How often do you upgrade and what is your current TV ? - page 14 - TV Forums - kfpanda Forum

Damon smith Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:56

I tend to only upgrade when needed or if funds are available, as was the case with my current tv, the Lg 49uh850v, although i didnt original start with this, as i had bought a "Panasonic" 55cx400b without any prior research, turns out it was a vestel in disguise, luckily for me it actually went faulty, and i managed to swap it for the much superior Lg, although i would love an oled tv, this tv has done me fine so far.

mclaver Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:56

2002 - 55" Pioneer PRO620HD HDTV, 1080i.Pioneer DVD player, 480p

Upgrade to support full HD
2009 - 65" Panasonic TC-P65v10, 1080p.Denon DVD player, 1080p

Upgrade to support 4k
2016 - 75" Sony XBR75X940D, 4k.Panasonic DVD DMP-UB900, 4k

Next anticipated upgrade to support 8kdata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
2023 - 85"Unknown, 8k (Must go up 10" on every upgrade!)

mclaver Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:56

joner7777 Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:56

Usually every 5 years or so.
I always pick one that forums or review mags have given 5 stars because they know what they are talking about.
I have a big LG at the moment but what cheeses me off with all these (smart) tv`s is how slow the browser / maps/ side is and the APPs soon go out of date and wont work even when updated.
Netflix ,Amazon ,you tube only want to work through a Xbox one s.

cerebros Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:56

Personally it's either when my current set dies, which is how I ended up with my current set (although if the previous one hadn't died so close to Christmas and I didn't want to risk being without a set over that time I'd probably have had it repaired rather than replacing), or when there's new tech out that's compelling enough to make me want to upgrade (although I'd only really start looking once I've had a set at least five years)

rogerh Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:57

I'm poised for an OLED but I can't afford the current prices so I'm waiting to upgrade as soon as the price gets down to something reasonable. Really like the Sony idea of the sound from the screen and I hope it delivers good quality.

captainpacific Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:57

Bought a Pioneer KURO KRP over 10 years ago and have never felt the need to seek better.

lapino Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:57

I have upgraded my tv pretty often in the past, but now for several years on a Panasonic 50GT60 plasma. Very much considering to upgrade to an OLED mainly because we watch a lot of tv during daytime where the plasma is really losing in term of picture quality, and of course OLED for the amazing blacks and contrast (and 4K). We would also upgrade to a 65" since we're sitting pretty far from the tv (even our 100" projection screen doesn't feel exactly too big).

What do you think? Good move?

Confucius Publish time 1-12-2019 22:13:57

When I 'need' to.

If I go back towards the beginning of my Home Theatre experience, I started, display wise, with a 50" Pioneer rear projector in January 1998 (£4,000!). Subsequent homes couldn't really accommodate such a beast and associated kit, so it went a bit downhill afterwards. A Toshiba 32" CRT with built in DD followed in 2002, a Sony 32" LED in 2007, free following a mobile 'phone upgrade/change of service provider. It's now in 'loft storage' until it goes in to my eldest's bedroom, after his GCSEs..., a Sony 40" LED in 2012 (now in my flat) and a couple of months ago that was replaced by a Panasonic 65DX902 LED. The cats seem to like it, and motor racing.

https://www.avforums.com/attachments/20245615_10212549150697486_4376662402526638749_n-jpg.890227/

The (2013) 39" Philips I had in my flat is now in our 'games room' at home serving a PS4, an additional Sony 32" was given to us by my mother in law and lives in our bedroom at home. The TV, not my mother in law.

So, as far as our main TVs go it's every 5 years or so, whether by chance or choice.

I considered OLED this time around but the THX Panny was too good to pass up. I felt it represented the peak of LED technology, rather a promising yet emerging new one, and was reduced to just below £2K when I bought it as a package, along with Panny's '900 UHD player for an additional £150. The Sony A1 seems an absolutely stunning bit of kit, but I couldn't justify £5K. Had it been closer to £3K it may well have got the nod - £2,000 buys a lot of nice wine and 99 Octane petrol. Something of that (OLED) ilk will no doubt find it's way to our home in time, but not before I semi-retire in ~5 years. Assuming no domestic technological disasters in the mean time, that is.

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