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I've got 3 of these HiSense 58" Roku TVs from Walmart. Like 'em alot. Sells for $248. They're light enough that you can hang 'em from drywall (no studs) without tearing up your walls by using the cheap hanger that uses like 15 of those tiny trim nails

Hisense 58" Class 4K UHD LED LCD Roku Smart TV HDR R6 Series 58R6E3 - Walmart.com

Buy Hisense 58" Class 4K UHD LED LCD Roku Smart TV HDR R6 Series 58R6E3 at Walmart.com

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onn No Stud Mount for 24" to 90" TVs, ETL Listed, Fixed/No Stud, Holds up to 150 lbs - Walmart.com

Buy onn No Stud Mount for 24" to 90" TVs, ETL Listed, Fixed/No Stud, Holds up to 150 lbs at Walmart.com

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[1SEIACLONE]

my LG OLED that's 6 years old no longer works, and it's the 2nd time now that the picture has gone out on it for 2 different reasons. 1st time was fixed under warranty and the guy who ran a repair shop out of his garage said I was the last LG tv he would do going forward because of how crap their process and response is for repairs. I've got 3 Samsungs with our 75" having 3 lines of dead pixels on it so far at 3 years old. a friend in the industry says they are all basically crap at this point and won't last more then a few years no matter what you buy.

Like in everything in live you get what you pay for. The cheaper OLED TV are not as good as the higher costing ones. We have had them all, Samsung, Sony and now LG. Out of all them, the LG OLED have been the best. We buy last years model, which saves us a few hundred off the current years model. The 65 inch LG we mounted above the fireplace is 6/7 years old and still has a great picture and no dead pixels, and its has been our primary TV the entire time so, has thousands of hours on it with no trouble. The newer one, we use for our home theater is a 77 inch OLED LG, again, last years model. If you are purchasing one, you want 120 hertz not the 60 hertz as the refresh rate is twice as fast, there by you get a brighter better picture. They also spend more on the equipment to make them, but that is what you pay for. If a TV is going to go bad, most will do it in a matter of months, when its out of the box and new. If you get through the break in period with no trouble, there is no reason modern TV's will not last 10 years or more.

 

[isuno1fan]

my LG OLED that's 6 years old no longer works, and it's the 2nd time now that the picture has gone out on it for 2 different reasons. 1st time was fixed under warranty and the guy who ran a repair shop out of his garage said I was the last LG tv he would do going forward because of how crap their process and response is for repairs. I've got 3 Samsungs with our 75" having 3 lines of dead pixels on it so far at 3 years old. a friend in the industry says they are all basically crap at this point and won't last more then a few years no matter what you buy.

Been happy with my 2, 55” Samsungs. One 4 years old, one 2 years old. No problems yet.

My 75” Sony is 6yrs old and also no issues.

If you can afford it, I still believe Sony makes the best you can buy.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

Been happy with my 2, 55” Samsungs. One 4 years old, one 2 years old. No problems yet.

My 75” Sony is 6yrs old and also no issues.

If you can afford it, I still believe Sony makes the best you can buy.

Sony makes an excellent TV, LG makes the screens for both, but many like the software in the Sony, but its going to be a couple hundred more than an LG at the same size.

 

[besserheimerphat]

Some Fox CFB broadcasts are done in 4k and its awesome. You can tell the difference in wide stadium shots. I think I saw one on CBS late in the season too. Netflix, Max, Disney+ all offer 4k/HDR streaming. They also do Dolby Atmos if your sound system supports it (ours does not).

We have a 65" LG QLED that we bought a couple years ago and love it. Apps work pretty well but we've occasionally had problems signing in to Disney+. Not sure if it's an LG issue or a Disney issue.

Costco is selling a 98" TV right now but I haven't looked into any details.

 

[aeroclone]

I doubt the providers are distributing it at 60hz, but motion interpolation can still make it look smoother (though you want it off for just about everything not sports) .

The bigger thing would be that these days a tv that doesn't have 120hz is also likely to be pretty low-end in most of its other processing features as well so you'll have inferior quality across the board. Kind of like people asking for tvs without smart features, you don't have to use them (and in fact a dedicated box is often better) but any high-quality tv will have them implemented.

