(11-06-2021 01:44 PM)whittx Wrote:  

(11-05-2021 06:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 06:07 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  So since we're having a conversation about inches, my 55" TV is close to spitting the bit. Picture won't come on when I power up; sometimes it clicks in quickly, sometimes it takes hours, sometimes not at all. I'm in a 400-sqft studi. 55 inches is fine but when I bought the TV in 2015, that was the extent of my TV budget. Now 65 inch TVs are within reach, and even bigger if I don't mind entry-level, though I doubt I'd need anything bigger.

* If I had $1,000 (hypothetical figure) would I be better off with a 55-incher that has more bells and whistles or a more pedestrian 65-incher?
* Are OLED worth the cost?
* Is mounting worth the cost and effort, noting that I'm in an apartment and need to see if my landlord is OK with it? Right now I'm using an IKEA bookcase as my de facto entertainment center and it can handle 55 with plenty of room to spare.
* Are some of the cheaper brands (TCL, Hisense) worth the gamble in terms of more bang for my buck, or should I stick to more reputable brands (Samsung, LG)?

Sports and gaming would be the primary use but I'd obviously watch movies and other programming on it as well. Probably split my watching between well-lit and no lights.

Thoughts?

Everyone's situation is different. For my part, I've never had a mounted TV. I always just put my TVs on stands or de facto stands, like your bookcase, and that includes my old 62" TV, which is basically impossible to mount (it's a 15-year old DLP model). Mounting has always seemed too much trouble for me, but that's just me.

Since my big TV is 15 years old, I will likely be in the market for one soon. What I will look for are:

1) Screen size of 75"
2) Smart (Roku or Fire, as I am familiar with those formats)
3) 4K resolution

I can get that right now easily for under $1000, e.g. both Walmart and Best Buy have TVs that meet those three specs for around $750, so that works for me. That has the size I want, the ability to stream, and in good resolution. If you are looking at 65", then you can surely get the same for well under $1000 as well.

Whether this would work for gaming, I do not know. I do not game, so do not know about Playstation or XBox connectivity, etc.

As for OLED vs LCD, my belief is OLED is better in overall picture quality, though not on every dimension, than LCD. However, the price gap between LCD and OLED (OLED seems to be about twice as much, all else equal), tips me decisively to LCD at this time. Here's a good article comparing them:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertain...d-vs-oled/

Gaming is pretty straightforward. You just need an internet connection, some kind of gaming device or PC, and a HDMI cable to hook into the TV or monitor.

Yes, but are certain brands known to be better in terms of gaming video quality?

(11-06-2021 04:59 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-06-2021 01:44 PM)whittx Wrote:  

(11-05-2021 06:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 06:07 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  So since we're having a conversation about inches, my 55" TV is close to spitting the bit. Picture won't come on when I power up; sometimes it clicks in quickly, sometimes it takes hours, sometimes not at all. I'm in a 400-sqft studi. 55 inches is fine but when I bought the TV in 2015, that was the extent of my TV budget. Now 65 inch TVs are within reach, and even bigger if I don't mind entry-level, though I doubt I'd need anything bigger.

* If I had $1,000 (hypothetical figure) would I be better off with a 55-incher that has more bells and whistles or a more pedestrian 65-incher?
* Are OLED worth the cost?
* Is mounting worth the cost and effort, noting that I'm in an apartment and need to see if my landlord is OK with it? Right now I'm using an IKEA bookcase as my de facto entertainment center and it can handle 55 with plenty of room to spare.
* Are some of the cheaper brands (TCL, Hisense) worth the gamble in terms of more bang for my buck, or should I stick to more reputable brands (Samsung, LG)?

Sports and gaming would be the primary use but I'd obviously watch movies and other programming on it as well. Probably split my watching between well-lit and no lights.

Thoughts?

Everyone's situation is different. For my part, I've never had a mounted TV. I always just put my TVs on stands or de facto stands, like your bookcase, and that includes my old 62" TV, which is basically impossible to mount (it's a 15-year old DLP model). Mounting has always seemed too much trouble for me, but that's just me.

