Tellies

Penfold · November 24, 2017, 08:34:23 AM

I went with the Panny in the end (black Friday Â£200 squid off).

https://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-55ez952b-oled-hdr-4k-ultra-hd-smart-tv-55-with-freeview-play-super-slim-design-black-ultra-hd-premium-certified/p3236297?navAction=jump&_requestid=1184800

Never watch telly in the day and viewing angles were important given our slightly strange house.

Thanks for the help.

Chaosphere · November 24, 2017, 09:56:48 AM

Good stuff, and it seems our collective sales pitches were of some use! Huzzah!

BrotherTobious · November 24, 2017, 10:50:03 AM

Nice choice when is mine arriving ?

Chaosphere · November 24, 2017, 01:06:32 PM

Right after the 10 we are getting to cover the walls at the LAN. :roflmao:

Penfold · November 30, 2017, 08:54:09 PM

Does anyone know if/how I can split the two satellite leads into four. Is this possible - i.e. two into the new telly and two into the humax recorder to enable us to record prgrams?

Thanks

Whitey · November 30, 2017, 10:32:54 PM

You'll need a quad LNB or larger depending on what you have now and run the extra cables along the same route from the dish as the current ones. If you have the larger individual coax cables, I would replace with the twin cables Sky are now fitting as they will be easier to route.

Penfold · December 01, 2017, 08:18:34 PM

I was kinda hoping I could just take the existing twin aerial points in my lounge and split that signal. I can't really run a cable easily along to the dish as it's just too far.

Worse case I guess I could just split the aerial which has two sky points and run on direct to the telly and the other to the recorder.?

OldBloke · January 22, 2018, 12:46:18 PM

Thread hijack ...

I too wanted a new TV so did my research, looked at loads in John Lewis and got myself an LG OLED55B7V

The reviews for this 2017 model were very favourable and this was when it was at its original price point of Â£3K

The set is now available at half that or cheaper. I got mine from RicherSounds for 1499 which included a 6 year guarantee.

It's fair to say that I'm completely knocked-out by the image quality and the WebOS UI. Having Netflix and Amazon buttons as well as voice search on the remote is so useful and less gimmicky than it sounds. I highly recommend it.

LG's 2018 range will be released in April/May which may see the 2017 model drop further in price but availability of these sets is starting to look low - John Lewis for example were out of stock when I purchased mine.

sulky_uk · January 22, 2018, 02:24:05 PM

knew you would do it, welcome to 4k, i have a 2014 43 inch 4k lg and i cant complain at all, the fact that it has both amazon and Netflix was the main reason, sure the screen isnt going to be as good as a new shinny one, but hey i got it for Â£450 (was Â£1100) in a flash sale on the wifes catalogue.

Could i suggets paying the extra Â£2 a month on top of your netflix monthly (if you have it) to enable 4k, it is worth it.

And now you have 4k f1...yay

OldBloke · January 22, 2018, 02:28:07 PM

Quote from: sulky_uk;429143... And now you have 4k f1...yay

Indeed

Netflix sorted

Missed out on a Â£100 discount by days ...

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lg-oled55b7v-with-code-winter100-139999-prc-direct-2881142

Sneakytiger · January 22, 2018, 09:42:11 PM

i have a 55" sony 4k hdr tv use it with my skyq and netflix and amazon video or for playing my xbox x games in 4k.

OldBloke · June 07, 2018, 10:50:53 AM

I've got this soundbar and I'm very pleased with the sound. It's a bargain at this price point, IMHO. There's no separate sub but it handles bass well enough for my ears. The only downsides are the remote control (which is pants but functional) and the lack of HDMI (optical works fine for me).

https://www.richersounds.com/q-acoustics-m4-blk.html