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Looking for a HDTV (1 Viewer)
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
What size would you like and what's you budget?
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Looking at 50" and would like to keep it under $500
TheAristocrat
Footballguy
I saw a 55" TCL on Newegg for $389 with free shipping but can't vouch for the brand.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
for a very long time i have been a sony guy. a couple years back, it was time to get a 4k for our family room (main tv). I was between the sony and tcl...maybe a $100 difference. waited it out a bit and got a nice deal with the tcl. no regrets. though i am not sure i would have regretted the sony either.
it was right around this time too.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Galileo
Footballguy
That is pretty much the same as the one I have, and it has been solid for a few years now. I paid a few hundred more for it a couple years ago.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I don't know anything about Google TV, but that looks like a good deal to me. Do you stream, or do you use cable/sat?
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
Have a Firestick and DirecTV. I've read some good things about the GoogleTV but I really have not heard much.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
This is the best deal going right now for a 48"
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
55
I saw that one. Honestly I have no clue what the difference is between QLED and OLED.
Galileo
Footballguy
QLED is back lit and the light is transmitted through layers ("quantum dots" and liquid crystals) to form the image you see. OLED has no back light. Each pixel emits its own light to form the image you see.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
This is the technically correct answer.
In layman's terms, Samsung is muddying the waters with their term - and OLED will " look better" than QLED to nearly everyone that's discerning at all.
Thanks for asking the question - I ordered one of these for my parents over the weekend and it's $50 less now than what I paid. I might not have gone back to check!
DocHolliday
Footballguy
I went to Best Buy to buy a TV a few months ago. The pictures are outstanding on most TVs today with the latest technology but OLED is the best and it’s apparent immediately when viewing the TVs side by side.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
Bought the latest and greatest Samsung at Costco and love it. 75”. I’ll get the specs
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs. 
TheFanatic
Footballguy
AND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I would agree on both counts. 47 months from mine and I'm seriously considering adding another one. Just because it has such a great pic for such little money.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Yeah - Black Friday deal we got was 55” TCL for $225.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
That's what I paid for my 55" TCL last week.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
The week of Christmas has a lot of sales that rival Black Friday and then some. Retailers know that their **** ain't moving after Christmas except in an exchange.
I'm going to hit a few Best Buys every day for the next couple weeks and hope that I can find something that was a Christmas gift that is the wrong size or wrong brand or whatever that is returned to the store. I think that's my best option to save some cheddar.Unless someone knows a deal that's running out there.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I just realized I had a typo - we got the 65" for $225.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Hisense is similar to TCL...the two best bangs for theAND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
Hawks64
Footballguy
@TheFanatic So this Hisense U6k is pretty equivelent to the TCL 6 Series back then. This is Rtings review of it. Going up a class to the U7k is another 250, but might be worth it depending on what you watch. Pretty decent value for the upgrade per Rtings review.AND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
Hisense has really taken over the best picture for the money from TCL, but you really can't go wrong with either for the price. It seems that the Hisense has the better deals right now.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
That's exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you@TheFanatic So this Hisense U6k is pretty equivelent to the TCL 6 Series back then. This is Rtings review of it. Going up a class to the U7k is another 250, but might be worth it depending on what you watch. Pretty decent value for the upgrade per Rtings review.AND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
Hisense has really taken over the best picture for the money from TCL, but you really can't go wrong with either for the price. It seems that the Hisense has the better deals right now.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
What benefit is going up to the 7? Or maybe I should just go with ignorance is bliss and get the other one.@TheFanatic So this Hisense U6k is pretty equivelent to the TCL 6 Series back then. This is Rtings review of it. Going up a class to the U7k is another 250, but might be worth it depending on what you watch. Pretty decent value for the upgrade per Rtings review.AND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
Hisense has really taken over the best picture for the money from TCL, but you really can't go wrong with either for the price. It seems that the Hisense has the better deals right now.
I have two TCL TVs, one is just over 8 years old and the other is just over 5. The smart TV system on the 8 year old one is a little sluggish these days as I'm sure it lacks the computing power to keep up with app updates, but otherwise both work great.AND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
Hawks64
Footballguy
HDMI 2.1, 120Hz panel, more local dimming zones, and better color uniformity especially with bright colors.What benefit is going up to the 7? Or maybe I should just go with ignorance is bliss and get the other one.@TheFanatic So this Hisense U6k is pretty equivelent to the TCL 6 Series back then. This is Rtings review of it. Going up a class to the U7k is another 250, but might be worth it depending on what you watch. Pretty decent value for the upgrade per Rtings review.AND if you like buying a new one every four years. I bought the TCL 6 right before Covid based on the recommendations here. It was the best timing ever. We got locked in, with this new huge TV. It was magnificent. And then a week ago, it crapped out. About a month shy of its 4 year birthday. Screen just shut off and a strong odor of burnt circuits filled my basement.TCL is great... If you like giving your money to the ChiComs.
I'm not bitter about it. I got my money's worth with as much as we watched it during lockdown. But now I'm in the market again. Any deals? I need another deal similar to the TCL. I don't care about the bells and whistles other than a great picture. I also need 75 inches. I'm not opposed to another TCL. I just want another deal like that. Or huge markdown. I'm going to cruise by Best Buy and see if I can grab an open box of something great.
Hisense has really taken over the best picture for the money from TCL, but you really can't go wrong with either for the price. It seems that the Hisense has the better deals right now.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
That's my main TV - Samsung QLED. It's phenomenal. That being said, I know the LG OLED outclasses it. But I didn't have the cheddar for the LG.
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