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The one thing I don't like about LG is that they dropped Next gen TV for the time being. Sony and a few other brands have it on higher end sets. Maybe you need it, maybe you don't, or don't care. There are locations where some people can't get all their local channels on the ATSC 2.0 sets but they can with a Next Gen TV for reasons that are long winded.

For me, I'd rather have the 48" Sony OLED or a LED with Next Gen over a LG OLED without it. I watch broadcast TV using an antenna. There was one Nascar race that came in on 4K from my local station.

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LDB said:
Yeah but as mentioned earlier it's a hard limit at 50" on the size. This one is on the short list but haven't ruled out Samsung or Sony yet.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-48-...akuten Top Deals","Top Partners - Newsletter"
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50" limit based on a physical limit? I just ask since that's "small" based on today's normal TV sizes. Just thinking that this would last you another 5-10+ years

Rtings does have a section for TV size you are looking

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/48-49-50-inch
 
We have a 55" LG which is just over 9 y.o. now, lower end model we bought right after we bought and moved into a house and needed a larger and better than 15 y.o. 46" Sharp TV we had. Still works fine, pic quality is very good, using an LG sound bar too.
If I were to buy a new TV now I'd most likely get a Sony, and I never had good luck with Sony electronics in the past for some reason; they'd fail one way or another within a couple of years - that was 10-15 years ago, all were bought brand new from reputable stores including Sony store.
 
The midgrade QLED 55" TCL with Google or Fire TV interface I've had for a year now, has been excellent with colors you never knew existed. It was $349 last year. With the recent software update it now has a 1st class GUI. With my recent improvement in my vision, it's a stunner.
 
LDB said:
We have an older Samsung 50" that is developing a weird thing with a bright spot in the screen. I've got clearance to get a replacement. No clue what to look for though. Any advice on brands/features to get/avoid appreciated.
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It falls down to are you a movie buff or just watch tv? If your a movie buff spend upwards of $1,000 or more otherwise Walmart has nice sets for $300-600 with screen sizes in the 65”+
 
Tdbo said:
I'll issue a third on the LG OLED.
When I bought a new set about three years ago, I had no preconceived notions in regard to brand loyality.
That went by the wayside for me when Mitsubishi left consumer electronics.
So, I went to the reviews for guidance and everyone was raving about the LG OLED's
Went to the store and found the reviews to be legit. That's what we bought.
Ended buying during a model change. Ended up buying the previous years model, since I didn't see $500. worth of difference.
We have had no regrets. Picture is great.
The operating system sucks. However, to be fair, they all do.
I just use my old firestick. No big deal.
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I'm still bummed Pioneer and sharp got out of the tv business. Pioneer was one of the only if not the only Plasma tv back before led TVs that was given I think a 100 out of 100 by a couple of home theater magazines back in the day. Sharp had the right idea with having rgby which was their quattron technology. By adding yellow I think they said it created a billion more colors plus from what I saw golds and yellow hues had way more pop. Sharp at one point was a multi-billion dollar company and From what I've read 90ish percent of the large displays in Tokyo and New York were sharp.
 
Just avoid the oddball offbrands especially ones made for a certain retailer like Walmart etc as they use cheaper components, typically have smaller heat sinks etc.
 
I'm pretty much set on LG, Samsung or Sony only. 48"-50" only as I want to view the entire screen at all times not quadrants and based on our room and seating preferences that is the size limit recommended. I just have to choose between (for example) $1200 C4 or $700 B4 sets by LG. We don't do games. We don't have any streaming. We watch what comes in our Xfinity top package, mixed shows and movies and Formula 1. No special sound equipment or anything. Just what comes into and out of the set. Based on reading Rtings, and thanks for the lead I was unaware of, for neanderthal watchers like us the B4 is probably all we need. But the C4 might be nice to have and hopefully amortized over at least a decade not that much more. But still considering the two S's and keeping an open mind as well.
 
97prizm said:
I'm still bummed Pioneer and sharp got out of the tv business. Pioneer was one of the only if not the only Plasma tv back before led TVs that was given I think a 100 out of 100 by a couple of home theater magazines back in the day. Sharp had the right idea with having rgby which was their quattron technology. By adding yellow I think they said it created a billion more colors plus from what I saw golds and yellow hues had way more pop. Sharp at one point was a multi-billion dollar company and From what I've read 90ish percent of the large displays in Tokyo and New York were sharp.
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I have a pioneer fire tv according to AI bot search it’s made under tcl brand.
 
