Happy New year 2016 to all members.
Posting this review for LTDN55XT780XWAU3D - Corporate Display. I guess there is difference in home model and Corporate display model in terms of build. Write to their website for difference.
Writing this review as I could not find online reviews but still bought this TV.
External Appearance: It is very good and looks professional. Small LED indicator for Power ON/OFF. Vu name appears very bleak, do does not hamper viewing experience.
Picture Quality(PQ) : In my opinion output is directly proportional to Input signal quality. I am using 576i AV input from cable provider and picture is satisfactory. In my opinion it is not upscaling to 4K but will write to their support team to confirm.
Comapring 4K upscale with one of the Japanese leading Television brand, to check if it will upscale 576i AV to 4K content, then that brand sales guy said, it will upscale only to next level. So I am not expecting Vu to upscale 576i to 4K. So PQ is dependent on input signal.
4K Content can be played directly from USB and PQ is good.Also played .mkv files from USB and played well. External Hard disk is compatible and played some 4K videos and PQ was good.
4K: Content played is good if the input is 4k. You can visit below forum to decide if you want to spend more for 4K.
Why Ultra HD 4K TVs are still stupid - CNET
I still bought it because I was ok to spend initially as I will replace this TV when it breaks down and becomes difficult to maintain
.
But 4K is easier to sell. Infact I was also sold on this feature but ask for demo and test yourself to make up your mind for 4K. At current date there is still large price gap between 4K and HDTVs. Also after 42 Inches every Inch that you pay for makes you pay heavy. Your value for money reduces after 42 inch TV. ( Optionally Buy projector for daily use )
Sound Quality: Sound quality is reasonably good and I may not need external sound system. Different options for sound and quality of sound is good.
App Store: It uses Opera TV store and my router detected it as Android device. Software does not say Android and hence it may not be Android update. Custom firmware upgrade would be available for periodic updates. Basic apps are available. I don't think Google Play apps are available. Visit Opera TV store for more details.
Store: External storage can be plugged. Played some 4k content from Hard disk. External Hard Disk Drive (HDD) can be used to record content. (Have not tried this feature as I don't intent to use it. It seems it has Personal Video Recorder (PVR) function. May use it for for Some rarely shown programs on Nat Geo/ Indian classical conerts.
Brand: You better contact their website to get more about their brand. You can observe from their website that remote is having NETFLIX as seeded button which means model is not country specific
. You can further explore yourself.
Using as Net : Attached Wireless keyboard and mouse, though PC/LAPTOP experience can not be simulated it can do basic job. Good when you want to read more on screen or when you want entire family to look at some text content.
Connectivity: Brochure suggest N router, as i have a/b/g router performance is OK. You tube can be streamed from remote. But as i said it is my router specs which is limiting it.
Need to try WiFi Direct feature from Samsung phone for replicating mobile content to TV.
Verdict:
If i am right in drawing analogy MI Phones would offer features and so as iphone. Both phones are priced and placed differently. Upto you to analyze go ahead with your gut feel.
Pros:
1. Price
2, 'Not Bad' on almost all Parameters. How good it is? Is based on individual analysis.
Cons:
1. Android and Google play would have preferred. But not sure if I can make it as full android TV. Reason is in term of storage and memory android TVs are structured differently than Opera TV. (Source: Different forums) Will buy android stick for 2-3 K if at all I find android is the only way to go forward.
2. Performance : would have liked to have great performance with a/b/g router as well. May be will upgrade to N router to check on performance.
All the best if you are buying. Go with you gut feel. TV is just a TV. Life is larger than your TV no matter how big TV you buy from whichever brand. (Projector is great option too. Had bought one)
