43" TV recomendations?

[paulrbarnard]

I wouldn't waste money on the 4K phenomenon; there's not a lot around in the over hyped arena. And the price differentil is also totally unjustified. Well it is for me and no doubt many others too.

Really? Pretty much everything I watch is available in HD. It is instantly apparent.

 

[okeydokey]

Look forward to hearing how the new TV is much better than the existing

 

[Terry - Somerset]

Buying TVs is a little like going to a restaurant:

• buy cheap - it delivers basic calories, in uninspired surroundings, using cheap ingredients, at best cooked averagely. Motorway services spring to mind.
• mid range - a meal with reasonable flavour and ingredients, produced by someone who may have been to a catering college - the local curry house, decent pub grub etc. A place where ambience and companions are at least as important as the food.
• top end - probably has a few rosettes or stars to justify their costs/prices to produce complex dishes with high quality ingredients, in upmarket surroundings. You eat there because food quality (or status is paramount

Why the TV analogue:

• low end allows you access to the programming, but for most would rarely be watched and never be a source of enjoyment
• mid range provides a decent experience for most, and if replacing that which is 10+ years old will almost certainly be a real improvement
• top end with lots of tech and gizmos for discriminating afficionados.

I make no apologies for mid range - I am a glasses wearer which may anyway distort a "perfect image". Although I can tell the difference with a sound bar it is insufficient to justify the clutter and expense - when I watch TV it is the story that interests, not the audio and image quality (unless poor).