Tv with quad processor

supersol

Can anyone tell me what the advantage of a smart tv with quad core processor? I want to buy a new set and wonder if it's worth waiting for those with quad core processors to come down in price. I'm mainly interested in a super-clear picture.

almillar

I'm mainly interested in a super-clear picture

No advanage. We've had super clear pictures on HDTVs for years. This quad core stuff is marketing rubbish. You can buy a quad core tablet for under £100 - just because a processor has 4 cores, doesn't mean it's actually anything special any more.
Concentrate on other specs, like for example, the screen, speakers, number of HDMI inputs etc. You don't mention any Smart requirements, but this will be what the quad core will be for, running apps like iPlayer etc. which will use your internet connection. I'd rather keep the smart-ness outside the box.
If you want a super clear picture, might I recommend a 4K UltraHD TV? Good luck finding content though...

Nilrem

As amilliar says the other specs are far more important, HDMI inputs, quality of the speakers, what panel tech* is used and what backlight system etc.

Quad processors for TV's are nothing to do with the actual picture, it's for things like if you're playing games on it.
A general purpose processor is only of use in things like processing general data (playing games, possibly helping if you're using streaming services).
So a quadcore processor in a TV might be of use if you're playing Angry Birds or some sort of game that is running in the TV (and the onscreen display/EPG), but not going to do anything for the picture for things like the HDMI inputs or TV reception, as those are dependant on the tuner and upscaler which are normally dedicated subsystems, as a dedicated upscaller is much more efficient and generally suitable/powerful than doing it in software on a general purpose CPU.

It's one of the reasons even with an 8 core PC processor you'll normally find it paired with a dedicated GPU, as the GPU is much better for display tasks than a general purpose CPU.



*For example with LCD screens there are about 3 main families of manufacturing technology in use (the back light tech is separate and can be mated with any panel type), each with it's own strengths and weaknesses (for example one has wide angle of view without colours going funny, but has a slightly lower refresh rate, another is cheaper but narrower field of view, and another is faster refresh but at the expense of how dark it can get).