Philips Ambilight 43PUS8545/12 43-Inch LED TV (4K UHD, P5 Engine, Dolby Vision, Dolby

rodneytrotter15 · 17-11-2020 01:37PM

FWIW...I bought the 58" from Richer Sounds for the folks for Xmas. Just set it up there and the picture is fantastic even with the regular Virgin TV box. Kinda sorry now I bought a Samsung QLED a few weeks back ( although haven't set it up yet ) and didn't buy an Ambilight instead.

Slipshaney · 17-11-2020 01:43PM

Wow I would have thought the pic quality of the QLED and OLED would be far superior?

What did you make of the user interface? Some saying it’s a bit sluggish.

rodneytrotter15 wrote: »

FWIW...I bought the 58" from Richer Sounds for the folks for Xmas. Just set it up there and the picture is fantastic even with the regular Virgin TV box. Kinda sorry now I bought a Samsung QLED a few weeks back ( although haven't set it up yet ) and didn't buy an Ambilight instead.

17-11-2020 02:52PM

Slipshaney wrote: »

Wow I would have thought the pic quality of the QLED and OLED would be far superior?

What did you make of the user interface? Some saying it’s a bit sluggish.

Different people will have different preferences but the Ambilight for me is now no.1 on the list of what I want. Set things up and you can blow your mind with how dark the black levels are on OLED. But I genuinely am more impressed with the Ambilight.
If you're someone who's happy to spend massive money on OLED then great for you. Given a choice between the ambilight I paid €430 for and the OLED a friend paid €2,000 I would honestly take the ambilight TV. Even at that I guess part of that will be because I have it in a room where I have it set up to take (almost) full advantage of the ambilight.
At no point have I been disappointed with the black levels on my TV, I'm sure most people who've never had ambilight have never been disappointed with the lack of it.

EDIT: Will certainly concede the UI isn't excellent. Again though for me I pretty much only switch between HDMI inputs.

Slipshaney · 17-11-2020 03:04PM

Thanks for the info. I was close to pulling the trigger on the 58" Phillips with the Ambilight, but torn between that and the LG OLED CX

Like you, I would only really be switching between inputs so UI isnt an issue (use a firestick mostly). Im mostly interested in the picture quality....

Currently have a very decent Sony Bravia 4K, so not sure if I even should be changing!

Deleted User wrote: »

Different people will have different preferences but the Ambilight for me is now no.1 on the list of what I want. Set things up and you can blow your mind with how dark the black levels are on OLED. But I genuinely am more impressed with the Ambilight.
If you're someone who's happy to spend massive money on OLED then great for you. Given a choice between the ambilight I paid €430 for and the OLED a friend paid €2,000 I would honestly take the ambilight TV. Even at that I guess part of that will be because I have it in a room where I have it set up to take (almost) full advantage of the ambilight.
At no point have I been disappointed with the black levels on my TV, I'm sure most people who've never had ambilight have never been disappointed with the lack of it.
EDIT: Will certainly concede the UI isn't excellent. Again though for me I pretty much only switch between HDMI inputs.

rodneytrotter15 · 17-11-2020 03:17PM

Slipshaney wrote: »

Wow I would have thought the pic quality of the QLED and OLED would be far superior?

What did you make of the user interface? Some saying it’s a bit sluggish.

I haven't taken the Samsung out of the box yet ( room not ready yet ) so can't comment fully. The UI did seem a little clunky flicking through it, not that the folks will ever be using it though. Was genuinely blown away by the picture quality though.

Slipshaney · 17-11-2020 03:20PM

Great stuff - and did you have to make many adjustments to the picture?

Ive read here (and elsewhere) that theres a fair amount of tinkering needed to get the settings correct

rodneytrotter15 wrote: »

I haven't taken the Samsung out of the box yet ( room not ready yet ) so can't comment fully. The UI did seem a little clunky flicking through it, not that the folks will ever be using it though. Was genuinely blown away by the picture quality though.

rodneytrotter15 · 17-11-2020 03:29PM

Slipshaney wrote: »

Great stuff - and did you have to make many adjustments to the picture?

Ive read here (and elsewhere) that theres a fair amount of tinkering needed to get the settings correct

I didn't touch it at all to be honest and was expecting that I would have to based on comments read. Now I'm by no means an expert but it looked fine to me. I did see some fairly confaluted (sp) setup/tweaks in either the comments section of Hot UK Deals or Amazon when the bargain was first posted there but never copied the link, should be easy enough to find if anyone wanted to do digging.

Zardoz · 17-11-2020 03:54PM

Slipshaney wrote: »

Thanks for the info. I was close to pulling the trigger on the 58" Phillips with the Ambilight, but torn between that and the LG OLED CX

Like you, I would only really be switching between inputs so UI isnt an issue (use a firestick mostly). Im mostly interested in the picture quality....

Currently have a very decent Sony Bravia 4K, so not sure if I even should be changing!

In terms of picture quality there is no comparison between the Oled and the Ambilight.

