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49" TV Recommendation

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  • 18-10-2019 11:55am
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    Alan G
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    Hi lads,

    I'm looking for a recommendation of what 49" TV to buy.

    The budget is around the €1000 mark and will mainly be used for movies, Netfilx, streaming with some sport thrown in for good measure. 

    Having looked on your site, the following have stood out. Open to other suggestions also?

    Samsung QE49Q60R / Samsung QE49Q70R (What are the main differences between the two? Is the 70R worth the extra few €'s) 

    LG 49SM8600PLA (is the LG 49SM9000PLA available?)

    Sony BRAVIA KD49XG9005BU

    Would appreciate your feedback on what would be the best bang for buck!

    Thanks,

    Alan


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    Richersounds.ie: DavidS
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    Alan G wrote: »
    Hi lads,

    I'm looking for a recommendation of what 49" TV to buy.

    The budget is around the €1000 mark and will mainly be used for movies, Netfilx, streaming with some sport thrown in for good measure. 

    Having looked on your site, the following have stood out. Open to other suggestions also?

    Samsung QE49Q60R / Samsung QE49Q70R (What are the main differences between the two? Is the 70R worth the extra few €'s) 

    LG 49SM8600PLA (is the LG 49SM9000PLA available?)

    Sony BRAVIA KD49XG9005BU

    Would appreciate your feedback on what would be the best bang for buck!

    Thanks,

    Alan
    Hi Alan,

    Thanks for the post and apologies for the delay getting back to you.

    All of those TVs are fantastic!

    The main differences between the Q60 and the Q70 is the Q70 has a Direct Lit Full Array panel which will give more uniform brightness and better colour/contrast. The Q70 also has better sound and better design for the casing.

    The Q70 is a very good TV and for me I would recommend either the Sony KD49XG9005 or the LG 49SM8600 (unfortunately I don't have the SM9000 available). The LG Nano crystal display does look great and it also has a very user friendly smart hub (I have one of the LG OLEDs and the smart hub is amazing.) Similarly the Sony is great for motion handling and uses the Android operating system which is a very good smart hub. I do have the Samsung Q70 on display and personally I find the image a little soft and lacking contrast in comparison with the Sony and the LG. It's still a great TV but I think either of the other two would be a better buy.

    Let me know what you think!

    Kind regards

    David


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