QUOTE(berrycoo~ @ Jun 13 2018, 07:20 PM)
Hi, looking to buy a 4k tv mainly to play ps4 pro and watch some videos (non-4k) with budget RM3k. Currently looking at:
Sony
KD55x7000e ~RM2.6k
KD49x8000e ~RM3k
Samsung
UA55MU6100 ~RM2.7k
UA50NU7400 ~RM3k
LG
55UJ630t ~RM2.4k
49SJ800t ~RM3k
Which one should I go for? Also is it worth going for wcg ie 49SJ800t/KD49x8000e/UA50NU7400 but with smaller screen size? Is it worth to get smaller screen size + wcg for the PQ difference?
X7000e : the most basic UHD TV entry from Sony last year , second cheapest among your list , steady brightness , NO WCG (expected from this price range ) , No Local dimming ( again , expected from this price range ) , good motion handling , MI / BFI options to play judder-free 24p content , great sport programs supports , doesn't support WiFi 5G , the 55 " version is a VA panel which I would recommend if you can find one cheaper .
XF70 / X7000F : The successor of XE70 . I find this TV slightly brighter than XE70, might be due to panel variance . Other than that , not much has changed from its 2017 predecessor.
XF75 / X7500F : In a nut shell , a repackage of the XF70 model in Android TV OS .
x8000e : Lotsa fanbois singing praises of model this in Lowyat , to the point comparing it with OLED , truly the joke of the decade. One of them attacked me with a death threat before . It's scary when people paid a large sum of money for something mediocre yet want to feel justified for the high expenses.
Back to the TV , this is actually a decent SDR TV just not for the price it is asking . It used to be much more pricey.
Being a mid range TV, the brightness of model is very limited , which hampered its ability to display any decent HDR .
There is also the inherent flaw of unimpressive contrast level being an IPS model . It does has a Wider-Color-Gamut compare to the basic 4k models , mediocre motion handling ( worse than XE70 in fact) . Input lag is a little on the high side as well , which means it is not very suitable for gaming purposes .
Samsung : Their lower end TVs has been getting worse by each year , from the all amazing KU series to the not so impressive MU series , this year's NU series is a hit or miss
MU6100 : The MU 6 series have amazing contrast ratings , despite of not having a local dimming system . No support of WCG , No local dimming ( it relies on Samsung's CE dimming ) , great BFI (if you can withstand the screen dimming ). This is the most complete 4k entry level VA TV ( features wise ) in 2017 . This TV model has been discontinued .
NU7100 : The successor of MU6100 , more or less the " castrated " version. Picture Quality should remain in the same levels as MU 6 series while some of the features such as WIFI 5Ghz , blue tooth , smart remote control & voice control are removed .
Nu7400 : Suppose to be the true successor to MU 6 series with Wider Color Gamut , also has a steam link support . It is essentially a NU7100 but has all the trivial features from MU 6 series . Slightly more expensive than the former two.
LG : LG's Mid ~ lower end models love to use RGBW panel , buy at your own risk
UJ630 T = The cheapest TV among the bunch . This TV uses RGBW panel , which really hurts its color volume especially when showing Brighter NON-white colors , if you decide to use your TV as monitor one day , colorful fonts are going to look weird. If you can look past this , it isn't very different than the Sony x7000e .
SJ800T = The supreme UHD LED TV from LG , of IPS panel . This is probably the best TV among your list , it has all the features required to display HDR . While it still can't really compete with higher end models, this is the most comprehensive IPS TV you can buy @ around 3k
As for screen size , Amazon recommends the distance from your 4K TV to be around 1.5x the size of TV screen . EG : for a 55 inches TV , the distance between you and your TV should be @ 55 inches - 75 inches . Although the whole point of getting UHD TV is , you can sit closer to the screen to witness the awesomeness of all the 4K pixels
This post has been edited by Convael: Oct 26 2018, 06:38 AM