Best TV for £1000?

OXFORD_SMOGGY

Is the samsung KS7000 still the best bang for buck tv you can get in this range, if not any alternative suggestions?

Im lookign for 4k, 55 icnh, possibly 60, must be HDR, lookign for best technology I can get to last me 5 years.

cheers

AndyPix

Iv always found the sony bravia range to be the best viewing experience for me.
55inch can be had for around £800 now - well worth it ..


Reviews here :-
http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/sony/bravia-kd55xd8005/sony-kd55xd8005bu

neilmcl

OXFORD_SMOGGY wrote: »

Is the samsung KS7000 still the best bang for buck tv you can get in this range, if not any alternative suggestions?

Im lookign for 4k, 55 icnh, possibly 60, must be HDR, lookign for best technology I can get to last me 5 years.

cheers

I'd wait a few months if you can, there are new models coming out that potentially look good. There were a lot of good stuff announced at CES recently.

almillar

Of course the new models will be full price, whilst the outgoing models are cheap now. Happens every year.
I was dipping my toe into the 4kTV thing over Christmas and looking out for the bargains. Before you buy anything you've GOT to read a decent review.
There are plenty of HDR TVs out there that aren't actually capable of spitting out an HDR picture - they're just compatible with the system, try their best, but can't put out the brightness they need to.
TV brightness is measured in nits - Full HD LEDs historically don't have anywhere near enough brightness for HDR. You'll still get 4K resolution of course, but you'll not get proper HDR. Lots of the 60/65 inch sets around the £1k mark weren't up to scratch.

Leo2020

Bought one of these recently with an extra £50 off due to a voucher code plus cashback through QuidCo. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-ue50ku6000-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-50-led-tv-10145826-pdt.html

SAMSUNG UE50KU6000 Smart 4k Ultra HD HDR 50" LED TV
(50)
£649.00

Thought about SUHD like this but wasn't prepared to pay that much and I thought it would have been too big even though we have the space.

SAMSUNG UE55KS9000 Smart 4k Ultra HD HDR 55” Curved LED TV
(24)

£1,699.00

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/samsung-ue55ks9000-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-55-curved-led-tv-10144216-pdt.html

But I appreciate its over your price range. Always preferred Samsung TVs. Last Samsung TV is still working after 8-10 years, my sister now has it.

OXFORD_SMOGGY

ok it actually worked out the opposite then this year as it was £899 at christmas and then took 2 weeks to come back in stock at £1099!

I want to make sure the ks7000 is the best technology in a tv i can buy currentyl buy for £1000, willig to eat the price loss if it still is.

OXFORD_SMOGGY

yeah same boat as you, still dont get 4k hdr when there arent any channels that support it, useless technology, was going to gt the basic 4k one, from what I can see there is no difference between the ks7000 and ks9000 for £500 but im not an expert

System

4K is a waste of money at 55 inch because at normal viewing distances your eyes quite simply can't see the detail. To even start to see the benefits of 4K over 1080P on a 55 inch TV you'd need to be sat no more than 6ft away from it and to see the full benefits of 4K no more than 3ft.

Lots of people who think they're seeing a better picture because its 4K aren't seeing it because its 4K but because the TV has better contrast ratio and more accurate colours and if they got a 1080p Plasma or OLED, such as the LG 55EC930V, they'd be blown away. I have a 55" LG EC930V OLED which is properly calibrated and several visitors to my house have mistakenly thought it was 4K.

This is a handy chart to keep in mind.

OXFORD_SMOGGY

Doent look right that graph difference between 1080 and standard 480 on my 40 inch tv is oticeable from about 20 feet away id say at least. Do you have a similar plot for suhd which are only the high end samsungs which mst be about 4000p im assuming. Any advice on best 4k tv tarambor, sony or samsung.

neilmcl

OXFORD_SMOGGY wrote: »

Doent look right that graph difference between 1080 and standard 480 on my 40 inch tv is oticeable from about 20 feet away id say at least. Do you have a similar plot for suhd which are only the high end samsungs which mst be about 4000p im assuming. Any advice on best 4k tv tarambor, sony or samsung.

You slightly misunderstand, that viewing distance chart is for different TV's resolutions, not different resolutions on the same TV. Whether you're watching standard definition (which is 576p in the UK, not 480p) or a full HD picture source, your TV will actually output it at 1080p (assuming your TV is full HD). The difference is the standard def picture will be upscaled, hence why you would notice the difference.

What the chart shows that if you had 2 55" TVs, one full HD and one 4K and watched them both at a distance of say 8 feet, you're unlikely to be able to see the difference in detail as your eyes/brain can't physically resolve the extra detail on the 4K TV at that distance.

OXFORD_SMOGGY

ah ok so what is the point of 4k then if you cant notice any difference?