which TV?

katie4

If you had to choose either of these which would you go for?


The 43 inch Samsung or the 49 inch Bush?


I cannot decide


https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9202902


or


https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3122404


or any other TV you can recommend for similar price?
thanks:)

debitcardmayhem

The samsung

sal_III

It's a bit apples to oranges.

One is top tier brand, the other is ancient UK brand revived to peddle cheap Chinese crap.

One is 4K the other 1080p

The only common factor is the price.

For TVs I recommend using Richer sound or John Lewis for the 5/6 years warranty, rather than Argos. Plenty of options in under £300 for 40-49" including the Samsung you mentioned:

https://www.richersounds.com/catalog/category/view/s/all-tvs/id/52?price=200-300&tv_screen_size_breaks=1362%2C1365

Edit:
I should have elaborated. If the pick is between the just these 2 I would strongly recommend the Samsung, both because of the brand and because of the 4K display. Even though there isn't that much 4K content out there, most TVs do a decent job in upscaling 1080p to 4k. Especially when we are talking about 49"+ sizes FullHD is simply not up to scratch and 4K displays are like £50 more, it's a no-brainer.

katie4

sal_III wrote: »

It's a bit apples to oranges.

One is top tier brand, the other is ancient UK brand revived to peddle cheap Chinese crap.

One is 4K the other 1080p

The only common factor is the price.

For TVs I recommend using Richer sound or John Lewis for the 5/6 years warranty, rather than Argos. Plenty of options in under £300 for 40-49" including the Samsung you mentioned:

https://www.richersounds.com/catalog/category/view/s/all-tvs/id/52?price=200-300&tv_screen_size_breaks=1362%2C1365

Thank you I have no clue when it comes to technology!

ballyblack

in TV's Samsung Sony & LG.
most everything else is low budget

stator

If buying a new TV I would only buy an UHD / 4K TV
1080 is so out of date


WAtch out for cheap LG TVs, some of them are fake UHD using RGBW

Neil_Jones

The Samsung will be better if you're a brand snob.
The Bush is bigger screen wise, but you'll only be able to buy it from Argos (as the company is owned by Sainsbury's who also own Argos), and because of that it may be seen as a cheap tatty revue. It also isn't 4k compatible, whereas the Samsung is if that's a deal breaker for you.

However I must admit I can't remember the last time I had anything that went faulty from an Argos own brand not as a result of something I'd done to it...

Argos catalogue number 847/7116 is a 50" TV cheaper than the Bush that will give you the 4k if you need that.

katie4

Neil_Jones wrote: »

The Samsung will be better if you're a brand snob.
The Bush is bigger screen wise, but you'll only be able to buy it from Argos (as the company is owned by Sainsbury's who also own Argos), and because of that it may be seen as a cheap tatty revue. It also isn't 4k compatible, whereas the Samsung is if that's a deal breaker for you.

However I must admit I can't remember the last time I had anything that went faulty from an Argos own brand not as a result of something I'd done to it...

Argos catalogue number 847/7116 is a 50" TV cheaper than the Bush that will give you the 4k if you need that.

Thank you IDeally I'd like one with Amazon Prime and Now TV

getmore4less

Is Argos your only option?
(the bush is not 4k if you are looking for that)

samsung same price 6y warranty
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/all-tvs/samsung-ue43ru7020.html

with £299 to spend I would look at


https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/all-tvs/hisense-50b7100uk.html
stocks might be low

if 50" is too big.

https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/all-tvs/hisense-43b7100uk.html

Farway

katie4 wrote: »

Thank you IDeally I'd like one with Amazon Prime and Now TV

No problem, just buy a plug in streamer https://www.roku.com/en-gb/ and you can have the lot, including any that may turn up later

sal_III

katie4 wrote: »

Thank you IDeally I'd like one with Amazon Prime and Now TV

This shouldn't be your deciding factor. You can get all the smart functions and apps with a £20-30 Amazon fire stick / NowTV box / Roku. And it would be future proof too, unlike most low end TVs that won't get updates after 1-2 years.

If anything at that price point I would recommend looking for a dumb TV and add one of the above mentioned sticks/boxes, as the hardware and performance of the build-in TV "smart" is likely to be abysmal (if the old 32" Sony in the kids room is anything to go by)