VU has recently launched the 2020 lineup of their Premium series. Has anyone bought them that was launched this month? I am planning to buy this tv (55PM) for my living room usage as an upgrade.
Few information about my current Setup:
1.) I currently have a 32 inch Toshiba LED TV (Cricket series signed by Sachin with front soundbar) which is a HD Ready model.
2.) I have ACT Fibernet connection with 150mbps speed.
3.) Since my TV is an old non-smart model, I have a MI Box S for content streaming.
4.) I have a lot of Bluray ripped collection with DD/DTS audio saved on a few external HDDs. They are played via Kodi in the MI Box S.
5.) I have also connected my MI Box S to my old Denon AVR-1507 AV receiver via optical cable. This receiver does not have HDMI and only has Optical/Coaxial inputs for audio. It supports DD/DTS. I have a 7.1 Speaker setup (Craftel) with a 10 inch sub.
As you can see, all these are pretty old devices (except maybe the MI Box S). Since i recently purchased a new flat in which the viewing distance is around 15-16 Feet, this 32 inch TV looks very small. Therefore, i am planning to purchase a big screen TV (55 inch) as an upgrade.
I have checked several options before considering this. From the likes of LG/Samsung/Sony/Panasonic etc. But i personally feel the price difference does not justify the improvement in picture quality. For example, in this VU TV we get DV/HDR10 with Dolby and DTS support. I am sure the picture quality will not be a match to the other premium brands. However, if i have to pick up a similar TV from those brands i would have to spend minimum of 70K which i feel is not worth the improvement in picture quality they bring considering my viewing distance. Also, Samsung TVs are out of my list since they are not bringing DTS support these days (even as passthrough via optical) which is a deal breaker for me.
Therefore, i am planning to get this TV for now and upgrade again later to a better TV after couple of years. Could someone clarify on the below points.
1.) I see VU is rebranding the Hisense TVs. So which Hisense model are these VU Premium 2020 series. This will give me a better idea since i can read reviews on them.
2.) Anybody who purchased can shed some light if its a decent TV for my requirement?
3.) Does this TV support HDR in youtube? All online reviews for these TV never mention this. All they check is netflix and Prime.
I understand though this TV support 10-bit colour, this is achieved by a 8-bit panel + FRC. Thats fine for me. Anything over my existing TV would be an upgrade. So i don't bother.
Any reviews and suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Few information about my current Setup:
1.) I currently have a 32 inch Toshiba LED TV (Cricket series signed by Sachin with front soundbar) which is a HD Ready model.
2.) I have ACT Fibernet connection with 150mbps speed.
3.) Since my TV is an old non-smart model, I have a MI Box S for content streaming.
4.) I have a lot of Bluray ripped collection with DD/DTS audio saved on a few external HDDs. They are played via Kodi in the MI Box S.
5.) I have also connected my MI Box S to my old Denon AVR-1507 AV receiver via optical cable. This receiver does not have HDMI and only has Optical/Coaxial inputs for audio. It supports DD/DTS. I have a 7.1 Speaker setup (Craftel) with a 10 inch sub.
As you can see, all these are pretty old devices (except maybe the MI Box S). Since i recently purchased a new flat in which the viewing distance is around 15-16 Feet, this 32 inch TV looks very small. Therefore, i am planning to purchase a big screen TV (55 inch) as an upgrade.
I have checked several options before considering this. From the likes of LG/Samsung/Sony/Panasonic etc. But i personally feel the price difference does not justify the improvement in picture quality. For example, in this VU TV we get DV/HDR10 with Dolby and DTS support. I am sure the picture quality will not be a match to the other premium brands. However, if i have to pick up a similar TV from those brands i would have to spend minimum of 70K which i feel is not worth the improvement in picture quality they bring considering my viewing distance. Also, Samsung TVs are out of my list since they are not bringing DTS support these days (even as passthrough via optical) which is a deal breaker for me.
Therefore, i am planning to get this TV for now and upgrade again later to a better TV after couple of years. Could someone clarify on the below points.
1.) I see VU is rebranding the Hisense TVs. So which Hisense model are these VU Premium 2020 series. This will give me a better idea since i can read reviews on them.
2.) Anybody who purchased can shed some light if its a decent TV for my requirement?
3.) Does this TV support HDR in youtube? All online reviews for these TV never mention this. All they check is netflix and Prime.
I understand though this TV support 10-bit colour, this is achieved by a 8-bit panel + FRC. Thats fine for me. Anything over my existing TV would be an upgrade. So i don't bother.
Any reviews and suggestions would be highly appreciated.
