Best Budget 55" 4K HDR TV for Playstation Gaming

Hello! Next month I am looking to purchase a new 55" inch 4K Smart TV with HDR and dolby vision support. Currently I am having PS4 and will purchase PS5 as soon as it will launch in India probably in Nov-Dec 2020.
TV should be good in fast motion response time, contrast and black level should be great. Sound quality doesn't matter to me as I have sony 5.1 dolby home theatre already to connect via HDMI ARC.
There are so many budget TVs in market like VU, TCL, Hisense, Toshiba etc. that offers great value for money.
Budget is under 50k INR for now. Please suggest me best budget TV for this price range.

Vu Ultra 4K or the latest Hi-Sense 55" TV

TOSHIBA 55U7980 seems to be promising on paper. Do check reviews online.
If you buy from offline market you will get 3 yrs warranty on Hi Sense manufactured/owned TV brands[VU, Toshiba & Hisense]
Hi Sense will be bringing out Qleds models of Toshiba as well as Hisense during festive season so keep watching.
Expect price increase for imported TVs as per new tariffs.

sandynator said:
TOSHIBA 55U7980 seems to be promising on paper. Do check reviews online.
If you buy from offline market you will get 3 yrs warranty on Hi Sense manufactured/owned TV brands[VU, Toshiba & Hisense]
Hi Sense will be bringing out Qleds models of Toshiba as well as Hisense during festive season so keep watching.
Expect price increase for imported TVs as per new tariffs.

Yeah! Since almost all 4k TV panels are imported. Taxes will be increased upto 35%. Everything is getting so expensive now. It's the best time to purchase. Amazon and flipkart sale is coming very soon.

Zangetsu said:
Vu Ultra 4K or the latest Hi-Sense 55" TV

VU Ultra series is totally unavailable on amazon. Seems like VU stop the production. It's surprising to see VU has no QLED model in it's range but a 65" that costs a lakh. HiSense is very new, can't rely. I had VU 43" 4K already that I bought during football worldcup. Amazing brand VU.

In my knowledge few Hisense models are Imports while Toshiba is made here in India as claimed by them so I expect negligible increase in Toshiba tv prices or even with few Hisense tvs. Hisense was quite active since 2019 in setting up their networks here to establish both the brands.

Currently due to black marketing the prices have shot up.

VU prices will shoot up but my guess is they will have to shift focus or restructure due to entry of hisense..

All VU tvs made by Hisense.
QLED may not be passed to VU in fact why would Hisense do it if they want to establish here in India. They are keeping Toshiba brand slightly above Hisense in India.

sandynator said:
In my knowledge few Hisense models are Imports while Toshiba is made here in India as claimed by them so I expect negligible increase in Toshiba tv prices or even with few Hisense tvs. Hisense was quite active since 2019 in setting up their networks here to establish both the brands.

Currently due to black marketing the prices have shot up.

VU prices will shoot up but my guess is they will have to shift focus or restructure due to entry of hisense..

All VU tvs made by Hisense.
QLED may not be passed to VU in fact why would Hisense do it if they want to establish here in India. They are keeping Toshiba brand slightly above Hisense in India.

But the panel inside my 43 inch 4K HDR VU TV that I bought in 2018 is of Samsung VA. It costed 32k that time.

The things is Hisense is not selling anything here that they sell in US. Toshiba TVs literally have no market in India. Both are owned by HiSense, so technically both would be same TVs.
Here HiSense is a new brand, so low on reliability and services. VU is selling since 2006 and have pretty good after sales and trust. I hope VU revive back by providing best quality in this range very soon.

Also there is new range of cheap QLED series of TCL that comes with 3 years of warranty. Anyone has idea about that?

*www.reliancedigital.in/tcl-122-8-cms-55-inch-ultra-hd-4k-android-smart-qled-tv-55c715/p/491893431

Don't buy TCL bad reviews and the unit they sell in India is cheap in quality than in US.

Zangetsu said:
Don't buy TCL bad reviews and the unit they sell in India is cheap in quality than in US.

