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Top 10 43 inch televisions
Review of the best TVs with a screen diagonal of 42ʺ- 43ʺ according to reviews of experts and ordinary buyers
Author: Oleg Yasinsky
Televisions with a screen diagonal of 107-109 cm are no longer considered large today. Rather, it is universal in terms of placement option. They are perfect for a living room or bedroom, and can perfectly fit into the interior of a large kitchen. As for the characteristics and functionality, the choice is wide and varied. There are both simple and inexpensive models, as well as fairly advanced ones, for the chances of which you will have to pay more. In our rating - the best in 2018-2019, the TV at 42-43 inches for every taste and budget!
Important criteria for choosing the best 43-inch TV
With a diagonal it is clear, the framework of the rating is clearly delineated. Design preferences are an individual matter. Therefore, we consider the generally accepted values that need to be clearly defined before buying.
Display resolution
Full hd. Not bad for a 43-inch diagonal in question. Especially in light of the fact that broadcasting, although it will now be completely digital, but so far mostly available only in SD quality, cable, satellite or IP television providers have not a majority of HD channels, and very little in 4K, almost not. And movies, music video, all kinds of entertainment videos are still more common in 1080p resolution.
Ultra HD. Today, TVs with this screen dominate. They are well prepared for viewing premium HD content. Even in the conditions of 4K deficiency, modern devices have no problems with scaling the original image to the quality that is closest to it. Virtually all 2018 TVs from major companies support accurate video playback that was captured in HDR.
Manufacturer
As a rule, the best TVs 43ʺ are offered by the big three - Sony, Samsung, LG. Televisions which brand is better and in what sequentially prioritize everyone decides for himself.
Korean brand TVs undisputed sales leaders, due to many factors: the largest assortment with a wide range of prices for almost any wallet, high-quality picture, the best implementation of the Smart TV platform. And, of course, omnipresent advertising plays its part. The disadvantages can be attributed to the flaws of the Russian assembly, not quite natural colors, parasitic shades on white.
Products Sony is represented by a smaller number of models, but all of them can boast of excellent quality, due to the Malaysian or European assembly. Realistic images out of competition. Unfortunately, there are drawbacks: high price, distressed Smart, “sharpened” mainly for paid applications. However, the latter is partially solved. As they say, Google to help.
Among the most budget TV Chinese looks more or less decent. BBK. To the credit of the brand, he never tried to invent a Japanese or European origin. Many other brands are very similar, often assembled from cheap components on the principle of "what was." As a rule, there are a lot of almost enthusiastic reviews on the network in the best traditions of black PR. Buying something like this remotely and without careful verification is rather rash.
Ranking of the best TVs in 2019 with a screen diagonal of 43 inches
| Category | A place | Name | Rating | Price |
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| The best inexpensive TVs with a diagonal of 43 inches | 1 | LG 43LK5000 | 9.5 / 10 | 22 197 |
| 2 | Samsung UE43N5000AU | 9.4 / 10 | 24 238 | |
| 3 | Philips 43PFS4012 | 9.3 / 10 | 22 999 | |
| 4 | BBK 43LEM-1051 / FTS2C | 9.0 / 10 | 17 490 | |
| Top 42-43ʺ Full HD LED TVs with Smart TV Platform | 1 | LG 43LK6200 | 9.8 / 10 | 29 542 |
| 2 | Sony KDL-43WF804 | 9.7 / 10 | 41 192 | |
| 3 | Samsung UE43N5500AU | 9.7 / 10 | 28 500 | |
| Top 4K 42-43 inch TVs | 1 | Sony KD-43XF8096 | 9.9 / 10 | 55 900 |
| 2 | LG 43UK6710 | 9.8 / 10 | 32 950 | |
| 3 | Panasonic TX-43FXR600 | 9.7 / 10 | 33 990 |
The best inexpensive TVs with a diagonal of 43 inches
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22 197
Quite nice and solidly made inexpensive TV with a screen 43 inches.In terms of functionality, it is minimalist: there is no Smart TV platform, Wi-Fi, LAN, as well as support for HDR and some software enhancements. Otherwise it would be more expensive. But one of the main advantages of the value model is its availability. LG 43LK5000 is the best choice for those who want to get a good TV receiver in its classic sense, but with a certain correction to modern realities in the form of compatibility with all available broadcast formats. The tuner catches the analog signal, which, however, is no longer relevant, the on-air, cable, satellite “digit” - DVB-T2 / C / S2. For connecting external signal sources there are 2 HDMI connectors (rear and side), 1 USB port through which content from removable drives is played. The audio system consists of 2 speakers with a total power of 10 watts. Virtual surround sound is supported. Main advantages:
