more TV talk--

[Kev Williams]

So- we've had a 75" Sharp Aquos Quattron for about 9 years now-- this is the Aquos that has the 4th yellow pixel, NO complaints whatsover, fantastic picture. I'd like to move it to our bedroom and replace it with an 85 incher (or bigger) for the living room--

Just got an ad in my email from "our" appliance/entertainment place, highlighting two 85" TV's:\

an LG "NanoCell 4k unit for $2400-

experience detailed LED picture in 4K resolution with the LG 86 inch Nano90 Series NanoCell 4K Smart TV. With Full Array Dimming, you'll witness deep blacks and contrast with precisely balanced lighting that reduces halo effect and light bleed. See the natural, lifelike picture of Nano Color and fast action of a 120Hz refresh rate. It's an experience backed by AI Picture and AI Sound, our premium processor, connected home features and gaming tech.

and a Samsung AU8000 Crystal UHD for $1800...

step into the world of Crystal UHD with the Samsung AU8000 Series 4K Smart TV. You be immersed in one billion shades of color with this stunning 85 inch Dynamic Crystal Color display. The powerful Crystal Processor 4K upscales everything you watch into a lifelike 4K resolution, so every detail is sharp and crisp. The AU8000 Series TV also features an ultra thing profile, allowing it to blend seamlessly into your living room.

Are we going to notice much difference for the extra $600, and why? Any other suggestions? Most TV's I seen on display these days seem to be pretty good :D

[Rich Engelhardt]

I'd shove a porcupine down the front of my sweat pants before buying anything made by LG ever again...

[Tom M King]

We've had nothing but good luck with LG stuff. I really doubt the odds are much different with any main brand. I have no need for brand loyalty to any common brand of appliances.

[Jim Becker]

I've had Aquos, Samsung and LG TVs in recent years and all performed well. The old Aquos is still at the old house in the media room for whomever becomes the next owner...it's uber-heavy as its generation is prone to be. Samsung came next and I have no major complaints about it other than in the older generation, the "Smart" side wasn't too smart. No matter as we really didn't use that. When we move, that one went in the family/bird room over the mantle for general utility. There was an existing LG in the living room left by the previous owner, one generation back. Works fine. Which brings me to the act of buying a new TV for the master bedroom. I went to Costco looking for a Samsung because I was very pleased with the performance of the one we had. I came home with an LG because it happened to be the better buy that particular day; similar specifications. The moral of the story here is that I personally am fine with either Samsung or LG for TVs these days and "the deal" would influence my choice here between the two you cite. $600 is a nice hunk of change so there would have to be something significantly different and better to get me to buy the LG over the Samsing over those two and it would have to be something that my eyes could actually see.

[Bruce Volden]

I'd shove a porcupine down the front of my sweat pants before buying anything made by LG ever again...


ME TOO!

Bruce

[Bill Dufour]

By the time you are old enough to think $600 is not that much extra I doubt your eyes can see a difference. Similar rules apply to high end audio gear.
Bill D

[Doug Garson]

OK, no more porcupine sex fetish posts, let's stick to TV's. :cool:

[Ken Fitzgerald]

I've always been a Sony fan but.... My wife wanted the perfectly fine fully functional 10 year old 46" LCD Sony in the LR replaced with something larger. After some research and chatting with a friend at FB, the wife and I went to Costco and brought home a 65" Samsung Neo QLED television. I was amazed at the picture quality on a true HD broadcast!

It was one of the "recommended" ones at Consumer Reports.

[Rich Engelhardt]

OK, no more porcupine sex fetish posts, let's stick to TV's. :cool:
I was a huge fan of Goldstar TVs.
My mistake was buying LG appliances - thinking they still had Goldstar quality.

[ChrisA Edwards]

From personal experience, Samsung TV's are good, Samsung kitchen appliances suck and getting Samsung warranty service is even worse.

TV's, I've pretty much had Sony for the last 30 years and every one was still working when it was replaced with a larger model or newer generation.

Currently have two 75" XBR's and a 65" XBR. I just bought a Sony 75" XBR to replace a 50" Samsung in the bedroom.

Between brands, I don't think picture quality varies between them, all have huge levels of adjustment to dial in a picture to your liking.

[Frank Pratt]

Check out http://rtings.com for TV reviews. It's a very good site.

