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Please bring me whatever info and insights you got. All ears if you think features must be had.
Hole burning in my pocket to make the purchase, ideally on or before Black Friday. ElNono banged out a solid choice on the old board. I've kicked the can down the road and have given up on seeing Lamar Jackson in a Jim Harbaugh Super Bowl. But i am ready for real to puchase now.

Budget 3K
65" screen +/- For this particular mancave anything over 80" would be overkill. 55 would be passable but 65 is about the sweet spot.

Examples (if you think any of these are overkill for $ or the opposite, well worth the squeeze then feel free to post.
Best Buy
Sony Bravia 8 II Oled 4K $2250


Costco
Sony Bravia 8 65" $1700
77" $2600
Samsung 65S90F 65" $1600

Gamer? No. Not saying i won't become one but not currently.
Throw whats on the PCs screen up on the TV? You high techers are messing with me now but ya, that sound great.
 
the prices you listed are fine. even cheap oleds are good, i think the higher models have better internal computers, more audio choices, etc. i would check for burn in warranties.
 
k.... said:
the prices you listed are fine. even cheap oleds are good, i think the higher models have better internal computers, more audio choices, etc. i would check for burn in warranties65"
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Main criteria is as kick ass a picture as possible.
TV room is not huge, viewing would be from approx 10-12 feet from eyes. Thus 65" is probably max.
LED vs OLED?
I'm doing ChatGPT and Google to gain some clues. But for you who have been there done that I'm open to advice.
 
I have multiple TCL tv's I'm happy with.

At this point, I'm not sure it's worth buying anything other than the cheapest, biggest one for what you want to spend at Costco.
 
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scott said:
I have multiple TCL tv's I'm happy with.

At this point, I'm not sure it's worth buying anything other than the cheapest, biggest one for what you want to spend at Costco.
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TLC is well spoken of by the few articles I've read so far. Your testimony is another one, thanks.
Yes the display models that have the absolute blinging pictures are without fail fed by an in store chip or DVD, not broadcast tv.
Tech told me you're seeing legit 4K in the stores, whereas most of the mainstream stations ABC etc are pumping out probably 900K, mmaybe 1.5K tops. Will that improve in the near future? Hope so. He said YouTube TV is already blasting legit 4K.
As you mentioned some of the lesser priced models seem to have just as blinging a picture in the stores.

I'm attempting to continue to add to my noodle the knowledge of TV sets.
Thanks, it's an interesting field for sure. Maybe we can keep this thread as TV tech including streaming continues on.
 
I watched something the other day in "4k" - I think it was on AppleTV - and honestly it looked a little funk to me.

I should note, all of my TCLs are "older" models that have Roku built in. I don't think TCL has this deal anymore, but I've had one of them since 2016 or 17 and the other since 2019 and have had zero issues with either. I also have a Samsung from 2015 that also works with zero issues so these things are plenty durable.

I just picked up a 58" 4k Hisense with Roku built in for my office at work for only $200. These things are just so dirt cheap.

I have heard great things about The Frame, if you have a spouse or partner who cares about that sort of thing.

One other note, I use soundbars for most of my TVs, so I can't really speak to the audio on any of these. I used to have a really high end Definitive Technologies soundbar that crapped out after a few years... now I just go with whatever cheap one from a reputable brand that is available at Costco. Consumer electronics have gotten so good and cheap these days that IMO there is no reason to really fret over them. Only if you are putting together HiFi or a Cinema Room should you really care. Just my $0.02.
 
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