“Zomboyaschik” or “window to the world”? It is rare that a piece of equipment in a house is surrounded by contradictions such as a television. We will not go into discussions, but we’ll talk better about how to choose a TV and which TV is better to buy - so that it would not be excruciatingly sad after paying the check.
Which TV is better to choose: expert opinion
In 2019, the main criteria for choosing a blue screen has not changed much. As before, first of all, you need to pay attention to:
Diagonal
First of all, you need to determine where you put the TV and why you need it, and based on this, determine the diagonal.
As a rule, the most popular product is 40-43 inches. 50+ will be left to moviegoers who want to enjoy all the features of Ultra HD. And 32-inch “kids” have the very place in specialized rooms - a kitchen, work room or garage.
Resolution
Modern TVs can have three types.
- HD ready (720P), 1366x768. In our technically advanced time, this type of resolution is outdated. And it’s good if we are talking about a small budget “kitchen” TV so that the hostess does not get bored in the process of cooking borsch.
- Full hd (1080P), 1920x1080. But this is the most running resolution for a diagonal of 40 and above. Even with a diagonal of 55+, the picture will be quite clear.
- Ultra hd (2160P, 4K), 3840x2160. Commonly found in premium models; however, recently it has begun to quietly seep into the middle class as well. It is worth adding that of all three types of resolution, Ultra HD is the most demanding, and anyhow, which source does not fit them. Usually TV sets with him use inveterate moviegoers who like to watch a movie in high quality in the evening.
Matrix
Most often on sale there are TVs based on an LCD matrix with LED backlight. They have many advantages - they are flat, they show a clear picture, and they “eat” little electricity. True, the image on the side is far from being as beautiful as the full face.
The preferred option is an OLED matrix, which, bypassing the liquid crystal stage, directly proceeds to the accumulation of LEDs. These televisions are even thinner than LCDs, and their color reproduction and image clarity are simply luxurious. True, they cost a lot, and the choice of models is still very limited.
Graceful bend
Not so long ago, an original novelty appeared on the market - a curved screen. The trick here is that curvature, especially in combination with an impressive diagonal of> 60 inches, is supposedly capable of immersing the viewer in the events taking place on the screen in such a way that a banal flat-screen TV can never. Determine if this is for you, best live. Fortunately, in large technology stores you can always watch such TVs in action.
Smart tv
Significantly expands the capabilities of the device - with it you can go online, watch online on TV for free in good quality, display videos from YouTube, and even view photos from your mobile phone. However, all applications are “wired” into the TV firmware, and if the manufacturer ceases to support it, then all the useful Smart-TV options may stop working. Sometimes it’s easier and cheaper to buy a good TV set-top box on Android.
Rating of the best TVs of 2019 in price and quality
10. Philips TV 65PUS6704 64.5 ″
The average price is 75,000 rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen diagonal 64.5 ″
- 60 Hz refresh rate
- Smart TV, Wi-Fi
- sound power 20 W (2x10 W)
- Backlight Type: Direct LED
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x3, USB x2, 802.11n, Ethernet, Miracast
- wall mount (VESA) 400 × 200 mm
- 1462x869x274 mm, 24.3 kg
The top 10 is opened by a model from Philips with an impressive diagonal of 64.5 inches. In addition to the picture and sound that Philips has traditionally excelled at, especially customers like Ambilight; They say she’s able to completely turn your mind about what a TV should be like.
In addition to the wonderful lighting, this TV has its own OS, which works quite fast. And if there are not enough applications, then you can always install additional ones. By the way, the remote control even has a special button for Netflix!
pros: Ambilight, picture.
Minuses: big, heavy, you have to tinker with the controls to customize yourself.
9. Thomson T43FSE1230 43 ″
The average price is 14,000 rubles.
Specifications:
- 1080p Full HD (1920 × 1080)
- screen diagonal 43 ″
- 50 Hz screen refresh rate
- sound power 20 W (2x10 W)
- Backlight Type: Direct LED
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x2, USB x2
- wall mount (VESA) 200 × 100 mm
- 970x616x220 mm, 7.3 kg
Budget and popular model for a Russian user. The diagonal of 43 inches is one of the most popular. Also, the TV has a good color rendering, and the black color looks like black, not dark gray.
By the way, the TV has a response of only 6.5 ms, so the attachments may well use it for games. Moreover, the TV uses very little electricity (about 60 watts).
