Rooter
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you wouldnt want to wall mount a curved one, i would go flat anyway wall or stand mounted...
TV < £500 buying advice
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you wouldnt want to wall mount a curved one, i would go flat anyway wall or stand mounted...
GB72
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Not going to wall mount it.
Rooter
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saw plasterer and TV... 2+2=5
GB72
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Nope, plasterers result of buying a house that needs doing up and finding uneven filler and a place where a dartboard used to be in the lounge when I stripped the wallpaper. Needs skimming but having a nightmare finding a decent plasterer
virtuocity
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Ended up going with a Samsung UE40JU6400. Crystal clear, really chuffed. Thanks for all the advice.
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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We ended up buying a Sony - but not happy with it - weird delays (switch off TV and sound keeps going for a good few seconds); lip-sync sound issues; smearing in motion - most obvious with football; loss of information from EPG; Problems with Amazon Instant and Netflix - and when I look online to the Sony Community - lots of unhappy Sony diehard customers.
So it's going back.
Thinking now of a Samsung. So any thoughts on Samsungs - those here seem happy with them. One of these two.
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and...g-ue43j5600-smart-43-led-tv-10126331-pdt.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and...e48h6400-smart-3d-48-led-tv-22074703-pdt.html
Rooter
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I just typed a load via my phone and lost it!
I would go for the non 3D in short. Samsungs are awesome.
I would go for the non 3D in short. Samsungs are awesome.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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I was advised when buying the Sony (which is 3D) that even although I might not watch 3D - the extra processing power required for 3D was an advantage for normal viewing, navigation etc. The Sony cost me £499 and I can get away with the bigger 48" screen of the TV with 3D - but is it worth £100 - not sure. And not sure what else the 48" TV has over the 43" one.
spongebob59
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The 2nd one, its the next series up, 6. (6400).
We've got one can't fault it.
Are you going to connect it up to tinternet ?
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Yes - will connect - Mrs likes listening to Justin Beiber on Youtube
LOUD 
There is a 48" screen of the first model - the UE48J5600 - but I may as well look at the UE48H6400 - it's same price! Even though won't watch any 3D I suspect.
My Mrs seemed OK with the 43" Sony (my fear was she'd think it would be far too big). I'm hoping she'll be OK with the extra 5" (it's only 60mm each side and 70mm on top). But quite a bit extra screen all told. Worth a punt I think
GB72
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I ended up with a 40 inch 4k Samsung costing 318.00 from Tesco one I had used some vouchers. Great tv top picture really quick and easy smart functions. Really happy with my choice
richart
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I am looking at getting a Samsung after Xmas.
Hugh, I will buy from John Lewis as they give a 5 year guarantee, and you can pick it up at Waitrose in Farnham.
Hugh, I will buy from John Lewis as they give a 5 year guarantee, and you can pick it up at Waitrose in Farnham.
pbrown7582
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we bought the same tv on black from from john lewis only to finbd it cheaper in Tesco but JL priced match and gave the difference in a refund top CS! and a great tv 
fundy
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Bought a 49 inch Sony recently, been very impressed so far, not had any of the supposed problems with android that a lot have had.
Was advised when I bought it to try and ensure the actual panel I bought was 100hz not 50hz albeit not really sure what difference it makes
Also found a decent article on calibrating the tv, picture quality much improved after working through this
https://www.avforums.com/PicturePerfect/
Was advised when I bought it to try and ensure the actual panel I bought was 100hz not 50hz albeit not really sure what difference it makes
Also found a decent article on calibrating the tv, picture quality much improved after working through this
https://www.avforums.com/PicturePerfect/
fundy
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Currys often offer 5 year guarantee on some TVs now too and Richer sounds offer 6 year guarantee so a few more options than just JL if wanting the guarantee (as i always have)
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You used to have to pay extra for the 5/6 year guarantee at both Currys and Richer Sounds ?
fundy
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When we were looking last month both were offering them as standard on almost all the tvs we looked at, if you look on richer sounds website most of their tvs have it on now and found the advice there was far better than JL (in MK at least) and on currys website you can sort to see only tvs that have 5 year guarantee included
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That's good then
The appeal of JL was always that they offered the 5 year guarentee for free where as Richer etc you used to have to pay
Are the prices similar ? And on all tellys ?
Always found JL pretty good in MK
fundy
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Prices are broadly similar but different shops have different promos on at different times. JL didnt have the one we wanted which in the past wouldve meant we found a different set in there to get the 5 yr guarantee, this time we bought elsewhere with the guarantee.
Found JL staff quite poor this time round when looking, certainly compared to Richer Sounds
MegaSteve
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Useful looking link... Thank you!
Not really been happy with the telly I purchased last year...
Hopefully will find a bit of time over Xmas to work through the advice on your link...
