Cheap 40 inch smart tv only 205e

bondja80

I bought this tv for 194e 2 weeks ago. Now is little bit more expensive, but still is good price. Tv is ok. Picture is nice, sound is loud. Hurry up, only 14left. Last time they gone very fast.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TCL-Digital-F40S4805S-Full-Smart-Black/dp/B017EGMJ92/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460312244&sr=8-1&keywords=Tcl+40

Mervyn Skidmore

Strange question, how far apart are the legs on this? My tv stand is 80cm wide.

RossieMan

You really do get what you pay for.

I'm sure it's fine for a kids bedroom, but as a main TV for sports etc it may be worth spending extra.

bondja80

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Strange question, how far apart are the legs on this? My tv stand is 80cm wide.

Its 81cm. My tv stand is also 80cm, but tv stands ok.

bondja80

RossieMan wrote: »

You really do get what you pay for.

I'm sure it's fine for a kids bedroom, but as a main TV for sports etc it may be worth spending extra.

For sport is very good. Picture is better then on samsung tv. But for movies samsung is better, has more natural colors.

Mervyn Skidmore

My Samsung tv is starting to have problems after only 2 and a half years. I might take a gamble on this at 200 quid.

RossieMan

It can't be better for sports. It has 50hz refresh rate, your Samsung must be a cheap Sammy or else is a few years old. For a main TV you'd want to be looking at 60hz minimum, both for gaming and sports. Refresh rate is what is important.

NIMAN

TCL?

Think I'll pass.

VincePP

Reasonable reviews of it about. Its a basic no frills smart tv. No better and no worse than any own brand tv out there.

Seems they are the 4th largest tv manufacturers in the world.

NIMAN

VincePP wrote: »

Reasonable reviews of it about. Its a basic no frills smart tv. No better and no worse than any own brand tv out there.

Seems they are the 4th largest tv manufacturers in the world.

Are they?
Honestly never heard their name before.

bondja80

RossieMan wrote: »

It can't be better for sports. It has 50hz refresh rate, your Samsung must be a cheap Sammy or else is a few years old. For a main TV you'd want to be looking at 60hz minimum, both for gaming and sports. Refresh rate is what is important.

Yes model is Samsung UE32J5100 50hz 2015 model. Tcl is 100hz, if they dont lie.

Mervyn Skidmore

RossieMan wrote: »

It can't be better for sports. It has 50hz refresh rate, your Samsung must be a cheap Sammy or else is a few years old. For a main TV you'd want to be looking at 60hz minimum, both for gaming and sports. Refresh rate is what is important.

The TCL website says 100hz.

bondja80

NIMAN wrote: »

TCL?

Think I'll pass.

They are bigest tv brand in China They make Alcatel phones also.

perry stanley

Can I ask how much was the p+p / delivery with Amazon?

bondja80

perry stanley wrote: »

Can I ask how much was the p+p / delivery with Amazon?

Free delivery. It takes about 7 days to arrive.

perry stanley

spot on . Thanks:rolleyes:

bondja80

VincePP wrote: »

Reasonable reviews of it about. Its a basic no frills smart tv. No better and no worse than any own brand tv out there.

Seems they are the 4th largest tv manufacturers in the world.

Smart tv have Youtube, netflix, dailymotion. Facebook... No amazon prime videos. Not so many apps.

Mervyn Skidmore

bondja80 wrote: »

Smart tv have Youtube, netflix, dailymotion. Facebook... No amazon prime videos. Not so many apps.

How would you rate the tv overall compared with the Samsung? How is the sound? Cheaper tvs generally have very poor sound quality.

bondja80

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

How would you rate the tv overall compared with the Samsung? How is the sound? Cheaper tvs generally have very poor sound quality.

Sound is good, maybe louder then samsung.

DopeTech

Tempted but it probably is too big for the box room!

bondja80

FrostyJim wrote: »

Tempted but it probably is too big for the box room!

