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Looking for a TV, please help
Hi want to buy a TV today, my budget is £250.
Want between 40to 50inch Want all the modern features Saw this TV, do people thinks its good value? Would people buY a Bush TV? http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...tm#pdpFullDesc |
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£250 is a very low budget. I wouldn't touch a Bush myself.
How about this one? http://www.richersounds.com/product/...e-ltdn40d36tuk |
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£250 is a very low budget. I wouldn't touch a Bush myself.
How about this one? http://www.richersounds.com/product/...e-ltdn40d36tuk I could go up to £300 and this one looks quite good, again not a big brand, Hitachi http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/4447470.htm Would you recommend that? Smart and TV and its 48inch |
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Chances are both the Bush and Hitachi and possibly the Hisense in Stig's link were thrown together in the same Turkish or Chinese factory. It is entirely possible that the same basic TV appears under several different names where the only difference is the badge glued to the front.
Personally I wouldn't touch any of these low end makes with someone elses bargepole much less my own If you can't stretch to a top end Sony or Panasonic then I would not really go lower than LG or Samsung.You may find those TVs do everything you need. But don't expect the absolute best quality picture and reliability from them. As always you get what you pay for. |
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Chances are both the Bush and Hitachi and possibly the Hisense in Stig's link were thrown together in the same Turkish or Chinese factory. It is entirely possible that the same basic TV appears under several different names where the only difference is the badge glued to the front.
Personally I wouldn't touch any of these low end makes with someone elses bargepole much less my own If you can't stretch to a top end Sony or Panasonic then I would not really go lower than LG or Samsung.You may find those TVs do everything you need. But don't expect the absolute best quality picture and reliability from them. As always you get what you pay for. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...atalogId=10001 Seems the best TV at under £300 Good reviews as well |
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I have decided to go for Panasonic low end
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...atalogId=10001 Seems the best TV at under £300 Good reviews as well |
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To be honest a low end Panasonic is probably thrown together in the same factory as the Bush & Hitachi.
Not too sure whether this is one of them or if they still do it? I seem to recall seeing discussion that Panasonic were ending the deal with Vestel but not sure when. |
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If it takes forever to start up it's probably made by Vestel, I bought a Toshiba and found out it was a Vestel and swapped for a Panasonic which was much better.
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Not too sure whether this is one of them or if they still do it? I seem to recall seeing discussion that Panasonic were ending the deal with Vestel but not sure when.
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There certainly were (still are?) some Panasonic ranges at the bottom end of the scale that were made by Vestel
Not too sure whether this is one of them or if they still do it? I seem to recall seeing discussion that Panasonic were ending the deal with Vestel but not sure when. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-T.../dp/B01CEBQPGA http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/3911787.htm Both of those have pictures of the remote and you can clearly see the difference. |
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I had a 42 inch Sony but was to small so went bigger 48 inch H6420 its old now but I still like the picture. other Samsung should be as good.
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I don't know anything about the manufacturer but Hisense seem to becoming very popular right now.
http://www.richersounds.com/product/...e-ltdn40d36tuk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense |
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I have decided to go for Panasonic low end
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...atalogId=10001 Seems the best TV at under £300 Good reviews as well Prievous examples have been MPEG 4 sets not working in Ireland, and before that the split nit problem. You may be lucky of course and not have problems, but if you do don't expect help from Panasonic. |
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Sadly Panasonic have a reputation for terrible customer service when things go wrong. The most recent problem being sets a few years old with satellite tuners not working with ITV HD. Panasonic have shrugged their shoulders and wrongly blamed ITV when clearly the sets don't meet the published specifications.
Prievous examples have been MPEG 4 sets not working in Ireland, and before that the split nit problem. You may be lucky of course and not have problems, but if you do don't expect help from Panasonic. I'd much rather deal with Panasonic than Bush or another generic brand. Anyway, the first step is to complain to the retailer, not the manufacturer. That's why it's just as important where you buy as what you buy. |
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How many more times are you going to tell the same story?
I'd much rather deal with Panasonic than Bush or another generic brand. Anyway, the first step is to complain to the retailer, not the manufacturer. That's why it's just as important where you buy as what you buy. |
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The story needs to be told every time someone who does not know considers buying a Panasonic set. The Ireland issue concerned many people who bought sets in Northern Island to use down south or near the border. Panasonic had deliberately crippled the sets not to work in Ireland to illegally protect their Irish dealer network.
Telling that information is no different from repeatedly saying Vestel sets are low quality. |
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The story needs to be told every time someone who does not know considers buying a Panasonic set. The Ireland issue concerned many people who bought sets in Northern Island to use down south or near the border. Panasonic had deliberately crippled the sets not to work in Ireland to illegally protect their Irish dealer network.
Telling that information is no different from repeatedly saying Vestel sets are low quality. As stated before the sets are sold as UK spec, not Irish, German, French or Outer Mongolian compliant. Hence they only need to make the UK compliant. There is no requirement to sell Irish sets in the UK and anyone who buys a set in the UK to use outside the UK does so at their own risk - caveat emptor, I believe. |
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i wonder if the op ever got there TV?
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i wonder if the op ever got their TV?
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I have decided to go for Panasonic low end
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...atalogId=10001 Seems the best TV at under £300 Good reviews as well |
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If you can't stretch to a top end Sony or Panasonic then I would not really go lower than LG or Samsung.