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| ringotuna | May 21 2017, 06:40 AM Post #1 |
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Anyone have any advice on new Flat or Curved screen TV's? Looking for a 55" and a +- 75" screens. |
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| Deleted User | May 21 2017, 04:21 PM Post #2 |
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I'm partial to Sonys but have nothing larger than 40" and flat. My friend has two huge Samsungs, curved, and they're pretty awesome. |
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| Coast2coast | May 23 2017, 03:29 AM Post #3 |
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My Samsung 40-incher ( ) is great. What kind of viewing will you be doing? Will you be using a separate sound system? Are you buying me one too? Edited by Coast2coast, May 23 2017, 03:30 AM.
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| ringotuna | May 23 2017, 03:36 AM Post #4 |
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Kind of viewing? Mostly layin on the couch watching Family Guy reruns. Separate sound system? Low end Best Buy sound bar.
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| Demagogue | May 23 2017, 10:49 AM Post #5 |
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I have owned various TVs up to 70". I currently have two 65" class Samsung smart TVs (one is 4 or 5 years old the other I have had for two years. the older one is 1080P the newer one is 2160p) and two 40" class regular flat panel TVs that are now about 7 years old. I have looked at all of the brands. From a screen quality point of view Sony, LG, and Samsung are all great with Visio and Sharp now in the second tier below those three. RCA, Proscan and others are all in the third and fourth tiers. Curved or Flat. Really it is a personal preference thing. When I got the 65" 2160 set I originally purchased a curved screen. When I got it home there was a tiny crack in the screen in the top left corner so I had to take it back. Fortunately for me, setting up the curved screen let me know that for me, where my lights are in the house, curved screen gets horrid glare on it. So when I returned it due to the crack I got the flat panel screen instead. The curved screen gives slightly better viewing from an angle but all modern flat panels have spectacular screens that you can see just fine from an angle. I convinced myself to get the curved screen by viewing the same exact show on the curved and flat model of the same TV. If it had not been for the glare thing I would have kept the curved screen. The thing is, a light that shows up as a 12" high circular orb of glare on a flat panel was a line of glare that ran the entire height of the screen on the curved screen. It was really odd that it reflected so much more than the flat version. Where you will really find a difference between the top tier of TVs is in the user interface. It this point it becomes an issue of personal preference. I (and most people it seems) feel that the Samsung has the most intuitive User Interface. Some of the TVs now offer a version of Android as their UI. If you are a person who owns a Samsung Galaxy phone and you intend to stay with the Galaxy line of phones then that is another point for Samsung because the phone and TV will work together very well. Using phones from other manufacturers is possible but not as simple. As for the question of should you go 2160p or not well I will say yes. My 2160 samsung and 1080 samsung are pretty much identical from the outside. So after I had moved the 1080 model to our back room and set up the new one in the main room it was hard to tell I had made a change. Or at least that is what I though. My father in-law came over on a Sunday and I had an NFL game on and he immediately (as in first words out of his mouth when he cleared the doorway) was "Wow, did you get a new TV". These two TVs are the exact same size and I had thought thought that the screen difference was not that big but on something like sports it is definitely better to have the 2160p. Now, about the size. 65" 70" or 75". I have a friend who has the 75" version of my TV. It is very, very nice. When I got the 2160 65" I was actually shopping for a 1080 75" that was not in stock and was going to take weeks to get. 75" is the max for the seating distance that I have in the room where the TV is at 1080p. Oddly enough, the higher pixel density actually means that you can sit closer to a big UHD TV and not see pixelization than you can on a standard HD screen. Honestly, the question becomes one of can you eyes resolve that resolution and how much more does it cost. Here is a handy screen size link. https://www.tekrevue.com/tv-screen-size-calculator/ If you seating puts you 10' away then you will want at least a 65" TV at 1080p. My seating is between 9' and 11' and I still want the 75" for watching football. What I am waiting for though is for the big OLED screens to come down in price. That will be my next TV purchase. Go to a store like bestbuy and play with the interface on the different models you are choosing from. That should be one of you main concerns along with picture quality. You asked about surround sound, you will absolutely need a decent one. The good TVs today are incredibly thin. A thin TV does not allow for the large magnets needed for powerful speakers. So most TV sets (even those that cost $3000) have lousy sound. On the bright side you should be able to pick up a sound bar or DVD surround set that when plugged into the correct HDMI slot will allow the sound sound volume to be controlled by the TV volume adjustments. That way you don't have to worry about two remotes. Hopefully this helped. Good luck. Edited by Demagogue, May 23 2017, 12:29 PM.