This is spot on. None of the video services provide 120hz content, so in these cases the 120hz TV will be doing frame interpolation to smooth out motion.

Now for gaming, PS5 and XBox can actually output game content at 120.

 

[BryceC]

Sony and LG are the tops, TCL and Hisense are the next tier down.

I’m like you, I hadn’t bought a tv in years. I bought a Hisense 8U 65”.

I was watching a 10 year old Samsung which topped out at 720p. So this Hisense looks amazing.

 

[Clonehomer]

We have all Samsungs. One thing that really annoys me is we use all external boxes, but every time the TV turns on the Samsung menu pops up and stays for about 20 seconds. Do other brands do that as well? The older Samsungs don’t have that problem, just the newer ones.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

We have all Samsungs. One thing that really annoys me is we use all external boxes, but every time the TV turns on the Samsung menu pops up and stays for about 20 seconds. Do other brands do that as well? The older Samsungs don’t have that problem, just the newer ones.

I think that is pretty common on newer TV, we use firesticks on our LGs and not the smart feature on either TV, but we still get the LG menu pops up and then we switch it over to the correct output and we are fine.
Its really difficult to compare the higher end TVs to the lower end one's, the higher end have a less jagged picture which you notice very quickly when watching sports like hockey. Newer sets also up convert 740 to 1080 programs as much as possible, very noticeable when watching old TV shows from the 70's and 80's.

Many people want the biggest screen size possible, when in reality, they would be better off getting the higher rated smaller screen for the best possible picture if you have to chose.

 

[aeroclone]

We have all Samsungs. One thing that really annoys me is we use all external boxes, but every time the TV turns on the Samsung menu pops up and stays for about 20 seconds. Do other brands do that as well? The older Samsungs don’t have that problem, just the newer ones.

My LG does this as well, but there was an option in the settings to disable it so now it skips the annoying LG apps on startup and boots straight to my Roku. It was buried a couple menus deep, so may be worth a Google search to see if there may be something similar burried on the Samsung options.

 

[isuno1fan]

Sony makes an excellent TV, LG makes the screens for both, but many like the software in the Sony, but its going to be a couple hundred more than an LG at the same size.

I just can't with the LG operating system. My parents and sister have LGs and the picture is wonderful, but the interface is bottom of the barrel for the user.

 

[Cyched]

Still have a Samsung tv I bought right out of college, still works great 11 years later. Unless the quality has gone way down will probably take some convincing to not buy another one of theirs the next time.

 

[1SEIACLONE]

I just can't with the LG operating system. My parents and sister have LGs and the picture is wonderful, but the interface is bottom of the barrel for the user.

Its why a lot of people pay more and go with Sony. Like I said earlier, LG makes the screens for both, but the software and operating systems are different. Price wise the sony will generally cost $200 more for the same size screen and features. We have no problems with our LG's but what you are talking about is a common complaint.

 

[herbicide]

Like in everything in live you get what you pay for. The cheaper OLED TV are not as good as the higher costing ones. We have had them all, Samsung, Sony and now LG. Out of all them, the LG OLED have been the best. We buy last years model, which saves us a few hundred off the current years model. The 65 inch LG we mounted above the fireplace is 6/7 years old and still has a great picture and no dead pixels, and its has been our primary TV the entire time so, has thousands of hours on it with no trouble. The newer one, we use for our home theater is a 77 inch OLED LG, again, last years model. If you are purchasing one, you want 120 hertz not the 60 hertz as the refresh rate is twice as fast, there by you get a brighter better picture. They also spend more on the equipment to make them, but that is what you pay for. If a TV is going to go bad, most will do it in a matter of months, when its out of the box and new. If you get through the break in period with no trouble, there is no reason modern TV's will not last 10 years or more.

I've had the opposite experience with 'TV trouble vs Age.' They are the one and only item I recommend buying the extended 4-5 year warranty

I've replaced '4' flatscreen TVs within warranty period*, and am about ready to replace one just outside of the warranty period

*TVs are the one and only thing I buy extended warranties on, as 3 of the 4 replaced were at the edge of a 4 or 5 year plan. I got lucky on the first one, it had a month left on the factory warranty when it went out. My current one is starting to go out at just over 5 years, I get occasional RGB 'snow' that a reboot resolves.

