55" Hisence TV

[Tui2]

Originally Posted by LTDHO

I have a faultless 50" LG currently and I have been looking to upgrade.
Looking at Samsung 65" but the price is way out of my budget. Non-Curved UHD is still about $3500!

Closest to my budget is a 55" UHD for $1698. Whilst it is UHD it isn't much bigger than the 50" I have now.

Soniq do a 65" for $1298!!

Who would have thought it would be tough to by a TV?

i agree, but it doesn't matter in the end, 2
months max later and you'll see whatever deal you thought you got beaten down, so go where ever YOU are comfortable shopping at, get a good rapport with the salespeople and be honest and upfron, i have with a Harvey Norman store and get told if the deal
is going/not going to get cheaper or to wait for a better deal coming up, and if i miss out on a sale after buying a product I.E my laptop, they told to bring it in and they put all relevant updates into it, uninstalled unnecessary aps and installed (after explaining their pros and cons) ones of my choice.. simple for tech nerds but very much appreciated for illiterates like me, so much so that i walked out with a Hysense 50" (that was on special for $788) for $650 which allowed me to gef extra warranty for 7years. a satisfied customer is all one wants

[mik]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

I have seen this with many new TV's - volume that is 5% more louder at number 50 than it is on number 25 of the bar...

Is this because the built in speakers are rubbish and they assume you will have it hooked up to an amp??

I'm using an older Samsung TV and the base of the remote is bloody curved! Why is this annoying? because if it's sitting on the table in front of me and I only have 1 hand free I can't use it as it just rocks to the right or left and the button won't depress. You need to physically hold it in your hand to use it..

Yeah... I know.... 'First world problems'.....

Funnily enough , these little annoyances you have to put up with for the life of the tv, so it really has an effect on your total experience.

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[Mercury Bullet]

Originally Posted by LTDHO

I have a faultless 50" LG currently and I have been looking to upgrade.
Looking at Samsung 65" but the price is way out of my budget. Non-Curved UHD is still about $3500!

Closest to my budget is a 55" UHD for $1698. Whilst it is UHD it isn't much bigger than the 50" I have now.

Soniq do a 65" for $1298!!

Who would have thought it would be tough to by a TV?

Don't get UHD. 4K is only marginally better than 1080 as far as your eyes are concerned. It looks great on paper but the reality is completely different.

Don't fall for the marketing and the fancy discs they will use to try and sell it to you. Watch the 2 side by side with FTA content and you will see what I am talking about.
4K was bought into being by the manufacturers when sales of new TV's fell off a cliff. 2K would have made far more sense and is the resolution most theatres use these days.

You are far better off with a 1080 set with good processing ability.

[arronm]

Not true. A quality 4K tv with up scaling has way more definition than a FHD tv

Even up scaled FTA looks better on 4K. Go take a look at a Sony or Samsung they have awesome processes.

I will never by another TV that isn't 4K

[Junkyard-Dog]

Originally Posted by arronm

I will never by another TV that isn't 4K

What will you do when 8K technology arrives?

[fordomatic]

Thanks for all the help, ended up with the Hisense 58". I paid $980 which i am happy with. First thoughts are that normal TV kind of looks really low resolution, almost grainy. Movies and NetFlix looks great. We only watch the news on normal TV so i'm not bothered.

http://hisense.com.au/product/58-k322/

[Trump]

Now to find some 4K content...

[panickk]

I've got a hisense tv at home and im happy with it but you get what you pay for

[Trump]

Originally Posted by panickk

I've got a hisense tv at home and im happy with it but you get what you pay for

It makes no difference when the content is so lame on so many levels

[sprintman1]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

Thanks for all the help, ended up with the Hisense 58". I paid $980 which i am happy with. First thoughts are that normal TV kind of looks really low resolution, almost grainy. Movies and NetFlix looks great. We only watch the news on normal TV so i'm not bothered.

http://hisense.com.au/product/58-k322/

If you'd purchased at Costco you could just return it and grab something else, but alas.......

[fordomatic]

Originally Posted by sprintman1

If you'd purchased at Costco you could just return it and grab something else, but alas.......

Couldn't justify spending $2000 for the same thing mate, also didn't have the extra $1000 to buy from costco.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by sprintman1

If you'd purchased at Costco you could just return it and grab something else, but alas.......

Got shares in costco?

[sprintman1]

Originally Posted by mike_nofx

Got shares in costco?

I wish!

[FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0]

Originally Posted by Loud_Noises

Aldi have a 65" 4K smart TV coming up for $1199:

http://www.bauhn.com.au/product-list...d-led-smart-tv

I run two of the Bauhn TV's and they have been flawless.

Think I'll be running the gauntlet at our local Aldi tomorrow to get one of these.

Have got the elbows warmed up and the Mother-In-Law wound up ready to unleash her on the other unsuspecting hopefuls come 0830 tomorrow morning

[Peuty]

Jeez old mate loves Costco doesn't he?

Helpful thread, I too am looking at a new telly. Shame Panasonic don't make many panels these days - will hate having a separate remote for tv + bluray.

[fordomatic]

So I said I didn't care about 4k, been watching some snowboard docos in 4k, wow it is amazing

[Trump]

Originally Posted by fordomatic

So I said I didn't care about 4k, been watching some snowboard docos in 4k, wow it is amazing

Upscaled 1080p content?

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Intersting thread, especially since I am currently in the market for two new TV's.

