Big screen 4K TV roundup - December 2023

Erk - the 65" A95L is $3,500.00 ...
 
Virex said:
this is really not a good article Jan. I'd definitely not call "Skyworth" well known. Skyworth and all the Chinese **** in the article are all crap. Maybe not TCL, they are pretty decent.
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You would be surprised to know that some of these brands are all manufactured by the same South African factory.
 
Jan said:
Cheapest 4K big-screen TVs in South Africa — including several options under R10,000

Higher-resolution TVs have increased in popularity in South Africa, and, as a result, the prices of 4K TVs have fallen considerably, including for models 65 inches and larger.

When LG launched its first 4K TV in 2012, it had an 84-inch panel and cost $20,000 (R164,230). However, South Africans can now grab a big-screen 4K TV from a well-known brand for as little as R8,999.
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in terms of the first 4k TV's the first i ever saw was the Samsung 84" that was R485000 in South Africa at the time - i went to Gateway to see the launch - and then they had it displayed at the Gateway Cinema level for a month - so each time i went to the movies in that month i saw that screen in action before i went into the movie - the LG 4k launched after that was a total cheapie because LG were concentrating more on 3D at that time

the LG was nowhere near the first - it was launched maybe more than 6 months after the big Samsung - i had a 51" Samsung Plasma at that time
 
wingnut771 said:
My ancient 40" LCD Sony Bravia started doing weird **** the other day, it starts doing its own thing changing channels, going into demo mode all by itself. Picture still great though. I'm very sad.
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If you just use it as a monitor, does it still give you problems? My PS3 is plugged into my Bravia and a media stick for netflix, crunchy roll and prime.
 
Virex said:
this is really not a good article Jan. I'd definitely not call "Skyworth" well known. Skyworth and all the Chinese **** in the article are all crap. Maybe not TCL, they are pretty decent.
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Skyworth is actually a well known brand worldwide, although you'll find it marketed under different names in different countries.
They even do manufacturing for a "Made in Germany" brand.
Although the Skyworth name only recently came to SA, we've been able to purchase their sets for quite a while now under the Sinotec brand.
 
rh1 said:
If you just use it as a monitor, does it still give you problems? My PS3 is plugged into my Bravia and a media stick for netflix, crunchy roll and prime.
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I'm using it the same as before just with the DSTV, except the media player is not connected anymore. There was like a ghost in the machine before turning up the volume to max and changing to demo mode. Looks like a month in the naughty corner excorcised the demon.
 
kabusi said:
You would be surprised to know that some of these brands are all manufactured by the same South African factory.
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For a while Ford and Mazda were assembled at same factory in SA, yet the Ford's were the only ones leaking oil.
 
wingnut771 said:
My ancient 40" LCD Sony Bravia started doing weird **** the other day, it starts doing its own thing changing channels, going into demo mode all by itself. Picture still great though. I'm very sad.
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We had this issue on my old Hisense. The board on the side of the TV with the buttons on was flaky. I opened the TB up and disconnected it since we use the remote all of the time.

Worked 100% after that
 
PhireSide said:
We had this issue on my old Hisense. The board on the side of the TV with the buttons on was flaky. I opened the TB up and disconnected it since we use the remote all of the time.

Worked 100% after that
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I thought about that, without opening the thing up, I bought some IPA and contact cleaner spray and drowned the buttons. It didn't make a difference so gave up and left it off in the naughty corner and used a smaller screen that we had until this thread revived my sony bravia passion and gave the ol' gal a second chance and now all is back to normal again.
 
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