Since my big TV is 15 years old, I will likely be in the market for one soon. What I will look for are:

1) Screen size of 75"
2) Smart (Roku or Fire, as I am familiar with those formats)
3) 4K resolution

I can get that right now easily for under $1000, e.g. both Walmart and Best Buy have TVs that meet those three specs for around $750, so that works for me. That has the size I want, the ability to stream, and in good resolution. If you are looking at 65", then you can surely get the same for well under $1000 as well.

Whether this would work for gaming, I do not know. I do not game, so do not know about Playstation or XBox connectivity, etc.

As for OLED vs LCD, my belief is OLED is better in overall picture quality, though not on every dimension, than LCD. However, the price gap between LCD and OLED (OLED seems to be about twice as much, all else equal), tips me decisively to LCD at this time. Here's a good article comparing them:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertain...d-vs-oled/

Gaming is pretty straightforward. You just need an internet connection, some kind of gaming device or PC, and a HDMI cable to hook into the TV or monitor.

Yes, but are certain brands known to be better in terms of gaming video quality?

The big things for gamers to consider are input lag and frame refresh rate. To a degree contrast is important, so OLED is probably going to be better, though again it may not be worth the higher price right now. And of course most gamers are on gaming desktops or laptops so this is for us console plebs. How hardcore does your tv have to be to play Animal Crossing?

(11-06-2021 06:49 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(11-06-2021 04:59 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-06-2021 01:44 PM)whittx Wrote:  

(11-05-2021 06:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 06:07 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  So since we're having a conversation about inches, my 55" TV is close to spitting the bit. Picture won't come on when I power up; sometimes it clicks in quickly, sometimes it takes hours, sometimes not at all. I'm in a 400-sqft studi. 55 inches is fine but when I bought the TV in 2015, that was the extent of my TV budget. Now 65 inch TVs are within reach, and even bigger if I don't mind entry-level, though I doubt I'd need anything bigger.

* If I had $1,000 (hypothetical figure) would I be better off with a 55-incher that has more bells and whistles or a more pedestrian 65-incher?
* Are OLED worth the cost?
* Is mounting worth the cost and effort, noting that I'm in an apartment and need to see if my landlord is OK with it? Right now I'm using an IKEA bookcase as my de facto entertainment center and it can handle 55 with plenty of room to spare.
* Are some of the cheaper brands (TCL, Hisense) worth the gamble in terms of more bang for my buck, or should I stick to more reputable brands (Samsung, LG)?

Sports and gaming would be the primary use but I'd obviously watch movies and other programming on it as well. Probably split my watching between well-lit and no lights.

Thoughts?

Everyone's situation is different. For my part, I've never had a mounted TV. I always just put my TVs on stands or de facto stands, like your bookcase, and that includes my old 62" TV, which is basically impossible to mount (it's a 15-year old DLP model). Mounting has always seemed too much trouble for me, but that's just me.

Since my big TV is 15 years old, I will likely be in the market for one soon. What I will look for are:

1) Screen size of 75"
2) Smart (Roku or Fire, as I am familiar with those formats)
3) 4K resolution

I can get that right now easily for under $1000, e.g. both Walmart and Best Buy have TVs that meet those three specs for around $750, so that works for me. That has the size I want, the ability to stream, and in good resolution. If you are looking at 65", then you can surely get the same for well under $1000 as well.

Whether this would work for gaming, I do not know. I do not game, so do not know about Playstation or XBox connectivity, etc.

As for OLED vs LCD, my belief is OLED is better in overall picture quality, though not on every dimension, than LCD. However, the price gap between LCD and OLED (OLED seems to be about twice as much, all else equal), tips me decisively to LCD at this time. Here's a good article comparing them:

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertain...d-vs-oled/

Gaming is pretty straightforward. You just need an internet connection, some kind of gaming device or PC, and a HDMI cable to hook into the TV or monitor.

Yes, but are certain brands known to be better in terms of gaming video quality?

