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How's this for "My son wants to get a ps5 next year, and we have a 32" regular old HD television from 2011" ? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NC9SPBF/?ref=r4m_udw_ds_dd Edit: also we use it to watch our firetv stick, firetv recast OTA channels, and Netflix. Cheapness is a priority but so is getting at least an average experience out of a 4K capable gaming system. Chinook fucked around with this message at 11:50 on Oct 18, 2019 |
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I'd say at that price you'll be fine with that. Goons generally recommend the 6 series TCL in the States but that would cost another hundred dollars-ish at that size, but it would get you a better picture and decent HDR. There are cheaper TCL 4 and 5 series but they're nothing special. One benefit to that Samsung is the input lag is excellent so it's well suited to gaming. 4k images are good, but the HDR is poor. It really depends how tied you are to your budget. For mixed usage like you mentioned it might be worth the extra to get a TCL 6 series. However if you don't want to spend more then the tv you linked is perfectly fine and is gonna be a huge upgrade over an 8 year old 32 inch set.
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Oct 18, 2019 12:16
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Costco has the 55" TCL 6 for $420 right now (might be over I didn't check).
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Thanks for the replies guys. I ordered the first one because honestly the 55” wouldn’t quite fit but 50” will. I appreciate the feedback!
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Rhyno posted:Costco has the 55" TCL 6 for $420 right now (might be over I didn't check).
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Quaint Quail Quilt posted:I just bought this, it said good till 10-20 in case anyone needed that info, I heard about it in the tv thread. Good deal, but for others looking, be aware the Costco deal is on the 2018 (R61x), not the 2019 (R62x) TCL 6 series. Stupid model numbers.
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Taima posted:I assume you have Panasonic displays like much of the EU does, correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks for this btw. I guess the non-stupid thing to do would be take the 40" full HD TV out to the mountains and get a new one for the city. I like the sound of OLED and we have an Apple TV 4k (and a 10Gb internet connection) so should be able to make use of it? Don't want to go too crazy but these look OK? https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/sony-kd55ag8-55-4k-android-os-oled-television-10658720?tagIds=538
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Quaint Quail Quilt posted:So I jumped on this deal today, and it looks great until I do banding tests, I'll never watch hockey or any sport so is it even an issue? I'll have to do some further testing, but it only seems to look bad on tests. This model says 55r613. Is that actually different from the 55r617? Just like a difference in the remote included or something not important?
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Shyfted One posted:This model says 55r613. Is that actually different from the 55r617? Just like a difference in the remote included or something not important? Yup 615 and 613 are identical (just the IR remote)... 615 is Best Buy and 613 is Costco or something
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Crossposting what I wrote originally for the GPU thread as this is extremely relevent for anyone with a 2019 LG OLED So after weeks of praying to NVIDIA in the direction of their Santa Clara office, while holding my holy chalice:  GSync over HDMI is now available. In fact, it's been available for a few weeks but no one noticed, via an internal preview build available to "fast ring" Windows insiders. You can find that set of drivers here: https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/windows-10-pro-insider-nvidia-driver-440-52.428574/#post-5711780 Some things to note! 1) This update theoretically only works with 2000 and 1600 series Nvidia cards, however the update hasn't been out in the wild long enough to know is applies with absolute certainty. 2) Your 2019 LG OLED needs a firmware update to register as "GSync compatible", but that DOES NOT MATTER. Just check the appropriate box in NV Control panel. Once you have the new firmware, it will be certified, which means it activates automatically afaik. The firmware update sounds like it has some other cool goodies too. You can currently download the new firmware update for the C9 from LG Korea that contains the certification data, but since it's superficial it's worth waiting for the official EN firmware. 3) In general it is a good bet to expect the official firmware and the geforce drivers to drop next week at some point. So if you can wait, you can get this all officially soon. 4) If you want GSync now instead of later, I recommend running DDU in safe mode to remove your current drivers, choose the "remove drivers without restarting" option, and then install the preview build right after you remove the previous drivers with DDU. Then restart. I can't vouch for other ways of installing the driver, as preview builds don't play well with the official driver track. So if you do it some other way, it may not install properly. 5) You can easily overclock your monitor with an extra 5hz to account for GSync headroom (total of 65hz). This implementation uses true HDMI 2.1 VRR, which is 40-120hz ranged. 6) intriguingly, there are reports of 4K/120hz options being available in this driver, but they currently do not work. Tantalizing though. It is expected that the newest LG OLED firmware also updates the set to true 4K/120 compatibility. For now though, on HDMI 2.0 you are stuck at 4K/60 (so 40-60 range) or 1440p/120hz, which of course uses the full range.
