LG49UJ701V - 49 inch Smart TV

Manuello · 18-10-2017 10:55pm

TV scored a disappointing 64% on which.co.uk. Was temped until I saw the review. Still good price though looking at the price history on the same site.

muppetkiller · 20-10-2017 11:40am

I've also noticed that there is no way to turn off the "True Cinema" effect which gives a slight Soap Opera effect to watching tv from Sky or Virgin Media etc...

billybonkers · 20-10-2017 4:31pm

muppetkiller wrote: »

I've also noticed that there is no way to turn off the "True Cinema" effect which gives a slight Soap Opera effect to watching tv from Sky or Virgin Media etc...

What effect are you referring to? Haven't noticed much.

True motion?

muppetkiller · 22-10-2017 1:33am

billybonkers wrote: »

What effect are you referring to? Haven't noticed much.

True motion?

Soap Opera effect is when the movement of people appears to be faster than should be. https://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-the-soap-opera-effect/

I've noticed in football matches that the players will be moving fine and then suddenly move like the tape fast forwards for a second. Really annoying.

I might have cracked the Settings though for colours. I'd be interested in knowing others settings if you'd like to share ?
I'll post mine tomorrow.

Raisins · 22-10-2017 11:13pm

muppetkiller wrote: »

Soap Opera effect is when the movement of people appears to be faster than should be. https://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-the-soap-opera-effect/

I've noticed in football matches that the players will be moving fine and then suddenly move like the tape fast forwards for a second. Really annoying.

I might have cracked the Settings though for colours. I'd be interested in knowing others settings if you'd like to share ?
I'll post mine tomorrow.

I thought you were returning it did you change your mind? Turning off low power mode is essential. I copied the recommended settings on which.

Rmgblue · 22-10-2017 11:15pm

I purchased and very happy! Glad I found this thread!

billybonkers · 23-10-2017 11:10am

Yeah I have a great weekend with the TV tbh no real issues. Its not a top range set so don't expect the kind of performance you'd get from on OLED set.

It is really good for the price and I am very happy, sports look great, games are excellent, the connectivity and built in apps work really well. Screen sharing with my PC/phone is excellent.

Overall very happy with the purchase

PabD · 23-10-2017 7:18pm

Got the 55 inch and impressed with it. In order to get the Freesat working correctly select UK during the setup and enter in a random London postcode. Much better than messing around with the free to air sat method as stations are all sorted and full access to the TV guide.

cronos · 23-10-2017 7:22pm

PabD wrote: »

Got the 55 inch and impressed with it. In order to get the Freesat working correctly select UK during the setup and enter in a random London postcode. Much better than messing around with the free to air sat method as stations are all sorted and full access to the TV guide.

Where and for how much?

PabD · 23-10-2017 7:25pm

cronos wrote: »

Where and for how much?

Currys €799

http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/lg-55uj701v-55-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343415/409.5

conormc1984 · 23-10-2017 8:05pm

Raisins wrote: »

Thanks OP!

My current is a 42" and I don't really want to go huge to a 55".

The 43" version is €550. I assume it's exactly the same tv.
http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/lg-43uj701v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343183/409.5

The 43" Samsung in the same offers is €689. http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/samsung-ue43mu6100-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343498/409.5

Is the Samsung worth the extra does anyone know? They're both 4K HDR. Trying to wade through the jargon. Thanks

Anyone know if the 43 inch is exactly the same, cant seem to find out if it comes with the different speakers and remote ??

Raisins · 23-10-2017 10:00pm

conormc1984 wrote: »

Anyone know if the 43 inch is exactly the same, cant seem to find out if it comes with the different speakers and remote ??

Yeah the 701v's are exactly the same. They have the 750 in Harvey Norman but it's about 100 quid more for a better screen. You'll see in store from the bar code. It comes with the speaker and remote.

Clean Sheet · 23-11-2017 2:56pm

Can someone please tell me the colour settings they used for the LG55UJ701 and are happy with? I purchased this TV last week and am a bit disappointed with the picture quality, I was expecting much better. Tried to find settings online for this TV but to no avail.

