4k TV Power City

SATNAV

Nordmende NM40UHD
I am not great on TV need a tv size is perfect is the below spec ok, I know its most likely a Vestal box , just used for standard use.
Tks

Nordmende 40 4k smart tv
Saorview & satellite tv
200hz 4k uhd picture
Saorview record ready
2x hdmi digital connections
Usb play & record
Smart tv platform
Built in wifi
Netflix uhd
Scart connection
Headphone connection
Pc in via hdmi & vga
Optical audio connection
Lan conection
200hz clear motion technology

€ 369 Power City

Sleeper12

SATNAV wrote:

€ 369 Power City

I'm not a nordmande fan but at that price you really can't go wrong

and still ricky villa

Can't comment on all Nordmende but we inherited one that is a year old and it's brutal. The sound is awful and it vibrates with any form of bass and the picture has started to blur from the bottom
Ask for a demo and whack up the volume and be sure there's a decent guarantee

stimpson

Honestly at 40" it's not worth going 4K. A decent 1080p set would give a far better picture at that size/price point.

Capt'n Midnight

and still ricky villa wrote: »

Can't comment on all Nordmende but we inherited one that is a year old and it's brutal. The sound is awful and it vibrates with any form of bass and the picture has started to blur from the bottom
Ask for a demo and whack up the volume and be sure there's a decent guarantee

Almost all cheap flat screens have awful sound. Just use an old pair of computer speakers or line in on a HiFi

fryup

stimpson wrote: »

Honestly at 40" it's not worth going 4K. A decent 1080p set would give a far better picture at that size/price point.

really? a 4k upscales doesn't it?

stimpson

fryup wrote: »

really? a 4k upscales doesn't it?

There's far more to a good picture than resolution. Contrast, response time, edge bleeding all have an effect on picture quality. You'll get a better quality 1080p panel at that price, and at 40" you really won't notice much difference in resolution.

Reati

fryup wrote: »

really? a 4k upscales doesn't it?

It's do to with people being obsessed with a diagram that shows at what distance to screen size 4K makes a difference.

Amazingly though, my 4K tv which is short of 50inch people can all see a sharper image with the 4K movies.

theteal

stimpson wrote: »

Honestly at 40" it's not worth going 4K. A decent 1080p set would give a far better picture at that size/price point.

I wouldn't even mind the size issue as much. What I can't abide in these cheap 4k screens is the motion processing, any sport on them is woeful.

fryup

^^^^^^^^^^

the hisense?

theteal

fryup wrote: »

^^^^^^^^^^

the hisense?

Supposed to be decent "for what it costs". Personally I'd save my money and go no lower than the Samsung 7000 series - which I did notice is on sale in richersounds

stimpson

If you're looking for a bargain 4K then why settle for a no name brand? Richer sounds have a Samsung for £349 plus £7 for delivery to the republic.

http://www.richersounds.ie/p-202314-ue40ku6020.aspx

Fairly sure they still include 5 year warranty on all TVs. They have a forum on boards if you need to ask.

dawidnowak2005

Before I have Samsung series 8 top class full hd tv( at the time of buying it it was top range) and now I got hisense 4k and must say it's wayyy better picture on hisense

pm1977x

dawidnowak2005 wrote: »

Before I have Samsung series 8 top class full hd tv( at the time of buying it it was top range) and now I got hisense 4k and must say it's wayyy better picture on hisense

What size HiSense?

dawidnowak2005

pm1977x wrote: »

What size HiSense?

55"

TrustedApple

Stay away from power city. Bought a 1100 euro lg TV there 16 months ago broke twice.

Every part inside it needs to be repaired. Again said no wonted a replacement.

Had to go small claims court. They did not reply at all to the court. After 15 days.

I won the case by default

Now have to wait to the new year to start getting my money back.

Bought a new TV today in soundstore in cork to replace it. At lest they tryed to sell me a TV today unlike harvy norman and Currys who said go way when I tryed to buy it

Sleeper12

TrustedApple wrote:

Stay away from power city. Bought a 1100 euro lg TV there 16 months ago broke twice.

In fairness it's LG you should be annoyed with. By an LG anywhere & the same would have happened.
Great that you won eventually.

shannon82

Had my eye on this tv it's on offer in powercity

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/panasonic-viera-tx-40dx600b-smart-4k-ultra-hd-40-led-tv-10143875-pdt.html

Upgrading from my old crappy tv

TrustedApple

Sleeper12 wrote: »

In fairness it's LG you should be annoyed with. By an LG anywhere & the same would have happened.
Great that you won eventually.

