Which TV should I buy...

Troytempest

I have an old Sony TV that needs replacing.  The choice of telly's is quite bewildering. All I need is a TV between 43 to 50 inches. A good picture but doesn't have to be the best in the world. I currently have a Firestick for accessing Prime but I assume apps are built in these days.

Current TV is connected to the Ariel via a coax into a TV point in the wall.  I also have a Panasonic recorder connected to the TV which I would like to use with a new TV.

Happy to spend £400ish.....

Any recommendations please

flaneurs_lobster

Amazon's TV's have been generally well reviewed, their next Prime Day sale is in early July and they are likely to feature.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?rh=n:12598575031,n:341686031,n:5157838031&dc&qid=1750955701&rnid=22832776031&ref=sr_nr_n_2

Otherwise, Richer Sounds will be able to sort you out, your TV should come with a 5 year guarantee.

UnsureAboutthis

We had a flagship Sony tv that was 55 inches bought in/around 2012. Those days if you went to a bigger screen from about 60 ins onwards pic was rubbish. About 3+ yrs ago we decided to upgrade but did not want another flagship as prices for sony flagship were very high and went a step lower to 65 ins and it is QLED - the pic is staggering

What I noted when we bought the 65 ins tv was almost every tv cost around 400 quid and about 50 ins max had a good pic

We bought our from Richer Sounds - A1 service and free 5 yr Sony guarantee plus year 6 for Richer Sounds - they were the cheapest as the same tv we got was about 300 quid more expensive in John Lewis 

Peter999_2

Troytempest said:

I have an old Sony TV that needs replacing.  The choice of telly's is quite bewildering. All I need is a TV between 43 to 50 inches. A good picture but doesn't have to be the best in the world. I currently have a Firestick for accessing Prime but I assume apps are built in these days.

Current TV is connected to the Ariel via a coax into a TV point in the wall.  I also have a Panasonic recorder connected to the TV which I would like to use with a new TV.

Happy to spend £400ish.....

Any recommendations please

Hi.    Does the Panasonic recorder have a HDMI port?  or is it scart?

Troytempest

Thanks for suggestions and the recorder is HDMI thankfully.

I was thinking John Lewis but had forgotten about Richer!!

flaneurs_lobster

John Lewis have their summer sale on at the moment, fair few TVs in your price bracket included, all seem to have the JL 5 year guarantee.

iniltous

Although Richer Sounds and John Lewis are good reputable retailers, on line retailers AO.COM etc are likely to offer the most competitive prices , for a review and recommendations somewhere like this is a good place to check 
https://www.whathifi.com/awards/2024

Your budget will buy a decent TV , and TBH something like a Hisense or TCL with probably offer a better TV for the money than a similar price Sony Samsung or LG , as far as guarantees etc , modern electronics hardly ever fail , it’s a tricky decision to buy an extended warranty , in my case my OLED TV came with a manufacturer 5 year warranty, if it had been an extra offered by the retailer, and would have added hundreds of £’s to the bill , I’d have declined….over 5 years later the TV has been perfect.