 

[nrg4isu]

I've had the opposite experience with 'TV trouble vs Age.' They are the one and only item I recommend buying the extended 4-5 year warranty

I've replaced '4' flatscreen TVs within warranty period*, and am about ready to replace one just outside of the warranty period

*TVs are the one and only thing I buy extended warranties on, as 3 of the 4 replaced were at the edge of a 4 or 5 year plan. I got lucky on the first one, it had a month left on the factory warranty when it went out. My current one is starting to go out at just over 5 years, I get occasional RGB 'snow' that a reboot resolves.

What was the reason for replacement? I've had zero problems in the past 20 years with TVs.

 

[herbicide]

What was the reason for replacement? I've had zero problems in the past 20 years with TVs.

Each had different issues. Two had screen issues like columns/rows going completely out, flickering, etc. One had sound issues. The latest one a few HDMI ports simply quit working. If memory serves the first two were Samsung, the last two were Sony.

One thing I should add on the warranties is on many of them if you hold your ground you can get a full refund. They'll try to get you to replace with an 'equivalent,' but the same $ from a few years ago will get you a much nicer/larger set in 'today's' $.

 

[cycub51]

I bought a tcl 55” in the spring that I loved. It had 120 hz and I could tell a difference between that and some of the 60 hz models.

I’m looking to replace that one for the sole reason that it did not hold up to my 4 year old throwing a rock at his brother, missing, and cracking the screen.

 

[1100011CS]

I've got 3 of these HiSense 58" Roku TVs from Walmart. Like 'em alot. Sells for $248. They're light enough that you can hang 'em from drywall (no studs) without tearing up your walls by using the cheap hanger that uses like 15 of those tiny trim nails

Hisense 58" Class 4K UHD LED LCD Roku Smart TV HDR R6 Series 58R6E3 - Walmart.com

Buy Hisense 58" Class 4K UHD LED LCD Roku Smart TV HDR R6 Series 58R6E3 at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

onn No Stud Mount for 24" to 90" TVs, ETL Listed, Fixed/No Stud, Holds up to 150 lbs - Walmart.com

Buy onn No Stud Mount for 24" to 90" TVs, ETL Listed, Fixed/No Stud, Holds up to 150 lbs at Walmart.com

www.walmart.com

I bought this Hisense during the black Friday sales and I love it. It was recommended by a gaming site for a budget tv to use with PS5 Pro.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hisense-55-class-u8-series-mini-led-4k-uhd-qled-smart-google-tv-2024/6577013.p?skuId=6577013

 

[1SEIACLONE]

I've had the opposite experience with 'TV trouble vs Age.' They are the one and only item I recommend buying the extended 4-5 year warranty

I've replaced '4' flatscreen TVs within warranty period*, and am about ready to replace one just outside of the warranty period

*TVs are the one and only thing I buy extended warranties on, as 3 of the 4 replaced were at the edge of a 4 or 5 year plan. I got lucky on the first one, it had a month left on the factory warranty when it went out. My current one is starting to go out at just over 5 years, I get occasional RGB 'snow' that a reboot resolves.

Its one of the better reasons to purchase from Costco as they give you a free extended warranty. Its also another reason to spend more and get a better screen or TV, they use cheaper components to save money on the less expensive ones, and better components on the higher end ones.

People walk into a Best Buy or Costco and look at size and price, when they should be looking at getting the higher end models, instead of just the size of the screen.

 

[KennyPratt42]

Our biggest TV in our main living room is an LG OLED. The rest of the TVs in our house are Samsung, Sony, and TCL LED TVs that are a mix of age and where they were in their model lineup (9 in total, the previous owner had a lot of mounts up, particularly in the basement). I have never been watching anything on any of the LED TVs and had something that made me take note which of the TVs I'm watching (including a couple QLEDs). But when I'm watching the OLED, its probably about once a week that there is something that makes me realize I'm watching that set, usually a low light scene in a movie/show or something with really vibrant colors.

If you have the budget for it I'd get an OLED, but if you get an LED/QLED you'll very likely be happy with it. Outside of it having a 120hz refresh rate and the inputs you need, I would just look for the best deal I could find.