An average joe reviews the Kogan Agora LED 3D Ultra HD TV. The Kogan 55" Agora 4K Smart 3D LED TV (UltraHD) is billed as the "A stunning 4K TV you CAN afford!".
Don't recommend buying, buy a Sony or LG. They cost a more but its reflected in the quality of software of the TV, no crashes, no extended wait times for the TV to start, better sound quality.
Summary
★★☆☆☆ Sound (Direct)
★★★★★2D XBOX 360
What does it cost?
Cost $999
Shipping approx $31 (this varies depending on where you live)
Options
Warranty for 1 year- No cost
Warranty for 3 years $119.88
Warranty for 5 years $149.85
What do you get?
1 x Kogan 55” Agora 4K Smart 3D LED TV (UltraHD)
1 x Active 3D Glasses
1 x Remote Control
What does it look like:
What it looks like on the website:
What it looks like in reality:
Delivery, Unpacking and assembling Kogan TV.
The TV arrives flat packed in a single box, Kogan being the electrical retail Ikea equivalent. The less space each flat packed TV uses, the more can be fit in a shipping container and presumably the savings are then passed on to consumers.
Box opens up as follows to reveal an internal box within the box...like the 'Matrix' but more understandable.
Will need another person for then next step. Lift the TV from the box and place face down on a flat surface. The back panel is white...
Some assembly is required but luckily the 'Getting Started' instructions are provided (it can be wall mounted or stand mounted):
The grey glass stand requires a Phillips-head screw driver to attach the head of the stand to the stand.
Grey glass stand |
Head of Stand |
Plate to be attached to base of stand |
Plate attached, noone died during the assembly of this TV |
Stand attached to TV |
What do things look like on it?
Android OS screen, surprisingly not bad.
Android Operating System on Kogan 55" Agora 4K Smart 3D LED TV (UltraHD) |
2D XBOX 360 connected via a HDMI cable ★★★★★
- Great picture, great for gaming.
- Note the max display for an XBOX is 1920 x 1080, not 4k.
Display of XBOX game on Kogan 55" Agora 4K Smart 3D LED TV (UltraHD) |
3D XBOX 360 connected via a HDMI cable - TBC
Sony Blue Ray player connected via HDMI Player (to be confirmed)
- There is ghosting on the screen
- There is graininess in the picture
- There is slight delay in sound feeding into the Kogan TV
- When compared to a Sony Bravia TV the sound is okay..ish.
- When connected to Sony 5.1 surround speakers, sounds fine
- Note 4k video content loaded onto USB and plugged into the TV does not play - (HT264 codec). Where 4k video defined as video with the following resolution - 3840 X 2160. TV manufacturers appear to use the words Ultra HD and 4k interchangeably.
3D Content TBC
What accessories are included?
3D glasses
Content of box of 3D Glasses that come with the Agora 4k 3D LED TV |
A Kogan remote
Kogan remote next to Sony remote |