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Black Friday wish list??

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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Just not convinced worth spending the money on a 4K TV at the moment - when there is so very little to watch and decent HD TVs are so cheap.
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This is pretty much my thinking at the moment. Will be some time before anything broadcasts in 4K and so a 1080p HD TV may well suit. Has to be a step up from my current 10 year old plasma. Do not even have blu ray so I am clearly not that motivated by extreme levels of definition.

It is the curved TV that has me stumped. All makes sense and looks good in the shops but not sure how it would be in 'normal' viewing conditions.
 
GB72 said:
This is pretty much my thinking at the moment. Will be some time before anything broadcasts in 4K and so a 1080p HD TV may well suit. Has to be a step up from my current 10 year old plasma. Do not even have blu ray so I am clearly not that motivated by extreme levels of definition.

It is the curved TV that has me stumped. All makes sense and looks good in the shops but not sure how it would be in 'normal' viewing conditions.
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£459 for Sony 43" HD TV £639 for 43" 4K HD. Rather spend the £180 on getting a better TV sound system. Prob going to go Sony 40" HD for £380 for our back room. May go 4K HD when TV in front room conks out.
 
GB72 said:
This is pretty much my thinking at the moment. Will be some time before anything broadcasts in 4K and so a 1080p HD TV may well suit. Has to be a step up from my current 10 year old plasma. Do not even have blu ray so I am clearly not that motivated by extreme levels of definition.

It is the curved TV that has me stumped. All makes sense and looks good in the shops but not sure how it would be in 'normal' viewing conditions.
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My mate has a very good one in his living room. He had to point out that it's curved or I would never have known. Raises the question of if you don't notice it, what's the point?
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Just not convinced worth spending the money on a 4K TV at the moment - when there is so very little to watch and decent HD TVs are so cheap. £459 for Sony 43" HD TV £639 for 43" 4K HD. Rather spend the £180 on getting a better TV sound system. Prob going to go Sony 40" HD for £380 for our back room. May go 4K HD when TV in front room conks out.
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The content will be coming sooner than you think. Meantime, many use upscalers in the form of AV Receivers and Blu-Ray units with the capability.
I have a Viera 4k and the difference between 1080p and the upscaled content is frightening. I mean even 1080p is good but this is like looking out of a window watching the football being played in your garden.
 
GreiginFife said:
The content will be coming sooner than you think. Meantime, many use upscalers in the form of AV Receivers and Blu-Ray units with the capability.
I have a Viera 4k and the difference between 1080p and the upscaled content is frightening. I mean even 1080p is good but this is like looking out of a window watching the football being played in your garden.
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Yup. As GiF will surely know, Sky are launching 4K content soon to power their new range of Sky Q boxes. BT sport already have some 4k channels, as do YouTube and Netflix. OK so BBC and Freeware maybe sometime off (if at all ;) but content is going to ramp up in 2016.

I'm waiting until cheap HDR-enabled full UHD TVs are affordable (for me) and Sky Q is around before taking the plunge.
 
I waiting till they properly nail down smell -o- vision.

Stick on a helmet and electrical impulses will stimulate certain smells for that truly immersive tv experience.

Bake off will never be the same again.
 
garyinderry said:
I waiting till they properly nail down smell -o- vision.

Stick on a helmet and electrical impulses will stimulate certain smells for that truly immersive tv experience.

Bake off will never be the same again.
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Don't think I would bother watching All Creatures Great and Small again.
 
GreiginFife said:
The content will be coming sooner than you think. Meantime, many use upscalers in the form of AV Receivers and Blu-Ray units with the capability.
I have a Viera 4k and the difference between 1080p and the upscaled content is frightening. I mean even 1080p is good but this is like looking out of a window watching the football being played in your garden.
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OK - I can get that that is true - but limited budget (£700 tops) and wanting a soundbar/boxes at same time and can't afford 4KHD and better sound. That's why edging towards HD plus better soundbar/boxes rather an 4KHD and basic soundbar/boxes. Front room TV is on the way out so next time may well go 4KHD.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
OK - I can get that that is true - but limited budget (£700 tops) and wanting a soundbar/boxes at same time and can't afford 4KHD and better sound. That's why edging towards HD plus better soundbar/boxes rather an 4KHD and basic soundbar/boxes. Front room TV is on the way out so next time may well go 4KHD.
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So basically pay twice? Crazy notion. You could easily pick up the 49" LG from RS with a decent Yamaha soundbar for under £700. Buying another TV effectively as a stop-gap just seems plain daft to then spend hundreds on a 4k later.
 
GreiginFife said:
So basically pay twice? Crazy notion. You could easily pick up the 49" LG from RS with a decent Yamaha soundbar for under £700. Buying another TV effectively as a stop-gap just seems plain daft to then spend hundreds on a 4k later.
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TVs for different rooms. Current purchase for back room - front room TV is on way out so will need replacing in not too distant future. In Glasgow next week and will be in going into city centre so will look into RS and their LG offerings - though def don't want a 49" TV - way too big for our wee back room. Previously got quote from them for LG 43LF630V 43" and Yamaha SRT1000 Sound Base for £699 but that's not a 4KHD TV I don't think
 
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I could pull the trigger on a few things today, my want list:

Electric toothbrush
Steam mop
Window vac
Fitbit surge
Anything else from the Mrs Xmas list
 
I'm after a delonghi kettle and toaster as a pressie for eldest daughter and they're dearer now than they were yesterday!
 
Prices not dropping enuf yet... I might get a 49' inch TV. Which means I will need to dispose off my existing Sony Bravia 40' LCD TV.. about 6 years old.. anyone wants a second TV for about £100 .... it is in perfect working condition


Unfortunately .. no deals on slimline dishwashers ... guess they are not sexy enuf..
 
There is an awful lot of discussion on here about TV's. Does the one you have still work? Does it have a picture on it? Go and spend the money on something you actually need, like a good family holiday.
 
Crazyface said:
There is an awful lot of discussion on here about TV's. Does the one you have still work? Does it have a picture on it? Go and spend the money on something you actually need, like a good family holiday.
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You wont believe it.. I was thinking of the same thing.. The TV I am looking at is £700..
I am sitting in front of my existing TV (currently switched off).. and it looks fine to me. It has it quirks, but we have lived with it for all these years. So I cant justify spending that money on a TV. I must say it is a very unmanly thing to turn down a bigger TV, but i think this is starting to niggle now.

PS: But did not feel any hesitation to order the replacement dishwasher even though it is not being discounted.
 
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