To those here contemplating buying anything Samsung DON'T.

Worst TV ever worst DVD player ever. Last piece of Samsung crap finally died this week, and is now waiting to be taken to the tip. This is the first time I have strayed from Sony and won't be doing it again. Never ever in my life had any TV or DVD played die on me except Samsung, pretty much a few weeks after warranty runs out

I still have one of the first Bravia TV's and it's still going strong, been getting used daily for well over 10 years, now my son uses it for gaming and it does not miss a beat.

We also have a cheap VIVO TV that we used in the home gym and it's now the main TV till I can buy something new.

[Trump]

Aldi beckons XB...

Sony and Panasonic (and Pioneer with their killer plasma screens) used to the pinnacle of all things television. These days they both participate in badge engineering and as such, their brand has been diluted.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Loud_Noises

Aldi beckons XB...

Sony and Panasonic (and Pioneer with their killer plasma screens) used to the pinnacle of all things television. These days they both participate in badge engineering and as such, their brand has been diluted.

Not sure about Aldi TV, might be good for the one in the kitchen.

The Samsung one we had was 52 inches and was destined for the kitchen dining room wall, so you can have the TV going when cooking or having breakfast, but now it died last week.

Was going to go here:



Now will probably get a 55" or so to put there.

And I want a 70" for the theatre room, so might have to start doing some more OT, to cover the extra TV or just stick the Aldi one in the kitchen/dining...

[Trump]

You'd be surprised with the picture quality of the Bauhn unit, regardless of its cost.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Loud_Noises

You'd be surprised with the picture quality of the Bauhn unit, regardless of its cost.

I think the picture quality in my case is a moot point, as really they all have picture quality enough to watch TV while having you bacon and eggs or cooking dinner. (theatre room might be a different story)

I am more concerned about reliability, I know they are cheap for what you get, but I still don't feel like replacing it every year or two as that would get expensive.

Our Bravia is a LED and about 10 years old (might even be older, memory is a bit hazy) and 'only' 32". It was our main TV till about 4 years ago (when we bough the 52" Samsung), the Samsung died last week, and the Samsun DVD surround sound 5.1 player we bought with it died about a year ago.

The old Bravia is still being used every day and is now my son claimed it for his room to play Playstation on and watch DVD's, and its still great.

The Samsung cost three times what the Bravia cost and it's now going for landfill after 4 years

We also have a 6 or 7 year old VIVO still going it's a 42" and cost $899, it was in the gym, and will be going back into the gym later this year once the new gym is build.

[Junkyard-Dog]

That's interesting because I've always had good experiences with Samsung. I guess every manufacturer can drop the ball every now and then (or maybe I just got lucky).

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Junkyard-Dog

That's interesting because I've always had good experiences with Samsung. I guess every manufacturer can drop the ball every now and then (or maybe I just got lucky).

Never know I guess, may be I was unlucky, but I bought two Samsung products and they were both well overpriced and crap quality. And both actually died, ie stopped working and needed to be thrown out.

Very disappointing especially for the price, so I will not buy any more Samsung products.

[Trump]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Never know I guess, may be I was unlucky, but I bought two Samsung products and they were both well overpriced and crap quality. And both actually died, ie stopped working and needed to be thrown out.

Very disappointing especially for the price, so I will not buy any more Samsung products.

I hear their washing machines are brilliant.

[Junkyard-Dog]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Never know I guess, may be I was unlucky, but I bought two Samsung products and they were both well overpriced and crap quality. And both actually died, ie stopped working and needed to be thrown out.

Very disappointing especially for the price, so I will not buy any more Samsung products.

I don't doubt your experiences, thanks for sharing. Just thinking about it now - I've never had a lcd tv or pc monitor die so honestly I think that's pretty poor. Even my ~4 year old Chinese (Soniq brand) TV is reliable as ever - sure it takes a while to actually TURN on but that's only due to the low-end processor/s.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by Junkyard-Dog

I don't doubt your experiences, thanks for sharing. Just thinking about it now - I've never had a lcd tv or pc monitor die so honestly I think that's pretty poor. Even my ~4 year old Chinese (Soniq brand) TV is reliable as ever - sure it takes a while to actually TURN on but that's only due to the low-end processor/s.

Those were my thought as well I still have my very first TV I bought a Sharp 30cm screen, I was 17 when I bought it and I am nearly 50 now and it still works and it's connected to my old Atari 2600 console which also still works like the day I bought it.

And I can't recall ever having a TV actually die on me apart from one that got fried by an electrical fault, not the fault of the TV though.

Probably just unlucky with the Samsung or lucky with the others...

[Junkyard-Dog]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Those were my thought as well I still have my very first TV I bought a Sharp 30cm screen, I was 17 when I bought it and I am nearly 50 now and it still works and it's connected to my old Atari 2600 console which also still works like the day I bought it.

And I can't recall ever having a TV actually die on me apart from one that got fried by an electrical fault, not the fault of the TV though.

Probably just unlucky with the Samsung or lucky with the others...

I have my Atari 2600, SNES and N64 hooked up to a Sharp crt tv too

No idea screen size, probably about 40cm or something from late-90's (cbf measuring or going to look but it was fairly expensive back then). Idk what their current product is like but Sharp made great tvs "back in the day".

[duaned]

I have had my Samsung 60 inch panel since 2009 and it's still going strong. And its used almost every day!

[LTDHO]

I have been looking at Samsung only.

Plan is to sync it with phone and tablet.