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nvm, think I sorted it.
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Oct 20, 2019 13:14
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A few nights ago, rented Annabelle Homecoming in UHD from VUDU. Looked good, no issues except 1 scene where i saw a brief bit of artifacting. Ok, no big deal. I read the review, and i knew it could happen. Last night, we rented Us, in UHD from VUDU. Twice, I had to stop the movie and go back to the Roku's VUDU home screen, because the video started to stutter skip every frame(or so). Audio was crystal clear. What do y'all think? VUDU app issues (never had issues like this before Course, thus us only the 2nd time I've tented a UHD movie) Tv (TCL series 6) Internet? (I have about 400 d, 200 up)
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Wifi signal strength/lovely router or lovely ISP is my best guess. The vudu 4k stream is about 15-20 mbit. Vudu doesn't have a version of https://ispspeedindex.netflix.com/country/us/ or https://www.google.com/get/videoqualityreport/ but they can be instructive -- if your ISP is not maintaining effective peering with Netflix and Google to alleviate congestion they're probably not doing it for other providers either.
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Oct 20, 2019 17:12
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TVs are computers now, you have to unplug them every so often (but do not unplug an OLED until it has finished its maintenance cycle)
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So costco has the vizio m series 2019 55" for $430, this seems like a pretty good deal right? The 65" one is $690 but I think it would be a little too large for my living room and not really worth the extra 250+ bucks price difference. e: they also have the tcl 6 series 2018 55" for $420 but according to rtings the vizio is a little better overall? Response times are a little lower on the vizio and it will mainly be used for video games. Slider fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Oct 20, 2019 |
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Oct 20, 2019 18:04
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Slider posted:So costco has the vizio m series 2019 55" for $430, this seems like a pretty good deal right? The 65" one is $690 but I think it would be a little too large for my living room and not really worth the extra 250+ bucks price difference. You'll be fine with either but is the Vizio the G1 or G0?
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Model M557-G0 https://www.costco.com/.product.7550557.html My main concern overall is low input lag and low response time. 11ms seems decent for a "budget" model and the price is attractive(plus it's costco, great return policy)
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You should be fine. That TV has budget local dimming but probably has the same input lag/response time. Enjoy your panel.
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I'm doing some TV research and I'm caught up on one dumb thing. Viewing angle. On my PC monitor I cannot do a non-IPS panel. I am very sensitive the differing colors at different angles. However, I'm fairly certain my current TV (Samsung UN46F5000 from either 2013 or 2014) is a VA and it doesn't bother me even though I do a decent amount of watching way off-axis. Like 40 degrees off axis. Now what I'm asking is, my TV is assuredly VA right? Its not IPS? I tried to do research but I'm not finding that out.And if it is a VA, I'd be ok with a modern VA panel if I'm ok with my current one right?
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So I renewed my Fios contract and was given a 200 dollar coupon to use towards a Samsung device, so I'm looking at their TVs here (https://www.samsung.com/us/shop/fios/). Right now, I'm torn between either the RU8000 or the q70 65" inch. Rtings says the q70 has the edge (obviously) but is it worth the additional 400 dollars or nah? I'm mostly using this TV for video games and netflix watching with some hockey and football thrown in.
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I would get the cheaper set and use the extra money on a good sound bar if you haven't got better audio options
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I have a pretty solid soundbar, so that's one problem solved. Although looking around, found TV refurbished at Microcenter and I'm seriously considering it, https://www.microcenter.com/product/514393/samsung-qn65q65fnfxza-65-class-(645-diag)-4k-ultra-hd-smart-qled-tv---refurbished EDIT: I guess my question is, is the above TV solid or is the Q70 worth the extra 500 dollars? Handsome Ralph fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Oct 21, 2019 |
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Any opinions on this? Would be replacing a 5 year old 42" LG hanging on our bedroom wall.
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You'll get what you pay for, LG's regular LEDs are medicore at best. Still, if you're keeping expectations low then anything'll do.
