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Talk to me about new tv's
My 2004 55" plasma hdtv picture just went out. I'm not gonna try to fix it. There are too many advancements since then ...I no longer want the tv anymore.
I need something that will fit on an 11" wide shelf that's 60" long. It would be great if it can be mounted to the wall on the same wall-mount hardware that holds my current tv. Not sure if that's possible these days. I know nothing about the current generation of tv's... refresh rates, pixels, smart tv's, qled's, etc. For a budget of about $4,000 or less, what would you recommend? I don't watch a whole lot of TV, mainly over-the-air local channels and some One America News and Netflix on my AppleTV. But I tend to buy pretty close to current cutting edge technology just because I keep things for as long as they continue to work... I don't upgrade a functional device just because I can. |
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I'll school you about TVs.
1. Buy TV 2. Plug in TV 3. Sit on ass. Boom. You're welcome. |
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While in the store you can tell $4,000 from $400, once it's in your house, meh. I have a $2000.00 TV upstairs and a $400.00 TV downstairs and I'm good with both. |
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So what are you going to do with the old one? Target practice?
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You really don't need to spend all THAT much to get a great set ....
Look at the samsung 4K models 60 or 65 inch you should be able to get what you want for under 1500 |
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So, is any brand pretty much as good as another or should I stay away from some? |
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Also what about the curved screens? Not sure why I would want that. It's mounted about 5' high and about 15' or more from my viewing area.
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LG OLED 4k tv without a doubt, Amazon just had one for 2,999, so keep an eye out for a sale and don't look back.
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The LG curved OLED isn't very curved so it really makes the 3D pictures pop and makes a large tv just fit in a corner. If it's not going in a corner I don't know that I'd pay more for a curved tv. Some of the sharper curves on a curved tv will reflect light right down the middle of the screen making it damn near unwatchable withou blackout curtains. |
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Waco, are you sure HDR is something to be snubbed?
This guy seems to think its the bee's knees. https://www.cnet.com/news/what-is-hd...ould-you-care/ |
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50 inch, 350 bux, Walmart.......nuff said..... in FACT people do not really watch TV, it's on, and they listen....but in FACT the eyes are all over the room, maybe 10% of the time looking at the screen.....
so why waste the $$$ on something truly GRAND?? it goes unnoticed in a couple daze at most..... |
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Samsung....Costco.....smart......watch
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You'll likely want to purchase a wireless keyboard and mouse to accompany your smart TV. Slogging your way through YouTube, Netflix, internet browser and other features on the standard remote becomes very time-consuming once you start using it as a keyboard.
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