New tv minefield

lewis6330

hello all, I've done a deal with Sky which i'm happy with and now I've turned my attention to TVs .


It will be sited on the wall above my mantle piece and will be sat roughly 9feet away from the screen. Personally I think a 55inch screen will be plenty big enough regardless of what the optimum screen size for the distance suggests.


looking for the best TV bellow £400 or even a second hand one
4K needed? id like it to be a smart to to watch YouTube etc... on.


Any suggestions on best place to get a good deal? or recommend me a tv from your experience's.


thanks guys

JJ_Egan

Richer Sounds .

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1st thought is that for under £400 you'll struggle to find anything decent at 55" size.

2nd thought is that mounting it above your average mantle piece will place it far too high and you'll get cricks in your necks.

Mister_G

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

1st thought is that for under £400 you'll struggle to find anything decent at 55" size.

2nd thought is that mounting it above your average mantle piece will place it far too high and you'll get cricks in your necks.

Agree with both of these statements.

The guideline for height is that the centre of the screen should be at the same height as your eyes are, when sat in your normal viewing position. This applies to computer monitors as well.

Cornucopia

What about something like this:-

https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/all-tvs/lg-49uk6300plb.html

If you can get RS to match web prices elsewhere should be just within the £400 budget.

AndyPK

you don't need 4K


I purchase a Hitachi Smart TV (youtube,iplayer,netflics etc) ~50" one from argos a couple of years ago for ~ £350. They had offers on and off. Yeah I needed a soundbar too for decent sound. SO it is possible.


My choice is Panasonic.


Smart features don't last forever on smart TV's so don't got too hung up on them

Browntoa

Lg are the only smart TV maker who have access to all the apps like Amazon prime and Netflix

And update the OS regularly