Philips 50" 4K UHD Ambilight Smart TV With HDR (Plus €10 Voucher) - €489 [Argos]

evosteo · 05-06-2018 05:55PM

Picked up one from argos yesterday. Thanks op. Think i got the last one in the country. Had to drive to dundalk from dublin for it. Have to say im delighted with it. Great features and fantastic picture quality. Only down side is the volume quality but i had a phillips soundbar so problem solved.

I had my original tv on an 800mm wide stand. The foot print of this tv from the spec is 780mm however id suggest getting a minimum 1000mm stand

djdunny · 06-06-2018 04:09PM

evosteo wrote: »

Picked up one from argos yesterday. Thanks op. Think i got the last one in the country. Had to drive to dundalk from dublin for it. Have to say im delighted with it. Great features and fantastic picture quality. Only down side is the volume quality but i had a phillips soundbar so problem solved.

I had my original tv on an 800mm wide stand. The foot print of this tv from the spec is 780mm however id suggest getting a minimum 1000mm stand

Totally agree with this. My previous TV was on a swivel stand which was much handier for adding or removing cables from the back without the fear that one of the legs was going to fall off the side of the stand.

Has anyone had the issue where the TV will just switch to a different source by itself? Its happened about 4 or 5 times now. WE could be watching something ont he Sky box and it will automatically switch to the Apple TV. Not sure if its a settings that needs to be turned off or something a bit more problematic.

WildCardDoW · 06-06-2018 04:28PM

djdunny, that might be something related to HDMI CEC?

evosteo · 07-06-2018 12:48AM

Iv been playing around with some of the features. Has anybody had any trouble with the miracast source option? You can mirror your phones screen straight onto the tv. I got it working but this was after 5 or 6 attempts and struggled again the 2nd time i tried. Iv a samsung s8 and when it did work it was great

Only · 12-06-2018 09:12AM

Guys, could any of ye measure the stand width of this TV please? I'm wondering what the minimum width of a unit underneath would be ... Current 50" sits on a pretty narrow unit in bedroom and want to see if this can be done the same or if I will have to wall mount it. Tia

evosteo · 12-06-2018 09:16AM

The stand is 780mm wide. It would fit on a square 800mm stand but your nerves would be gone if someone banged off it. I pick up a 1000mm 3 tier stand on adverts for 25 quid and sold my 800mm for the same

Only · 12-06-2018 10:55AM

evosteo wrote: »

The stand is 780mm wide. It would fit on a square 800mm stand but your nerves would be gone if someone banged off it. I pick up a 1000mm 3 tier stand on adverts for 25 quid and sold my 800mm for the same

Thanks a million!!!

ablelocks · 14-06-2018 09:52AM

just a heads up that there is 1 of these in each of the argos stores in clonmel, athlone, navan, tralee and wexford.

covfefe · 17-06-2018 12:49PM

I've had this TV for about 6 months, great TV, the main thing that annoys me is that it doesn't work very well with my Harmony remote, got it working though but it's slow and this wasn't a showstopper for me.

The issue is, instead of being able to use a code for say HDMI1 so that the remote command goes straight to that input, you need to input the sequence, e.g. Source --> Down --> Down --> Down --> OK etc. which is clunky but seems to be a limitation of Philips TVs.

Oat23 · 17-06-2018 06:50PM

I picked this up for someone but they are having a strange problem. The video & audio will stop for 1-2 seconds randomly. The whole screen goes black. Then it's back to normal. They've tried different devices (Sky box, amazon fire stick) and a different hdmi lead but it's the same story.

Anyone come across this before? I can't find anything on google.

Keith186 · 17-06-2018 08:18PM

Oat23 wrote: »

I picked this up for someone but they are having a strange problem. The video & audio will stop for 1-2 seconds randomly. The whole screen goes black. Then it's back to normal. They've tried different devices (Sky box, amazon fire stick) and a different hdmi lead but it's the same story.

Anyone come across this before? I can't find anything on google.