Sponsorgate · 23-11-2017 4:02pm

Clean Sheet wrote: »

Can someone please tell me the colour settings they used for the LG55UJ701 and are happy with? I purchased this TV last week and am a bit disappointed with the picture quality, I was expecting much better. Tried to find settings online for this TV but to no avail.

Got the 49 inch version. Below are what I have settings at

Picture mode : i mess around with this if I am watching a match or something. Usually have it on ECO

Sharpness 50

Colour 60

Black Level - Low

For the price of 599 (Currys) for the 49 inch, i find this TV very good value. Its not top top of the range but v good value. I will be waiting another while before investing in an OLED which will take another while for prices to drop

Clean Sheet · 24-11-2017 3:05pm

Sponsorgate wrote: »

Got the 49 inch version. Below are what I have settings at

Picture mode : i mess around with this if I am watching a match or something. Usually have it on ECO

Sharpness 50

Colour 60

Black Level - Low

For the price of 599 (Currys) for the 49 inch, i find this TV very good value. Its not top top of the range but v good value. I will be waiting another while before investing in an OLED which will take another while for prices to drop

Thanks, will try this

sightband · 02-01-2018 3:39pm

€549 now in Currys, great tv for that price.

R11 · 30-06-2018 12:28pm

Clean Sheet wrote: »

Can someone please tell me the colour settings they used for the LG55UJ701 and are happy with? I purchased this TV last week and am a bit disappointed with the picture quality, I was expecting much better. Tried to find settings online for this TV but to no avail.

Off topic but maybe someone here can advise -
Bought a LG 55uj634v 55" today in Curry's for €549. Can anyone recommend the best picture settings for this? Picture seems a bit different from what I'm used to though my old TV was a 42" LG. The standard SD channels on sky box are not great, bit more grainy than on the old one.... Is that because I'm now using a bigger screen.
The guy in Curry's tried to sell me a Sandstrom gold series hdmi cable for €50 (reduced from €100!) and said it would make a big difference..... Is this true? Or will my normal hdmi cable do the same job?

BelovedAunt · 30-06-2018 2:15pm

Google or AVForums would be a much better bet than here.

R11 · 30-06-2018 5:52pm

BelovedAunt wrote: »

Google or AVForums would be a much better bet than here.

Will do. Some posters here seem very knowledgeable on these things so thought they could advise!

colm_mcm · 30-06-2018 5:54pm

R11 wrote: »

Off topic but maybe someone here can advise -
Bought a LG 55uj634v 55" today in Curry's for €549. Can anyone recommend the best picture settings for this? Picture seems a bit different from what I'm used to though my old TV was a 42" LG. The standard SD channels on sky box are not great, bit more grainy than on the old one.... Is that because I'm now using a bigger screen.
The guy in Curry's tried to sell me a Sandstrom gold series hdmi cable for €50 (reduced from €100!) and said it would make a big difference..... Is this true? Or will my normal hdmi cable do the same job?

HDMI cable will make no difference to SD Sky quality. I noticed the same thing after upgrading from 42 to 49, as you say it’s down to the screen being bigger. The HDMI scam is well documented and the margin they can make on them is off the scale.

colm_mcm · 30-06-2018 6:11pm

Currys told me a 4K tv would turn SD sky into 4K by upscaling but I needed to buy a €100 cable to do it. I thanked them and bought the same model in Argos for €5 more.

TerrorFirmer · 30-06-2018 6:16pm

When I bought my 4K TV I was told it came with a free 'premium' HDMI cable worth €50. It was a bog-standard Sandstorm, Curry's own brand, and no more premium than one you'd get in Dealz for €1.49.

The song and dance the salesperson made about it though, how it was going to improve the quality of anything it was connected to. On the day I just nodded and smiled weakly, didn't have the heart to get into an argument or call him on it.

Still in a box in a cupboard to this day, with it's €49.99 sticker.

R11 · 30-06-2018 7:32pm

Glad I didn't bother buying that cable now. Delighted with the TV though. Just have to play around with some of the settings now. Does anyone know if I can sideload apps?

LG49UJ701V - 49 inch Smart TV

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