97prizm said:
I'm still bummed Pioneer and sharp got out of the tv business. Pioneer was one of the only if not the only Plasma tv back before led TVs that was given I think a 100 out of 100 by a couple of home theater magazines back in the day. Sharp had the right idea with having rgby which was their quattron technology. By adding yellow I think they said it created a billion more colors plus from what I saw golds and yellow hues had way more pop. Sharp at one point was a multi-billion dollar company and From what I've read 90ish percent of the large displays in Tokyo and New York were sharp.
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Sharp is another one that is a bummer, as well.
The set that we had before the LG was a Sharp, I think that it was a Aquos.
Bought that one to replace our second Mitsubishi.
After we bought the LG, we gave the Sharp to my Inlaws.
They got another couple of years out of that, until it died at the age of 10.
Sharp TV's are still floating around, they sold the name to Hisense, in '15 I believe.
Supposedly they bought the rights back in '19, and the company is once again manufacturing them.
Saw one in Sam's one on clearance. Haven't seen any since.
 
LDB said:
I'm pretty much set on LG, Samsung or Sony only. 48"-50" only as I want to view the entire screen at all times not quadrants and based on our room and seating preferences that is the size limit recommended. I just have to choose between (for example) $1200 C4 or $700 B4 sets by LG. We don't do games. We don't have any streaming. We watch what comes in our Xfinity top package, mixed shows and movies and Formula 1. No special sound equipment or anything. Just what comes into and out of the set. Based on reading Rtings, and thanks for the lead I was unaware of, for neanderthal watchers like us the B4 is probably all we need. But the C4 might be nice to have and hopefully amortized over at least a decade not that much more. But still considering the two S's and keeping an open mind as well.
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I picked this up a few months ago on a recommendation from here to replace my old 47” Samsung lcd from 2007.

https://www.costco.com/sony-65"-cla...rs-of-total-coverage*.product.4000186628.html

I can’t comment on the sound as a have a 7ch setup but can say that every factory flatscreen tv I’ve heard sounds horrible. The jump from 47” to 65” wasn’t as dramatic as I expected. Sony does have a 55” version of the one I listed but I’m not seeing it on the Costco site right now

Old 47” (sorry no straight on pics, I deleted several)

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New 65” Sony X90CL

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I personally like TCL and Hisense TVs. Great quality TVs not top of the line by any means but good enough for me. I just do TV and movies. I’ve personally not had any luck with Sony products so I don’t buy them but everyone seems to like their TVs pretty well. And I don’t have any personal experience with Samsung but I’ve seen many of their TVs over the last couple years be bad out of the box or very laggy and their quality control has gone down tremendously. No where near the customer service that Sony has either. Sony does have great customer service I’ll give them that. We had a Vizio TV it lasted about 3 years before going bad and it was a top model too which was replaced by the current Phillips we have and I have a TCL in my bedroom. For the money I think the TCL QM7 or QM8 is great.
 
AutoMechanic said:
I personally like TCL and Hisense TVs. Great quality TVs not top of the line by any means but good enough for me. I just do TV and movies. I’ve personally not had any luck with Sony products so I don’t buy them but everyone seems to like their TVs pretty well. And I don’t have any personal experience with Samsung but I’ve seen many of their TVs over the last couple years be bad out of the box or very laggy and their quality control has gone down tremendously. No where near the customer service that Sony has either. Sony does have great customer service I’ll give them that. We had a Vizio TV it lasted about 3 years before going bad and it was a top model too which was replaced by the current Phillips we have and I have a TCL in my bedroom. For the money I think the TCL QM7 or QM8 is great.
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Hisense does have a higher end product line that is quite amazing our IT manager has one in his office picture is amazing. I do believe it is a 120hz refresh rate once you start stepping into that territory the clarity and definition is wild and lifelike.
 
The important feature you get with an OLED tv is the absolute black background you get. Pictures just pop out of that black background. The cheaper tvs mentioned above have a light gray background. You may not stream now but with the built in apps on the tv, you can stream any of the major services.
 
We’re installing Samsungs around my company for digital signage when you’re purchasing 6+ TVs at a time you start seeing quality control issues mostly in the panels so far I’ve seen a few with dead pixel(s). Nothing major but noticeable at times. When we’re done will have something like 40 TVs installed companywide
 
Hall said:
One thing to remember about "smart" TVs is most manufacturers quit supporting them after a few years, at least as far as APP updates go. By that, I mean your YouTubeTV app, Netflix, Disney+, etc won't see new features in the future once they drop support. They'll still work in almost all cases so they're not useless. Devices like Rokus are better long-term unless you replace your TV every 5 years.
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I run an Apple TV box since I’m all Apple. Everything else isn’t as quick in my experience.
 
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