After much research over a 5 month period I finally bought a new TV. I’ve had an LG UHD for over 8 years and it works well, but with all the newer hardware out there I wasn’t getting the benefits I needed. So my choice ended up as the TCL QM851G in 75".I had to have watch 7 or 8 videos from different reviewers that ALL gave it a thumbs up and some felt it was really the TV of 2024. The majority of people just went with an OLED and that’s fine but, the LGs didn’t have some of the features the TCL have, Also burn in was an issue. Probably not with me but still a possibility. So the question out there is what do you use and why. As I get into my new unit I’ll let you know how it goes
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two tcl they only last 3-4 yrs anyway wanted a sony but $300-$400 more
1/lg i had 2.5 yrs
2/hisence 2-3 yrs
old samsung 15yrs
always buy the assurian warranty cheap and 2 of the models i had they replaced with a check with in 1 week (replaced what i pd including the tax)
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I’ve had an LG OLED 4K for 5 years now. No screen burn in or dead pixels (It has a pixel refresher function to fix that). I’ve been really happy with it. I might upgrade from the 65" to a 75" if a good price shows up for the black friday/holiday deals.
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Sony 55 in ktl bought 2010, still works great.
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Sony 65Z9d, came out in 2016, still solid.
Sony 55x850c, also 2016, both the last of the 3D TV’s. Yes I still watch 3d movies occasionally.
These two just won’t die so that I can get a new Sony Mini Led or OLED.
Samsung 65 inch 4K $599 a few years ago on Black Friday with my old soundbar that still works great. Couldn’t be more happier with the performance and value with this TV
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It’s hard to go wrong with either LG or Samsung. Costco has got great prices and cheap warranties as well as a generous return policy.
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I’ve avoided buying ANY TV over the last 15 years. They’re all LED/LCD and all have horrible “soap opera” effect. And no, messing with the motion smoothing settings (contrary to general opinion) does not get rid of this. So I have two 18 year old 50" Panasonic plasmas and one 12 year old 60" Samsung plasma. I haven’t really checked out the OLEDs for this aberrant picture quality, but I’m not optimistic.
This apparently doesn’t bother may people but is a deal breaker for me.
I have a Samsung S95CA with O-Led and with HDR, HDR 10 and HDR 10+ the picture colour , brightness and clarity is awesome. Combine that with the Q990C sound system I love my theater setup. My only drawback is a small livingroom. Wish I had a chance to set this up in a large room.
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Over the years, a lot of different brands have come a long way. When LED TVs started to go mainstream, I always thought Samsung had the best picture. While they still might, LG, Sony and even TCL among others have really closed the gap. The best advice I can give when buying one, is do your research. It is critical you know all about the new TV technology, and know what brand/model works best for your specific needs.
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I get you. I hate it too, but the soap opera effect can be disabled. It is typically on by default for some reason but you can go through the advanced display meus and kill it. I agree that the last gen of plasmas were great but the OLEDs rival them and you get the added 4K (or 8K) resolution. They’re also lighter, flatter, and consume less power than a plasma.
Buy one from a retailer that you can easily return it if you don’t care for it.
Sill have a Samsung 65 with a soundbar that is still taking a licking and still ticking.
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Newer OLED display sets have much better AI technology like slo-motion to help prevent the image burn in problems that were prevailing in the early generation OLED TVs, (2014 - 2018). I bought 2 LG OLEDs, a 1080 p model in 2015 and another (4k) in 2023. Big difference. The question to ask is do I pay more for the OLED set with individual color and black pixels, the best contrast and overall picture, or do I pay less for an LED or LCD tv with less contrast and backlighting.
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Like I said, many people don’t see it and believe it can be turned off but no amount of messing with motion controls has ever eliminated it for me.
Costco’s return policy on TVs now is 90 days.
I might add so I don’t have to open up a new topic, the worst TV I ever bought was a Mitsubishi 55 inch projection. $2,500 for a piece of crap only lasted about 2 or 3 years maybe five. Threw it in the trash that’s when I got my Sony best TV ever had.!
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I have 2 Vizio’s, a 65" P-series for about 5-6 years and a 50" M-series for about 8 years. All going strong.
1 cheap Vizio and 1 cheap Insignia (Best Buy). Faultless > 4 years each. Would not buy “smart” TV with constant tech change. Prefer separate box.
While we are on the subject.
Eventually i will need a new tv.
I have a 1080 “dumb” HDTV (over 10 years old) and a 4k “smart” TV (6ish years old)
Some people for various reasons hate their “smart” tvs. Not for picture quality but over reaching their privacy or other reasons. I won’t weigh in one way or the other but…
My question is, if that is the concern, cant you just not connect your tv to the internet. Or only do so every now and again for software updates? Or is it required to be connected now to work?
I rarely use my apps on my smart tv because id rather use my streaming device. I could but i dont. Arent our streaming devices much better anyway?
Just curious. I may have asked this before but dont remember. Lol
You can absolutely use “smart” tvs completely offline. The updates they go through are really just bug fixes/security updates in the firmware. I know many here always say “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, so I guess it depends on your belief on that subject matter. I have never seen a performance enhancement (or diminished performance) from any firmware update that I have ever allowed a smart TV to download and install, so I’m just not convinced they are that necessary. Especially if you are just using the TV as a monitor and not for the OS/apps/software that they now come with.
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I have never spent the time to connect my TV to the internet and play around with the Samsung Tizen OS and get deep into the Samsung library or what apps are there. It’s just basically a monitor for my Shield Pro, yes a hulla of a super monitor. Now with Samsung and the one connect box the TV auto connected to my accounts and applied things like the WiFi settings by scanning for my account and applying the settings I had already configured. Pretty cool actually as it was easy.
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