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 9.5 / 10
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The TV is quite good. There was no desire to pay for useless, in my opinion, Cmart, prone to "excuses" such as "not enough memory." I connected the TV box from the Chinese comrades with normal iron. And I am happy. |
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24 238
Another good budget TV with a 43-inch screen, now from Samsung. For the Korean brand, which “ate the dog” on the development of Smart TV systems, a TV without smart features is a rarity, but it is available in the assortment. And this is not bad, because such a format is very much in demand. For example, older people who are not inclined to network fun. Model UE43N5000AU is made in a nice corporate design. The resolution of the 43-inch display is 1920x1080 px (FHD). For the suppression of noise and interference, enhancing clarity and contrast, the technology Clean View is provided, to form a wide color palette - Wide Color Enhancer. Connection of external devices such as BD-players, multimedia players, TV boxes, PCs or laptops is available via HDMI 1.4 (2 pcs.). There is also a USB port for viewing multimedia content from removable Flash-cards, hard drives. Sound system - 2x10 watts. Main advantages:
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 9.4 / 10
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Decent TV from a good manufacturer with a very decent picture quality and at an adequate price. I bought my parents for watching cable digital channels. The rest they just do not need. Satisfied. |
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22 999
Televisions with the beautiful Philips logo from TP Vision from nowadays Chinese Hong Kong are not as popular as, say, products of South Korean brands, and their stores are not packed with them. However, if you objectively compare them with competitors on such a criterion as the quality of the picture, very few people concede. The current example is model 43PFS4012. Not new (2017), but this fact in no way detracts from the merits. The basis of the display is the IPS matrix. Accordingly, the viewing angles are fair 178 ° / 178 °. Resolution - 1080p Full HD. The backlight is direct LED. Of great importance in creating a realistic image is Digital Crystal Clear technology, which was clearly inherited from the “Dutch” in the times of former cooperation. At the moment, Philips doesn’t get used to the performance of the Smart TV platform. Here the problem is solved radically - smart features and network connections are not supported. And well: nothing hangs, does not slow down. Main advantages:
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 9.3 / 10
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Good picture, simple settings. Lack Smart dignity rather than disadvantage. Connected to cable, quite enough. Then, perhaps, I will buy an Android box with a normal "iron". |
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17 490
Very budget TV with a diagonal of 43 inches from the company BBK. Of course, there are televisions that are even cheaper, but with quality and reliability, everything is completely thin. This model is also not a standard, but it justifies its cost. A sort of honest "Chinese" Russian assembly. Standard design for our days: thin plastic frames, small neat legs from the same material. 43-inch screen - 1080p Full HD. Matrix visually adequate quality. It draws on itself almost all the responsibility for the image, which is quite worthy here. Of the software "helpers" only noise reduction system. No smart tv. But there are no annoying brakes. It wants, you can connect via HDMI (3 pcs.) A separate Android set-top box, any external player or computer, a laptop with the appropriate connector. Main advantages:
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 9.0 / 10
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Took because of the low price and the normal image. It works most of the time in the TV receiver mode, for high-quality video there is another TV bigger. What to say? Satisfying, for half a year no problems were revealed. |
Top 42-43ʺ Full HD LED TVs with Smart TV Platform
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29 542
The leader of the category of "smart" Full HD TVs with a screen 43 inches - model 43LK6200 2018 release from the company LG. Why precisely she? Based on the most optimal balance between image quality, functionality, ease of management, and capabilities of an intelligent smart TV platform. Plus almost omnivorous built-in player. The screen resolution is 1920x1080 pixels. Matrix IPS, among the properties of which is a good color and a truly comfortable viewing angles. Backlight type - Direct LED. HDR Active technology provides an expansion of the range of contrast and high detail in the shadows and highlights when viewing premium content shot in HDR10 PRO, HLG. According to the manufacturer, the TV has artificial intelligence. This is manifested in the ability to recognize speech. You can request a weather forecast, open a specific video or application, set the shutdown time. Yes, by the way, you will have to communicate through the Magic Remote. Main advantages:
