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Lurcher



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Looking at upgrading my 4 yr old Panasonic Plasma and considering the 4K screens , had a look at Panasonic TX-50DX750/700B sets yesterday .
Dealer showed some 4k footage via a usb plug in which was very impressive .

Any thoughts , anyone got the UHD Blue Ray player yet ?

Thanks

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Post #302234 8th Jul 2016 6:41 am
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pcheaven



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I have a Panasonic 58ax802b -4k Is very good via netflix, and upscaled Blu Ray is impresive.
Not bothering yet with UHD blu ray or whatever they are called - blu ray upscales very well with my sony DVD 

Post #302235 8th Jul 2016 7:32 am
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Dartman the one



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I'm looking at the same thing, I'm moving abroad and at present there is a difference of over £200 compared to UK prices, unfortunately all stores increased their prices yesterday by between £50-£100( Brexit?) Though my present set is a Panasonic 47" I have found that the streaming is poor compared to my 22" Samsung in the bedroom ( with both on at the same time the Panasonic always buffers, whereas the Samsung doesn't) I' looking at the Samsung UE55KU6500 Curved HDR 4K Ultra HD Smart TV, 55" or the flat version which is the 6400, I need a satellite tuner so that is why those sets are are a preference. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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pcheaven



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@Dartman

Are you experiencing problems with the Panasonic Netflix Application, or is your set android
I know that app panasonic apps requiring web data route their traffic through Panasonic servers -which may cause performance issues
Also, when the Panasonic servers go down ( it happened a few months ago) Netflix wont launch 

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dorsetfreelander



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Back in the mid 80's we had an 18" colour TV with no remote - you had to touch one of 4 numbers on the front to get it to change channel. One day I found my 3 yr old daughter standing in front of the TV with my pocket calculator stabbing the buttons and saying why doesn't this work like the one at Nana's? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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Post #302239 8th Jul 2016 8:25 am
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npinks



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i have a Panasonic 4K TV, though i don't think its UHD spec, even though i bought it less than a year ago, but that didn't stop the bloke in Curry's from trying to upsell me £80 UHD HDMI leads for it, a waste of money unless you are going to have UHD BluRay or content to watch via it

I bought a 4K upscaling Blu Ray player, but that doesn't allow me to upscale as it says my HDMI lead is not 4K compliant, which doesn't bother me as the TV upscales it, or the Amp if i have it set too.

Over all, 4K is great, Netflix content is lacking though, I won't pay Sky for any 4K content if they ever do launch it and i mainly watch all my movies via a Apple TV box upscaled from 1080P

Just take in to account the stands, I bought the TV and the thing was they now put the TV feet at each end of the TV not the central support stand so you then need to buy a new TV stand too Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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I went into Currys recently for a 50 metre RJ45 cable and saw that they were about £35 so I asked if there was some mistake as I had recently bought one on ebay for £6. They said no that's a special offer price! I know that they try to sell printer USB cables for about £10 and evidently there is more profit in that than in the average printer! 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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Still Lost in France



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I'm looking to replacing our 8 year old 32" Samsung LED TV with something a little larger, say 40-43".

Two of my daughters have bought new TVs' in the past month, one a 50" Sony and the other a 43" Panasonic and I'm not at all impressed with the picture quality of either of them.

I appreciate that the smaller the screen, the better the picture but even allowing for that, they're not as good as our old Samsung.

I think the old adage 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' will apply and I'll wait until our Samsung breaks down.

Post #302248 8th Jul 2016 10:25 am
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Dartman the one



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@pcheaven, the streaming is only BBC iplayer or one of the other main stations or one of the other main UK players, the Panasonic apps are poor compared to Samsung though I notice they now have Freetime, of course it is personal but OH prefers the Samsung picture over the Panasonic, both the customer care centres are not much help and Panasonic is in the Philippines and not really interested.
@ dorsetfreelander, Currys once tried to sell me an optical cable at some extortionate price, when I queried it, it was explained that it was gold plated and therefore had a better connection. I pointed out that an gold is opaque to light and is of no help, and perhaps he was selling against the trade descriptions act. Laughing my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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Post #302249 8th Jul 2016 10:42 am
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npinks



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thats a belter, gold optical cables Laughing Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Post #302250 8th Jul 2016 10:45 am
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Lurcher



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The 2 Panasonic models I looked at had the option of mounting the stands central or at each end , any one notice any improvement in PQ from a 4k screen when watching terrestrial HD TV/Sky footage ? FL2 gone now in 2016 Discovery 4 Loire Blue .

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taztastic



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4k for home is bull, unless you have a barn converted to a cinema and a massive screen.
The pixels on a decent 60" 1080 HD cannot be seen at about 10 feet, quadrupling them makes no difference what so ever, you are paying for 4 times more components on the screen for no discernible advantage.

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npinks



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my 55" inch 4K is clearer than my 42" inch 1080p plasma from my sofa which is at a guess is 7' away Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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I bought a 55" Sony 4K a couple of months ago . Picture on HD is amazing , only "used" the 4K with YouTube .. You would think you are there. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Post #302263 8th Jul 2016 1:39 pm
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npinks



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not looked for 4K on You Tube myself, but did what a few 3D videos on there some really pop out at you

But back to YT 4K i found this

The number of TVs that support YouTube’s brand of 4K is still in flux — just because there’s a YouTube app doesn’t mean it’ll be in 4K — so check with retailers before purchasing.

YouTube’s 4K content uses the VP9 compression codec — as opposed to the more commonly-used HEVC (H.265) codec — which helps the platform serve up high-quality 4K Ultra HD video at up to 60 fps playback for a silky smooth ride. Thanks in large part to its massive army of video contributors and a barrage of 4K cameras now on the market, YouTube has quickly become one of the best sources for 4K Ultra HD content online. You won’t find a big catalog of films or series, but those looking for some brilliant scenes to show off their TV’s mad 4K Ultra HD skills will find them here, with everything from nature videos to high-flying daredevil stunts. And perhaps best of all, it’s all free. Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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