TV is starting to act a little buggy - Perfect excuse to get something new

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The top of my screen has been showing signs of...something...which means it'll only get worse over time. It's a 10 year old Samsung something-or-other that's been really nice and honestly I'm surprised it has lasted this long.

The TV is mounted above the fireplace, and at 46" there isn't much room to get too large. 50" would be ideal, 55" would be the absolute limit.

I'm not looking to break the bank, either. I've heard good things about certain Hisense models. Basically I'm looking for the biggest bang-for-the-buck 4K set.

Any suggestions?
 
lots and lots of choices...good news...you new TV will probably be cheaper than your old Samsung....lol

I have an LG OLED 65"...love it
 
Your Samsung is probably an LCD.

I have the 46" and 51" models.

LCD screens will start to lose picture quality, and actually get images "burned-in" over time. (Like if you leave your TV on for your dogs every day, and it's on NBC news with their logo in the corner. That logo was "burned" into my screen after about 8 years.)

But like Bosko said, there are tons more options today. I believe I paid about $475 for my 51" in 2013. They are cheaper today, with better quality.
 
Maybe Consumer Reports has something online about TVs. I’d trust what they would have to say. I have a 13 year old LG that works fine minus the remote but I rarely use it. Might be why it has lasted so long. My other TVs are from an assortment of brands.

If I were in the market for a new TV I’d search Consumer Reports. Also I think TVs go on sale around Super Bowl Sunday. May be on the lookout for that.
 
Bosko said:
lots and lots of choices...good news...you new TV will probably be cheaper than your old Samsung....lol

I have an LG OLED 65"...love it
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100%! The TV was a wedding gift. At the time it was a shade over $1000.

Crazy, right?
 
Bill D said:
If I were in the market for a new TV I’d search Consumer Reports. Also I think TVs go on sale around Super Bowl Sunday. May be on the lookout for that.
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What a great suggestion. Thanks!!
 
Bill D said:
If I were in the market for a new TV I’d search Consumer Reports. Also I think TVs go on sale around Super Bowl Sunday. May be on the lookout for that.
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Double post, please delete.
 
I just bought the Hisense U7G 55” at Best Buy for $600 a month ago. Love it. Picture quality is very good out of the box. Go on YouTube to get picture settings to dial in the picture. Check out the reviews on YouTube. Gets excellent reviews.
 
I would recommend LG OLED but you said you don’t want to break the bank and that is a pricey TV. It’s also way better than competition.

What do you watch? If it’s just cable, it’s not worth getting such a nice TV. If you have a quality streaming device or an ultra HD blu-ray player, then a good TV makes a difference.

One thing to keep in mind is the sound out of these modern TVs sucks big time. You’ll likely want at least a sound bar to have something that sounds ok. My LG’s sound is absolutely junk but I use a Sony sound bar with a sub and then it’s decent.
 
Bruno Soares said:
I would recommend LG OLED but you said you don’t want to break the bank and that is a pricey TV. It’s also way better than competition.

What do you watch? If it’s just cable, it’s not worth getting such a nice TV. If you have a quality streaming device or an ultra HD blu-ray player, then a good TV makes a difference.

One thing to keep in mind is the sound out of these modern TVs sucks big time. You’ll likely want at least a sound bar to have something that sounds ok. My LG’s sound is absolutely junk but I use a Sony sound bar with a sub and then it’s decent.
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Thanks for the sound bar advice. I ended ip getting one a few years ago because the sound was junk. My living room is small and this made such a tremendous difference.

If I wait longer I might catch a good Super Bowl sale, and maybe I'll be able to strech those dollar out a little more for something even better.
 
I think Vizio usually gets mentioned as good bang-for-the-buck. They're cheaper than comparable Samsungs. M50Q7-J01 has quantum color, full array local dimming, which is see for $570 right now. I wasn't able to find that in 65" when we bought our last one so I ended up with a Samsung 7000 series.
 
You can get a lg 4k uhd 50" for under 500 no problem.

As far as brand personally i buy lg, and i also have a lg soundbar/wireless woofer, which i think works great.

I hope my next one is what bosko and bruno mentioned

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I have a Vizio M series in my basement and it is NICE.
 
I have an older Samsung LED in my living room. Love it. When it came time to build my man cave I wanted an OLED. Wife saw the price of a 65" and said "absolutely not". Instead, I went with a Sony 950 LED. Holy crap, it's amazing. The price in a smaller size isn't terrible and the lower priced 850 has almost all the same features. Samsung has rested on their name for years and others have passed them by. For bang for the buck, look at Vizio and Hisense as others have mentioned.
 
It all comes down to how much you watch TV and if image quality is SUPER important to you.
Personal, my life revolves around visual communication .
Making the jump to an OLED was worth it......broken down over the years of use you will get ...it's still NOTHING as far as an investment of $$ goes...
 
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