bargain on hitachi tvs at argos

jacob2

some bargains on hitachi 4k tv s in argos got a 43 inch 4k for 300 to replace a 40inch walker tv has died after 3 years of use

Thegalwayman

hitachi and walker are terrible brands. Better pay a bit more and have the tv for 6-8 yrs

colm_mcm

Best of luck with it, but sadly Hitachi isn't the great TV brand it once was. The parents got one in the early 80s and it just kept going. Sadly it's just a makeyuppy brand now.

johnire

Don’t know about that. My 50 inch state of the art Sony smart TV that’s used about twice a month and is 3 years old died yesterday. Absolutely disgusted with it. Will be replacing it with this Hitachi.

Thegalwayman wrote: »

hitachi and walker are terrible brands. Better pay a bit more and have the tv for 6-8 yrs

colm_mcm

johnire wrote: »

Don’t know about that. My 50 inch state of the art Sony smart TV that’s used about twice a month and is 3 years old died yesterday. Absolutely disgusted with it. Will be replacing it with this Hitachi.

You should be able to excercise your consumer rights on this one.

Riesen_Meal

johnire wrote: »

Don’t know about that. My 50 inch state of the art Sony smart TV that’s used about twice a month and is 3 years old died yesterday. Absolutely disgusted with it. Will be replacing it with this Hitachi.

I think Sony have 5 year parts guarantee if you have a receipt

I'm going TV hunting, anyone see anything around 800 mark?

MiskyBoyy

Buy a Hisense, much better TV than Hitachi and still relatively cheap.

Asmodean

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Buy a Hisense, much better TV than Hitachi and still relatively cheap.

Yeah, the mother in law has a hisense and it's very impressive. Much more bang for your buck than with Hitachi.

stimpson

Richer Sounds have a 40” Samsung 4K for £350. Would happily pay the extra for 6 year warranty, brand name and Richersounds service.

colm_mcm

Yeah, but to be fair, it's 40 vs 43"

Asmodean

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah, but to be fair, it's 40 vs 43"

Speaking from experience I'd take a hit on the 2-3 inches for a much higher quality TV set. Hitachis speakers alone are diabolical.

johndaman66

johnire wrote: »

Don’t know about that. My 50 inch state of the art Sony smart TV that’s used about twice a month and is 3 years old died yesterday. Absolutely disgusted with it. Will be replacing it with this Hitachi.

Just because the Sony wasn't good to you doesn't automatically make the Hitachi or Walker good brands. Have heard more than once lately that Hitachi are a shadow of their former selves. Probably just another generic Turkish made model now with the Hitachi name stuck on. Walker may actually be a better bet?

stimpson

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yeah, but to be fair, it's 40 vs 43"

If you’re not satisfied with 3 inches less then there is an LG 43 for 369.

Riesen_Meal

johndaman66 wrote: »

Just because the Sony wasn't good to you doesn't automatically make the Hitachi or Walker good brands. Have heard more than once lately that Hitachi are a shadow of their former selves. Probably just another generic Turkish made model now with the Hitachi name stuck on. Walker may actually be a better bet?

Hitachi and walker are made by Vestel in Turkey afaik...

NIMAN

I was tempted by the 43 Hitachi, but I'm holding off for now.

I know it's made by Vestel, and that Hitachi is now just like Sharp, JVC, Sanyo, Philips etc, a brand that's been bought to fool the customer into thinking they are getting a top brand when they aren't. They sold their badges years back, and a lot of them are all the same under different cases.

Reading some owner reviews on the Hitachi, I think the picture is ok, but the sound is meant to be poor. And the software is very outdated and not slick and fast like a lot of the proper tv brands.

But it's a 4K tv, and for the price, it's still a very good deal.

SeamusFX

How does the Hitachi compare to the LG 43UJ634V for €100 more at Curry's?

http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.22

manu2009

SeamusFX wrote: »

How does the Hitachi compare to the LG 43UJ634V for €100 more at Curry's?

http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.22

It doesn't compare, go for the LG, better quality panel, better smart features and HDR.

Like others have mentioned imo Hisense and LG offer the best value for money in the lower range of 4k TV's and are a lot better than any Vestel tv.

SeamusFX

Thanks, what about the Toshiba 43U5766DB 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV with Freeview Play for about €345 delivered?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-49U5766DB-49-Inch-Ultra-Freeview/dp/B075KG5K14/ref=lp_14333909031_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1514297770&sr=1-3&th=1

Would this be as good as the LG 43UJ634V?

bduffy

manu2009 wrote: »

It doesn't compare, go for the LG, better quality panel, better smart features and HDR.

