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Without a doubt, the television sector is the most evolves industry in decades. It is the most developed piece of technology, from just a wooden box to ultra-HD televisions. We view our televisions as how content is reached; cable TV, which is the oldest form of viewing television, was used. The content was delivered via the cables, which also provides a less quality video and sound. Today, digital tv is the new viewing experience as it allows for ultra-HD quality and has completely changed the television sector.

Skip to content Televisions are the most evolved subject and piece of technological items within a century. The cables are an old way of transmitting media through cables passed via cable boxes set in the localities, this kind of setup is not suitable for long-distance range. The digital TV is the new way to transmit signals; there are transmitted through the satellites which are received by the dish set on the open place, making it suitable for long ranges.

The cable TVs can only operate on the analog signal, which also refers to continuous movement waves. Digital TVs can operate on analog and digital signals, and a digital signal is usually 1- or 2-seconds delay as it is transferred via satellite. As the content is delivered via the satellite signal, it presents a great signal to noise ratio resulting in excellent quality and even ultra-HD quality.

As the signals are transmitted via the cables, it suffers through noise interference resulting in low audio or sometimes video. Cable TV is a very consistent form of viewing being transmitted via satellite noise interference, which is minimal, resulting in excellent quality. Core performance is the key here and HDR content, particularly in the Dolby Vision format, looks a lot better than on most televisions in this price segment.

Android TV 10 and PatchWall make for a good software experience as well. If you have a a budget of less than Rs. Increasing your budget naturally gives you better options, and going up to around Rs. Priced at around Rs. The Philips inch Series TV offers a lot, but is particularly noteworthy for its picture quality. Regardless of resolution or dynamic range, the TV made for good viewing, with excellent colours and black levels, and very good upscaling of low-resolution content.

Although sound quality isn't very good and the TV doesn't get very bright even at its brightest levels, this is worth considering for the refined picture and overall viewing experience on offer. At a budget of Rs. This makes for excellent sound on top of decent picture quality with vibrant colours, lots of detail, and excellent motion. Although there were a number of issues with the OnePlus TV Q1 Pro early on, most of these have since been fixed with software updates.

You now get good performance even in the Android interface, support for all major apps and services on Android TV 9 Pie, a new and improved remote, and reliable performance. It costs under Rs. With a maximum operating price of around Rs. Although a bit expensive, the unique combination of size and feature set makes this an appealing buy under Rs. Picture quality and sound are decent, as is the software and the presence of useful features such as support for Apple AirPlay and Nvidia G-Sync.

You also get the typically excellent black levels and contrast of an OLED TV, without something that is potentially too large for your viewing space. Add in a brilliant feature set and an unbeatable content offering, and you've got a great performance-per-pound proposition.

With this in mind, it was pretty much impossible to predict what we were going to get out of the new 50UKDB when it landed on our test benches. Black levels are average, its pictures sometimes border on harshness, and its colours sometimes look rather washed out. Its entirely healthy obsession with trying to give you the maximum 4K and HDR bang for your buck may well win it plenty of fans, though.

Especially in shops where it can be shown running side by side with its subtler rivals. Luckily, an organisation called SMPTE which stands for the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has published detailed guidelines on exactly how far you should sit in order to optimise the performance of your TV. This question is pretty much moot now, as the vast majority of TVs are now 4K. It's actually rather hard to find Full HD p models, even at relatively small sizes.

If you're buying a TV below 32 inches and can save a lot of money on a Full HD model, by all means go for it 4K won't be a huge benefit at that sort of size anyway , but otherwise 4K is both worthwhile and, in all likelihood, your only option. It's important to note, though, that almost no native 8K content is available. If you buy an 8K TV and want to show of its ridiculously high resolution, you'll have to do so using nature, scenery and space footage from YouTube.

At this stage, no streaming services have even hinted at launching 8K content, and it seems unlikely that an 8K disc format will ever materialise.

For those reasons, it's hard to recommend that most people pay the extra for an 8K TV at this stage. That said, if you've got deep pockets and want to be as ready as possible for the potential 8K content of the future, there's no real harm in going for an 8K TV now, particularly as models such as the Samsung QNA make current 4K content look better than ever.