Of course, it’s naive to expect flagship quality from a budget matrix, so it’s better to put the TV in the shade (in bright light the picture may be faded).
pros: excellent price / quality ratio.
Minus: You need to think carefully about the position of the TV in the room so that the picture is clear.
8. SUPRA STV-LC32LT0110W 32 ″
The average price is 7,000 rubles.
Specifications:
- 720p HD (1366 × 768)
- screen size 32 ″
- 60 Hz refresh rate
- sound power 14 W (2x7 W)
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x2, USB
- wall mount (VESA) 200 × 100 mm
- 730x474x187 mm
And from the living room in the ranking of TVs, we move to workspaces, where screens with a diagonal of up to 32 inches are the place. The image of this model is good, bright, dynamic; even when viewed from the side, the picture does not “travel”, but rather becomes faded. True, it is not too fast, so when switching between digital channels there may be a slight delay in a fraction of a second.
However, it is unlikely that any hostess will click on the remote control during frying pancakes, so this is not critical.
pros: price, picture.
Minuses: Slowly switches channels.
7. NanoCell LG 65SM9800 65 ″
The average price is 131 thousand rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen size 65 ″, TFT IPS
- screen refresh rate 100 Hz
- Smart TV (webOS), Wi-Fi
- sound power 40 W (2x10 + 2x10 W)
- Backlight Type: Direct LED
- support DVB-T2
- NanoCell technology
- HDMI x4, USB x3, Bluetooth, 802.11ac, Ethernet, Miracast
- wall mount (VESA) 300 × 300 mm
- 1452x906x315 mm, 28.8 kg
Everything is impressive with this TV - a diagonal of 65 inches, and 4k UHD resolution, and size, and weight, and price. The quality of the picture can turn even an experienced movie fan into ecstasy, and speed will erase tears from the eyes of an experienced gamer (a screen refresh rate of 100 Hz is not a joke).
True, with all its merits, the TV is still an LCD. There is another caveat - the bandwidth of the Ethernet connector is limited to only 100 Mbps, so if you want to watch high-resolution movies from the Network on it, it is better to use wi-fi.
pros: image quality, speed.
Minuses: Poor Ethernet bandwidth.
6. OLED Sony KD-55AG8 54.6 ″
The average price is 160 thousand rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen diagonal 54.6 ″
- screen refresh rate 100 Hz
- Smart TV (Android), Wi-Fi
- sound power 40 W (2x10 + 2x10 W)
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x4, USB x3, Bluetooth, 802.11ac, Ethernet, Miracast
- wall mount (VESA) 300 × 300 mm
- 1229x730x290 mm, 19.8 kg
But in the ranking of TVs in 2019, the first model with an OLED matrix appeared. This Sony product will cost a pretty penny, but if you can afford it, it's worth it.
The clarity and brightness of the colors is almost supernatural, and the response time - you will not notice what it is. However, it is worth considering that OLED TVs are very sensitive to source quality; with a bad source, even a budget LCD TV can give them a head start.
pros: image quality, speed.
Minuses: with a bad source, the picture is not as good as we would like.
5. Sony KD-65XG9505 64.5 ″
The average price is 140 thousand rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen diagonal 64.5 ″
- 120 Hz refresh rate
- Smart TV (Android), Wi-Fi
- sound power 20 W (2 × 10 W)
- Backlight Type: Direct LED
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x4, USB x3, Bluetooth, 802.11ac, Ethernet, Miracast
- wall mount (VESA) 300 × 300 mm
- 1447x902x333 mm, 24.9 kg
Sony released this model recently, and the price for it was appropriate - more than 200 thousand rubles. Now the TV is a little cheaper.
Despite its gigantic size and an impressive price tag, OLED does not even smell here, and the model is equipped with a traditional IPS-matrix. But the UHD screen has Local Dimming support, thanks to which the black color (traditionally difficult for LCD TVs) looks more ... black.
And the KD-65XG9505 can even pull out a weak video source thanks to its built-in compensating technology.
pros: A picture compensating for poor video sources.
Minuses: high price.
4. Samsung UE43RU7200U 43 ″
The average price is 30 500 rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen diagonal 43 ″
- screen refresh rate 100 Hz
- Smart TV, Wi-Fi
- sound power 20 W (2x10 W)
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x3, USB x2, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Miracast
- 970x648x344 mm, 12.1 kg
From Sony's flagship, we are moving to a good mid-range TV. You should not expect chips from the UE43RU7200U like voice control, but there is also Miracast technology and Bluetooth. The picture is good, and the resolution is very good - 4k UHD.
