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wondering if the price to quality ratio is there to justify the price difference with a standard 720 or 1080 TV.
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I currently have a 60" 1080p mid priced plasma (extinct).. Loses contrast in a well lit room so only ideal for dark room or dim room viewing. It's a pretty dim picture with lights on. With LED you get a brighter picture at the cost of some contrast, and also depends how sensitive you are with backlight issues like clouding, etc.. 4k can offer a more detailed picture depending on how near you sit and the quality of video processing (upscaling 1080p for example.) I might upgrade next year to an OLED 4k (they don't make 1080p anymore for new OLED models) if my dad 'buys' the tv from me. It has better luminance (brighter) than plasma, but not as bright as LCD-LED.
BTW, that's a cool Hendrix photo putting on a record on a Garrard 401? With an Ortofon arm/ SPU cart?
Although my almost 3 yr old LG 60" 1080 is pretty darn good itself.
Too little actual, UNCOMPRESSED 4k material to tell YET. I have NO idea what small dish or cable is doing, but I'm guessing that while 'Hi Def' from those sources looks more like a good DVD that the 4k stuff MIGHT rise to BR standards. Lots of data is cut during compression.
But, if you want to be future proof?
Get the latest version of the LG OLED sets. They are in 55" and 65" and I think a few curved models mixed in.
ALL of 'em have pretty much the same panel and color controls, so going upline gets you STYLE and 3D. The sweet spot is the entry level.
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Under about 42", it's hard to tell a 720 from a 1080 HDTV.
At 65" or over, then maybe a 4K. A buddy of mine has a 75" HDTV and I wasn't ever really impressed seeing it up close. I'd imagine that the 4K TVs would extrapolate and have a cleaner picture. Personally, I'm getting tempted, but unless I went to a 75" or better, they're still pricey though 65s are getting fairly cheap.
I'll hold out until there's a lot more content. We haven't even upgraded our Netflix subscription to Blu-Ray because the regular DVDs look great upsampled. Ignorance is bliss.
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When there is higher def content I will consider it. There isn't enough 1080p content which is visibly nicer than 720p even on my little 32" LED.
The second reason is after they have been out for some time the price will likely be about half as much.
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"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
I bought a Samsung 32 inch 1080p LED HDTV 1080 TV off CL about a year ago for $200-
I have been quite pleased with it and its performance-
I would strongly suggest that you head to one of the showrooms to see some units -0 then see what is available on the second-hand market-
My unit was NIB- just past the 30 day return and the original owner wanted something different- so I got a new one for 65% of list...
I think that size and source are what will drive you to the newer format- bigger and better source - newer format -
Happy Listening
I don't, but I would encourage you to pay more attention to color depth/tone. Many TVs have almost a monochromatic appearance especially on skin tones, with none of the subtle variations across a person's face.
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I have 50" and 65" 4K screens. I have not had any 4K material to run through them. Lack of plentiful titles is usually the killer of formats. Time will tell. I don't expect to see much if any difference on the 50". Commercial broadcasts will remain 720-1080.
If you have Netflix, Google 4K content. There are a few, just not much I want to watch. Just my opinion, but you probably have a very good picture of whatever you watch.
I have a 65" Samsung 4K. There is very little 4K content available. Netflix has a few, and there are some nature things, but just not that much yet. I bought the 4K based on some reviews stating that the higher quality screens were reserved for the top of the line sets - in my case the 4K set. It has an excellent picture, but I wouldn't say that it kills 1080 unless you watch really close.
With 4K content and standing right in front of the screen with my reading glasses on, I can barely make out that there are pixels.
My wife bought a second TV. I told her, no, wait until the 4K sets come down in price. Stuck with 1080p TVs now. I think it would have been great for photo viewing. I want to hear if there is any content that takes advantage of large screen 4K.
I am also of the opinion that we really need 21:9 TVs so that the TV of the size I want will fit in my van so I can bring it back from the store.
Been VERY happy with my set. Got it during a one day only crazy sale of some kind at Wally World for under $300 (was going for over $500 otherwise at that time.)
Not sure if the current ones do, but it also came with 5 year in home warranty service. Was pretty hard to turn down at that point & wasn't particularly more $$ than 720 or 1080 sets.
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