High Dynamic Range is without a doubt a much bigger deal than 8K, and certainly something you should consider before buying your next TV. Essentially, the higher the dynamic range brightness and colours , the more lifelike the picture.

HDR offers greater subtlety and depth of gradations of colours, plus stronger contrast. There are various types of HDR out there, and with different TV brands backing different variants, it can be a minefield trying to find the best option. Allow us to explain. Dolby Vision, on the other hand, applies this image information called metadata on a frame-by-frame basis. This dynamic form of HDR, when implemented properly, has the potential to improve upon the standard HDR10 presentation.

Of these two 'dynamic' HDR formats, Dolby Vision is by far the most prevalent, both in terms of TVs and content, and if you have to choose between one and the other, that's the one we'd recommend. Luckily, it's now almost as common as standard HDR10 in TV spec lists, so you should have little problem finding a model that supports it. These days, it's all about HDMI, which is used to connect everything from set-top boxes to video streamers, Blu-ray players to games consoles.

These have greater bandwidth than their HDMI 2. It's sensible to check the specs thoroughly if there are particular features you're after. You can use these to keep devices charged often particularly useful for stick- or dongle-style streamers , and some TVs allow the connection of flash drives and hard drives for the recording of live TV content.

On the subject of live TV, you can expect practically every TV to have an aerial socket via which it can receive Freeview broadcasts, but many also have a satellite connection. Be warned, though; the presence of a satellite connection doesn't guarantee that there's a Freesat tuner on board. Without one, you'll receive only a patchy and disorganised selection of satellite TV channels.

Headphone outputs are still fairly common, too, though Bluetooth is also supported by most TVs now and Samsung TVs in fact now feature the latter but not the former. Lastly, while some TVs feature composite inputs often via an adapter , most — even at the budget end — have phased out legacy connections such as SCART. So those clinging on to old video cassette recorders, for example, should be aware of that.

As with 4K, it's now hard to buy a TV that doesn't have a smart platform packed with streaming apps. Other apps that are less common but potentially worth looking out for include BT Sport, Now, Britbox, and music apps such as Spotify and Tidal.

LCD TVs, which require a backlight usually made up of white LEDs to show a picture on the LCD panel, are available in a wide variety of screen sizes and, thanks in part to the technology's low cost of production, at affordable prices. This allows OLED TVs to be unbelievably slim, while also offering convincing pitch-dark blacks, strong contrast and superb viewing angles. However, the quantum dots tiny semiconductor particles in current QLEDs do not emit their own light.

You tend to get brilliantly vibrant colours, plus bright, sharp and crisply detailed images. Tom Parsons has been writing about TV, AV and hi-fi products not to mention plenty of other 'gadgets' and even cars for over 15 years.

He began his career as What Hi-Fi? In between, he worked as Reviews Editor and then Deputy Editor at Stuff, and over the years has had his work featured in publications such as T3, The Telegraph and Louder.

In his spare time Tom is a runner and gamer. What Hi-Fi? Included in this guide: 1. Philips 48OLED Simply the best picture around at this most convenient of sizes. Specifications Screen size: 48in also available in 55in, 65in, 77in. Backlight: not applicable.

Resolution: 4K. Operating system: Android TV HDMI inputs: 4. Optical output: Yes. Dimensions hwd, without stand : 62 x x 6. Reasons to avoid - Sound can be bettered - Tricky to adjust for the best picture.

Samsung UE43AU Specifications Screen size: 43in also available in 50in, 55in, 58in, 65in, 70in, 75in, 85in. Backlight: LED. Operating system: Eden Tizen. HDMI inputs: 3. Dimensions hwd, without stand : 56 x 96 x 6cm. Sony XRA80J. Specifications Screen size: 55in also available in 65in, 83in. Operating system: Google TV. Dimensions hwd, without stand : 71 x x 5. Sony XRA90J. Dimensions hwd, without stand : 71 x x 4. Specifications Screen size: 65in also available in 48in, 55in, 77in, 83in.

Operating system: webOS 6. Dimensions hwd, without stand : 83 x x 4. Sony XRX90J.