Supermarket Brand TVs

['daiking']

Is something like this going to be ok? Its just for a playroom/den for TV and games.

http://www.richersounds.com/product/tv---all/blaupunkt/32-133i/blau-32-133i

[cheezemonkhai]

Your man den or a kids playroom?

 

For kids I'd say it's fine and the reviews are quire reasonable.

['daiking']

Your man den or a kids playroom?

For kids I'd say it's fine and the reviews are quire reasonable.

Kids - 4 & 8.

I like the fact you can get the long guarantee with RS. ADSL wouldn't support another smart tv and even if it could something like a now tv box would do the job.

[cheezemonkhai]

If it's for kids and from what I've seen with friends and their kids, get one as cheaply as possible that is just good enough.

It appears kids have a talent for destroying things, so as long as it's just good enough, why pay more.

[Aspman]

There are only a few factories that actually produce big LCD panels so most TVs come from the same sources no matter what the brand.

 

Blaupunkt is a Chinese brand now, nothing wrong with that and it's probably using an old design from another major electronics manufacturer.

 

For a kids room you don't want to spend much, you know it'll end up filled with jam and lego.

[Chris]

Tesco are knocking out 50" technicas for £299 and it looked like a Samsung! Quality looked decent.

['daiking']

Tesco are knocking out 50" technicas for £299 and it looked like a Samsung! Quality looked decent.

Cheers but that's too big. It needs to fit in a space in a storage unit.

[octyal]

Nearly all flat panels use tech from either Samsung or lg, licenced for the relevant manufacturer

[Updown789]

Got a 39" technika led and its really good, BUT....ONLY if the source is hd (either my pc or consoles) the tv tuner is only sd and is a bit pants. You can hook up a hard drive though and record stuff to it straight from the telly. I would recommend one definitely, as most of the newer ones have hd tuners

[Stewpotz]

I have the same blaupunkt tv (or very similar) and it has been fantastic for the last 3 years.

 

The remote failed after about 2 years, but a £10 universal one from amazon works perfectly.

['daiking']

****, no stock locally so I'll look again

[camelspyyder]

Cheap Chinese/Turkish TV's can be OK but you must get a good (replacement not repair) guarantee.  The repair shops wont look at a TV if its not Pany, Sony, LG or Samsung cos they just cant get the parts for "brand X".  

['daiking']

Cheap Chinese/Turkish TV's can be OK but you must get a good (replacement not repair) guarantee. The repair shops wont look at a TV if its not Pany, Sony, LG or Samsung cos they just cant get the parts for "brand X".

Hence looking at RS. The next available 32"-er is a Hisense at £165 with guarantee. Which is a new name to me but I see they are advertising at the Euros so must be a massive concern company specialising in non-special, utilitarian white and brown goods.

[cheezemonkhai]

https://hisense.co.uk/about

 

Leeds based and created in 2012. 

I'd guess it's a badge manufacturing outfit, but purely a guess.

['daiking']

https://hisense.co.uk/about

Leeds based and created in 2012.

I'd guess it's a badge manufacturing outfit, but purely a guess.

lol, leeds based subsidiary of Chinese co looking to flood the uk with white and brown goods.