Just out of curiosity can you please explain exactly what goes wrong with them. I can see you despise them but a description of the problems you have encountered would be more interesting and informative than just slating them.
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Just out of curiosity can you please explain exactly what goes wrong with them. I can see you despise them but a description of the problems you have encountered would be more interesting and informative than just slating them.
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My 3 tellys are all LG, very happy with them. If you have [or can get] access to Costco I highly recommend them.
Be aware that some retailers will set up their display sets just off best pic etc., in order to sell more of whichever brand carries the highest profit margins.
@Bryan Williams You don't say what size you want/need? My last buy was a 28" LG for the kitchen [needed to fit under wall cupboard]....£239 iirc.
Be aware that some retailers will set up their display sets just off best pic etc., in order to sell more of whichever brand carries the highest profit margins.
@Bryan Williams You don't say what size you want/need? My last buy was a 28" LG for the kitchen [needed to fit under wall cupboard]....£239 iirc.
Many TV come with default settings which are far from perfect and there are sites on the internet that will provide better settings. Often they have the brightness/contrast cranked so high they look washed out. Our Toshibas were like this, tweaking the settings transformed them.
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We've had Samsung TV'S for years and the last 40" one was and still is great but the latest one has a very dark picture on a few Netflix and other programmes that can't be tuned out.
There's some very odd picture settings on it that just don't work well.
The remote is also a very poor design that has a curved back that means you can't just press a button while its on the coffee table as it rolls around you have to pick it up, first world problems I know but it's bloody annoying!
There's some very odd picture settings on it that just don't work well.
The remote is also a very poor design that has a curved back that means you can't just press a button while its on the coffee table as it rolls around you have to pick it up, first world problems I know but it's bloody annoying!
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I bet there's a fix on Thingiverse.
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It is and there is!
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General unreliability is the biggest complaint. With no exaggeration, I get at least two calls a day asking if we do TV repairs and it is the rare exception that is not a Vestel. Such customers get given a quick lesson about Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Section 75 CCA!
There is a place in the market for bottom of the range tat, but it should not in my opinion be disguised as something better than it is. People still trust Grundig, Bush and other previously high quality names but that is all they are. I despise them for the deception, not because it is cheap tat.
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I’ve an LG (recommendation from Richer Sounds) and I’m mostly happy with it. Apps are fine, it’s responsive when you press the buttons (unlike the completely garbage JVC my bother has that takes 2 seconds to change channel) sound is fine without an external soundbar and you can record live Tv to a USB stick.
EXCEPT
on dark scenes lighter parts have like a bloom, or halo, round them. Really obvious if you take the remote and wave the cursor around on a black screen.
EXCEPT
on dark scenes lighter parts have like a bloom, or halo, round them. Really obvious if you take the remote and wave the cursor around on a black screen.
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The one I printed was a very tight fit and could have done with printing at around 110% perhaps. It may depend on the specific remote.
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Samsung here too...I used to be Sony but got fedup with their awful connectivity.
Given how cheap TVs are these days it's pointless buying cheap rubbish.
Given how cheap TVs are these days it's pointless buying cheap rubbish.
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No printer! At least it's not just me having trouble then
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No printer! At least it's not just me having trouble then
Did you want one printed?
We have a Hisense and can't complain about any of these things. Although we are not particularly highly invested in what we watch. So a high end telly seemed pointless to us.
Is it components or the software that lets them down ??
I can understand they're low end but if their are that many in circulation seeing as they are sold under so many brands, then it is no surprise that they come across your table at a higher rate. I honestly don't think any tv computer or piece of technology is actually meant to last very long.
The government are so keen to go green they should insist that all electronic items should come with a 10 year warranty. Will soon improve the quality.
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ive just bought a 65 inch tv sharp from costco the tv is great but the fuction are slow to respond and our last tv was the same only the one before was useable
enter the fire stick for net flix and amazon and all is well and tv chanels are good for 369 with a 5 year warrenty cant complain at that
enter the fire stick for net flix and amazon and all is well and tv chanels are good for 369 with a 5 year warrenty cant complain at that
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Can you? That would be great!
The missus gets the arsx when I start ranting about the poor design and how could something so crap be signed off for production, it might help marital harmony
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Can you? That would be great!
The missus gets the arsx when I start ranting about the poor design and how could something so crap be signed off for production, it might help marital harmony
Which one is it, the first one?
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