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qirex
Feb 15, 2001

Cold on a Cob posted:

the wirecutter is fine if you just want an 'eh here's what's decent right now' recommendation and don't want to sperg out comparing models and stuff

yeah but right now their top choice is a $1300 vizio with this slight issue

quote:

The firmware is pretty buggy, which causes the interpolation feature to turn itself on at random.

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The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
there is literally no way to purchase the same model of tv as the one being reviewed. manufacturers have a million submodels whose differences are unpredictable. the general trend is that the older a model is (like, it's a couple of months old and has already been reviewed by anyone that cares), the quality of the panel and other components will be reduced.

here's a lifehack for you: go to a store, try out a tv, if it looks good to you then buy it.

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Triglav posted:

i dont get how tvs and set top boxes are so loving slow

i just want a nice tv with decent reproduction. something that will last years, not a 1000 hours

no smart features necessary. a couple hdmis would be nice

maybe a physical hdmi switcher would be less annoying than using a remote with too many buttons to navigate a Smart ui

tahts my tv. $400 nzd for a 40" its "only" 1080p but no smart features. 3 hdmi in. vga if i wanted and takes digital uhf/vhf whatever

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
the sound quality is terrible but i dont use it except when trying to be quiet in which case its about listening to someonme talk not music/movie or whatever

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