I don't have this TV but if it displays info like HDMI1 or whatever after it comes back on then it seems like it's either a bad connection or some weird software glitch where it's acting like it's being switched to that input again.
Try the other HDMI input and see if it's happening in that too.
Pull the cable then plug it back in when watching sky box to confirm the input info appears.
If it does as would be normal with most TV's, and if that info isn't showing after the glitch happens then it could be a fault with the panel where it has a loose connection perhaps.
If you're inputting 4k picture on HDMI you might need to change a setting, I've to do that on a Sony.
Otherwise check picture settings, if some settings (resolution, colour range etc.) are on auto try the other fixed options and see if that helps.

ablelocks · 18-06-2018 03:39PM

covfefe wrote: »

I've had this TV for about 6 months, great TV, the main thing that annoys me is that it doesn't work very well with my Harmony remote, got it working though but it's slow and this wasn't a showstopper for me.

The issue is, instead of being able to use a code for say HDMI1 so that the remote command goes straight to that input, you need to input the sequence, e.g. Source --> Down --> Down --> Down --> OK etc. which is clunky but seems to be a limitation of Philips TVs.

you may or may not thank me for this, cos this "fix" will mean buying another piece of electronic equipment, but here goes...

buy yourself an av receiver (i recommend richersounds and they have a forum here). I got this TV last week, set it up with an onkyo receiver and harmony one remote works perfectly with it.

Oat23 · 19-06-2018 07:29PM

Keith186 wrote: »

I don't have this TV but if it displays info like HDMI1 or whatever after it comes back on then it seems like it's either a bad connection or some weird software glitch where it's acting like it's being switched to that input again.
Try the other HDMI input and see if it's happening in that too.
Pull the cable then plug it back in when watching sky box to confirm the input info appears.
If it does as would be normal with most TV's, and if that info isn't showing after the glitch happens then it could be a fault with the panel where it has a loose connection perhaps.
If you're inputting 4k picture on HDMI you might need to change a setting, I've to do that on a Sony.
Otherwise check picture settings, if some settings (resolution, colour range etc.) are on auto try the other fixed options and see if that helps.

Thanks for the suggestions. I had already had them try plugging out the HDMI to see what happens and instantly on the TV it pops up saying 'no signal'. However when the blackouts were happening it didn't say that. The issue was also happening on all ports.

The problem turned out to be the amazon fire stick. There's some sort of interference caused when you power it off the TV's USB port. I had a very similar issue with a chromecast years ago when trying to use it with my projector. The picture would break up and the whole screen go black. I unplugged the fire stick and they've been using it since last night without any blackouts, so next step is to bring them over a USB plug to see if the fire stick will work without issues when powered from a wall socket which I suspect it will, as that sorted my chromecast/projector issue.

A strange problem and I don't really understand how/why it happens.

Keith186 · 19-06-2018 08:01PM

Oat23 wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestions. I had already had them try plugging out the HDMI to see what happens and instantly on the TV it pops up saying 'no signal'. However when the blackouts were happening it didn't say that. The issue was also happening on all ports.

The problem turned out to be the amazon fire stick. There's some sort of interference caused when you power it off the TV's USB port. I had a very similar issue with a chromecast years ago when trying to use it with my projector. The picture would break up and the whole screen go black. I unplugged the fire stick and they've been using it since last night without any blackouts, so next step is to bring them over a USB plug to see if the fire stick will work without issues when powered from a wall socket which I suspect it will, as that sorted my chromecast/projector issue.

A strange problem and I don't really understand how/why it happens.

Good stuff figuring it out. I've to power my fire stick off a plug too for an old TV in the kitchen because it was causing performance issues with the stick being really slow, definitely better to plug into a socket if you can. I used an old phone charger.

Only · 20-06-2020 10:21PM

Guys, would anyone have a receipt for one of these TVs by any chance?? I bought one when this was posted and the Ambilight has gone faulty but I cant find my receipt

Klingon Hamlet · 20-06-2020 10:29PM

Only wrote: »

Guys, would anyone have a receipt for one of these TVs by any chance?? I bought one when this was posted and the Ambilight has gone faulty but I cant find my receipt

With ID and a credit card statement or bank statement they should be able to locate the receipt on their systems. Also check your email as if you gave them your address they should have sent you a receipt by email.

