-09-2015, 18:20
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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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Old 25-09-2015, 18:49
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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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Old 25-09-2015, 19:20
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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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Old 26-09-2015, 11:01
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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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Old 26-09-2015, 11:03
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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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Old 27-09-2015, 18:11
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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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Old 28-09-2015, 10:05
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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.
You seem to have missed this bit in my post...

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 the price difference is trivial - and everything else is the same - then it makes absolute sense to buy the one with the 4K screen now. Doesn't matter what TV broadcasters are pushing for in the future. There is plenty of 4K material available now. There are 4K television sets available now. And the OP wants a television now. If for an extra hundred quid he can get a 4K screen then he should get one. No doubt about it.
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Old 28-09-2015, 12:02
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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.
I've had an eye on that too. I believe it's one of the models getting the HDR upgrade.
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Old 28-09-2015, 14:59
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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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Old 28-09-2015, 18:00
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Is the Samsung 9000 series getting the update
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Old 29-09-2015, 00:11
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Is the Samsung 9000 series getting the update
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 graduations finer and less noticeable to the eye.
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Old 29-09-2015, 10:34
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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.
Am I right in saying they are 10 bit
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Old 29-09-2015, 13:58
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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.
Price has gone up now on that.
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