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New TV, Motion Rate?

  • 29-10-2015 9:03pm
    #1
    Baggy Trousers
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    I am buying a new standard flat screen TV. Screen size of 40-45 will suffice. No interest in Smart or 3D or 4k display resolution.

    I am told to watch out for the Motion Rate. I had a lovely LG TV picked out for approx 500 quid but the guy in the shop warned me off it because it had a motion rate of just 50HZ.

    Would I even notice this?

    What else should I look out for or have you any links to decent specs?


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  • #2
    coylemj
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    Baggy Trousers wrote: »
    I am told to watch out for the Motion Rate. I had a lovely LG TV picked out for approx 500 quid but the guy in the shop warned me off it because it had a motion rate of just 50HZ.

    Probably because he was trying to steer you to a model which had a higher margin and from which he would get more commission. Most of the specs. advertised with TVs are pseudo-technical BS. There are plenty of review websites and magazines that will explain the features you should be looking for and how they will affect your enjoyment of that model.

    If you read reviews in hi-fi magazines, you'll probably end up deciding to buy LG, Samsung, Sony or Panasonic. The sales guys all know this and they'll have those brands in the showroom but they're also ready to throw a spanner in the works and try to steer you to a different brand which gives them more margin - you've encountered this classic trick.

    Don't believe a word that you hear from a sales guy on the shop floor, he has only one thing in mind and it's not your best interests.


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