LG are grand to deal with they sent me back to power city and told me to use my cs law to get it fixed otherwise we have to charge for it.

If I went into great detail of power city cs you will know why I am angry at them

pm1977x

TrustedApple wrote: »

...
Bought a new TV today in soundstore in cork to replace it. At lest they tryed to sell me a TV today unlike harvy norman and Currys who said go way when I tryed to buy it

They both refused to sell you a TV?

Sleeper12

TrustedApple wrote:

LG are grand to deal with they sent me back to power city and told me to use my cs law to get it fixed otherwise we have to charge for it.

Yes but LG wouldn't replace the T.V. for you or power city. Now power city has to sue LG for a replacement T.V.. I'm sure power city gave you a hard time and legally it was up to them to look after you but if LG replaced the faulty T.V. that they manufactured in the first place you would not have needed to sue power city. It might put me off power city but it would definitely put me off LG for life

Sleeper12

TrustedApple wrote:

Bought a new TV today in soundstore in cork to replace it. At lest they tryed to sell me a TV today unlike harvy norman and Currys who said go way when I tryed to buy it

I was window shopping for a 65" 4k t.v.last June. Was in Harvey Normans In swords. Sales guy was all over me like a rash till I told him I wouldn't be buying for another 2weeks. Turned around and he was gone. I bought one 2weeks later but refused to consider Harvey Normans for the purchase. They had their chance.

TrustedApple

pm1977x wrote: »

They both refused to sell you a TV?

Yap said try richer sounds price or match sound store they flat out refund and said the 1700 price on the TV they won't move on it at all.

Currys said to me to much of a gap they won't prove then the Manger came over and said OK but will be 3 weeks to get the TV as none in stock.

Sound store said do better then the 1250 he said OK I will go have a look he came back and said 1200 and I said give me delivery and we have a deal he went no problem we have a deal.

TimeToShine

Wouldn't bother with a 4k TV that is smaller than 50''.

Riesen_Meal

TimeToShine wrote: »

Wouldn't bother with a 4k TV that is smaller than 50''.

Not sure I agree with that...



Uncharted 4 looking pretty amazing on a 40 inch Samsung, if anything my ****ty camera on the phone does not do it justice...

killbillvol2

TrustedApple wrote: »

pm1977x wrote: »

They both refused to sell you a TV?

Yap said try richer sounds price or match sound store they flat out refund and said the 1700 price on the TV they won't move on it at all.

Currys said to me to much of a gap they won't prove then the Manger came over and said OK but will be 3 weeks to get the TV as none in stock.

Sound store said do better then the 1250 he said OK I will go have a look he came back and said 1200 and I said give me delivery and we have a deal he went no problem we have a deal.

Thanks for clearing that up.

killbillvol2

shannon82 wrote: »

Had my eye on this tv it's on offer in powercity

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/panasonic-viera-tx-40dx600b-smart-4k-ultra-hd-40-led-tv-10143875-pdt.html

Upgrading from my old crappy tv

How much in Power City?

omb0wyn5ehpij9

TrustedApple wrote: »

Yap said try richer sounds price or match sound store they flat out refund and said the 1700 price on the TV they won't move on it at all.

Currys said to me to much of a gap they won't prove then the Manger came over and said OK but will be 3 weeks to get the TV as none in stock.

Sound store said do better then the 1250 he said OK I will go have a look he came back and said 1200 and I said give me delivery and we have a deal he went no problem we have a deal.

So they didn't refuse to sell you a tv and you're talking rubbish? They would have sold you a tv, but it wouldn't have been at the price you wanted :rolleyes:

rubadub

Reati wrote: »

It's do to with people being obsessed with a diagram that shows at what distance to screen size 4K makes a difference.

Amazingly though, my 4K tv which is short of 50inch people can all see a sharper image with the 4K movies.

stimpson commented on the price point.

I would expect to notice a difference in playing a movie at 4K rather than 1080p on the same 40" 4K tv. I am not amazed people noticed a difference on yours, and I doubt any posters here would be amazed either.

I think more people are obsessed with pixel rating and picture size, than those obsessed with the diagram you mention.

The point being made is that for the same money you might get a better viewing experience on a 1080p TV (that cost the same) than watching the same film in 4K on a 4K tv at the same price point.