The big things for gamers to consider are input lag and frame refresh rate. To a degree contrast is important, so OLED is probably going to be better, though again it may not be worth the higher price right now. And of course most gamers are on gaming desktops or laptops so this is for us console plebs. How hardcore does your tv have to be to play Animal Crossing?

Thanks! I haven't gamed online in 10 years. Back then, I liked the DLP TVs (can't get them anymore) because they seemed to have very 'smooth' graphics, the refresh rate, I guess, was very good with those monitors.

But I have lost tough with that world, LOL.

(11-04-2021 08:02 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 06:13 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(11-04-2021 06:02 PM)bill dazzle Wrote:  The weekly posting of the Man Cave Lineup has become an anticipated read for Uncle Dazzy. Worth noting: A 62-inch TV would consume two-thirds my condo.

... and IMO, that would be space well spent!

But what would I do with my jacuzzi?!

Sit in it and watch tv...DUH.... get you a floating table to hold drinks and food...

TV talk here is interesting, I could be in the market for replacing my 32" LCD soon but it has 3 HDMIs, 2 Components, 2 SVideo/Composite inputs as well as a VGA. I use every single one of them. IN looking around in that screen size family with the connections offered out there...I'd have to have at least 4 HDMIs to even put one in consideration and the smallest size I can find to meet that is a 43". To top that off, with them now doing feet at the edges instead of pedestal bases like they used to, I will have to figure out how to put a shelf on top of my audio armoire to cover the width or buy one of these bases that form up to a mount to mount the tv--the bases would actually fit on top of my armoire. Via Best Buy I only found 4 that meet that criteria: 1 Toshiba and 3 Sonys. But my local BBY seems to lack salespeople the last 3 times I went in to at least see the 4 in person to decide what I want to do if I do it.

If anyone wants to offer an opinion the models were Toshiba 43c350ku and Sony 43x80j, 43x800h, and 43x85j. When I sold tvs, usually Toshibas weren't as rich on coloring as Sonys but... I'm kind of neither here nor there on 4K as I don't have a 4KBR player ...but since my 2 BRs got firmware updated out of running NF natively i will have to pick up NF being done through the tv as my BRs otherwise work fine. I have to be a stickler on the 4 HDMIs though.... HD Cable box, BR, 5D HDMI Upconvert DVD, DVD Recorder, and Switch/other gaming consoles ( I got a switch box for those though).

Well, I went back into BBY tonight and they actually had someone in their tv department...

Toshiba was just not as rich in color as the Sonys.

And one Sony was a 2020 model. Between the two current Sony models there is only a $50 difference to get some better processing and better processing via HDMI.... kind of stupid not to spend an extra $50. All I have left is a stand/mount and a component to HDMI converter for some legacy gear and I should be in good standing.

The light spot on my tv is getting annoying now...

(11-10-2021 09:03 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  Well, I went back into BBY tonight and they actually had someone in their tv department...

Toshiba was just not as rich in color as the Sonys.

And one Sony was a 2020 model. Between the two current Sony models there is only a $50 difference to get some better processing and better processing via HDMI.... kind of stupid not to spend an extra $50. All I have left is a stand/mount and a component to HDMI converter for some legacy gear and I should be in good standing.

The light spot on my tv is getting annoying now...

Sony just had the best picture.

They seem to be offering fewer connections. That was an issue in looking for my last TV about 3 years ago.

(11-10-2021 09:07 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:03 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  Well, I went back into BBY tonight and they actually had someone in their tv department...

Toshiba was just not as rich in color as the Sonys.

And one Sony was a 2020 model. Between the two current Sony models there is only a $50 difference to get some better processing and better processing via HDMI.... kind of stupid not to spend an extra $50. All I have left is a stand/mount and a component to HDMI converter for some legacy gear and I should be in good standing.

The light spot on my tv is getting annoying now...

Sony just had the best picture.

They seem to be offering fewer connections. That was an issue in looking for my last TV about 3 years ago.

Like a lot less...most 32s had 2 hdmis...like one had 3.. .and on the totem pole of connections composite/rca is low but I can get that but no component video? I get the smart nature of the TV taking away an arguable need for more hdmis but damn....