Hello Carbonitas
So, as is usually the case, TVs pick the worst time to die, when all your cash and holiday are used up. My old non-smart LG 42" FHD died, and I'm looking to replace her with something a bit nicer, but also something that wont break the bank. I'm talking MAX 10K, and that's only if there is something really good around that price.
So, I've narrowed down a few choice perspectives that my Sunday afternoon research session revealed: SA has fuck all info about the TVs we have here. There is not a single Hisense review I can find, our Samsung TVs have different model numbers compared to EU and USA, and LG seem to be overpriced twats (although they do seem to use a tad better tech in their screens)
So, with that said, let me see if some of you lot can throw an assist my way and share your thoughts about my 3 choices of TV i'm currently looking at. Me and the SO use our TV for media, music, some light xbox one gaming, and we don't have much physical media or a strong internet connection for any HDR 4k-bluray stuff, so any suggestions of Quantum dots are going to be politely ignored--purely media/light app usage Smart TV. I dont change TVs at all, only till they break, so I do want something that will suffice for content now, and in like 3 years time when our net might be able to handle 4K streaming (A man can dream, right?)
First up, the Samsung 50KU7000, 50" 4K with HDR10: this seems to be what I'm gravitating towards choice simply because it looks good, seems to have the best OS, and has some sort of HDR certification. There is some reviews around this screen (or what I think this screen is overseas), and they do seem to give it above average ratings, with the main complaint about its motion judder in movies due to 60Hz refresh and average HDR- Motion judder and smoothing (Soap Opera Effect) are kind of an issue for me, but without testing it out or hearing from others', I think it's primarily a decent gaming TV, as most reviews point out. Has strong app support, like plex and netflix, pinterest etc
2nd: Hisense 49k300uw. Extremely little info on this as I could find none, and looking at it in store, it does tick a few boxes and remains the "good bang for buck" option. Cannot really form an opinion on this guy since there is little talk of it that I can find on the net. So there is no way to know if this thing has similar issues regarding motion judder, smoothing, or how it's OS functions etc--could someone help me out here?
3rd: 49uh600t: also nothing out there about this monitor that I could find regarding reviews, simply that it's entry level 4k. Seems to be a mixture of good and bad features with contradictory information on local and international webpages (claiming WEBOS 3.0/ WEB OS 2.0). One benefit of LG is their screen tech seems much better using their IPS panel, which means viewing angles are probably better, although uniformity/brightness will probably be around the same as the other panels as it's edge lit and not direct backlighting, like on the 49UH617v (currently on special at 10K at Dion wired)
The LG has a few limiting features, like only a single USB and two HDMI ports (one at least 2.0a), but also some redeeming ones, like 100Hz panel which means judder or motion smoothing wont be an issue( that is of course if it does indeed have a 100Hz panel, and is not a "Special" 100Hz panel, that's only 60Hz with the extra 40Hz conjured up through magical "LG SUPER FAST HZ TECHNOLOGY TM". WebOS seems to get flak, but also seems to be redeeming itself via updates. Anyone confirm this?
Basically, Samsung has the OS support, probably better colour reproduction and is better for a TV with a gaming system attached, Hisense is a black box, and LG is probably better for pure media usage IF WE CAN CONFIRM IT HAS A 100Hz panel.
Please halp choose for me.
Pansy out.
So, as is usually the case, TVs pick the worst time to die, when all your cash and holiday are used up. My old non-smart LG 42" FHD died, and I'm looking to replace her with something a bit nicer, but also something that wont break the bank. I'm talking MAX 10K, and that's only if there is something really good around that price.
So, I've narrowed down a few choice perspectives that my Sunday afternoon research session revealed: SA has fuck all info about the TVs we have here. There is not a single Hisense review I can find, our Samsung TVs have different model numbers compared to EU and USA, and LG seem to be overpriced twats (although they do seem to use a tad better tech in their screens)
So, with that said, let me see if some of you lot can throw an assist my way and share your thoughts about my 3 choices of TV i'm currently looking at. Me and the SO use our TV for media, music, some light xbox one gaming, and we don't have much physical media or a strong internet connection for any HDR 4k-bluray stuff, so any suggestions of Quantum dots are going to be politely ignored--purely media/light app usage Smart TV. I dont change TVs at all, only till they break, so I do want something that will suffice for content now, and in like 3 years time when our net might be able to handle 4K streaming (A man can dream, right?)
First up, the Samsung 50KU7000, 50" 4K with HDR10: this seems to be what I'm gravitating towards choice simply because it looks good, seems to have the best OS, and has some sort of HDR certification. There is some reviews around this screen (or what I think this screen is overseas), and they do seem to give it above average ratings, with the main complaint about its motion judder in movies due to 60Hz refresh and average HDR- Motion judder and smoothing (Soap Opera Effect) are kind of an issue for me, but without testing it out or hearing from others', I think it's primarily a decent gaming TV, as most reviews point out. Has strong app support, like plex and netflix, pinterest etc
2nd: Hisense 49k300uw. Extremely little info on this as I could find none, and looking at it in store, it does tick a few boxes and remains the "good bang for buck" option. Cannot really form an opinion on this guy since there is little talk of it that I can find on the net. So there is no way to know if this thing has similar issues regarding motion judder, smoothing, or how it's OS functions etc--could someone help me out here?
3rd: 49uh600t: also nothing out there about this monitor that I could find regarding reviews, simply that it's entry level 4k. Seems to be a mixture of good and bad features with contradictory information on local and international webpages (claiming WEBOS 3.0/ WEB OS 2.0). One benefit of LG is their screen tech seems much better using their IPS panel, which means viewing angles are probably better, although uniformity/brightness will probably be around the same as the other panels as it's edge lit and not direct backlighting, like on the 49UH617v (currently on special at 10K at Dion wired)
The LG has a few limiting features, like only a single USB and two HDMI ports (one at least 2.0a), but also some redeeming ones, like 100Hz panel which means judder or motion smoothing wont be an issue( that is of course if it does indeed have a 100Hz panel, and is not a "Special" 100Hz panel, that's only 60Hz with the extra 40Hz conjured up through magical "LG SUPER FAST HZ TECHNOLOGY TM". WebOS seems to get flak, but also seems to be redeeming itself via updates. Anyone confirm this?
Basically, Samsung has the OS support, probably better colour reproduction and is better for a TV with a gaming system attached, Hisense is a black box, and LG is probably better for pure media usage IF WE CAN CONFIRM IT HAS A 100Hz panel.
Please halp choose for me.
Pansy out.
