New TV - Looking for Suggestions

[giacona]

I am in need of a new TV for the bedroom as my 42" Panny plasma died. I've done some preliminary homework and what I am seeing is a lot of TV's are coming with only 60 hz refresh rate. I am a big sports fan so I am concerned about the lag. I have a feeling the 60 hz refresh rate is just more affordable to make.

Costco seems to have a decent amount of TV's, but mostly in the larger sizes. I do like the Sony Bravia's but can't really fine any locally in the size I am looking for, budget and refresh rate. One thing I need to mention I am PWM sensitive so I want to try and find a TV that I won't have any issues with that. I want to be under 1K if possible as a price range and size "55 or less.

Thanks

 

[TLS Guy]

I am in need of a new TV for the bedroom as my 42" Panny plasma died. I've done some preliminary homework and what I am seeing is a lot of TV's are coming with only 60 hz refresh rate. I am a big sports fan so I am concerned about the lag. I have a feeling the 60 hz refresh rate is just more affordable to make.

Costco seems to have a decent amount of TV's, but mostly in the larger sizes. I do like the Sony Bravia's but can't really fine any locally in the size I am looking for, budget and refresh rate. One thing I need to mention I am PWM sensitive so I want to try and find a TV that I won't have any issues with that. I want to be under 1K if possible as a price range and size "55 or less.

Thanks

This is a really good deal.

 

[trochetier]

Good source for TV information IMO -

TV Reviews & Recommendations

541 TV reviews. Start with our picks for the best TVs below. These are the ones we recommend based on our testing and in-depth TV reviews.

www.rtings.com

 

[j_garcia]

I am in need of a new TV for the bedroom as my 42" Panny plasma died. I've done some preliminary homework and what I am seeing is a lot of TV's are coming with only 60 hz refresh rate. I am a big sports fan so I am concerned about the lag. I have a feeling the 60 hz refresh rate is just more affordable to make.

Costco seems to have a decent amount of TV's, but mostly in the larger sizes. I do like the Sony Bravia's but can't really fine any locally in the size I am looking for, budget and refresh rate. One thing I need to mention I am PWM sensitive so I want to try and find a TV that I won't have any issues with that. I want to be under 1K if possible as a price range and size "55 or less.

Thanks

55" and high quality under $1k should be extremely easy to do. I picked up a mini LED 4K for $600, 144Hz refresh and it looks great. Blacks are nearly as good as OLED, but you can get a small amount of local blooming as it is still LED. Lag I don't think is really as big of an issue these days, but you should shoot for something higher than 60Hz. PWM, I think you'll have to go to a store and see if a particular TV or brand has the issue. OLED might be better in that regard, but they still have it.

 

[Epsonfan]

I bought the new Sony RGB 9 II 75 inch replaced my Sony 77 inch OLED Bravia .To my eyes OLED 77 incher a better TV. My SONY BRAViA 77 inch OLED is on sale $1300 bought in 2024.

 

[Mikado463]

Good source for TV information IMO -

TV Reviews & Recommendations

541 TV reviews. Start with our picks for the best TVs below. These are the ones we recommend based on our testing and in-depth TV reviews.

www.rtings.com

Thanks for the link, for I too am contemplating a new TV(50-55"). Also notice the majority of sub $500 sets are all 60hz re-fresh. Gotta go look more closely to see if that is 'really' an issue

 

[TLS Guy]

Thanks for the link, for I too am contemplating a new TV(50-55"). Also notice the majority of sub $500 sets are all 60hz re-fresh. Gotta go look more closely to see if that is 'really' an issue

Don't buy cheap TVs, you will regret it and soon. Investing in quality is cheapest in the long run.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

It may be a good time to remind that Sony sold 51% of its TV and HT systems business to TCL.

https://www.audioadvice.com/blogs/expert-advice/sony-tcl-deal-explained-what-you-actually-need-to-know

If you want to buy a Sony TV made by Sony, now would be a good time to do so, before Sony becomes yet another enshitified brand.

 

[lovinthehd]

One of my plasmas died a while back and I replaced it with an LG C5 (oled). The blacks are incredible and generally an upgrade from the Plasma (Samsung PN59D8000) I had, but I did upgrade to 77" from 59, too. Other than some annoying ads from LG, very satisfied with this and see that a 55 inch is under a grand....

 

[Eppie]

I think OLED is still the way to go currently. I have been following a repair tech in Britain and a lot of the cheaper QLED sets are junk and practically designed to fail. There is a ring of LEDs around some sets that produce the back light. They have software that monitors the LEDs and if one LED goes out, the TV won't run. That's just crazy. You would never notice if one LED went out but the manufacturer calls it a safety and reliability issue and shuts the whole TV down. It's almost criminal they way they are producing some of these sets. Those sets are designed to be binned after 3 years and if it lasts longer you are one of the lucky ones.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I think OLED is still the way to go currently. I have been following a repair tech in Britain and a lot of the cheaper QLED sets are junk and practically designed to fail. There is a ring of LEDs around some sets that produce the back light. They have software that monitors the LEDs and if one LED goes out, the TV won't run. That's just crazy. You would never notice if one LED went out but the manufacturer calls it a safety and reliability issue and shuts the whole TV down. It's almost criminal they way they are producing some of these sets. Those sets are designed to be binned after 3 years and if it lasts longer you are one of the lucky ones.

I've been at my township recycling center to drop off some older random and old electronic pieces and larger cardboard boxes. I'd say 99% of the electronics people brought to the recycling center were large flat-screen TVs

I know which channel you're talking about, and yes, while the evidence he found is damning, it's hardly surprising, given my experience with both LG and Samsung consumer products.

 

[j_garcia]

I think OLED is still the way to go currently. I have been following a repair tech in Britain and a lot of the cheaper QLED sets are junk and practically designed to fail. There is a ring of LEDs around some sets that produce the back light. They have software that monitors the LEDs and if one LED goes out, the TV won't run. That's just crazy. You would never notice if one LED went out but the manufacturer calls it a safety and reliability issue and shuts the whole TV down. It's almost criminal they way they are producing some of these sets. Those sets are designed to be binned after 3 years and if it lasts longer you are one of the lucky ones.

OLED is still LED and potentially can suffer from the same issue. The difference is on an OLED, the pixels are emitting the color and light at the same time vs. LED backlit, which the color and backlight are separate. That is where LED backlit TVs suffer, not just a pixel, but delamination of the two layers, which can lead to a large number of issues. A dead pixel won't typically cause a problem, but you WILL notice even a single one if it is in the main viewing area.

My QLED is now 6 years old and looks just like the day I bought it, but it was one below the top model at the time. Tom's Hardware reviewed this model and said it tested better than Samsung's flagship.

 

[TLS Guy]

OLED is still LED and potentially can suffer from the same issue. The difference is on an OLED, the pixels are emitting the color and light at the same time vs. LED backlit, which the color and backlight are separate. That is where LED backlit TVs suffer, not just a pixel, but delamination of the two layers, which can lead to a large number of issues. A dead pixel won't typically cause a problem, but you WILL notice even a single one if it is in the main viewing area.

My QLED is now 6 years old and looks just like the day I bought it, but it was one below the top model at the time. Tom's Hardware reviewed this model and said it tested better than Samsung's flagship.

There are always contenders for the race to the bottom in all technologies. Why should TVs be exempt?

 

[lovinthehd]

OLEDs are LED sets, the others are just another form of LCD. I'd tried LCD before but the backlight array sucked and created blooming/clouding. I went with plasma from there and never looked back.