New TV for Renovated Family Space: 43 vs 48 and what is "good"?

dingbat wrote: »

(mods apologies if this question appeared already - tried to post once and didn't see it come through)

Hi. Have renovated our house and the living space is now larger. New TV required; the 32" Samsung panel that served us well will be going into secondary service in an office space.

We both like watching TV but have always disliked rooms that are *dominated* by a TV. The new model will be set into a built-in unit comprising various cupboards and bookshelves, vases and lamps. A 48" unit would be the largest I'd put in there, and a 43" would be a little neater.

We'll be going saorview aerial & freeview dish, along with data cable for netflix, disney, primevideo and the like. Gaming is not a consideration.

Budget will top out at 900 but ideally 700.

Finally, I really dislike buying stuff. Futureproofing is important.

What models should I be considering?

Thank you for your help.

dingbat wrote: »

Richersounds.ie: DavidS wrote: »

dingbat wrote: »

(mods apologies if this question appeared already - tried to post once and didn't see it come through)

Hi. Have renovated our house and the living space is now larger. New TV required; the 32" Samsung panel that served us well will be going into secondary service in an office space.

We both like watching TV but have always disliked rooms that are *dominated* by a TV. The new model will be set into a built-in unit comprising various cupboards and bookshelves, vases and lamps. A 48" unit would be the largest I'd put in there, and a 43" would be a little neater.

We'll be going saorview aerial & freeview dish, along with data cable for netflix, disney, primevideo and the like. Gaming is not a consideration.

Budget will top out at 900 but ideally 700.

Finally, I really dislike buying stuff. Futureproofing is important.

What models should I be considering?

Thank you for your help.

Hi Dingbat.

Thanks for the post.

It looks like it would have to be a 43".
It jumps from 43" to 49" and then 50" and 55".

In a 43" you could check out the LG 43UN81006 priced at 529 Euro. (Saorivew and Freesat tuners. Plus all the apps).
https://euro.richersounds.ie/p-204662-lg-43un81006lb-43-inch-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-smart-led-tv-freeview-hd-freesat-hd.aspx

Or Sony have the excellent 43XG8305 coming in at 649 Euro (Saorivew and Freesat tuners. Plus all the apps).
https://euro.richersounds.ie/p-204032-sony-kd43xg8305bu-43-inch-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-smart-led-android-tv-youview.aspx


Samsung also have a 43" QLED the 43Q60T priced at 699 Euro.
Fantastic picture quality on the QLED sets. (Saorivew and Freesat tuners. Plus all the apps).
https://euro.richersounds.ie/p-204597-samsung-qe43q60t-43-inch-4k-ultra-hd-hdr-smart-qled-tv-with-apple-tv-app-freesat-hd.aspx


Let me know what you think.


Kenny.

Thanks Kenny. Sorry for the silly question, but what's the key differences between those models? i.e. what makes one better than the other?

Second question: I measured out the space and a 49" set would be essentially the same as a 48". If we were to go for this over a 43", what should we be thinking about?

Thank you. I'm flying blind here!