My friend owns 49" 1080p LED of TCL. It has good colours and contrast. He bought it for 25k 3 years ago from amazon. No problem till date. HD channels looks really amazing in that. Total value for money for him.

What do you think about OnePlus QLED Q1, in sale it costs 60k. Though it has been a year since that model launched. Any news for that model update with android 11 TV?

Oneplus is overpriced for the features they are giving.

Vu TV website says out of stock online but in stock in retail stores ?? which stores

*www.vugrp.com/product-page/vu-ultra-4k-tv

Zangetsu said:
Oneplus is overpriced for the features they are giving.

Vu TV website says out of stock online but in stock in retail stores ?? which stores

*www.vugrp.com/product-page/vu-ultra-4k-tv

How is it overpriced? Oneplus is providing amazing QLED panel and loads of features for 60k. Who else providing QLED in this range besides TCL and OnePlus?
VU retail shops, just like normal electronic shops that sell VU TV with of course higher price than online amazon and fk.

Both VU (Premium and Ultra) and HiSense 55A71F are out of stock online. Seems like they are waiting for govt to increase taxes and then they sell with some new price tag.

Dr. House said:
How is it overpriced? Oneplus is providing amazing QLED panel and loads of features for 60k. Who else providing QLED in this range besides TCL and OnePlus?
VU retail shops, just like normal electronic shops that sell VU TV with of course higher price than online amazon and fk.

OP is a Chinese company & much smaller than LG or Samsung, so people are definitely not confident giving them their money (60-70k that is ), I know I won't. Not to forget, they are relatively new to the TV market, unlike phones.

IMO their cheaper 55" 4K should have been priced close to 40k instead of 50k as Xiaomi has their offering at 35k.

Its always better to stick with the companies which has lots of experience into making that particular products & has established service networks within your locality.

After all stock clearing in festive sale period we can see new launches with higher pricing from November in my opinion.

omega44-xt said:
OP is a Chinese company & much smaller than LG or Samsung, so people are definitely not confident giving them their money (60-70k that is ), I know I won't. Not to forget, they are relatively new to the TV market, unlike phones.

IMO their cheaper 55" 4K should have been priced close to 40k instead of 50k as Xiaomi has their offering at 35k.

*www.samsung.com/in/tvs/uhd-tv-tue60a/UA55TUE60AKXXL/
How is this new model by Samsung? My cousin can sell it for cost price. I think margin in TVs if of 10%. Didn't ask yet.
Though both Hisense and Samsung models are 60Hz panel. Samsung has auto motion plus (MEMC) technology which makes normal 24-30fps videos looks smoother. What about this feature in HiSense, VU and Toshiba?

Dr. House said:
*www.samsung.com/in/tvs/uhd-tv-tue60a/UA55TUE60AKXXL/
How is this new model by Samsung? My cousin can sell it for cost price. I think margin in TVs if of 10%. Didn't ask yet.
Though both Hisense and Samsung models are 60Hz panel. Samsung has auto motion plus (MEMC) technology which makes normal 24-30fps videos looks smoother. What about this feature in HiSense, VU and Toshiba?

I think most TVs have that feature, I found it annoying on my parent's Panasonic TV, so set its intensity to low.

Samsung is generally a safe bet but picture quality might be similar to good cheap TVs at best, like Vu or HiSense but at a higher price & without Dolby Vision certification. I won't be too surprised if Samsung is actually a bit inferior to those though. I'm sure it doesn't have as low brightness as cheap/old Mi 4K TVs.

Older cheap Samsung vs budget Vu TV.

TLDR: Vu is better

New Toshiba TVs actually have a good panel, but not so good OS & in-built hardware, so maybe Toshiba + Mi Box 4K is a good combo.

Dr. House said:
*www.samsung.com/in/tvs/uhd-tv-tue60a/UA55TUE60AKXXL/
How is this new model by Samsung? My cousin can sell it for cost price. I think margin in TVs if of 10%. Didn't ask yet.
Though both Hisense and Samsung models are 60Hz panel. Samsung has auto motion plus (MEMC) technology which makes normal 24-30fps videos looks smoother. What about this feature in HiSense, VU and Toshiba?

