[harry10]

Originally Posted by ashvek3141

So, finally ended up picking the LG A3 55” OLED at 77.5k INR on Amazon via SBI CC No Cost EMI.

Good job
I picked up Hisense u7k for 52k after icici discount on No cost EMI. Deliberated good 45 minutes about this and Bravia 3 which showed a price of around 67-68k at that time. Even thought about the LG OLED deal which you bought. In the end went with hisense as for living room this made more sense. Will be delivered and installed on Monday. Let's see how it goes.

As I am typing this the price has gone up to 55k for same hisense model.

Edit- special mention to our member - Mpthy, his positive review about U7k gave me assurance to go for this.

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by ashvek3141

So, finally ended up picking the LG A3 55” OLED at 77.5k INR on Amazon via SBI CC No Cost EMI.

So, the LG A3 55 OLED TV is here and installed by the LG technician. I didn't wait for Amazon to initiate the service request; ASA the TV was delivered, I initiated the service request myself with the LG service team. They were prompt enough to send their technician the following day.

Apparently, LG OLED's don't come with stands inside the box, rather the consumer gets and option to choose either a wall mount or stand option during the installation visit. If one decides to take either of the option, the later it is to be availed by paying the necessary charges.

So, it's been 3 days of viewing this awesome TV and the difference is stark compared to my earlier SONY Bravia LCD 32" TV. The 4K content is on another level; however, the SD and even a few HD channels to some extent are acceptable. Now, I'm not sure if it is because my viewing distance being just 8 feet or the upscaling itself is that way.

The TV has lot of features and settings which I'm yet to explore. Numerous Picture and Sound modes which do vary significantly from each other.

My only grouse is that the 'Magic remote' is somehow not able to sync with the TATA Sky set top box, even after numerous tries. The whole concept of the LG's Magic remote is to have a 'universal' remote interface for all the related connectivity; however, this isn't working as expected for the set top box. Any idea how I can get this working?

Overall, happy with the purchase so far and I try will post a few details as I explore the TV.

[Nano45]

Hello guys, I'm looking to purchase a TV for my parents during the upcoming Independence Day sale. Have been searching for non-smart TVs on the internet for the past 2 days and found that they are no longer available.

Requirements
Size: 43" or 50"
Usage: Almost 8-10 hours a day.
Budget: 32k.

Initially, I thought about buying a 43-inch LG for 32k, but after reading the entire frugal/Chinese thread, I'm extremely confused whether to get 43" LG or any other 50" Chinese branded TV for the same price.

1. Acer and VU have been shortlisted for now:

https://www.flipkart.com/acer-h-pro-...FLIPKART&sattr[]=display_size&st=display_size


https://www.amazon.in/VU-inches-GloL...59&sr=1-3&th=1


2. Stick to the plan and get 43" LG:

https://www.amazon.in/LG-Inches-Ultr...2022825&sr=8-3

Any other valuable suggestions would be greatly appreciated .

Originally Posted by IamNikhil

VU offers really good and reliable products; the service is especially good too.

Don't go for TCL, have heard of some terrible horror stories. You can alternatively check out Acer. Hearing really good things from my cousin who purchased it for 3 bedrooms in his house. The resolution and colour calibration is spot-on, it seems.

Hi Nikhil, can you please tell me how your cousin's Acer TV is performing now?


Note: Dear forum members, please let me know if there are any non-smart TVs available in the market for long term usage.

[harry10]

Originally Posted by ashvek3141

Apparently, LG OLED's don't come with stands inside the box, rather the consumer gets and option to choose either a wall mount or stand option during the installation visit. If one decides to take either of the option, the later it is to be availed by paying the necessary charges.

That is the latest trend I believe. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when the installation guys informed me that Hisense provides both stand and wall mount in the box. Hisense u7k is lot better than I expected. Once proper settings were done it's a fantastic display. Inspite of being a VA panel the viewing angles are good. Strongly recommended for someone who wants a 55 inch and don't want to break the bank. Seems both our tv decisions resulted in satisfaction

Originally Posted by Nano45

Hello guys, I'm looking to purchase a TV for my parents during the upcoming Independence Day sale. Have been searching for non-smart TVs on the internet for the past 2 days and found that they are no longer available.

Requirements
Size: 43" or 50"
Usage: Almost 8-10 hours a day.
Budget: 32k.

When it comes to a TV, bigger is always better. So, look at 50 inches or 55 inches if there is space. In your budget I will suggest Hisense Q6n which will come below 35k in sale for 50 inches. This is a QLED tv and better than entry level of LG etc.

For 43 inches you can look at Hisense E68N. it's again a QLED tv and currently at 27k. Will come down in price when sale starts.

[libranof1987]

Originally Posted by ashvek3141

Apparently, LG OLED's don't come with stands inside the box, rather the consumer gets and option to choose either a wall mount or stand option during the installation visit. If one decides to take either of the option, the later it is to be availed by paying the necessary charges.