The TV is convenient to use, it has a built-in browser, so surfing the Internet in search of movies in high resolution will not present problems.
The disadvantages are traditional for VA matrices (Vertical Alignment, that is, with vertical alignment): when viewed from the side, the corners turn gray and lose contrast. But users are particularly annoyed by the fact that to control the TV from a smartphone you need an account from Samsung. But this account can be created only if you have a browser from Samsung! Well, the sound of the TV is average, but it is easily compensated by the soundbar.
pros: excellent price / quality ratio.
Minuses: average sound, difficulties with registering an account.
3. LG 50UM7300 50 ″
The average price is 32 500 rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen size 50 ″, TFT VA
- 50 Hz screen refresh rate
- Smart TV (webOS), Wi-Fi
- sound power 20 W (2x10 W)
- Backlight Type: Direct LED
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x3, USB x2, Bluetooth, 802.11ac, Ethernet, Miracast
- wall mount (VESA) 200 × 200 mm
- 1130x721x231 mm, 11.5 kg
The three leaders in the top of TVs in 2019 are opened by the new LG model, the 2019 release, although it looks exactly like the models of the previous year. Apparently, they decided to save on design solutions.
However, for a mid-range TV, design is not so important. The main thing is image quality, and it is quite good at 50UM7300. Matrix VA, so that you can watch TV in the dark - black will be quite black. The angles are excellent, there are practically no highlights. TV performance is excellent, the built-in OS is nimble, in the application store of these very applications for every taste.
The main drawback of the TV, according to users - the poor location of the legs. They are located almost at the edges of the screen, so the TV can stagger if you put it on a hard surface. But if you hang it, it turns out that in this position the ports are uncomfortably located.
pros: picture, speed, plenty of applications.
Minuses: uncomfortable position of legs and ports.
2. OLED LG OLED55C9P 54.6 ″
The average price is 106 thousand rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen diagonal 54.6 ″
- screen refresh rate 100 Hz
- Smart TV (webOS), Wi-Fi
- sound power 40 W (2x10 + 2x10 W)
- support DVB-T2
- HDMI x4, USB x3, Bluetooth, 802.11ac, Ethernet, Miracast
- wall mount (VESA) 300 × 200 mm
- 1228x738x251 mm, 23 kg
The main advantage of this TV from LG is its fantastic beauty picture. After it, the other screens appear faded and dull. It seems that what is happening on the screen can be touched by hand.
You can watch on TV not only programs and films from the Internet, but also any media files from any device connected to your home network. The sound is beautiful, there is no need for a soundbar, and the MagicRemote is really magical - very convenient, more like a computer mouse, not a remote.
By the way, it is important that OLED's eyes are less tired, so watching movies on this TV after a hard day's work on the computer is a pleasure. Moreover, he has a special mode of rest for the eyes. And for gamers - low latency mode.
pros: The quality of the TV is worth the price.
Minuses: big and heavy. When installing, you will need help from the outside.
1. QLED Samsung QE49Q70RAU 49 ″
The average price is 59 thousand rubles.
Specifications:
- 4K UHD (3840 × 2160), HDR
- screen size 49 ″
- 60 Hz refresh rate
- Smart TV, Wi-Fi
- sound power 40 W
- support DVB-T2
- QLED technology
- HDMI x4, USB x2, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Miracast
- 1095x708x248 mm, 14.1 kg
The first place in the ranking of TVs 2019 in terms of price and quality is occupied by the Samsung model, which successfully combines the latest OLED matrix and a relatively small price for it.
Q70R series televisions have been released recently, this year. They are equipped with the latest matrix with Quantum Dot technology. And in combination with the VA display, you get a supernatural brightness, clarity and beauty of the picture. Not only that, even if the room is completely dark, black is still black, not dark gray. This is achieved thanks to the capabilities of the Direct LED system.
The manufacturer tried to maximize the process of entering the TV into a new house, making the menu as simple and straightforward as possible, with a small number of settings and pre-installed applications.
The TV itself can “recognize” other smart devices in your home and easily connect to them. We are no longer talking about streaming services, online movie theaters and other media libraries.
Overall QE49Q70RAU 49 ″ is an excellent combination of price / quality.
pros: everything in it is good - and the response, and color, and clarity of the image, and "mind".
Minuses: Well, maybe the remote control has no buttons glowing in the dark.
