4k TV Recommendations

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Got up Saturday morning to discover my old Samsung plasma TV has finally gone off to the great beyond. With Black Friday just around the corner, does anyone have any recommendations for a good 4k TV? Let's say between $500-$1500.

[Snake]

I would try for one of LG's OLED TV's.  Like this one, even though it's pretty much at $1500 for a 55". 

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3YF3ZS8189


If deep blacks are not a priority, I wouldn't be surprised to see some killer deals on 60"~65" 4K LED on Black Friday.


I've been seeing deals at Costco as it is, with 4K, 50" TV's for as low as $400. 

[Purple Moss]

Would it be for gaming? I read some time ago (months) that some 4K TVs have terrible lag, making fast-paced games hard to play, but I don't know how much that has changed since. This seems to be a good list to start with.

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Thanks for the recommendations! That list was particularly informative. Think I'm going with the TCL 43S405.

[🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀]

One thing that people tend to forget (not saying you do), is the sound quality of TVs. There are some TVs that have automatic volume levelling, and with some TVs you can't turn that off. That's already pretty shitty if you're just watching TV, but it's even worse if you plan on ever watching movies/playing games on the thing. Often TVs still do this when you connect speakers and the such to it as well. I had one of those and it made the whole thing unusable IMO.

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I saw that apparently sound bars are required these days, since the thinness of modern tvs essentially carves out most quality audio parts. To that end, I went with a Samsung HW-M450. Supposedly it's a decent cheap one?

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Addendum: I went with the TCL 55" P607. The S405 lacked wide color gamut (WCG). For anyone interested in making the jump to 4k, you want to make sure the unit supports local dimming, WCG, and HDR 10. Further, you have to jump through a mild hoop in order to get HDR to work with games with this unit, but once you change the setting, it operates perfectly.

Seriously never seen so many colors in my life. This is a dream.

[ResidentTsundere]

Dec 1, 2017 20:22:22 GMT -5 @jasonx said:

Addendum: I went with the TCL 55" P607. The S405 lacked wide color gamut (WCG). For anyone interested in making the jump to 4k, you want to make sure the unit supports local dimming, WCG, and HDR 10. Further, you have to jump through a mild hoop in order to get HDR to work with games with this unit, but once you change the setting, it operates perfectly.

Seriously never seen so many colors in my life. This is a dream.

Nice!

[Purple Moss]

I was about to ask what you had decided on. That one is on the site I linked, right? It has a very good score! I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for the tips, too!

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Yeah, that link really saved my ass. Thanks a million!

[Snake]

Nov 18, 2017 12:19:37 GMT -5 Purple Moss said:

Would it be for gaming? I read some time ago (months) that some 4K TVs have terrible lag, making fast-paced games hard to play, but I don't know how much that has changed since. This seems to be a good list to start with.

This is really great info.  Probably explains why playing Punch-Out on an NES Classic felt more difficult than usual, where instant reflexes count.  

[Feynman]

Dec 1, 2017 20:22:22 GMT -5 @jasonx said:

Addendum: I went with the TCL 55" P607. The S405 lacked wide color gamut (WCG). For anyone interested in making the jump to 4k, you want to make sure the unit supports local dimming, WCG, and HDR 10. Further, you have to jump through a mild hoop in order to get HDR to work with games with this unit, but once you change the setting, it operates perfectly.

Seriously never seen so many colors in my life. This is a dream.

It's become almost comical how many features there are to keep track of these days when buying a television.

Well, the improvement in image quality is worth it I suppose.