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Post by YankeeFan on Apr 26, 2024 19:10:29 GMT
Thinking about buying a new, bigger tv. I don't watch a ton of TV, but our current one is old, and fairly small, especially for the size of our space, and for how far back our couch is. I thought TVs were pretty cheap, but my buddy who is in to tvs and tech suggested I buy a 65" OLED tv that costs $2,500. When I balked at that price, he suggested this one, which is still $1,500: www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-65-class-c3-series-oled-evo-4k-uhd-smart-webos-tv/6535929.p?skuId=6535929Why can't I just buy something that is $650 or $400? www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-65-class-x77l-led-4k-uhd-smart-google-tv/6544131.p?skuId=6544131 www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-65-class-tu690t-crystal-uhd-4k-smart-tizen-tv/6538957.p?skuId=6538957
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Post by Ridiculously Dull Bobby on Apr 26, 2024 20:34:22 GMT
I have a 44-inch Toshiba that works just fine and it was only $600 or so.
Like you, I don’t watch it nearly enough to justify getting a top-line TV.
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Post by gordonbombay on Apr 26, 2024 20:36:17 GMT
It looks like the bottom two are LED as opposed to OLED
Which depending on the lighting conditions of your room you may not even notice.
One legit difference is OLED will hold color better from off angles. So if its a wide room with U shaped couches that have some viewers not looking straight ahead thats a consideration
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Post by YankeeFan on Apr 26, 2024 20:40:45 GMT
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Post by batman on Apr 26, 2024 21:47:02 GMT
Whatever size you think you need, go one size bigger. A 32-inch flat screen looks like a small computer monitor from across the room. At the same time, make sure you measure your space to make sure it fits.
My last couple of TVs have been TCLs from Best Buy. They have Roku built in, so it's easy to add channels and apps, and they're pretty cheap. Our 48-inch model cost about $400 a couple years ago. They're generally right on the sweet spot of a good TV at a good price if you triangulate the reviews. There might be better TVs that are a lot more expensive, and cheaper ones that suck, while TCLs are a solid 4 out of 5. We also have a 40-inch Toshiba in the bedroom that we bought in about 2010 that is still going strong.
If you don't watch a ton of TV and aren't a video snob, there should be no reason to pay more than $600 or so for even a Sony or other top brand. Not sure I'd dip down to a HiSense, though. Those are on the low end of quality from what I recall.
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Post by jackfinarelli on Apr 27, 2024 15:14:25 GMT
My wife and I use a "formula" given to us by our older son to decide how big a TV screen ought to be in its home environment:
Take the distance from your main seating area to the TV measured in feet.
Multiply that number by 8
That result is an ideal value for the diagonal measurement for your TV set.
Do not spend a lot of money to get a TV that is way oversized by this formula because the formula has worked for us very well in 4 different rooms in two houses.
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Post by btexpress on Apr 30, 2024 1:33:19 GMT
I didn't plan it, but that's about how it worked out.
6 feet. 50-inch TV.
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