If you like ELED panels then buy it. otherwise don't. No complaints on Tizen OS though, its highly tested Samsung OS and pretty solid.

omega44-xt said:
Older cheap Samsung vs budget Vu TV.

TLDR: Vu is better

New Toshiba TVs actually have a good panel, but not so good OS & in-built hardware, so maybe Toshiba + Mi Box 4K is a good combo.

Yeah! I know this whole N series is worse than any VU. But that is 2019 model. This is all new range of Wondertainement by Sasmung 2020. We can't be sure the new series will be like that. Also MEMC can be turned off in Samsung if you don't like soap opera effect.

Zangetsu said:
If you like ELED panels then buy it. otherwise don't. No complaints on Tizen OS though, its highly tested Samsung OS and pretty solid.

Are you sure it's not DLED and edge LED? Tizen is amazing for sure. There is no point of having android in a TV if all major OTT apps available in Tizen or WebOS. Android TVs are laggy and slower than these. Also bootup time is way long in android.

Some brands like Sony and Toshiba sells TV with full array LED. Does that mean DLED backlighting?

*toshibatv-in.com/toshiba-4k-ultimate-tv-55u7980/

How is this 55" Toshiba model for 48.5k?

Dr. House said:
Are you sure it's not DLED and edge LED? Tizen is amazing for sure. There is no point of having android in a TV if all major OTT apps available in Tizen or WebOS. Android TVs are laggy and slower than these. Also bootup time is way long in android.

Some brands like Sony and Toshiba sells TV with full array LED. Does that mean DLED backlighting?

*toshibatv-in.com/toshiba-4k-ultimate-tv-55u7980/

How is this 55" Toshiba model for 48.5k?

Some youtubers gave pretty good review for Toshiba's panel. Its main complaints are OS, lack of WiFi 5GHz, storage & RAM, I think.

omega44-xt said:
Some youtubers gave pretty good review for Toshiba's panel. Its main complaints are OS, lack of WiFi 5GHz, storage & RAM, I think.

You might be confused with Toshiba U5050 as this one is U79, the more premium one. It has dual band wifi with 5Ghz as mentioned on the link I sent.
Linux based VIDAA OS looks quite basic and new and lacks hotstar like major app. RAM won't be issue as it is not an android TV. People compare other OS RAMs with android that takes a hell lot.

Dr. House said:
Are you sure it's not DLED and edge LED? Tizen is amazing for sure. There is no point of having android in a TV if all major OTT apps available in Tizen or WebOS. Android TVs are laggy and slower than these. Also bootup time is way long in android.

Its not mentioned in its website if its DLED or not.

Toshiba is a very reputed brand. But check with Service centers for the TV and also the OS reviews.

Dr. House said:
You might be confused with Toshiba U5050 as this one is U79, the more premium one. It has dual band wifi with 5Ghz as mentioned on the link I sent.
Linux based VIDAA OS looks quite basic and new and lacks hotstar like major app. RAM won't be issue as it is not an android TV. People compare other OS RAMs with android that takes a hell lot.

Yup, got confused. That one even has FALD & claim 700nits of peak brightness, damn. Considering lack of apps in that OS, you will likely have to get something like Mi Box 4K or Fire Stick 4K if you want to consume content without mirroring or using a web browser.

That one looks great on paper, sadly no reviews. Considering its lower model was praised for its panel, it should be even better.

omega44-xt said:
Yup, got confused. That one even has FALD & claim 700nits of peak brightness, damn. Considering lack of apps in that OS, you will likely have to get something like Mi Box 4K or Fire Stick 4K if you want to consume content without mirroring or using a web browser.

That one looks great on paper, sadly no reviews. Considering its lower model was praised for its panel, it should be even better.

As per hifi vision forum. It is rebranded Hisense H8F You can check the review here.
One should definitely need Firestick 4k to get access with apps. Some people are complaining the dolby vision doesn't work in all apps via stick.
And it's bummer to not having HDMI 2.1. Maybe all 60Hz panels doesn't come with HDMI 2.1. Not sure.
When it was launched it was 47k priced with 3 years of warranty. It's available for 48.5k on reliance digital but not deliverable in my region.
I called local shops they have no idea about Toshiba TVs. It's unavailable on amazon as well.

