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[offdee]

Presently have a 55" 1080p Panasonic plasma going on about 6 years old.  Been very happy with it, but I'm noticing it giving off a lot more heat than usual, and the reality is I have the wall space for a bigger set and I'm a FBG. 

Just starting to research and hoping FFA can lead me in the right direction.   Some misc info/needs...

- desired price point: approx $2K max, but looking for best bang for the buck

- size: 75" (main seating spot approx 11 feet away) 

- will want 4K resolution

- Display?  OLED and UHD keeps popping up in initial research but will need to be schooled in this a bit

- LED backlights is another thing that keeps coming up..not sure how important  

- only used for TV, movies and sports viewing  (no gaming).  Will want a good refresh rate to avoid blurring and pixelation on fast motion  

- don't use smart tv features so that's not a priority

- will be in a finished basement with limited windows/sunlight

- will be hanging from wall so don't care about the base stand features

 

[offdee]

Its seeming like OLED is the best, but at 75” size gonna be way over budget, unless Im missing something.  Is UHD dispaly where my focus should be? (Read UHD display has 4x more pixels than than the HD display i have now) 

 

[jrt103]

projector?

https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/topic/480043-projectorguys/

 

[ShamrockPride]

Yep, from what I've seen the biggest OLED you'll get within $2K is 50-55. But IMO, OLED is absolutely the quality you should be going after.

 

[offdee]

Have done some good personal research throughout the past couple of days.   OLED looks to be obviously the best, but for a 75"er looking at $5K+ and just won't go there at this point.   To get into the $2K-$3K area that I'm looking for would need to go down to a 55" which I already have so not interested in staying at that size.

It seems that outside of OLED, the most important thing for picture quality (deep blacks and no light/dark compromise) is the Backlighting setup     

- What you DO want = Direct lighting with full array local dimming is the next best thing below OLED.    This provides highlights where needed throughout the entire screen.  

- What you DO NOT want  = edge lighting.    This is only providing highlights around the outer edge of the screen.

With that, my search for my personal needs (TV, Movies and sports...don't care about gaming) seems to continually come back to 2 sets..

1) Samsung Q9FN QLED  (QN75Q9FNAF)

2) Sony Bravia X900F (XBR75900F)

The Samsung seems to be approx. $750-$1,000 more expensive than the Sony so need to decide if that set is worth the extra cash. 

 

[Hawks64]

IMO Samsung and LG own the field at this point. You've already found the answers you need. Also, look for Dolby Vision compatibility.

Personally I'd save enough to get the OLED it's that big a difference, especially at that size.

 

[ShamrockPride]

IMO Samsung and LG own the field at this point. You've already found the answers you need. Also, look for Dolby Vision compatibility.

Personally I'd save enough to get the OLED it's that big a difference, especially at that size.

Yup.

Tier 1: Samsung/LG

Tier 2: Sony/Vizio/Sharp

Tier 3: everything else

 

[offdee]

IMO Samsung and LG own the field at this point. You've already found the answers you need. Also, look for Dolby Vision compatibility.

Personally I'd save enough to get the OLED it's that big a difference, especially at that size.

Tell me more about Dolby vision compatability and why I'd want it.  I believe I saw the Sony has that. 

 

[phandango]

After doing a bunch of research, I bought a 75-inch Vizio M-series from Costco.com last November for $2000. It fits our needs. We mainly watch NFL and college basketball, plus TV/movies, usually on weekends on a 7.1 speaker setup. It's wall-mounted in a big family room and we sit about 11-12 feet away, so while I appreciate the UHD, it would be more noticeable if we were sitting closer. (The room gets a lot of light and currently has no window treatments, so the TV can be hard to see if the scene is dark.) I'm happy with it.

 

[offdee]

Anybody have a newer Samsung with the One Connect box?

My dilemma is that I have a media closet about 10 ft away from where the TV is wall mounted.    So, just have the TV on the wall and all of the components are hidden in this closet.   I had an HDMI cord run through the walls and behind the TV to hide the HDMI and power cord.   