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| thoughtless | May 23 2017, 10:57 AM Post #6 |
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We have a 54" Sony that's probably about 8 years old, and it still works perfectly. A friend of mine had the identical TV though, and it died after about 3 years. We also have a 60" Samsung that's only a year or so old. It's an LED, and a bit brighter. It probably cost about 1/4 of what the Sony cost. Both are 1080P. We're on satellite, which limits our resolution anyway. The Samsung has a Sony sound bar that's much older than the TV. It's OK. However, the Sony is in our game room where we watch movies, and our sound system there is pretty fancy. One of my employees used to sell home audio in an upscale store, and he selected the components. My TV's are wall mounted, fairly high and tilted down a bit. We have a lot of windows and no drapes (country folks don't need the privacy), and the downward tilt reduces glare. I'm not sure that a curved screen would help with that, and fit against the wall. If I were to replace either of them, I'd probably just go cheap and big. When we bought the Sony, there was a noticeable difference in the store between it and the cheaper models, but I don't think that's true anymore. I just ordered the Samsung from Amazon, and didn't feel the need to see it in a store. |
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| ringotuna | May 23 2017, 12:10 PM Post #7 |
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Thanks guys...this is very helpful. The 55" has to fit in to a corner built in cabinet, so there are some limitations there. I might downsize from the 75" in the basement based on Demagogue's viewing distance info. It may be a little tight down there for the larger screen. Again Thanks very much. I like this one cause it has pretty boats on it. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-60-class-59-5-diag--led-2160p-smart-4k-ultra-hd-tv-with-high-dynamic-range-silver/4954002.p?skuId=4954002 Edited by ringotuna, May 23 2017, 12:11 PM.
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| Demagogue | May 23 2017, 12:33 PM Post #8 |
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So, best buy does a "Deal of the Day" thing that I am on the mailing list for. I don't know if you are ready to but but this is an LG 60" like the one you linked to. The only difference i see is that this one does not have HDR. Is the HDR worth $450 to you? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-60-class-59-5-diag--led-2160p-smart-4k-ultra-hd-tv-black/5596601.p?skuId=5596601 This deal dies at midnight. Then the price goes up $150 to $799. Just figured I would pass this along. $649 for a 60" 2160 LG tv is a good price. |
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| ringotuna | May 23 2017, 12:45 PM Post #9 |
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Thanks Demagogue. Very helpful, I appreciate it. |
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| Coast2coast | May 23 2017, 04:30 PM Post #10 |
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"Family Guy" - Love it!!! If you are a sports guy you want to be sure regardless of set that you get the higher refresh rate. And that serves hot BBQ ribs on demand. OH - Beer tap! ![]() |
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| ringotuna | May 23 2017, 04:39 PM Post #11 |
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Not really a sports guy. Went to two college games while I attended...Kicked out of both... drunk in public. |
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| Coast2coast | May 23 2017, 06:06 PM Post #12 |
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College Football --- In that case, how did they determine that you were drunker than the next guy over? |
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| ringotuna | May 23 2017, 07:36 PM Post #13 |
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The evidence was irrefutable. |
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| Coast2coast | May 24 2017, 03:24 AM Post #14 |
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| Colors | May 28 2017, 11:38 AM Post #15 |
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That looks like a nice television. Looking at much of what you had written and posted, I recommend flat before curve. I purchased a Samsung 49-inch last September. It is flat. It is 4K. It is HDR. And it was on sale the particular week I purchased it. I just think that many of the televisions, while looking at them on display in a store like Best Buy, are so well-controlled (the advertisting loops) that it is not easy to tell which stands out best for what one is considering. So, it becomes pretty instinctive. You just look at the clarity of picture, what seems right (or just about right), and then eventually find one which is pleasing enough. My own criteria also includes selecting a television which has no less the three [3] HDMI inputs. I will not go for any with just two. (Two are common on 32-inch, or less, televisions.) And this has to do with one input for HD connection to linear cable-televison service; one for a Blu-ray player; and one for a streaming device. I prefer to have four. (That would be good for a video-game console.) But, I notice Samsung is playing it cheap by doing three. I saw some Sony televisions with four. But, ultimately, that isn't the top reason for selecting a new TV. Still, to go with two would be a mistake. Edited by Colors, May 28 2017, 11:40 AM.
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| ringotuna | May 29 2017, 04:47 AM Post #16 |
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Thank you Colors. I'll keep that in mind. I think 3 will suffice. We're not into gaming, and I don't even know what Blueray is.
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| clone | Jun 7 2017, 11:05 AM Post #17 |
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As long as this is on your TV nothing else matters....
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