Zangetsu said:
Its not mentioned in its website if its DLED or not.

Toshiba is a very reputed brand. But check with Service centers for the TV and also the OS reviews.

Not considering that now because I already have VU 4K Pixellight and it's DLED with 450 nit brightness. Though when I watch some sports and fast moving backlit is visible though vertically in my VU.
Toshiba services are pretty fine and maybe common with Hisense as both brands are owned by Hisense electronics.

Here is the reply of Samsung customer care through email. My questions are very technical for them to even understand.

The Samsung TV doesn't have Local dimming so HDR content won't look great. and its 60Hz panel.
I think its ELED otherwise samsung would have mentioned it in their Specs which they do so for all the high-end DLED panels above 100K price

Dr. House said:
As per hifi vision forum. It is rebranded Hisense H8F You can check the review here.
One should definitely need Firestick 4k to get access with apps. Some people are complaining the dolby vision doesn't work in all apps via stick.
And it's bummer to not having HDMI 2.1. Maybe all 60Hz panels doesn't come with HDMI 2.1. Not sure.
When it was launched it was 47k priced with 3 years of warranty. It's available for 48.5k on reliance digital but not deliverable in my region.
I called local shops they have no idea about Toshiba TVs. It's unavailable on amazon as well.

The review seems good actually for a 50k TV, better than Panasonic GX750 that my parents have for sure. HDMI 2.1 is a new standard & only found in top TVs, that Samsung Frame is surely an exception to have it under 1 lakh in India. Many 1 lakh+ TVs don't have HDMI 2.1. It is only required for 4K at 120fps, so why add it if you don't have 120Hz panel?

Dr. House said:
Not considering that now because I already have VU 4K Pixellight and it's DLED with 450 nit brightness. Though when I watch some sports and fast moving backlit is visible though vertically in my VU.
Toshiba services are pretty fine and maybe common with Hisense as both brands are owned by Hisense electronics.

Here is the reply of Samsung customer care through email. My questions are very technical for them to even understand.

1. No way DLED, should be edge lit
3. If they haven't mentioned something like motion 100Hz or like that, then its 60Hz with MEMC. As said earlier, not everyone has good MEMC implementation, like that HiSense one doesn't (mentioned in rtings review)
4. 8 bit + FRC (No way you will find true 10bit, even rtings list 8bit + FRC as 10 bit).
5. Yes

It's not worth wasting their time on you. Samsung will move TVs regardless of your purchase. This is why most reviewers don't get review units for budget TVs, most likely they are inferior to cheap Samsung/LG ones (as I said, educated guess) & they wouldn't want that info easily available in open. Check RU7100 & RU7470 reviews, no way Wondertainment series is better than those.

omega44-xt said:
1. No way DLED, should be edge lit
3. If they haven't mentioned something like motion 100Hz or like that, then its 60Hz with MEMC. As said earlier, not everyone has good MEMC implementation, like that HiSense one doesn't (mentioned in rtings review)
4. 8 bit + FRC (No way you will find true 10bit, even rtings list 8bit + FRC as 10 bit).
5. Yes

It's not worth wasting their time on you. Samsung will move TVs regardless of your purchase. This is why most reviewers don't get review units for budget TVs, most likely they are inferior to cheap Samsung/LG ones (as I said, educated guess) & they wouldn't want that info easily available in open. Check RU7100 & RU7470 reviews, no way Wondertainment series is better than those.

I have crap down the idea of purchasing that wonderainment TV by samsung. Now just considering U79 by Toshiba but that unavailable and the Frame TV 2020 model in BBD sale.

Dr. House said:
I have crap down the idea of purchasing that wonderainment TV by samsung. Now just considering U79 by Toshiba but that unavailable and the Frame TV 2020 model in BBD sale.

Maybe they will sweeten the deal just enough for you to increase your budget over 50k