TV reccomendations - R10k Budget

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I am in the market for a new TV - budget is about R10k.

I have not kept up to date with whats great these days, any suggestions on what to look out for, or any recommendations? With my budget in mind, what size should i be looking at?
 
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Ecco said:
I am in the market for a new TV - budget is about R10k.

I have not kept up to date with whats great these days, any suggestions on what to look out for, or any recommendations? With my budget in mind, what size should i be looking at?
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Samsung MU7000 series TVs - 43 to 50 inch or maybe 55 inch if on special

Skyworth G6(Yes, I'm obsessed with this TV)- 49 inch

Hisense M5010
 
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Mike Hoxbig said:
You're probably looking at a 50-55" entry level 4k TV.

https://www.stax.co.za/products/lg-55uj670-55-uhd-smart-tv
https://www.stax.co.za/products/samsung-55-ua55ku7000-uhd-4k
https://www.stax.co.za/products/hisense-55m7000uwg-55-uhd-tv

My pick would probably be the LG. It has 4 HDMI HDCP 2.2 ports (required for HDR), whereas the Samsung only has 1 as far as I know. Not sure about the Hisense.

Also it comes with WebOS 3.0 which IMO is by far the best TV OS...
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I have no idea what this is??

***** - didnt even know TV's have different OS's which needed to be evaluated - thing are not simple any more hey
 
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Great. Will read up on this.

I see peeps recommending hisense - back in the day, you would only buy a japanese or korean made TV - no sure about the hisense brand
 
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Ecco said:
Great. Will read up on this.

I see peeps recommending hisense - back in the day, you would only buy a japanese or korean made TV - no sure about the hisense brand
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It's Chinese but they have a factory in SA, Cape Town where they manufacture their Tv's. The are alot of review's online about the Hisense TVs so easy to compare them to other TVs
 
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Makro has the following on promo

Samsung 55 smart uhd R12k
Samsung 49 smart uhd curved R10k
Samsung 50 smart uhd R10k
LG 55 smart full HD R9k

There's also a HiSense 58 smart uhd R10 999

I personally would go for the LG 65 uhd with HDR. R17.8k, R17k at STAX but Makro will match it.
 
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I am also in the market for a new TV(4k) and have been shopping/researching for the past month or so.
The 58'' HiSense looks really nice when you stand in front of it and Makro has them on special for R9999, but searching for specs online you can't really fine decent specs or reviews. Think the TV is discontinued.

I am looking at the following: (55")
Samsung MU7000
HiSense M5010

I can't make my mind up, think Black Friday will.
 
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6Spiderman said:
I am also in the market for a new TV(4k) and have been shopping/researching for the past month or so.
The 58'' HiSense looks really nice when you stand in front of it and Makro has them on special for R9999, but searching for specs online you can't really fine decent specs or reviews. Think the TV is discontinued.

I am looking at the following: (55")
Samsung MU7000
HiSense M5010

I can't make my mind up, think Black Friday will.
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The MU7000 and M5010 both don't do proper HDR so you have to base byour desicion on picture quality and UI
 
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6Spiderman said:
I am also in the market for a new TV(4k) and have been shopping/researching for the past month or so.
The 58'' HiSense looks really nice when you stand in front of it and Makro has them on special for R9999, but searching for specs online you can't really fine decent specs or reviews. Think the TV is discontinued.

I am looking at the following: (55")
Samsung MU7000
HiSense M5010

I can't make my mind up, think Black Friday will.
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Refer to the LG UJ670 posted above.

Also never judge a TV based on how it's set up in store. Do your own due diligence and research...
 
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Sumen said:
The MU7000 and M5010 both don't do proper HDR so you have to base byour desicion on picture quality and UI
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Do you recommend any Samsungs close to that sort of budget with better HDR? I had my heart set on a MU7000. I just assumed it's performance was about as good as it gets for a normal LED backlit display. I see sources are saying that it's slightly worse than the previous year model :/
 
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mr_norris said:
Do you recommend any Samsungs close to that sort of budget with better HDR? I had my heart set on a MU7000. I just assumed it's performance was about as good as it gets for a normal LED backlit display. I see sources are saying that it's slightly worse than the previous year model :/
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You might be able to get 2016 SUHD TV on black Friday from Hirsch's, last year they had one for R13000 down from R20000
 
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Corbin said:
Thinking of getting this one . Perfect size for me. 55 too small(ish) , 65 is overkill.
Any personal review on it ?
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Wait for BF. I think you'll get a sweet 60 for R10k.
HiSense make good panels.
 
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