Here's a tip the LG installation guy himself gave us. As you said, you get the choice of a wall-mount and stand during installation. The cost of the wall-mount is some 3-4k, while that of the stand is 5-6k. He was mentioning how he recommends buyers to ask for the stand as part of the included accessory, and buy the wall-mount later. He didn't tell us this when he asked me for my preference, but after he installed the TV ().

My only grouse is that the 'Magic remote' is somehow not able to sync with the TATA Sky set top box, even after numerous tries. The whole concept of the LG's Magic remote is to have a 'universal' remote interface for all the related connectivity; however, this isn't working as expected for the set top box.

Agree; the new Magic Remote doesn't connect as effortlessly as the earlier version. I had a Magic Remote even with my 2017 LG UHD TV, and that was able to control everything easily.

While setting up, the LG technician confidently told me that I wouldn't be able to use it to control any other device. But (in front of him), I was able to get it to control my Yamaha Soundbar. The only challenge is, it doesn't power on/off with the TV (as the earlier Magic Remote was able to do). I can get it to increase/decrease the sound and mute it though. Enough for him.

Do remember to carry out Pixel Cleaning regularly. I do it once a day, typically when I'm turning off the TV the last time for the day.

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by harry10

That is the latest trend I believe. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when the installation guys informed me that Hisense provides both stand and wall mount in the box.

Yes, unfortunately everyone is following such stupid trends akin to latest high-end smartphones that are devoid of a charging brick inside the box in the name of 'sustainability'.

Hisense u7k is lot better than I expected. Once proper settings were done it's a fantastic display. Inspite of being a VA panel the viewing angles are good. Strongly recommended for someone who wants a 55 inch and don't want to break the bank. Seems both our tv decisions resulted in satisfaction

Great that Hisense turned out to be better than expected! I was a little skeptical with anything apart from SONY or LG; hence, chose to go with the tried and tested. Heck, it was really a task for me to move away from SONY and opt for the LG OLED's even. If it was not for such a sweet deal on the LG OLED, I would have surely gone with the Bravia 3 LED. But I'm happy that I picked up LG and many thanks for your patient responses to my queries. Hehe.

Originally Posted by libranof1987

Here's a tip the LG installation guy himself gave us. As you said, you get the choice of a wall-mount and stand during installation. The cost of the wall-mount is some 3-4k, while that of the stand is 5-6k. He was mentioning how he recommends buyers to ask for the stand as part of the included accessory, and buy the wall-mount later. He didn't tell us this when he asked me for my preference, but after he installed the TV ().

Our installation guy recommended the wall-mount (which I was anyway going to opt for) as it being relatively pricier than the stands (1.8k INR).

Agree; the new Magic Remote doesn't connect as effortlessly as the earlier version. I had a Magic Remote even with my 2017 LG UHD TV, and that was able to control everything easily.

True, I went through multiple articles and videos on the net but couldn't get the magic remote to sync with the set-top box. So, I still have to use 2 remotes now.

Do remember to carry out Pixel Cleaning regularly. I do it once a day, typically when I'm turning off the TV the last time for the day.

Not sure about the other OLED's, but this A3 has an inbuilt 'OLED Care' setting which periodically self-cleans the panel. It is also mentioned in the user manual & I presume it happens randomly when I put the TV off as I can see a few horizontal lines on the screen, momentarily.

Anything else that I need to take care of since the 'pixel-burning' is apparently the only issue plaguing the OLEDs.?

P. S.: This TV is barely used for 3-4 hours in a day. Weekends maybe a couple of hours more.

[Sebring]

LG has been providing table stand. Maybe some cost cutting measure . The wall bracket is extra, and we are using Sony ultra slim wall bracket for the LG too as it just sticks to the wall. The 'magic remote' is called so because it has that mouse cursor, was not aware it could control the STB

Originally Posted by ashvek3141

Apparently, LG OLED's don't come with stands inside the box, rather the consumer gets and option to choose either a wall mount or stand option during the installation visit.

[Karthik1100]

Originally Posted by Nano45

Hello guys, I'm looking to purchase a TV for my parents during the upcoming Independence Day sale. Have been searching for non-smart TVs on the internet for the past 2 days and found that they are no longer available.

Requirements
Size: 43" or 50"
Usage: Almost 8-10 hours a day.
Budget: 32k.

I suggest to go with Samsung, LG, Panasonic Brands with elders. It's user friendly and trouble free, most of the Chinese brands have Which are available for less have Remote control connectivity issues, Software issues, Difficult user Interface, Go with TVs which has more RAM. Apart from the above mentioned brands, Hisense, TCL, OnePlus also good but young generation can handle these TV better. Choose TV size based on the viewers distance. For 43in TV, you need minimum of 7-8feet distance, for 50-55in 10-12feet distance, for 65inches and above need minimum of 15feet distance.

[D'Ro@dSt@r]

Folks who are planning to look for SONY as their next purchase, shld think twice and definitely read this post.

I had a 50 inch 3D android tv from Sony that was bought in Mid 2017. That product display went kaput in March this year and I reached out to the service centre in bangalore and they came back with a resolution as the product is no longer in market and the display panels are also not available, they offered me a decent discount on an ongoing model X7 L 55 Inch and I thought it to be a good deal and went ahead and placed the order with teh service center. I had my own doubts whther this will be a brand new TV or a refurbished one to which they confirmed on email that this will be a brand new product only.