My question now is will this One Connect box negate that whole aesthetic?  I don't mind the concept of the One Connect box but I'd want it inside the media closet hidden away where all the other components are.   I'm reading the cord that would go from the back of the TV to the One Connect box is only around 6 ft long and is NOT rated to run inside the wall??

I'd prefer actually to not use the One Connect box at all and just plug the HDMI cord into the back of the TV since it's already setup perfectly that way.   I assume that's not possible though?

 

[Hawks64]

Tell me more about Dolby vision compatability and why I'd want it.  I believe I saw the Sony has that. 

It's a format like HDR, but if you don't have it any content that uses Dolby Vision won't display since your TV has no way to decode it. Think of it like needing a receiver to be able to decode Dolby audio formats.

 

[dkp993]

Another vote for Samsung as a brand.  I bought the last of thier plasma lines of tv about 5 yrs ago (was considered maybe the best tv on the market at the time even long after others stopped making plasmas) and have not regretted the decision once.  It’s picture is still outstanding (feel no need to upgrade right now) and have had not one single issue.  I’m pretty picky about my TVs and shopped around forever prior to this purchase.  Been super impressed with Samsung and they will be my primary focus when time comes again.  

 

[Hov34]

Looking hard at this:  VIZIO P-Series® Quantum 65

This after almost buying this:  TCL 6-Series

Now I'm confused and might just wait until Black Friday.

 

[stbugs]

Anybody have a newer Samsung with the One Connect box?

My dilemma is that I have a media closet about 10 ft away from where the TV is wall mounted.    So, just have the TV on the wall and all of the components are hidden in this closet.   I had an HDMI cord run through the walls and behind the TV to hide the HDMI and power cord.   

My question now is will this One Connect box negate that whole aesthetic?  I don't mind the concept of the One Connect box but I'd want it inside the media closet hidden away where all the other components are.   I'm reading the cord that would go from the back of the TV to the One Connect box is only around 6 ft long and is NOT rated to run inside the wall??

I'd prefer actually to not use the One Connect box at all and just plug the HDMI cord into the back of the TV since it's already setup perfectly that way.   I assume that's not possible though?

Why do you need the One Connect box? I am assuming "components" includes a decent receiver, right? If so, it can do the HDMI switching and then you just use the one HDMI cable you already have as the one HDMI output from the receiver. I have a nice Yamaha on my third floor (rest of TVs just have 1 or 2 devices directly hooked up) and it switches between the Bluray, Dish box, PS4 and FireTV. The best part is with the receiver driving the sound, the TV never needs to switch inputs either, just switch input on receiver and sound and video switch together.

Also, I agree with the Vizio votes. Personally, unless you are a videophile, you won't notice that much of a difference and I would never spend $5k on a TV that in two years will be $1 or $2k and there will be another better one then for $5k. With $5k total you could get yourself a solid 75" TV now and upgrade all your other components and get that OLED 75" TV if you feel like it in 2 years or blow it on hookers.

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Bought some new furniture over the weekend and got permission to get a new TV.  We have a Samsung 55" and I can go up to 65" with the new one.  My old Samsung is starting to have some weird issues around the edge and is only 1080p.  

I first looked at the LC OLED.  Best reviews but $2300.  Wife vetoed that price.

Should I just go with the TCL 6 series?  I can get one for less than $900.  AmazonSmile link.  

Btw, I mainly rely on CNET reviews for things like TV.  CNET Best TVs.  Willing to look at other sources if someone has an opinion.  

 

[RC94]

I didn't like the TCL as much as others seem to.  I wound up returning it.  The sound was very poor quality and the remote didn't work well.  Considering the poor sound quality, I felt the need to buy a soundbar, which made the overall price much higher than some direct competitors, including the TV I am now considering.  

Now I'm looking at this LG, which is on sale now at Best Buy - https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-50-class-led-uk6090pua-series-2160p-smart-4k-uhd-tv-with-hdr/6290166.p?skuId=6290166

I was originally looking at the 55", but there is a big price difference right now.

What do you guys think about the 50" LG I linked above?

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Found this reddit guide for 4k TVs today. 

There is almost too much information to absorb.