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 9.8 / 10
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Shows very well. It looks great, the stand is comfortable and cute. WebOS is clear, fast and stable, the benefit of the home network allows. The console is cool. Cool to order the TV through the microphone. |
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41 192
From the standpoint of quality, naturalness of the picture, this 43-inch TV is the best in the category, but since other characteristics are also assessed, it didn’t reach the top line a bit. And he lost to the leaders only in one thing: the “smart” Android TV platform is not bad, but still not as stable, universal, and most importantly, fast, like Tizen and WebOS from the “Koreans”. Otherwise, everything is very solid. Strict and stylish corporate design, excellent build quality (Malaysia), slim body, thanks to the backlight Edge LED, intelligent voice control. HDR support ensures viewing of relevant content with a high degree of detail. Using the powerful X-Reality ™ PRO image processor provides effective noise reduction, low-resolution scaling to Full HD. Technology Live Color is engaged in improving color reproduction, a special algorithm for dynamic backlighting enhances contrast. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
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Great tv with good build quality. The image is beautiful. The sound, in my opinion, is still weak. Prots could stick and more helpfully, but it seems to be pulling without questions. I think the choice is fully justified. |
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28 500
A TV from another brand from the “country of morning freshness” could have argued with LG for the championship in the category, but other things being equal to it, like all Samsung models of the 2018 sample, the capabilities of the built-in player are greatly reduced. Read files in many popular formats (AVI: DivX, Xvid) that refuses completely, does not support the DTS audio codec. Here is a picture of the order. The fifth series shows no worse than last year's sixth. The resolution of the FHD 1080p display is good in itself, but there is also a special Ultra Clean View function that levels the input signal distortion and enhances clarity. Optimization of color rendering technology PurColour. Micro Dimming Pro (local dimming) is responsible for the contrast and detail. And what about our time without HDR support. The Smart TV platform on OS Tizen 2018 is probably the best to date. Speed, stability, functionality is beyond praise. The only pity is that the UE43N5500AU remote control is the most common and there is no voice control. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
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TV like. Image quality is generally comfortable. Surprised Smart. There was a fear that, as usual, one would have to put up with periodic “brakes”, but nothing of the kind was noticed. |
Top 4K 42-43 inch TVs
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55 900
No matter how good and advanced the Koreans dominate the market, the rating of the best 4K TVs at 42 -43 inches cannot do without the famous Japanese brand. Real connoisseurs of high-quality and realistic images, without “parasitic” shades, will appreciate the 2018 model - KD-43XF8096. The screen size is 42.5ʺ (108 cm), resolution 3840x2160 (Ultra HD), it supports an extended dynamic range of 4K HDR. Excellent natural color rendering is provided by Triluminos Display technology, and the 4K X-Reality PRO algorithm enhances the resolution of each pixel, ensuring perfect clarity. The function of frame interpolation Motionflow ™ XR 400 Hz (matrix - 60 Hz) is implemented. A little bit about Smart TV. It is quite smart, clear and convenient. The Android TV platform provides plenty of opportunities for surfing and entertainment. Searching for movies or TV shows in applications is as easy as ever, since remote voice control is available on the TV. Main advantages:
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 9.9 / 10
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Shows the TV is really cool. Let fans of some brands think that poisonous colors are beautiful. We bought ourselves something that looks nice. They paid more, but not only for the brand. Also for excellent quality in everything. |
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32 950