Got that product was happy with the purchase as well only to realise in the first week of July that there is a mosquito/insect inside the TV panel. I called the service centre folks and got a very weird response saying that "yeah it may happen and we will take the product to the centre and clean it"

I was very furious after hearing this illogical resolution. I called them to my place and asked them to show me from where this insect can get inside, to which the person had no answer. He said in order to investigate we need to that this TV to the service centre and check. I gave a go ahead but with only one condition that they will not do any cleaning unless and until they give a satisfactory analysis how did the insect went inside.

My ordeal started after that as Sony India & the service centre teamed up and kept on repeating the same thing as it can happen.

My argument was that "In my lifetime, I have never heard abt any such incident from either my friends, family members or known circle as well". I was saying that this TV definitely has a unusual gap somewhere which can let an insect get inside and shld be considered a manufacturing defect. To which all I got as a response is "How can it be a manufacturing defect Saar".

Me fed-up with all these baseless response, gave up the fight asked them to clean it and return it back to my place.

Got it 2 days ago and hope to not get any problems with this TV in future.

Attaching a few pictures of the damn insect and teh mail conversation with Sony.

Honestly I have lost trust in the brand and their product and I dont think I will ever go back to them for my next purchase or refer them to anyone.

Hope it help!

[Joe367]

Originally Posted by Nano45

Hello guys, I'm looking to purchase a TV for my parents during the upcoming Independence Day sale. Have been searching for non-smart TVs on the internet for the past 2 days and found that they are no longer available.

Requirements
Size: 43" or 50"
Usage: Almost 8-10 hours a day.
Budget: 32k.

We have a TCL Google TV at home. My father is already comfortable with the UI. And it is set to always start with source as AV input - and there is a dedicated button to select source if they accidentally switch to some other souce. My father has learnt to watch YouTube videos, watch sports in jiocinema and watch movies in Prime video or Hotstar. We do have to spend a little bit time setting things up - thats the only issue.
Most Google / Android TVs have bluetooth remote. Haven't had any disconnection issues with it, and they dont have to directly point it at the TV to press a button.

Only thing to make sure is that you always buy a TV with atleast 2GB of Ram and 16 gb of internal memory. Otherwise it will be painfully slow. Also I don't see any difference between an Android/Google TV and a regular Smart TV in terms of user friendliness.

Also buying from brands like Toshiba, Philips, BPL, Acer, Nokia etc is risky as they're most probably just someone else manufacturing and selling them by licensing the brand name. Their support can just end one morning without any warning.

[buntee90]

Originally Posted by harry10

As I mentioned it's a living room tv. I will hardly see it and primary usage will be by my parents and my son and they don't care much about brand or PQ like me . This is why trying to keep purchase cost as less as possible.

As Sony has listed Bravia 2 at 65k I full expect them to list Bravia 3 atleast 90k around. Bravia 3 will be a good tv but at 90k won't make sense.

Right now after sbi discount x82l is available at 72,240. Good price but I am still expecting it to hit 65k during sale.

You should also visit the likes of Reliance Digital/Vijay Sales. You will be surprised at the discounts which can offer.

I got Sony 55" X80K for 67k from Vijay Sales, Dwarka in Jan'23. It was retailing around 78-80k on Amazon.in at that time. Do check out the physical stores once also before plonking cash online.

[quasimodo]

Hi,
Has anyone been using Samsung Frame?
We are renovating our house and need a new 65" or 75" TV for the living room. Frame's QLED looks real nice, the matt effect is relevant for us as it'll be in the living room where sunlight will peek in. Lastly, the artmode looks quite brilliant.

Looking for feedback largely from-
1. Durability point of view. It's beautiful but expensive so want to make sure that it lasts.
2. What are the practical challenges with Tizen?

[Mukunthan91]

We had purchased Acer 65" tv in 2023 June from Flipkart. The tv came with 2 year warranty. The quality of the picture is decent and sound output is moderate. I would suggest checking out Acer TVs. We had an incident where the tv suddenly stopped working and the motherboard was replaced free of charge under warranty.

[Noctis]

Originally Posted by D'Ro@dSt@r

Folks who are planning to look for SONY as their next purchase, shld think twice and definitely read this post.

This is the unfortunate reality of the big brands in India and also the reason why it makes sense to just save money and go for something like the Hisense or TCL.

People are forking out a premium assuming they will get better reliability and support, but when the time comes there is often little benefit present in those areas.

[bijims]

Originally Posted by Noctis

This is the unfortunate reality of the big brands in India and also the reason why it makes sense to just save money and go for something like the Hisense or TCL.

People are forking out a premium assuming they will get better reliability and support, but when the time comes there is often little benefit present in those areas.

We had Sony and Pansonic TVs only since the 80s, our first was a Panasonic brought in Muscat, and then it was all Sony, but sad to see the current state of affairs.