I remember my housemate going out with a set amount of money to get a large tv, and coming home with a 720 50" instead of the smaller size 1080 he had planned on. He was amazed he could get a 50" screen for the same price. Picture was pretty poor though, a decent 50" should have cost a lot more at the time. I still much prefer watching on a 852x680 42" plasma in the house rather than the 50" 720 one..

colm_mcm

BDJW wrote: »

So they didn't refuse to sell you a tv and you're talking rubbish? They would have sold you a tv, but it wouldn't have been at the price you wanted :rolleyes:

They say in their ads this they'll match or beat any competitors price

Sleeper12

colm_mcm wrote:

They say in their ads this they'll match or beat any competitors price

Yes but it has to be in ROI & it has to be an advertised price or the price on the price tag. If you bargain down a price in one shop another shops "we'll match anyone else's price" doesn't come into effect

TrustedApple

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Yes but it has to be in ROI & it has to be an advertised price or the price on the price tag. If you bargain down a price in one shop another shops "we'll match anyone else's price" doesn't come into effect

Yap i should them the price on my phone on the other stores site and was in stock still no go ha

Stheno

TrustedApple wrote: »

Yap i should them the price on my phone on the other stores site and was in stock still no go ha

Was it the exact same model?

TrustedApple

Stheno wrote: »

Was it the exact same model?

Panasonic TX-58DX802B with 5 year warranty both where like for like TV.

I bought from sound store in the end as they wonted to see me the tv and knocked 50 euros off the price and gave me free del on IT.

Stheno

TrustedApple wrote: »

Panasonic TX-58DX802B with 5 year warranty both where like for like TV.

I bought from sound store in the end as they wonted to see me the tv and knocked 50 euros off the price and gave me free del on IT.

Ah so the price match wouldnt have mattered given the extra off?

JohnBoy26

The thing is for less than €100 more you can get a decent brand tv that will perform much better and have decent picture quality and good motion handling.

Standard 4k tvs have dropped considerably in price now that 4k hdr is the new thing.

Those rebadged vestel sets in general are really poor quality and are best avoided imo unless you are on a tight budget.

It is important to do some homework when buying though as it's a minefield. Some well established brands also use vestel for their entry level tvs while others use them for their entire range of tvs and in other cases vestel has bought the brand name of former well regarded and well established brands. Very few companies make their own tv's anymore.

Also while you might not get to see the full benefits of 4k on anything less than a 50inch tv you will still see a decent upgrade in detail on smaller 4k sets too compared to a similar spec full hd set.

TrustedApple

Stheno wrote: »

Ah so the price match wouldnt have mattered given the extra off?

So they would not even match the online price. I then went to sound store and they gave me the TV cheaper when i asked for a discount on it.

JohnBoy26

TrustedApple wrote: »

So they would not even match the online price. I then went to sound store and they gave me the TV cheaper when i asked for a discount on it.

That tv can be got for €1249 with a 6 year warranty in the panasonic store in limerick. It's the same price in soudstore with a 5 year warranty.
https://www.panasonicstore.ie/product/tv-and-projector/tv-55-to-85-screen-size/panasonic-58-premium-4k-smart-led-tv-tx-58dx802b/

Great tv btw.

rubadub

colm_mcm wrote: »

They say in their ads this they'll match or beat any competitors price

Not sure what the radio or tv ads say, but online its pretty clear

http://www.currys.ie/content/price-promise-we-wont-be-beaten-on-price/926

If you find Argos, DID Electrical, Expert, Harvey Norman or Power City has the same product at a cheaper price, including voucher offers, we'll match it – even up to 7 days after purchase.

I would be very surprised if their ad did not say T&Cs were attached, or that the ad 100% convinced people they would match prices in the UK, e.g. richer sounds.

TrustedApple wrote: »

Bought a new TV today in soundstore in cork to replace it. At lest they tryed to sell me a TV today unlike harvy norman and Currys who said go way when I tryed to buy it

"who would not price match" would have taken less characters, and would not have been deliberately misleading -especially when it seems they never said they would price match the shops you mention...

TrustedApple

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

That tv can be got for €1249 with a 6 year warranty in the panasonic store in limerick. It's the same price in soudstore with a 5 year warranty.
https://www.panasonicstore.ie/product/tv-and-projector/tv-55-to-85-screen-size/panasonic-58-premium-4k-smart-led-tv-tx-58dx802b/

Great tv btw.

Paid 1200 for it delivery Incuded so can't complain. 5 year warranty.

Being honest it prob be replaced at the end of the 5 years or when ever 8k tvs come in fashion .

JohnBoy26

TrustedApple wrote: »

Paid 1200 for it delivery Incuded so can't complain. 5 year warranty.

