Please advise a different community if this one isn’t correct.
I’m looking to buy a large TV for my living room, and I’m looking for recommendations in the sub $1000 budget. Everywhere on the Internet is suggesting OLED, but frankly they are more expensive than I’m looking for.
What are recommendation for good LCD/QLED etc in this price range?
Thanks so much.
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“Large TV”
Me, having grown up in a time period where 13-19 inch 4:3 tvs were the norm, and 25 inches was big screen.
“Oh, you can find 40 inch tv’s pretty cheap!”
sees the rest of the title
“Oh…so the yardposts have moved, have they?”
they have moved, but I wouldn’t call a 40" TV large for almost 10 years now.
I grew up in the 80s.
Me too, and I remember in the mid 2000’s before flat screens took off the biggest CRT you could get was 36", or there may have been a 40" but it was ultra expensive. One thing though is that the wider aspect ratio of modern tvs inflates the size number if you were to watch 3:4 aspect shows on a modern tv you are losing a bunch of viewing area on the sides.
Regardless, modern tvs are indeed insanely huge, and I’m loving it.
I thought I was a baller with my 22" RCA TV with actual composite inputs. No fuzzy RF for this guy!
If you’re patient and can go over budget, an OLED might not be totally out of reach. I snagged a 77” OLED for ~1600 USD earlier this summer (refurb from third party reseller). You might be able to find one close to your budget if you drop down the size a bit.
How far away do you need to sit from a 77” TV?
I think we’re about 8ft? I’ve heard there’s no minimum really. Basically you don’t want to have to physically turn your head to see either side… But beyond that the closer you are the better you see the picture.
Aiui the distance thing was more back in the day where if you sat too close you’d notice pixels. But with modern resolutions that’s not a problem anymore.
General buying advice: 70” is a size used by manufacturers on budget units that use panels from prior years.
Go with 65” or 75”. Now, to find a balance of size and performance, 65” might be the better option.
I’m assuming you mean $1000 USD because I feel people from any other country wouldn’t assume that everyone would know.
Correct $1000 USD, thanks for clarifying!
Genuinely surprised to see that rtings has not been mentioned yet. They’re great at doing reviews for this sort of thing.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/70-75-77-inch
Their budget option is only 750 for a 75" set. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/u6-u6n
You might not want whatever answer you get.
At that price point and size you are getting a junk TV. Probably of the “buy again in 2 to 4 years” kind of variety. You’re going to have to pick price, size, or quality, and I hope you’re aware you’ve kinda eliminated quality from the start. If you already know that, kick butt go do your thing. If you’re trying to get a good TV at 70 inches for less than $1000, you’re on a fools errand.
If you’re looking for the best bang for your buck look at LED TVs. Different companies have different names for their specific LED technology, like QLED or MiniLED. If you’re looking for the best bang irrespective of bucks, go for an OLED.
Then choose your brand on which OS it uses and other features. Then crank up the size until you reach $1,000.
What are your thoughts on something like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/335508029876
Unless you’re picky about certain small details, this is a solid choice
What sort of details would I be trading off?
Check out the TVs in this article to see if any of them are in your budget.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/70-75-77-inch
Spend some time on rtings.com, I like their reviews
Hisense U75K was $900+tax at Costco last Xmas, and I have been very happy with it. It actually has really good sound even, with a built in subwoofer. I am using it without any additional soundbar or surround sound system, and I am picky about sound. So you don’t need to spend any extra money for sound. I have set up many fancy home theaters in the past and love the simplicity. The picture is great, probably not as good as OLED but I wouldn’t know, so blissfully happy. U65K was $700 I think, same subwoofer/sound, if you can’t fit a 75".
A projector.
If you’re not worried about all the highest-end bells and whistles, I can recommend Sceptre as a good budget option. They’re relatively cheap and have no “smart” features, which is important for me. The picture quality is “good enough”; it’s not the best, but it’s far from the worst I’ve seen. Though a soundbar/speakers will be a required separate purchase, as these TVs all seem to come equipped with 20 year old laptop speakers. They won’t give you a home theater experience, but if you just need something for watching TV or playing games, they’re decent.
I’ve had mine for about 5 years now, and have had no real problems with it. The only minor issue is that the LED for the power indicator doesn’t work consistently, but it’s not exactly hard to tell when the TV is turned off or on so it’s not even a concern for me.
Look for displays that are meant for always-on signage or ads. The quality can be somewhat lower in terms of picture quality, but you won’t have any smart features and they’re likely to last longer than other displays.
Three surprisingly quite a few in that price range and size. TCLs and Hisense TVs get recommended a lot in the budget price range and seen to be fully featured.
Also can’t go wrong with Sony
OLED is great, but expensive as balls. Just know you aren’t getting top of the line at this size with that price, but I think they’ll still look fantastic to most people.
Anyway, I’m just some dude whose been looking at TVs for the last 4 years and still haven’t bit the bullet yet.
Fuck TCL. I had one for around a year before the backlights stopped working. Maybe it was an outlier, but I’ll not be buying another.
