abenjami Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Starkiller said: Honestly, 4K isn’t particularly necessary. The jump from HD to 4K is way smaller than the jump from SD to HD. The human eye can only see so much detail. Not that it isn’t a better picture, but the bandwidth trade offs aren’t necessarily worth it. I don’t disagree but if you are buying a new TV right now it makes sense to go 4K because the vast majority of content will be 4K during the usefull life of the TV. oldschool, and Starkiller 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, abenjami said: I don’t disagree but if you are buying a new TV right now it makes sense to go 4K because the vast majority of content will be 4K during the usefull life of the TV. I’m not sure how long it will actually take for 4K content to actually become the norm. Probably a lot longer than you think. But I do agree that any new big screen TV should generally be 4K regardless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Nator Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 20 hours ago, Jamalisms said: My current TV (not being replaced but it's a standard for comparison) is a 55" Panasonic plasma. It may very well be the exact model that Currage mentioned. I'll have to check later. Your current TV has a better picture and better black levels than ANY current LCD/LED and is only (finally) exceeded in picture quality by a new OLED set. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 20 minutes ago, 'Nator said: Your current TV has a better picture and better black levels than ANY current LCD/LED and is only (finally) exceeded in picture quality by a new OLED set. Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 Fwiw, I recently got a $400 55" Element Fire TV. The picture quality isn't great but I got it for the Alexa integration. I'm happy to be on the bleeding edge of voice, and I love my new TV. There's plenty of 4k streaming content. I am rarely watching disks. Tangent time: my son wanted a $400 Transformer. Told him it was pretty expensive for a present, $400. He retorted "your TV was $400" lol. Am looking forward to Sunday Ticket and a winning Titans season, though it doesn't seem to be in 4k yet. Number9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Jamalisms said: Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. I had a plasma and LCDs exceed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 7 hours ago, Starkiller said: I’m not sure how long it will actually take for 4K content to actually become the norm. Probably a lot longer than you think. But I do agree that any new big screen TV should generally be 4K regardless. Even if it’s 5 years @Jamalisms will still have this TV... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, abenjami said: Even if it’s 5 15 years @Jamalisms will still have this TV... Unless it breaks. pat, and abenjami 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Jamalisms said: Unless it breaks. Just saw this in Vegas... WHICH DOES JAMAL GET REPLACE FIRST? +130 New 4K Television -140 Minivan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 11 minutes ago, abenjami said: Just saw this in Vegas... WHICH DOES JAMAL GET REPLACE FIRST? +130 New 4K Television -140 Minivan If it's replacing the TV I'll eventually buy here in a bit ... the van for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Btowner Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 Also, Dell will have great deals on 4K TVs. Many times, with a gift card. The last TV, I bought, the gift card was enough to buy an Xbox One S. Right now, they have the following deals: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/tv-deals/ar/8224?~ck=mn VIZIO D50-E1 4K Ultra HD 50" Full-Array LED Smart HDTV (2017 model) for $450, free shipping and a $250 Dell gift card Sharp AQUOS P8000-Series LC-55P8000U 55" 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart LED HDTV for $499, free shipping and a $200 Dell gift card LG 55 Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TV with HDR - 55UJ6300 UHD TV for $599, free shipping and a $200 Dell gift card Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abenjami Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, Btowner said: Also, Dell will have great deals on 4K TVs. Many times, with a gift card. The last TV, I bought, the gift card was enough to buy an Xbox One S. Right now, they have the following deals: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/tv-deals/ar/8224?~ck=mn VIZIO D50-E1 4K Ultra HD 50" Full-Array LED Smart HDTV (2017 model) for $450, free shipping and a $250 Dell gift card Sharp AQUOS P8000-Series LC-55P8000U 55" 4K Ultra HD HDR Smart LED HDTV for $499, free shipping and a $200 Dell gift card LG 55 Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart TV with HDR - 55UJ6300 UHD TV for $599, free shipping and a $200 Dell gift card @Jamalisms you could buy the Vizio and then use the $250 gift card to buy a second TV for your bedroom! Btowner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRT Posted June 25, 2018 Report Share Posted June 25, 2018 If you have amazon prime right now you can buy TCL 55S405 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Roku Smart LED TV (2017 Model) for $380. Link https://www.amazon.com/TCL-55S405-55-Inch-Ultra-Smart/dp/B01MTGM5I9?tag=digitren08-20&psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJMXJ2YFJTEDLQMUQ&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01MTGM5I9 For what it’s worth mid July is Amazon Prime day and they usually have deals then too. Btowner, and 9 Nines 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsntLifeFunny Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 To all those who buy things brand new try Craigslist. Just got a Toshiba 1080P high def 65’ for $200. Guy had to move (sounds like domestic dispute) and put up a TV less than a year old that goes for 1300 up for 200, included delivery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) ore. Edited December 27, 2018 by 9 Nines Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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