Only · 20-06-2020 10:35PM

Klingon Hamlet wrote: »

With ID and a credit card statement or bank statement they should be able to locate the receipt on their systems. Also check your email as if you gave them your address they should have sent you a receipt by email.

I've gone through all and just can't find anything relating to the purchase .. gone through email, credit card statement (I changed banks so dont have the bank ststements) and no joy ... just thought someone on here might have a receipt I could use:o

bassy · 20-06-2020 10:36PM

would,nt touch any kind of a philips tv no way.................................................................

freebee23 · 21-06-2020 12:37AM

Only wrote: »

Guys, would anyone have a receipt for one of these TVs by any chance?? I bought one when this was posted and the Ambilight has gone faulty but I cant find my receipt

Only wrote: »

I've gone through all and just can't find anything relating to the purchase .. gone through email, credit card statement (I changed banks so dont have the bank ststements) and no joy ... just thought someone on here might have a receipt I could use:o

If you paid by card then there will definitely be a paper trail. I had to check an old bank account before for proof of payment after I changed banks. I got in touch with my old bank and they very kindly sent me a copy of my yearly transactions for a small fee. Your old bank should be able to do this for you. I think asking someone else here for a receipt is not the route that should be taken. Providing someone else's receipt might also open you to issues surrounding ownership if it transpires that a refund is needed and identification is requested, especially so if they request the card that the transaction was paid with. Also if you need to go down the small claims court in the future it might backfire on you.

brightkane · 21-06-2020 09:27AM

Only wrote: »

Guys, would anyone have a receipt for one of these TVs by any chance?? I bought one when this was posted and the Ambilight has gone faulty but I cant find my receipt

I have an ambilight and thought it was broken but the kids had changed it to react to audio and not video as it had been . Just in case yours is the same

McMurphy · 21-06-2020 02:14PM

bassy wrote: »

would,nt touch any kind of a philips tv no way.................................................................

Why?

Have one myself, and the only thing that even slightly annoys me about it is the limited apps available on the app store compared with Samsung and LG for example.

Apart from that, can't fault it.

Only · 21-06-2020 07:58PM

brightkane wrote: »

I have an ambilight and thought it was broken but the kids had changed it to react to audio and not video as it had been . Just in case yours is the same

Oohh, I never thought of that - will take a look and see - thanks!!

billbond4 · 22-06-2020 03:18PM

Or do a factory reset ?

Only · 22-06-2020 03:20PM

Thanks guys - it turned out that the setting had been changed to sync with acoustics ... all fixed now!!! Can always rely on Boardsies

rob316 · 22-06-2020 04:45PM

Great TV, have mine about a year, love it. Visitors always comment on the ambilight,I wouldn't be without it now.

Outkast_IRE · 22-06-2020 04:47PM

Alot of the philips are coming with 6 year parts and labour warranty - for a TV that is pretty good. Samsung, Sony, LG can be pretty miserly with warranties for tvs costing into the thousands.

Have to say love the look of the Ambilight - the Philips OLED range is in high contention for a future purchase.

StonedRaider · 22-06-2020 06:11PM

Any telly from richer sounds (apart from clearance) come with a 6 year warranty as standard and free delivery. Some jokers on adverts selling used telly's at prices very close to brand new.

dashcamdanny · 24-06-2020 09:55PM

I got the 65" version .

My issue is Dolby Atmos on Netflix. Sometimes it works, most time it does not. Hit or miss.

pain in the hole....

Outkast_IRE · 25-06-2020 09:17AM

dashcamdanny wrote: »

I got the 65" version .

My issue is Dolby Atmos on Netflix. Sometimes it works, most time it does not. Hit or miss.

pain in the hole....

Thats a netflix issue isnt it, the dolby atmos is only supported on certain titles.

https://help.netflix.com/en/node/64066

AndyOHart · 25-06-2020 10:47AM

I got this TV when the deal came out.
It was great but now I have like 4-5 white 'blotches', that can really notice on black parts of the screen when its on.
So shadows and stuff can notice quite a bit. Anybody know is the TV ****ed or it needs some other repair? I don't know how I could get a repair off them since don't have a receipt from 2 years back

Philips 50" 4K UHD Ambilight Smart TV With HDR (Plus €10 Voucher) - €489 [Argos]

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