Ever since I had to downsize from my Johnston McMansion I don’t even have a space that a 55” makes sense in.
Help me buy a TV
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Ever since I had to downsize from my Johnston McMansion I don’t even have a space that a 55” makes sense in.
We have a 55/56 in a room that is 20x18 and I wouldn’t want over 60 inch. Know a guy with an 80-90 in a similar room and it feels too big for it.
There is not an OLED at 80" for 3k. The closest thing is the 65" LG OLED and I've seen Massdrop.com sell them pretty cheap from time to time. There is normally a price drop around Thanksgiving that lasts about a week on the LG OLED models.
It's highly likely LG makes the OLED panels for the high end Sony and Panasonic TV's released for the 2018 model year as nobody else is manufacturing the larger OLED panels right now. Before this year Sony and Panasonic were not putting OLED in their top TV's. Samsung is sticking to their QLED technology for now. I have a 55" LG OLED 2018 model. The Samsung QLED currently has a bit larger color palette and has better max brightness (nits), but the top LG panels do true black and so have infinite contrast.
If you plan to do gaming, input lag is important on some games so you might want to look at the ratings on that if it is important to you.
I don't think you can beat the LG panels right now if looking for a higher end TV and the prices continue to come down each year. LG does have a bit of a monopoly on the tech though so my guess is they can slow the price descent some what. Sony OLEDs have their own bravia color engine and I do like their set too with the OLED, but you pay extra for the Sony name.
I have an old Sony Bravia in the basement that continues to be a good TV even thought it's like Bravia #2 from 2007.
Some of the Vizio models continue to get the best value ratings but I haven't checked lately.
It's highly likely LG makes the OLED panels for the high end Sony and Panasonic TV's released for the 2018 model year as nobody else is manufacturing the larger OLED panels right now. Before this year Sony and Panasonic were not putting OLED in their top TV's. Samsung is sticking to their QLED technology for now. I have a 55" LG OLED 2018 model. The Samsung QLED currently has a bit larger color palette and has better max brightness (nits), but the top LG panels do true black and so have infinite contrast.
If you plan to do gaming, input lag is important on some games so you might want to look at the ratings on that if it is important to you.
I don't think you can beat the LG panels right now if looking for a higher end TV and the prices continue to come down each year. LG does have a bit of a monopoly on the tech though so my guess is they can slow the price descent some what. Sony OLEDs have their own bravia color engine and I do like their set too with the OLED, but you pay extra for the Sony name.
I have an old Sony Bravia in the basement that continues to be a good TV even thought it's like Bravia #2 from 2007.
Some of the Vizio models continue to get the best value ratings but I haven't checked lately.
I’ll openly admit I’m not really a guy that cares about tech, but what on earth does someone need a 75 inch tv for?
I have all LG tv's. I have a 42" that I've had for 8 years and a 19" I've had for 5 years. Never had an issue with either and the picture is solid. If I were to buy a new tv, for consistency I would probably look LG, however, samsung, TCL, and vizio are all solid TVs now days.
I too, have LG and samsung TV. Samsung has a great picture but is more glitchy than my LG. A TCL will be my next TV.
I’d rather watch my porn in VR than watch it on something the size of my entire wall.
Would you be unhappy if you went to a movie theater and they replaced their 45 foot wide screen with one that was 5 feet wide instead?
It's the experience.
Have a similar situation going on with my 7 year old Vizio. For the record, it's been the best TV I've ever owned, but I want a bigger one. It has not been turned off in at least 3-4 years. On 24 hours a day and if it's not being watched it's got the Roku screensaver on it. WILL NOT DIE.
Agreed. It's getting hard to find a non-Smart TV but I have this theory the technology of the players is going to change way more rapidly than the built in smart functions can keep up with. I'd rather have the option to upgrade my Roku (or Chromecast, or FireTV, whatever the case may be) every 2-3 years without having to buy a new TV.
They make a fine product but saying they're easily better than everyone else is an exaggeration. LG and Samsung are rated right up there with them and are often cheaper.
I haven't owned an LG, but they have a lot of really highly-rated TVs that are priced well.
If I wanted that I'd just buy a movie theater, obviously.
I own several LGs and they are great TVs. Never had a problem. My latest is a 65" LG OLED (not sure the model, but it's one of the less expensive ones, B7). I would highly recommend one.
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QLED is all marketing. It is not structurally different from LED. If you are going to buy a samsung, you can buy a model that is 2 years old and 4k UHD and still get the same quality.
OLED is by far the best technology being used on commercial televisions right now.
What you need to decide is what is more important to you. How important is HDR quality to you? If so, shell out for the OLED. LG OLED tvs will work with both HDR10 and DOLBY so you will have a future proof tv for awhile.
I have a 65in C7 and it blew me away from the moment I turned it on. It is also a beautiful tv structure-wise. The screen is about a quarter of an inch thick. My wife originally didn't want it but was immediately wowed with the quality
If you are fine with normal contrast qualities I would either go with an older samsung model or go with a new vizio. These will be a more budget friendly option and get you the quality you want.
And if your not worried about 4k then just go with a projector. Than you can have as big a "TV" as you want!
Do you work there? Because a friend of mine was told to leave the store because he "looked like he was going to buy somewhere else."
I'll admit, the guy was right.
