£399 55E77HQTUKMy old Sony bravia finally gave up the ghost, so I am looking for a new TV, but things have moved on a fair bit in the seven years since I bought it, so I am looking for a bit of a primer in current technologies and brands!
I think I've worked out that:
OLED > QLED > LED
But this is about as far as I've got, other than being fairly certain OLED is out of my price range (absolute MAX of £500, but closer to £300/400 in reality).
So I guess my question is, how much is it worth paying extra for a QLED set? The TV is in a fairly bright room, so I would imagine that is a factor?
I could get a LED Toshiba 55" for £300 or a LED Hisense 55" for a little more, but is it worth it to upgrade to the basic QLED (say the Hisense QLED 55" for £379) - slight follow up, anyone know the difference between the £379 55E7HQTUK and the £399 55E77HQTUK?
Final question, am I missing any bargain sets? I saw the expired JL deal on this set, but there is a new code to make it slightly cheaper. Is it worth the extra £££ or am I just paying for the name?
Thanks all!
I think I've worked out that:
OLED > QLED > LED
But this is about as far as I've got, other than being fairly certain OLED is out of my price range (absolute MAX of £500, but closer to £300/400 in reality).
So I guess my question is, how much is it worth paying extra for a QLED set? The TV is in a fairly bright room, so I would imagine that is a factor?
I could get a LED Toshiba 55" for £300 or a LED Hisense 55" for a little more, but is it worth it to upgrade to the basic QLED (say the Hisense QLED 55" for £379) - slight follow up, anyone know the difference between the £379 55E7HQTUK and the £399 55E77HQTUK?
Final question, am I missing any bargain sets? I saw the expired JL deal on this set, but there is a new code to make it slightly cheaper. Is it worth the extra £££ or am I just paying for the name?
Thanks all!
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sorted byThey're both branding terms for LCDs used differently by different manufacturers. Some only use LED, some use both. In those that use both then QLED tends to be attached to the higher end models.
It's not a meaningful tech distinction, with the minor refinement that Samsung originally coined QLED to refer to also appearing on LED-branded screens.
Generally on budget TVs there's not a great deal of interest happening as far as I'm aware, with the exciting technologies like good local dimming systems not having made it down to that price yet.
I'd focus on general refinement and picture processing rather than trying to buy the best of whatever scraps of HDR are currently available (wide gamut backlight etc.) . I haven't looked in detail at this year's models though, so I couldn't suggest anything specific.
Do you watch dvd, blue ray or stream 4k/hdr content?
Do you want to hang it on the wall?
Do you need a centre stand or are wide feet/legs ok?
All non oled tv's are basically LCD of some form or another. The only differences are if it has a colour enhancement filter (marketed as quantum dot, qled, uled, Nanocell, qned). Then you have the lcd panel types va, ips/ads. Finally the type of lighting, which is behind the panel. Basic Led Edge lit, better led back lit. Best mini led. Finally full array local dimming, with led and mini led. The more led's and zones the better the dimming or brightness control is.
The only other thing is the operating system or interface. More budget sets have less features and usually slower older processors compared to higher models.
Currently an LCD tv with qled type filter, mini led back lighting and full array local dimming (fald) is about the pinnacle of lcd tv's. There's a bit of a war going on with Samsung, hisense, tcl and others to have the maximum number of mini leds and dimming zones on new tv models.
Have a read of these
What hi-fi - whathifi.com/bes…tvs
Tech advisor - techadvisor.com/art…tml
Trusted reviews - trustedreviews.com/bes…242
Obviously all reviews and recommendations are subjective and possibly biased. So it's best to see it in person if possible.
The only recommendation is can give, is don't go too budget or low end, if possible.
All LCD TVs are back lit. Edge lit refers to an arrangement of light sources within the back light, with the common alternative arrangement normally called direct lit. The arrangement isn't something I'd be paying attention to though, as implementation and QA quality is usually a much bigger factor. (edited)
All I will say is I lost the ability to cast to tv, which I used for showbox.
Samsung only offer screen mirroring which isn't as good as casting
Are most sets now on android (or a variant like fire)?
I find the picture quality using the in built apps is much better than casting was on my old Sony.
Think tvs are usually android or a custom os
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