Being honest it prob be replaced at the end of the 5 years or when ever 8k tvs come in fashion .

I know you got a good deal and 5 years is a good warranty. well wear. My post was Just for anyone else interested in this tv. You done well knocking €50 off. I couldn't get them to knock anything off their sale price, albeit on a cheaper tv

rubadub

TrustedApple wrote: »

so can't complain. 5 year warranty.

- but you did complain. And it certainly was not warranted!

Hoboo

TrustedApple wrote: »

Yap said try richer sounds price or match sound store they flat out refund and said the 1700 price on the TV they won't move on it at all.

Currys said to me to much of a gap they won't prove then the Manger came over and said OK but will be 3 weeks to get the TV as none in stock.

Sound store said do better then the 1250 he said OK I will go have a look he came back and said 1200 and I said give me delivery and we have a deal he went no problem we have a deal.

Ok so it's not that they wouldn't sell you a tv, they just weren't prepared to match your offer and spit on their hands.

shannon82

killbillvol2 wrote: »

How much in Power City?

499 in powercity, 569 in currys its the Panasonic 600 model.
Was in Currys yesterday and a young guy recommended the following Samsung 6000 43 inch for €569

SachaJ

Take a look at richersounds.ie if you can. TVs are usually cheaper and come with a 6 year warranty.

jonerkinsella

I picked up the Samsung 55" KS7000 in Curry's with the 5 year know how warranty for €1190 . I have to say that the picture is stunning . I watched Mad Max in 4k 10bit Hdr and it is amazing . It's also a stunning TV for gaming as the input lag is very fast .

The 55" is €1150 ( store pickup ) and the 49" version can be got for 1k delivered in Richer sounds with a 6 year warranty .

Many reviews online claiming it to be the best bang for buck tv out there .

https://www.google.ie/#q=samsung+ue55ks7000+review

rafi bomb

Hi Guys
Picking up a 4k tv for the one s.

Is there anything i need to look out for when getting one for Gaming?

IS 4K Ultra HD HDR teh norm?

Looking at these two

http://euro.richersounds.ie/p-202300...ab?swapstore=1

http://www.did.ie/pansonic-50-4k-sma...x-50dx700b-prd

JohnBoy26

rafi bomb wrote: »

Hi Guys
Picking up a 4k tv for the one s.

Is there anything i need to look out for when getting one for Gaming?

IS 4K Ultra HD HDR teh norm?

Looking at these two

http://euro.richersounds.ie/p-202300...ab?swapstore=1

http://www.did.ie/pansonic-50-4k-sma...x-50dx700b-prd

None of those links are working.

As for your other questions, hdr has only really started to be introduced in the last year or so and not all sets display hdr equally. Some sets won't display it to it's full potential but you will still get the effects of it. Eg sets with less than 1000 nits of brightness and 8 bit panels.

Most sets that can display proper hdr cost silly money though.

As for gaming, getting a tv with a low input lag is important.

rafi bomb

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

None of those links are working.

As for your other questions, hdr has only really started to be introduced in the last year or so and not all sets display hdr equally. Some sets won't display it to it's full potential but you will still get the effects of it. Eg sets with less than 1000 nits of brightness and 8 bit panels.

Most sets that can display proper hdr cost silly money though.

As for gaming, getting a tv with a low input lag is important.

Thsnks for that. Hopefully the links work now. The LG the cheapest by far but really like the look of the 55" samsung from richersounds.

LInks still not working

Is the SAMSUNG
UE55KU6000 55" For €749

Or the LG Lg 49UH650V 49" For €589.50

stevek93

stimpson wrote: »

Honestly at 40" it's not worth going 4K. A decent 1080p set would give a far better picture at that size/price point.

Explain how?

rubadub

stevek93 wrote: »

Explain how?

the price point is the important thing to note. It is not set in stone, you could of course happen to find a really good deal on a 4K tv.

What people mean is that at the same price point one product might be better than another if working off the same margins, due to the costs of the base components.

e.g. if sony had a 40MP camera and 5MP camera both 200euro and the same profit margin. Then the 5MP should be able to afford to have a better lens or flash or whatever, and so the photos taken with it could turn out better. The 40MP camera will attract those who automatically think higher pixels is a measure of quality.

If I had 300euro to spend on a bike I would avoid one with lots of gears and disc brakes & suspension, as they are likely to be very poor quality at that price point, you could get a better cycling experience over the next few years on a single speed basic bike, which should have better components presuming its on the same margins etc.