How often do you upgrade and what is your current TV ?

oxfordyankee

My wife just reminded me that this time last year she was on a trip to Barcelona. Why is that relevant? Well it was when I snuck in my Panny 65 802b. It replaced another Panasonic set and I was hoping she wouldn't notice. She didn't. The kids did and went running in to tell her how great the new TV was.

Waiting for her next trip before an OLED finds its way into our lives.

lordbilly

I had the 50PK version. Great tv but have now upgraded to OLED LG 55".
Usually upgrade every 5-6 years.

meltonboy

Still got my Panny plasma from circa 2005. when i bought it, one of the plasma myths was "it will only last 10 years", which i thought was long enough at the time.

I would really like an OLED but can't increase screen size beyond 42" (wife factor). There doesn't seem much prospect of OLED getting that small. For some reason i can't really muster the excitement factor to buy an LCD even though i'm sure it will be better PQ than my old plasma.

I'd buy a 42" OLED tomorrow, almost regardless of RRP...

MB

giggsy1950

I bought a Panasonic 50 inch V10 plasma in 2009 and while I liked it, I was never happy with the detail (pictures looked a bit soft unless I ramped up the sharpness, which I know is not the solution) and the un-plasma like black levels. So in January this year I bought a Pioneer 5090 50 inch. I did have the dreaded 'red tint to blacks' but fettling the service menu solved this (although I now get cyan pixels over white areas sometimes) and the picture is great. More detail than the V10 (almost LCD like detail (I know there shouldn't be a difference, but there always appears to be to me)) and inky black levels. Shall keep this until it goes then 4K OLED for me.

chaz

Hi My first TV I had was given to me by my sister back in 1975 it was a 14" B/w set made by Rank (by the way it still works but up in the attic now) The first TV I actually brought was a Toshiba surround sound TV. It came the surround speakers The TV was good but the surround sound was naff.The next  TV was a big investment saved a year hard for this one it was a Sony 28" CRT Flatter looking Triniton screen it came on a pallet and was SODING HEAVY !!! and took two men to lift it!!! The reason I spent this much money is what I read in What HiFI and was highly recommended and at the time Sony was the dog things. This was the biggest Mistake I ever made it went back to Sony twice no mean feat considering how much it weight it was with screen problems.I had this Waste of Money TV for two years in the meantime a dear friend of mine had opened a top Audio and Home cinema shop in Horsham called Audio 7 it was like a breath of fresh air Mat knew what he was talking about So I paid £2,000 for a 46" Plasma which was a Fitistu This was great TV Picture wise etc and to stop any screen burn before it turned off it showed a white screen very happy with that TV which now brings me up to date I have  now A Samsung HD7500  and a SEK3500 box Which I am still very happy with so will not upgrade for a few years yet (Maybe 2020)PS does anybody have a spare SEK3500 remote I seem to have lost mine

Joe C

What's the physical dimensions of your plasma?  My 55" OLED fits in exactly the same space as the 42" plasma I used to have - it had huge plastic bezels.

That was Mrs Lem's criteria for any replacements, must fit in the same space

MarcoDB

I generally only replace things when they break and cannot be repaired for less than the price of buying a replacement or are rendered obsolete by changes to a service or utility on which they rely.

I do have some shiny new things, but most of my stuff looks like it's on loan from a museum.

Previous TVs were a 16" 4:3 Sony Trinatron that lasted about 12 years and a 32" Sony Wega (CRT) that lasted 14 years - it was still watchable-ish, but the vertical scan would periodically become somewhat erratic.

Current Sony 46" W905 in the living room was bought in the 2013 Winter Sales from John Lewis and has a 5 year warranty.  Spent ages reviewing TVs before settling on that model.  Had looked at the 55" model, but coming from a 32" CRT I thought it looked too big!

Ye olde 32" Sharp LCD (circa 2007) in the bedroom was c/o my Mum as she'd upgraded to a 46"(ish) LG in the 2015 Winter Sales and was chucking her old TV out. PQ and AQ are fairly meh, but it's (marginally) better than watching stuff on my iPhone in bed.

Would like to replace the W905 with a bigger TV, but anything less than an OLED would be a backward step.  Oh and I'm waiting for 3DTV to come back in fashion too

meltonboy

You are right that it's a big old unit. However Mrs MB requires a "smaller screen that doesn't dominate the living space". I'm working on the assumption that i would probably get away with a same size screen in a much smaller unit. More than that will be a push....

MB

Ste7en

Usually when something breaks.

MJC UK

I used to upgrade every 2 to 3 years, but that was when we went from CRT, to flat screen Plasma, to HD Ready, and finally to 1080p. I've had my LG 42*something* for over five years now and it's still a brilliant picture imo, I see no reason to upgrade to 4K.

Additionally, I bought a BENQ W1070 PJ at Christmas, which fills me with so much joy that I haven't felt the need for a 4K screen - bigger is better in this case (for me)

... but I'm getting SKY Q today, so that all may change quickly.