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:You'll get what you pay for, LG's regular LEDs are medicore at best. Still, if you're keeping expectations low then anything'll do. Yeah, I wouldn't be expecting OLED black levels, just seems like a decent upgrade from the current LG 42LN5400. I am in no rush, most of its use is putting on crap in the background then falling asleep. Might as well hold out.
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Moey posted:Yeah, I wouldn't be expecting OLED black levels, just seems like a decent upgrade from the current LG 42LN5400. TCL Black Friday deal might be what you are looking for.
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Moey posted:Yeah, I wouldn't be expecting OLED black levels, just seems like a decent upgrade from the current LG 42LN5400. Non OLED LGs use a VA panel that is actively terrible for blacks, it's more grey than anything. They have better viewing angles but for a cheaper second tv you'll be watching in bed I think you'd be better getting almost anything else.
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You are thinking of IPS. VA is generally as good as it gets for black levels on LCDs at the expense of viewing angles. LG typically uses IPS.
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Oops yeah thanks.
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knox_harrington posted:Thanks for this btw. I guess the non-stupid thing to do would be take the 40" full HD TV out to the mountains and get a new one for the city. I like the sound of OLED and we have an Apple TV 4k (and a 10Gb internet connection) so should be able to make use of it? The A8G was 30% off so I got one. God drat stupid car 
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Is there any way to move inputs to the home bar on WebOS? I know there's a button to access the inputs with one click, but I want the inputs on the home bar along with my most used apps.
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knox_harrington posted:The A8G was 30% off so I got one. Well I would describe this TV as extremely awesome for watching movies. My internet package came with an Apple TV 4k which I've not used for movies up to now but streamed some 4k and HD content and the picture is incredible. Very happy.
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Congrats! That new TV sheen is always cool, even if it does take a minute to get the best setup done. Random question: if I'm looking at an OLED I probably want the E9 because it's the one that can do variable refresh right?
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The C9 and E9 are identical except for their speakers and bezels -- both should do VRR.
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KS posted:The C9 and E9 are identical except for their speakers and bezels -- both should do VRR. Yep, but get the E9 only if you don’t plan to have a speaker setup/sound bar. For the record I’ve been running OLED VRR for about a week now and it is, simply put, loving spectacular. I could not recommend it any more highly, if anyone is on the fence about it.
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FilthyImp posted:Congrats! That new TV sheen is always cool, even if it does take a minute to get the best setup done. And on this topic, are any of the Sonys worth it over an LG at this point? Budget is...say 2kish. I'm going to end up waiting for the 2020 LGs.
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Residency Evil posted:And on this topic, are any of the Sonys worth it over an LG at this point? Budget is...say 2kish. My dude you have been television shopping for a cartoonishly long time. Live that bad with money double physician income life and buy this poo poo on a random Friday afternoon. For some content, my daughter asked me to upgrade our downstairs TV and I was only too happy to oblige, is 77" the place where the size/value equation really starts to melt down? Also, C9 or A9G? EAT FASTER!!!!!! fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Oct 28, 2019 |
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Residency Evil posted:And on this topic, are any of the Sonys worth it over an LG at this point? Budget is...say 2kish. Any technology purchase you have to pick a price and a time and just pull the trigger. The only time to wait is if you know that next year's model will be a huge technological jump. That's already happened with the LG oled tvs. Just buy the c9 in whatever size you need. Unless you know the 2020's are coming out this month (yes, October), stop over thinking it.
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I will say if you aren't in a rush it seems silly to not just wait til BF at least since it's so close if you're making a big TV purchase.
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Yeah since we're less than a month away, this is the rare time it's ok to say it's fine to wait. On my own front. I just can't pull the trigger. I have $1500 in Rakuten credit. I can get a 65" X950G or 55" C9 or 65" C9 with spending some extra cash. Or I can get a 65" TCL 6 series and then a cheaper, but still upgraded TV for the bedroom. I have loving choice paralysis. My wife doesn't want 65". She thinks it'll be too big (the space is perfect for it though) and she doesn't care about picture quality. I want a good picture, but also have two kids, one of whom is 4 months old, so its like... when would I really enjoy that? I don't really get to ever sit down and watch a movie ever. Ugh. My life is a mess.
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