|
Kingtheninja posted:I'm doing a little bit of shopping for a friend. I picked up the Samsung KS8000 back in january and love it. I was looking in that area again, but wondering what the current "go to" is for samsung with HDR. Budget is max $2500 and preferably 55" minimum, so I don't think it'll be too hard to find something. I guess just what to avoid, or if there's anything particularly noteworthy to check out. LCDs range from the TCL P607, to the Sony X900E, and the X930E. On the higher end the LG C7/B7 OLEDs are solid. http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-features/hdr is a solid guide for current stuff.
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 00:07
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 28, 2024 04:39 |
|
|
If said friend has anyone who's a veteran in their family, look into AAFES. Registering for their website gets you a 17% off promo code good for two weeks, and I was able to snag a 55" X930E for $1244 with no tax, shipped free. Oh, and I found out something recently - you can buy SquareTrade warranties through Costco, even if you don't buy the *television* through Costco. Better yet, the coverage kicks in *after* the manufacturer's warranty cuts off. $89.99 for three years. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 00:13 on Aug 22, 2017 |
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 00:09
|
|
|
FFFFFFFFFFFFFF the 70" Vizio E series is down to $1699 at Costco in Canada now, I guess probably $1689 in store then if it follows the trend of the prices I've seen online before. So tempted to just sign up for the drat mastercard and buy it.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 01:43
|
|
|
I saw on Amazon that the TCL 55'' has dropped down to 400 with free shipping from prime. I'm currently using a 32" Samsung that's a few years old but I've read a lot of good and a lot of bad about TCL. Can someone help me be not terrified and or terrified to buy this tv? Also I have poo poo rural internet but only plan to use the TV as a giant monitor for my PC, will that be an issue? Am I required to use the Roku junk or can I just change the input to "PC" and not have to deal with it?
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 06:47
|
|
|
That's not THE TCL. That appears to be the S405, not the P607.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 06:51
|
|
|
What is the difference? Is it notable? Because I'm in at 400 bucks if the other model is good but 600 is out of my price range. My last 55" was an Emerson that died on me after only 5 years of use. I just want a big, affordable, reliable tv again.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 07:54
|
|
|
Differences are pretty huge. The S405, while supporting HDR, doesn't really get bright enough to actually use it. The P607 gets almost 6 times brighter. The S405 also doesn't support wide color gamut. So, essentially, it's not a UHD TV. It's really just a normal TV with a 4k panel in it. It also doesn't have any local dimming so it can't get the black levels or contrast that the P607 has. $400 at 55" is pretty tough, though. I can't really think of a standout product at that intersection of price and size, they are all going to be pretty much "throw dart at the wall and hope it's ok." $600 is really the point where you aren't compromising on features and get a true UHD TV.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 14:21
|
|
|
As someone with pretty sensitive eyes, should I even bother with UHD? I watch everything on dark settings. I got the S405, thinking it was the other model but like the tv so far.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 22:37
|
|
|
UHD owns and is more about specific parts of the screen being brighter than the entire screen being brighter. I think well-done UHD 1080p is better than non-UHD 4k. That's a bit of a moot point right now, though, because all the UHD devices are 4K anyways.
|
|
#
?
Aug 22, 2017 23:21
|
|
|
I'm needing a secondary 55"+ for my living room for football season. Doesn't even need to be 4K cause it won't get used anywhere near as much as my main lovely beautiful KS8000. I could get away with $200 or so for a 1080P, right?
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2017 00:09
|
|
|
Have you seen anything that big for $200? I've seen a 43 or so for around that amount, and I'm in the market for something cheap for outdoor use. Don't need anything special because I'm sure it won't have a massive lifespan.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2017 00:15
|
|
|
EL BROMANCE posted:Have you seen anything that big for $200? I've seen a 43 or so for around that amount, and I'm in the market for something cheap for outdoor use. Don't need anything special because I'm sure it won't have a massive lifespan. You'd be surprised, my 42" Panasonic plasma has survived 3 North Dakota winters.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2017 04:05
|
|
|
I'm the other end of the spectrum, heat and humidity. But it's under a hard deck and the people here before had an old Vizio hooked up and said they never had a problem. Certainly ain't paying $2,500 for a outdoor specific TV that might last a year or two more than a $200 one.
|
|
#
?