LG's excellent 43-inch UHD TV 6 series: kind of relatively budget-friendly, and the functionality is not that simple. The design with thin metal frames and a comfortable stand is also quite good. The maximum screen resolution is 3840x2160 pixels, and if the input is smaller, it’s about a 4-core processor capable of eliminating noise and improving the picture quality to 4K. IPS matrix ensures excellent viewing angles, good color reproduction. The backlight of the Direct LED slightly thickens the body, but it differs more than the side one, evenness. Proprietary technology Ultra Luminance makes the image more vivid and rich, Active HDR 4K provides accurate video detail in HDR10 Pro, HLG.For standard dynamic range, there is a contrast enhancement function “HDR effect”. The intellectual platform works on the updated WebOS Smart TV. A browser, corporate app store, music player, LG Channels Plus (Megogo) and much more are available. Main advantages:
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 9.8 / 10
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Very good machine for little money. Since the diagonal needed 40-43 inches, and the budget was limited, they did not count on much. Frankly, this “ski” exceeded expectations. As a faithful dog performs voice commands. |
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33 990
Inexpensive 43-inch UHD TV model from the famous Japanese brand. True, it is produced in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, but this should not be embarrassing. The build quality of the neighbors is quite decent. Appearance in the style of minimalism: thin black frame (there is a silver analogue TX-43FXR610), legs-stand. Matrix 10-bit (8 + FRS) IPS with really comfortable viewing angles without distortion - 178 ° / 178 °, the backlight is direct LED. On board a good Quad-Core Pro processor (4 cores). Adaptive Backlight Dimming Plus technology is used to enhance the contrast. The imaging index is 1300 Hz BMR, the real frequency is 60 Hz. HDR mode is supported for 3 formats: standard HDR10, HLG and perspective HDR10 +. Smart platform is built on the operating system My Home Screen 3.0. Pretty smart, not buggy, but a set of applications heavily trimmed. If we compare the Panasonic TX-43FXR600 by competitors from Korean companies, the picture is more interesting and clearer, but the “smart” features are noticeably weaker. Main advantages:
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 9.7 / 10
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Fully satisfied with the TV. Looked for an affordable 4K with Wi-Fi for streaming video. Panasonic in this regard did not disappoint. The picture is excellent, clear and smooth. Comfortable viewing angles. Hung on the wall - it looks good. |
Which 43-inch TV is better to buy?
The higher the price, the more functions, something like this can describe the assortment of televisions with a screen diagonal of 107-109 cm. Even inexpensive brands have practically no cheap full-featured models (with 3D, Smart TV, etc.). Usually one has to choose one thing. In the premium segment, the situation is different - a lot depends on the quality of the screen, which must be checked for the presence of dead pixels and highlights.
The best 43-inch TV has its own. For example, in this size only 4K UHD model 8 series from the Sony. The rest of the rating of the best TVs with a screen of 42-43 inches correspond to the average or initial level. So, if you want more abruptly, the choice is obvious. Only money will have to spend a lot. Actually, all models of the Japanese manufacturer in their categories are the best in image quality. It’s a pity that the Smart features are so-so, you shouldn’t expect speed and performance like mobile devices.
If need Smart, then clearly preferred products korean companies. There is a subjective opinion that today the Tizen 4.0 axis of Samsung is showing itself the most well, LG is on its heels with its WebOS Smart TV. That is, the TVs of these brands are a kind of universal “all-in-one combines”. Virtually no one manufacturer has a completely perfect Smart TV, but 42-inch and43-inch lucky: it is in models with this diagonal most often found fast and stable Internet.The picture quality of all the models presented in the review is quite good, but there is no the same naturalness of colors as the “Japanese”.
Not bad Panasonicwell show individual models from Philips, even among the Russian-Chinese cheap handicrafts you can find something worthwhile. It is a pity to finally find out whether this or that TV is like or not, only during operation. If so, it makes sense to simulate the process in the store. Take your favorite flash drive with you, play around with the settings, check the selected instance for bad pixels, excessive light or blackouts.
And after that - enjoy your viewing!
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Updated: 25.03.2019
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