Like others have mentioned imo Hisense and LG offer the best value for money in the lower range of 4k TV's and are a lot better than any Vestel tv.

Remember that the LG has the satellite built in also, so you can pick up BBC etc.
if you have signed off Sky as we did a few years ago.

colm_mcm

stimpson wrote: »

If you’re not satisfied with 3 inches less then there is an LG 43 for 369.

I'm with you. Just better to compare like with like. Got the LG 4K HDR one for +/- €520 a few months ago and very happy with it, especially the sound. Bought a 42" LG SMART 3D 5 years ago and it's still going strong.

SeamusFX

bduffy wrote: »

Remember that the LG has the satellite built in also, so you can pick up BBC etc.
if you have signed off Sky as we did a few years ago.

I've looked through the specs on the LG at Curry's and there's no mention of built in satellite?
http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.22#details

Bozacke

SeamusFX wrote: »

Thanks, what about the Toshiba 43U5766DB 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV with Freeview Play for about €345 delivered?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-49U5766DB-49-Inch-Ultra-Freeview/dp/B075KG5K14/ref=lp_14333909031_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1514297770&sr=1-3&th=1

Would this be as good as the LG 43UJ634V?

What about the 49inch JVC for the same price?

http://www.currys.ie/Product/jvc-lt49c870-49-smart-4k-ultra-hd-led-tv/345443/409.22

bduffy

SeamusFX wrote: »

I've looked through the specs on the LG at Curry's and there's no mention of built in satellite?
http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.22#details

I bought a pair of LG TVs (49 and 43 for us and in-laws) in Currys and they both have the Satellite tuner....the 49 was the 49UJ701V but I checked the 43 and see it was the 43UJ635V.
Not sure about the 634. They seem similar but there must be some difference....https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/baf71ab61

SeamusFX

bduffy wrote: »

I bought a pair of LG TVs (49 and 43 for us and in-laws) in Currys and they both have the Satellite tuner....the 49 was the 49UJ701V but I checked the 43 and see it was the 43UJ635V.
Not sure about the 634. They seem similar but there must be some difference....https://www.displayspecifications.com/en/comparison/baf71ab61

Thanks for that, it looks like it probably does have a Sat tuner. Although I already have a Humax Satbox, having the built in Satellite would be handy, plus I'm not sure if the UK version would have Saorview Play.

colm_mcm

Bozacke wrote: »

What about the 49inch JVC for the same price?

http://www.currys.ie/Product/jvc-lt49c870-49-smart-4k-ultra-hd-led-tv/345443/409.22

Same story as Blaupunkt and Hitachi - another bought brand

SeamusFX wrote: »

I've looked through the specs on the LG at Curry's and there's no mention of built in satellite?
http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.22#details

For whatever reason, they don't advertise them as having satellite, but both mine have.

SeamusFX

Thanks, I just reserved the LG 43UJ634V at Curry's, I just hope they honour the price tomorrow, as they close at 7 and I'm not going to be able to make it there tonight. My reservation says it's good until tomorrow, so I assume I should be OK.

colm_mcm

SeamusFX wrote: »

Thanks, I just reserved the LG 43UJ634V at Curry's, I just hope they honour the price tomorrow, as they close at 7 and I'm not going to be able to make it there tonight. My reservation says it's good until tomorrow, so I assume I should be OK.

Ah yeah. Just don't let them sell you any overpriced HDMI leads

Bozacke

Is the Hisense H43N5300 43 as good as the LG?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7526305/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome%2Bentertainment%2Band%2Bsat%2Bnav%7C14419512/c_2/3%7Ccat_19780832%7CTelevisions%7C14419667.htm

mad m

What’s the difference in this

https://euro.richersounds.ie/p-202909-lg-43uj630v.aspx

And Curry’s

http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.21

Which is better tv to go for.

NIMAN

mad m wrote: »

What’s the difference in this

https://euro.richersounds.ie/p-202909-lg-43uj630v.aspx

And Curry’s

http://www.currys.ie/Product/lg-43uj634v-43-smart-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-led-tv/343532/409.21

Which is better tv to go for.

Looking at their 2 model numbers, I'd say some minor difference.

Can't see anything standing out on the specs

Edit: just compared both models on LG own website and its listing zero differences.

mad m

Would it be the one on richer has the smart remote?