I am living in 1bed apartment. For living room it is perfect size.

Mervyn Skidmore

bondja80 wrote: »

Its 81cm. My tv stand is also 80cm, but tv stands ok.

How does that work? Legs just sticking out a bit either side? This is the only thing that's stopping me buying it, don't want to have to pay for a new stand too!:pac:

bondja80

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

How does that work? Legs just sticking out a bit either side? This is the only thing that's stopping me buying it, don't want to have to pay for a new stand too!:pac:

One is sticking out 3/4 of it

Mervyn Skidmore

bondja80 wrote: »

One is sticking out 3/4 of it

Ah I get you now, the legs are offset, not at 90 degrees to the tv.

NIMAN

bondja80 wrote: »

They are bigest tv brand in China They make Alcatel phones also.

Is that 2 positives?

Not sure about quality of Chinese TV or alcatel phones.

bondja80

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Ah I get you now, the legs are offset, not at 90 degrees to the tv.

Yes.they are not at the end of tv. Can't upload photo, I am on phone right now.

bondja80

NIMAN wrote: »

Is that 2 positives?

Not sure about quality of Chinese TV or alcatel phones.

You think that vestel tvs are better quality then tcl?

NIMAN

bondja80 wrote: »

You think that vestel tvs are better quality then tcl?

Not sure, don't think I've ever bought a Vestel either.

Always been a believer in you get what you pay for in tvs

bondja80

NIMAN wrote: »

Not sure, don't think I've ever bought a Vestel either.

Always been a believer in you get what you pay for in tvs

Vestel makes toshiba, hitachi, budget panasonic tv and many other brands. Sharp is made by umc.

NIMAN

bondja80 wrote: »

Vestel makes toshiba, hitachi, budget panasonic tv and many other brands. Sharp is made by umc.

I know that a lot of the so called big brands no longer make tvs, and that's the reason I have never owned one of them.

Closest I got was buying a Hitachi from argos a pile of years back. Thought I was getting a reputable brand
It was a pile of junk picture wise, so I took it back the same day and got a refund.

Ever since then I have only ever owned Panasonic (not re badges), and Sony tellies.

Was nearly tempted by the cheap Philips UHD TV last week, but read enough ropey reviews to remind me to catch myself on!

So basically you are saying this will be similar in quality to a rebadge? For me, that ain't worth buying.

RossieMan

Those are all cheap brands.

I'm sure it's a fine tv for kids, but as I've said, you get what you pay for.

I'd avoid the smart TVs and try and get a decent LCD display. Smart function is just a gimmick, get as decent android box and you'll be much better.

Mervyn Skidmore

Bought one anyway, all gone now. At 200 quid it's not too much lost if it is junk. Hopefully it's a bit better than Vestel quality and my Samsung that hasn't even lasted 3 years.

bondja80

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Bought one anyway, all gone now. At 200 quid it's not too much lost if it is junk. Hopefully it's a bit better than Vestel quality and my Samsung that hasn't even lasted 3 years.

If you don' t like tv, you can send it back.

Mervyn Skidmore

bondja80 wrote: »

If you don' t like tv, you can send it back.

I'm sure it'll be fine, Chinese manufacturers have come on in leaps and bounds and at this price I won't be too fussy. Thanks for the bargain alert.

StupidLikeAFox

The ad says:
Digital signal format system: DVB-C, DVB-S2, DVB-T

Does this mean it will pick up saorview?

bondja80

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

The ad says:
Digital signal format system: DVB-C, DVB-S2, DVB-T

Does this mean it will pick up saorview?

I did not try.

Mervyn Skidmore

bondja80 wrote: »

No.

It should pick up Saorview, Saorview is DVB-T right?

deco nate

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

It should pick up Saorview, Saorview is DVB-T right?

I believe so

bondja80

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

It should pick up Saorview, Saorview is DVB-T right?

