In the market for a new tv

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This weekend I might buy a new TV so I want to get some opinions. First off I don’t want it to cost an arm and leg lol #cheap. Aiming for the price range around $500 to $700. I’ve been on a 32" Samsung for years so pretty much anything would be a massive jump to finally unlock the true potential of my Series X. What size TV should I get too? Space will not be an issue. I’m leaning towards 55" or 65" :thinking:

The options I’ve put on the table myself are pictured below.

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Samsung - 50" Class 8 Series LED 4K UHD Smart Tizen TV

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If you’re in the States, it’s hard to pass up the TCL R6 series, either 55" or 65" series. The R635 is newest model, R625 is 2020, R615/R617 is 2019. They’re best budget sets out there.

But if you want to truly unlock the SeriesX potential you’ll need to spend $$$ for the LG CX or LG C1 OLED sets.

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Do those TCLs have VRR? I hear that’s all the rage these days. Yeah, those LGs are pretty nice. Maybe eventually I can upgrade to one of those.

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I personally have the Samsung Q60R 43 inch and I’m very glad I got it.

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Once you go OLED black, you can’t go back.

There is no comparison that matches up to an OLED TV

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Is the site to use for reviews if you haven’t checked them out already.

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Looks like mixed results, one page says it does not have HDMI 2.1 inputs, which would be a pass for me. But it’s a good set for TV and Movie viewing.

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Being an owner of the LG E6, I can testify that once you go OLED, it is difficult to go back from those black levels.

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The Vizios have very good reviews to be honest and the people I know that have owned them really liked the picture quality. However, reliability is really all over the place with people I know exchanging their TVs 2-3 times and failing after after a few years (always outside of warranty range). I can’t speak to the TCL’s reliability but for the Vizios, considering the failure rate (although it’s all anecdotal on my part) I personally wouldn’t buy one even though it’ll be an incredible TV for the price as long as it works.

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For that budget I think the new Hisense or last year Hisense TVs are your best bet. H9G is last years and is $750 for 55 inch I believe on Amazon.

Go with the biggest screen size that’s in your budget, imo. 55 should be fine, and you won’t really be getting a 65 inch at that price point that has all the HDMI 2.1 features.

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What I’ve learned is TV shopping is soul crushing lol Its a total first world problem. Samsung hasn’t done me dirty yet so I might just get one of theirs. Maybe a Hisense. Like I could up my budget to $1K but I really don’t want too.

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Update I got a Sony Bravia :achievement:

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I hope you’re happy with it.

They never made my list because their models lacked support for VRR or 120 Hz when I did my research. This says they still don’t support VRR yet: Which TV models support features that are specified in the HDMI 2.1 standard? | Sony USA

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First impressions are pretty good. I just have to relearn playing games from farther away now. :joy: its nice that my Xbox Series X isn’t going through an hdmi splitter and el Gato too.

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same