Ones an Oled, the other is an LCD, with an LED backlight , 2 different technologies.

tglynn · 17-11-2020 05:08PM

Ordered the 58" 58PUS9005/12 Currys.ie! Needed 4 side ambi as it'll be wall mounted

batistuta9 · 17-11-2020 05:13PM

Zardoz wrote: »

In terms of picture quality there is no comparison between the Oled and the Ambilight.

Ones an Oled, the other is an LCD, with an LED backlight , 2 different technologies.

These are low end LCDs too according to avforums
https://www.avforums.com/threads/new-my-best-value-tvs-2020-2021-edition.2325951/

Crazy time to be buying a TV anyway, see what they drop to next week

Slipshaney · 17-11-2020 05:18PM

Do you see even the high end TVs tumbling down next week?

batistuta9 wrote: »

These are low end LCDs too according to avforums
https://www.avforums.com/threads/new-my-best-value-tvs-2020-2021-edition.2325951/

Crazy time to be buying a TV anyway, see what they drop to next week

batistuta9 · 17-11-2020 05:40PM

Slipshaney wrote: »

Do you see even the high end TVs tumbling down next week?

Usually do. They're overpriced when released, discounted for BF, might go back up, back down for jan. sales. Then later in the year to get cleared out for the new models in the summer.

If you're in no rush hold until xmas/Jan or even until around April may next year.
Or look for one of last years top TV now if you can find any left

rodneytrotter15 · 17-11-2020 06:03PM

batistuta9 wrote: »

These are low end LCDs too according to avforums
https://www.avforums.com/threads/new-my-best-value-tvs-2020-2021-edition.2325951/

Crazy time to be buying a TV anyway, see what they drop to next week

14 day price guarantee negates that worry but thanks anyway...

FLOOPER · 17-11-2020 07:05PM

What’s the sound like on them?

They don’t seem to do well on reviews!

Want to get the 50 so thinking I’d be mad to buy before BF.

Would others agree?

billyhead · 17-11-2020 07:08PM

Are TVs not for sale at Black Friday prices now. I'm looking to get a 50-55 inch Sony Bravia for my Mum.

god's toy · 17-11-2020 07:16PM

kaerobe wrote: »

I've managed to get some really good UHD/4k content on

Disney+
BBC iPlayer (very limited UHD)
Netflix (on top tier sub)
Youtube.

Not sure where else. Most of the other players dont support 4K/HDR/UHD

Sidenote:

I have my TV set to UK, have cheap Saorview dongle picking up the FTA Irish channels and have a VPN for OnDemand UK players/Freeview play and it works pretty well, with suggestions for box sets/catchup on the home screen. I had to set all settings to UK including when scanning for DVB-T

Cools thanks for the info. I have everything set to UK same as yours but still the uk tv apps don't show. What VPN are you using?

fergiesfolly · 17-11-2020 07:22PM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

Bought the 43" 8505 in Argos.
Setup was very good, using your existing google account to link Netflix, Amazon Video, Disney etc.
I haven't managed to link the ambilight to my Philips Hue yet.
I've been messing with the picture all evening but I'm not happy with it at all.
Any large black areas seem pixilated and certain scenes seem almost fuzzy.
If anyone has any settings that are working for them I'd appreciate it.

Wanted to come back about this and thanks to BionicRasher for the link to the Philips forum.

The picture does take a lot of finessing, but worth it.
Otherwise the tv works really well.
Very good sound. Smart features and apps very quick to load and work well.
The tv isn't wall mounted so we won't get the benefit of it but used as mood lighting is kind of cool and integrates with philips hue bulbs in the room and can be controlled from google home speaker.( This doesn't seem to work when using an ethernet connection but works well when on wifi)
The remote is well laid out and button position is intuitive. After only using it a day and not searching for buttons.
The digital tuner picked up all the channels easily and like every other tv I've bought with dual tuners, you can't create a favorites list of Irish and satellite channels. You have to hop between both. However, it's a lot easier to switch between the two tuners than previous tvs I've had.
So far, so good. Very happy with it.

Dr_Colossus · 17-11-2020 08:28PM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

The tv isn't wall mounted so we won't get the benefit of it but used as mood lighting is kind of cool and integrates with philips hue bulbs in the room and can be controlled from google home speaker.( This doesn't seem to work when using an ethernet connection but works well when on wifi)

The digital tuner picked up all the channels easily and like every other tv I've bought with dual tuners, you can't create a favorites list of Irish and satellite channels. You have to hop between both. However, it's a lot easier to switch between the two tuners than previous tvs I've had.

Let us know if you make any progress on controlling the ambilight via google home when connected via ethernet. Seems strange as cable connection would surely be better and what I'd be looking to do.

Have you an aeriel for the terrestrial channels and a disk for the FTA satelite channels of how do you operate that end of it.

kaerobe · 17-11-2020 10:54PM

god's toy wrote: »

Cools thanks for the info. I have everything set to UK same as yours but still the uk tv apps don't show. What VPN are you using?

I’ve been using KeepSolid VPN which has an app which works well for me. Just find the BBC UHD streams a bit slow but that could be our virgin internet

fergiesfolly · 18-11-2020 09:11AM

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Let us know if you make any progress on controlling the ambilight via google home when connected via ethernet. Seems strange as cable connection would surely be better and what I'd be looking to do.