Dont know. Soarview signal is very weak here, so I can not check.

dball

bondja80 wrote: »

If you don' t like tv, you can send it back.

if sending back who pays for postage?

all gone!

bondja80

dball wrote: »

if sending back who pays for postage?

all gone!

Amazon.

byte

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

It should pick up Saorview, Saorview is DVB-T right?

Saorview is indeed DVB-T, but, in simple terms, also uses MPEG4 for video. Unlike Freeview in UK which is DVB-T MPEG2. A TV with only DVBT MPEG2 will not work with newer MPEG4 video.

However, this TV also supposedly supports S2 satellite signals? I'd then guess (and only guess) that it'll handle MPEG4 terrestrial.

Big Wex fan

bondja80 wrote: »

I bought this tv for 194e 2 weeks ago. Now is little bit more expensive, but still is good price. Tv is ok. Picture is nice, sound is loud. Hurry up, only 14left. Last time they gone very fast.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TCL-Digital-F40S4805S-Full-Smart-Black/dp/B017EGMJ92/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460312244&sr=8-1&keywords=Tcl+40

That link is now showing 580 bucks sterling so looks like we've missed the boat.

bondja80

Edward Hopper wrote: »

4 left at 163 sterling this morning.

Yes, they are available again, 4 left.

Akrasia

NIMAN wrote: »

I know that a lot of the so called big brands no longer make tvs, and that's the reason I have never owned one of them.

Closest I got was buying a Hitachi from argos a pile of years back. Thought I was getting a reputable brand
It was a pile of junk picture wise, so I took it back the same day and got a refund.

Ever since then I have only ever owned Panasonic (not re badges), and Sony tellies.

Was nearly tempted by the cheap Philips UHD TV last week, but read enough ropey reviews to remind me to catch myself on!

So basically you are saying this will be similar in quality to a rebadge? For me, that ain't worth buying.

My Mother bought a Hitachi tv about 5 years ago, she was happy with it at the start but it's falling apart now, the hdmi connectors are loose and you have to fiddle with them to get it to work, the picture is washed out and there is a buzzing sound in the audio when the volume is high

I don't expect it to last much longer

Akrasia

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Bought one anyway, all gone now. At 200 quid it's not too much lost if it is junk. Hopefully it's a bit better than Vestel quality and my Samsung that hasn't even lasted 3 years.

If your Samsung is gone after less than 3 years I'd definitely be bringing it back to the shop you bought it from. under the supply of goods and services act, that TV was not of merchantable quality (assuming you didn't pour coffee into it or anything)

A TV should last a lot longer than 3 years

podgeandrodge

Goddamn it I didn't want a new tele for the box room this morning and after bargain alerts I will now have one.

Rooy

Looks like it is sold out at that cheaper price now , probably just as well , I was feeling an impulse buy coming on.

StupidLikeAFox

byte wrote: »

Saorview is indeed DVB-T, but, in simple terms, also uses MPEG4 for video. Unlike Freeview in UK which is DVB-T MPEG2. A TV with only DVBT MPEG2 will not work with newer MPEG4 video.

However, this TV also supposedly supports S2 satellite signals? I'd then guess (and only guess) that it'll handle MPEG4 terrestrial.

I found the official product page here:
http://www.tcl.eu/eu/products/tv-led-101cm-f40s4805s#

If you hover over the DVB-T logo in the "Other Characteristics" section it mentions that it has an "MPEG2 or MPEG4" tuner - its a bit ambiguous but promising (I think)

TerrorFirmer

It's 100hz, 'Clear Motion Rate' or similar, so it's basically a 50hz panel most likely. Most of the cheap sets have similar claims.

shnaek

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Bought one anyway, all gone now. At 200 quid it's not too much lost if it is junk. Hopefully it's a bit better than Vestel quality and my Samsung that hasn't even lasted 3 years.

My samsung stopped working at the weekend after 2 and a half years. They seem to be the yellow pack of TVs.