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Post by paulf on Sept 24, 2023 10:45:04 GMT -5
This week my wife indicated that since she has been having difficulty reading captions on our 43 inch Visio that it is time to buy a bigger screen TV.. It took some really inventive rearranging to find a spot to put it since most of the room is filled with bookshelves. We have one wall large enough to hand a 65 incher which means the built-in computer desk will have to become more bookshelves. The computer will be placed in another corner on the new desk we have to buy.
Our research has bought the choice to an LG OLED or a Samsung QLED. Right now the LG is in the lead. Anyone have any input on either? A Sony was considered but even though it is OK, it is more expensive for not any better quality. Tuesday we are visiting family in Iowa City to watch grandson play football and granddaughter play volleyball and plan to pick up a new set then.
Any problems with set up? We have ROKU and use a couple other streaming services...You Tube TV to get football and volleyball and also Disney+. We don't go out at all and TV seems to be our only entertainment other than watching grandkids do their thing. We do have Google assistant that controls lights, temperatures and garage doors so we could do TV controls if I can figure it out.
Any help would be appreciated .
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Post by octave1 on Sept 24, 2023 20:05:46 GMT -5
Sony is the best of the brands you mention. Pricy but you get top quality.
Second is Samsung. We got a 55" in 2017 and it is still in perfect condition. The colors are bright, the picture is sharp and everything works like it did on the first day.
Our daughter bought a LG OLED 3 years ago, and despite being stunning at first, it died approx 6 months ago for unknown reasons.
We use our Samsung (which is a smart TV) with just a regular antenna, but we also have Netflix.
I have a Samsung washer+drier combo that I would gladly ditch tomorrow and never buy again, but when it comes to TV, Samsung is my choice.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Sept 25, 2023 10:18:11 GMT -5
We have had good luck with Samsung TVs over the years. However, our new TV is an LG OLED, and it is beautiful. The blacks are truly BLACK and the colors are vibrant. Since we have only had it a few weeks, I cannot comment as to its reliability or longevity. DH handled all of the setup. I watched part of it. Getting the TV talking to the Roku and YouTube TV seemed pretty straightforward, though. First he had to get the TV connected to our Wi-Fi, and then he went through some on-screen menus. He had a little more trouble getting it to talk to our sound system and Blu-Ray player, but eventually succeeded. (We use the TV's built-in speakers most of the time because they are pretty good, but sometimes for movies it's nice to have surround sound and more bass.) We did not install the manufacturer's special apps, and we don't use any of the home automation stuff, so I can't be of any help with that. Modern TVs usually have approximately a zillion settings for color, clarity, brightness, motion smoothing, etc. With many TVs you can let the TV auto-detect what you're watching (standard definition, high definition, ultra high definition/4K) and set itself up accordingly. Or you can play with the settings. DH likes to play with the settings, whereas I generally leave it alone unless I really dislike the way it looks. At first every time we sat down to watch TV he wanted to tweak things while I was trying to watch, and it was driving me up the wall a little bit. But by now we have pretty much settled on the settings we prefer, so that has restored harmony.
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