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Ukbrassowtipin

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So I'm looking to buy a new tv in the 50 to 60 inch range. What's your experiences between Samsung and LG. I'm not looking to drop several grand, so probably more of the lower level 4k tv's. Does the motion rate make a huge difference..i always assumed it was a marketing gimmick you needed more than 120. It's just hard to tell in the store.

Anyway...fire away.
 
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Willy4UK said:
Paid $396 for 50 inch smart tv Insignia 4K Ultra with Roku already loaded on it.
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IMO the gap between cheap TVs and expensive TVs is a lot smaller than in the past. A lot of features are gimmicks now. Over 120Hz doesn't matter, for the most part. For the majority of people's setups, even 4K is pretty meaningless. You have to be getting into the really big screens and sitting pretty close to notice a difference. I have a 48" Insignia (1080p) that I got for $280 this spring. Speakers suck but I have a sound bar so that doesn't matter. Haven't been disappointed at all.
 
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Went to Costco..havent bought yet but they are much better to deal with than best buy. Also, they have some brand called TCL...apparently it's huge in Asia and they are trying to break into the us market so pricing was agressively cheap.

Probably will still go LG or Samsung
 
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UKBrassowTipIN said:
Went to Costco..havent bought yet but they are much better to deal with than best buy. Also, they have some brand called TCL...apparently it's huge in Asia and they are trying to break into the us market so pricing was agressively cheap.

Probably will still go LG or Samsung
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I wouldn't go with Samsung. NSA will watch you beat off on the couch.
 
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UKBrassowTipIN said:
Went to Costco..havent bought yet but they are much better to deal with than best buy. Also, they have some brand called TCL...apparently it's huge in Asia and they are trying to break into the us market so pricing was agressively cheap.

Probably will still go LG or Samsung
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That's the one I'm looking at. I already have a couple of 32" TCL's for my daughters' rooms, but thinking that 55-incher would be perfect for the family room in the basement. Built-in Roku is a very nice feature. Probably will wait until around Black Friday to see if there are better deals.
 
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CrittendenWildcat said:
That's the one I'm looking at. I already have a couple of 32" TCL's for my daughters' rooms, but thinking that 55-incher would be perfect for the family room in the basement. Built-in Roku is a very nice feature. Probably will wait until around Black Friday to see if there are better deals.
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There will always be a better deal on anything electronic.

That said, I've been pleased with the Visio that I got at Costco.
 
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I bought one of those TCL Roku TVs at Costco last year. I really liked the built-in Roku functionality, but my TV was a dud. It kept freezing up so I took it back and got an LG smart TV. I like the Roku a little better.

I agree that there's no need to spend a lot to get a great TV these days.
 
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I got 2 LGs at Best Buy for sale last year as they were a year old model. They were 60 inch 1080p and I got both for 600. Been very happy with them and are more than enough for any show really.
 
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Get the remote, play around with the picture settings, I have carried around an Xbox or Blu-ray player and hooked them up in the store. I always end up buying cheap brands because after I adjust some things, the picture difference isn't worth the price difference.
 
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I put a 42" TCL Roku tv in the office. It handles what I need but has a few drawbacks:

It's wifi only, for streaming video I'd prefer to use an ethernet cable.

I worry about the roku platform. I have a couple different roku models around the house and not all content is available on them. My original roku is no longer supported, it still works for netflix and hulu but can't do HBO.

For what I paid I think it's a good deal for my office but don't know if I'd want it as my main tv.
 
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ky8335 said:
I put a 42" TCL Roku tv in the office. It handles what I need but has a few drawbacks:

It's wifi only, for streaming video I'd prefer to use an ethernet cable.

I worry about the roku platform. I have a couple different roku models around the house and not all content is available on them. My original roku is no longer supported, it still works for netflix and hulu but can't do HBO.

For what I paid I think it's a good deal for my office but don't know if I'd want it as my main tv.
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I have a 55" TCL I purchased at Sam's 2 years ago. It's only wifi, but their new 4000ks have an ethernet port.

It's hard to beat their price. Mine was $398 plus $50 for a three year extended warranty. This unit replaced a 50" LG that didn't make it two years.

TCL is a Chinese company and they make many components of other brands. A few years ago they purchased Grauman's Chinese theater in Hollywood. It's now the TCL Chinese Theater.
 
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