Aug 23, 2017 04:24
|
|
|
Any preference on an external tuner? Can you watch live antenna TV through a Tivo?
|
|
#
?
Aug 25, 2017 02:41
|
|
|
LG 55-Inch B7A OLED 4K HDR Smart TV on Massdrop for $1600 free shipping in US. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/lg-55-b7-oled-4k-hdr-smart-tv?utm_source=linkshare&referer=L253GG
|
|
#
?
Aug 26, 2017 15:21
|
|
|
TomR posted:LG 55-Inch B7A OLED 4K HDR Smart TV on Massdrop for $1600 free shipping in US. poo poo!! I really wish my insurance company would make a decision in the next 5 days. I'd already come to terms with the fact that I might have to wait until next June to find another one at that price, but I'll be all over this if I know for sure I'll be compensated for my loss. I put my old Samsung back up on the wall, and it's just terrible. Big splotchy gray spots whenever the screen is black. There is no way in hell I'd settle for anything less than OLED quality now that I've had it.
|
|
#
?
Aug 26, 2017 15:55
|
|
|
FogHelmut posted:Any preference on an external tuner? Can you watch live antenna TV through a Tivo? Some TiVo models will accept an antenna and some won't, you'll need to check for the specific model you're interested in. If you're thinking of shelling out for a TiVo you may also consider an Nvidia Shield and supported USB tuner Rastor fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Aug 26, 2017 |
|
#
?
Aug 26, 2017 20:12
|
|
|
Is the only way to get tv screenshots off LGs webOS to put a USB stick in then put it into a computer? It's a useful function as I'm always resorting to taking bad photos of stupid things on my tv screen, but that's a little long winded.
|
|
#
?
Aug 26, 2017 22:10
|
|
|
Looking for a few opinions from you guys. A few weeks ago I decided it was finally time to upgrade our ~8-10 year old 37" Vizio. It didn't take long for me to fall in love with the LG OLEDs, specifically the 65C7P. The biggest hold up for me right now is that we will most likely be moving from our rented apartment to a house within the next one to two years. The OLEDs are so thin that they seem fragile as all hell, and moving one could be a pain. I also hear from people saying to just wait so I can better judge the space, but I feel as though a 65" will work in most spaces we'd be interested in. My other option is to pick up a budget 55" like the TCL 55P607 now, and then whenever we move eventually shift that to a secondary room and upgrade to an OLED. Any thoughts?
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 06:38
|
|
|
Radioactive Toy posted:Looking for a few opinions from you guys. A few weeks ago I decided it was finally time to upgrade our ~8-10 year old 37" Vizio. It didn't take long for me to fall in love with the LG OLEDs, specifically the 65C7P. The biggest hold up for me right now is that we will most likely be moving from our rented apartment to a house within the next one to two years. The OLEDs are so thin that they seem fragile as all hell, and moving one could be a pain. I also hear from people saying to just wait so I can better judge the space, but I feel as though a 65" will work in most spaces we'd be interested in. If you keep the box you can just move it that way when you're ready to move. As long as you transport it how it should be then it shouldn't be an issue. However, OLED will continue to make some more jumps in technology over the next couple of years so you could pick up the latest and greatest then or the year old model at a good discount. I guess it just depends if you want the best now or later.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 07:25
|
|
|
I've got 1000 bucks to spend on a TV in the 55 inch range anyone have some advice?
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 16:28
|
|
|
Womyn Capote posted:I've got 1000 bucks to spend on a TV in the 55 inch range anyone have some advice? TCL P series. I have one and it's fabulous. TCL 55P607 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart LED TV (2017 Model) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y6FSV5Q/
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 16:33
|
|
|
Now the 65" OLED TV is on for $2600 https://www.massdrop.com/buy/lg-65-inch-b7a-oled-4k-hdr-smart-tv?utm_source=linkshare&referer=L253GG Too bad they won't ship to Canada.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 18:14
|
|
|
hotsauce posted:TCL P series. I have one and it's fabulous. TCL is legit? Who are they?
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 18:35
|
|
|
FogHelmut posted:TCL is legit? Who are they? Roku TV people. This specific model has ended up being a great budget tv.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 18:53
|
|
|
havenwaters posted:Roku TV people. This specific model has ended up being a great budget tv. So it's better than anything approaching $1000? I imagine you'd have to approach $1500 to do better?