Have you an aeriel for the terrestrial channels and a disk for the FTA satelite channels of how do you operate that end of it.

To be honest, it's working on wifi, so I'm going to leave well enough alone.

It is aerial and dish for channels. There's a button on the remote that brings up a menu with favourites, antenna and satellite. I have the satellite channels I watch on the favourites list and switch between that and antenna as need be.
I don't watch a lot of live tv, so that works fine for me.

New problem though.... The tv started switching on by itself last night. No idea why and hadn't time this morning to investigate.
Any suggestions welcome.

kaerobe · 18-11-2020 08:01PM

Anyone having an issues with ambilight+ hue.
It worked for a day or two but doesnt detect the bridge anymore.
Have reset tv and bridge. VERY impressive to have both in sync

BionicRasher · 19-11-2020 01:47PM

Received my 50 inch 9005 today

8 days turnaround - Currys.co.uk via Parcel Wizard

had a quick peek and looks to be all safe and sound as I was worried about transport. Dont have time to set up yet but will try tonight.

Delivery only cost €3.85

so all in it cost €505.47 for a top spec 50 inch TV - happy days!!

My last TV (42inch Panasonic) cost €779 10 years ago. :eek::eek::eek:

Will let you know my thoughts on it once I get it set up

sharkman · 19-11-2020 01:49PM

BionicRasher wrote: »

Received my 50 inch 9005 today
8 days turnaround - Currys.co.uk via Parcel Wizard

had a quick peek and looks to be all safe and sound as I was worried about transport. Dont have time to set up yet but will try tonight.

Delivery only cost €3.85

so all in it cost €505.47 for a top spec 50 inch TV - happy days!!

My last TV (42inch Panasonic) cost €779 10 years ago. :eek::eek::eek:

Will let you know my thoughts on it once I get it set up

Looking forward to hearing what you think of it .

tadgho · 19-11-2020 02:21PM

BionicRasher wrote: »

Received my 50 inch 9005 today
8 days turnaround - Currys.co.uk via Parcel Wizard

had a quick peek and looks to be all safe and sound as I was worried about transport. Dont have time to set up yet but will try tonight.

Delivery only cost €3.85

so all in it cost €505.47 for a top spec 50 inch TV - happy days!!

My last TV (42inch Panasonic) cost €779 10 years ago. :eek::eek::eek:

Will let you know my thoughts on it once I get it set up

Are these still available on Currys.co.uk? Don't see them there...

BionicRasher · 19-11-2020 02:26PM

tadgho wrote: »

Are these still available on Currys.co.uk? Don't see them there...

Looks like out f stock now

Alligator Wine · 19-11-2020 03:23PM

BionicRasher wrote: »

Received my 50 inch 9005 today
8 days turnaround - Currys.co.uk via Parcel Wizard

had a quick peek and looks to be all safe and sound as I was worried about transport. Dont have time to set up yet but will try tonight.

Delivery only cost €3.85

so all in it cost €505.47 for a top spec 50 inch TV - happy days!!

My last TV (42inch Panasonic) cost €779 10 years ago. :eek::eek::eek:

Will let you know my thoughts on it once I get it set up

That's great. Thought we'd be stung for the oversized home delivery. Mine is supposed to arrive tomorrow via DPD parcel wizard. It's a relief as I didn't hear anything from Curry's since paying for it. Have had a good few deliveries from DPD lately and finding their service so much better than what I remembered.

FLOOPER · 19-11-2020 06:31PM

Hi all,

So which one is better:
PUS 9005
Or
PUS 8545

Going to pull trigger as they seem great value but unsure which has better specs.

Maybe people could post pros/cons they found with their model.

Thanx

cython · 19-11-2020 10:11PM

FLOOPER wrote: »

Hi all,

So which one is better:
PUS 9005
Or
PUS 8545

Going to pull trigger as they seem great value but unsure which has better specs.

Maybe people could post pros/cons they found with their model.

Thanx

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/115254341

I broke this down earlier in the thread, and if those sources can be trusted, the short form is that bigger number is better.

FLOOPER · 20-11-2020 01:39AM

cython wrote: »

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/115254341

I broke this down earlier in the thread, and if those sources can be trusted, the short form is that bigger number is better.

thanks.

I did a compare search on Philips site and the only really discernible difference is that the 9005 has 4 sided Ambilight as opposed to 3 for the 8545.

May wait till BF before I pull the trigger and Richer Sounds may price match with their 6 year warranty.

tadgho · 20-11-2020 09:56AM

Still no dispatch from Amazon for the 43" 8545 TV in the OP

This is now 9 days after order and TV is showing as 'In Stock' on Amazon.co.uk. Is this normal wait time for dispatch or is anyone else still waiting for dispatch of TV in the OP? A bit disappointed that it hasn't been at least dispatched at this stage...:mad:

Philips Ambilight 43PUS8545/12 43-Inch LED TV (4K UHD, P5 Engine, Dolby Vision, Dolby

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