[Kev Williams]

I'm never going to be too old to think $600 'doesn't matter' ;) -- that's why I'm asking! :D

I'm mostly concerned with the fact that an 85" screen is pretty big, and anything 'bad' about the pic will be worse the bigger the screen. About 7 or so years ago the restaurant our son was managing installed a half dozen Sharp 90 inchers, and I wasn't real impressed with them. However, output is only as good as the input, and at that time I don't think they were getting decent HD, if at all, and I know those TV's weren't 4k...

[Lee DeRaud]

About 7 or so years ago the restaurant our son was managing installed a half dozen Sharp 90 inchers, and I wasn't real impressed with them. However, output is only as good as the input, and at that time I don't think they were getting decent HD, if at all, and I know those TV's weren't 4k...A pet peeve of mine that gets triggered once a week or so. :)

Have never figured out why a sports bar would pay to paper the walls with enormous screens and then shove standard-def signals at them. Fuzzy is bad, wonky aspect ratio is worse: "Is this an NBA game or a sumo match?"

[Jim Becker]

A pet peeve of mine that gets triggered once a week or so. :)

Have never figured out why a sports bar would pay to paper the walls with enormous screens and then shove standard-def signals at them. Fuzzy is bad, wonky aspect ratio is worse: "Is this an NBA game or a sumo match?"

Ditto...I never understood that, but also realized that there actually are some folks out there that can't readily identify the difference. And apparently, some of them own sports bars/restaurants, etc.

[Lee DeRaud]

Ditto...I never understood that, but also realized that there actually are some folks out there that can't readily identify the difference. And apparently, some of them own sports bars/restaurants, etc.
And hotels. Stayed at a 4-star place earlier this year that advertised "HD TVs", which I guess is technically true, but the cable they had hooked up to it had no HD content, and the attached player was DVD-only, no BluRay.

[Doug Garson]

Are you sure the six beers you had aren't the reason the picture looks fuzzy :rolleyes:

[John M Wilson]

Are you sure the six beers you had aren't the reason the picture looks fuzzy :rolleyes:

I thought Beer Goggles made mediocre things look more attractive?!? :eek:

[Derek Meyer]

I had a 52" Sharp in my bedroom for many years, until it began to have picture problems when cold. If I give it about 15 minutes or so, it warms up and then is fine. The TV is about 15 years old now and is a 1080P unit, so it's not worth fixing at this time.

I currently have a Samsung 70" in the bedroom and an 82" in the living room. I got the 82" during an after-Christmas sale at Costco, where they were blowing out last year's models. It is a 6 series unit, and it has a great picture in the brightly-lit environment of my living room. If I were looking for a TV for a darker room or a home theater room, I'd definitely go with a unit that has local dimming with as many zones as possible. This reduces the black level and reveals lots of low-level detail you just can't see otherwise. It is especially noticeable with Blu-Ray and 4K content.

I told my wife it's been almost 3 years now, so it's time for a bigger, better TV in the living room. She looked at me and said "No". Bummer. But hey, maybe there will be a sale....

[Perry Hilbert Jr]

We only have Samsung and LG tv sets. 5 TV sets in the house, only three people. Our first flat screen was a Memorex. Never heard of them again. It was lost in a house fire. I am partial to Samsung. but my daughter has a 50 inch LG in her room with no cable hook up, and is totally happy just streaming shows and movies. I got used to the Samsung system and used it to surf the internet until a couple years ago when I got a tablet. (Learned not to use the office laptop for any play time stuff. Suddenly I was getting friend notices for people I sued for clients. They were obviously searching my files.) In the kitchen I have a Samsung that has an antenna, no cable. I can stream and use it for the local stations/news when the cable is out for power outages. I often use the casting feature on my phone to line up videos about wood turning, fixing old tractors, etc. Been looking at newer TV's. I saw Samsung has some newer tech out. Sounds like the Crystal UHD might be old tech at this point.

[Ronald Blue]

I've had great luck with Vizio. The one at the other house is still in use after 11 years. Purchased a new one for the new home 3 years ago and have also been happy with it. It's an HD and picture quality is more than good enough for us. All we do is stream what we watch. No cable here. While you can browse with it that's why I have my laptop.

[Bill McNiel]

FWIW- I went through the TV research/purchase process a year ago. This is what I think I learned.

LG makes all the OLED units (Samsung, Sony, etc. use the LG).
OLED provides the best overall picture given the number of induvial pixels. LG units shine in darker environments.
QLED is better for brighter environments.