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 19:04
|
|
|
FogHelmut posted:So it's better than anything approaching $1000? I imagine you'd have to approach $1500 to do better? I don't know all the technicalities of the brand but what I do know is that handily replaced my Pioneer Kuro plasma. It literally looks like OLED to me. Outstanding set in my opinion. And yes I've seen OLED. I nearly bought one but it wasn't worth 3 times the cost. The TCL is not as good obviously, but it's drat close for the price.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 19:07
|
|
|
FogHelmut posted:So it's better than anything approaching $1000? I imagine you'd have to approach $1500 to do better? At 55" pretty much. There probably are TVs with better image quality (and the speakers on the TCL aren't that good supposedly) but the Roku beats a lot of those TVs due to it's other features (real low input lag, dolby vision hdr support, a roku is built into it, etc) It also gets nice and bright for SDR stuff and bright enough for HDR stuff. There are brighter TVs obviously and better TVs in general but the X900E (Sony) is $1300. The X930E (also sony) is way above that. Most Samsung tvs this year have had Quality Control issues from what I've been reading. The OLEDs are great but are out of your price range.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 19:12
|
|
|
The TCL and the Vizio M are pretty comparable in image quality. The Vizio M will likely have better uniformity. The TCL is incredible value, but they are a bit more inconsistent with QC.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 19:30
|
|
|
I'm looking for a friend, she ruled out Vizio because it doesn't have a built in tuner and she doesn't want to mess with that. Leaning heavily on the TCL right now, I had no idea, I had initially written them off as some Chinese Walmart brand.
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 19:40
|
|
|
FogHelmut posted:I'm looking for a friend, she ruled out Vizio because it doesn't have a built in tuner and she doesn't want to mess with that. Leaning heavily on the TCL right now, I had no idea, I had initially written them off as some Chinese Walmart brand. Fair, usually they end up being a half a step above those instead of "best cheap 55" 4k tv"
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 19:46
|
|
|
Zeroing in on the Sony OLED offering...What are the odds of the retailers having some kind of Labor Day sale? Conversely, should I stay away from Sony's 65 inch premium offering?
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 22:50
|
|
|
Buy the lg c7
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 23:28
|
|
|
poisonpill posted:Zeroing in on the Sony OLED offering...What are the odds of the retailers having some kind of Labor Day sale? Conversely, should I stay away from Sony's 65 inch premium offering?
|
|
#
?
Aug 27, 2017 23:30
|
|
|
Samsung 55" UN55MU6300F is the same price as the TCL at the moment. I know people poo poo talk Samsung but at the same price which is a better deal? We've had a Samsung Smart TV for 5ish? years that is starting to go out and I wanted to replace it with something that does 4k HDR all that jazz but we aren't very picky about quality otherwise so interested in something on the cheaper end.
|
|
#
?
Aug 28, 2017 00:01
|
|
|
lol thanks dudes, I'll give LG another look.
|
|
#
?
Aug 28, 2017 00:24
|
|
|
FuzzySlippers posted:Samsung 55" UN55MU6300F is the same price as the TCL at the moment. I know people poo poo talk Samsung but at the same price which is a better deal? Samsung bricked a whole bunch of the MU tvs this week with a software update. Not sure if that one specifically.
|
|
#
?
Aug 28, 2017 02:17
|
|
|
Plugging in a USB drive into the TCL enables pausing of live (OTA antenna) TV. Maybe I'm a simpleton, but that's pretty neat.
|
|
#
?
Aug 28, 2017 04:49
|
|
|
BrandsmartUSA has the 65b7a oled for $1999 right now. B&M only.
|
|
#
?
Aug 28, 2017 17:27
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 28, 2024 04:39 |
|
|
FogHelmut posted:I'm looking for a friend, she ruled out Vizio because it doesn't have a built in tuner and she doesn't want to mess with that. Leaning heavily on the TCL right now, I had no idea, I had initially written them off as some Chinese Walmart brand. They started out (and kind of still are) a Chinese low budget brand. But they've slowly been upping their game and when Roku decided to partner with them well that rising tide raised all boats. Now, as others have said, the P series (and even the S4XX series - don't go S3XX) are some of the best budget TVs.
|
|
#
?
Aug 28, 2017 17:41
|
|
