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Thinking about buying a new T.V.

methodtoll

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So my wife and I bought a house in March and what was once a living room/dining room combined has now been converted into one big living room. We currently have a four year old 42" Sanyo LED HDTV that has been great but due to the size of our living room, we feel that it would be better suited for our bedroom.

That said, I know a little about the HDTV market and right now I feel a 60" or 65" is the way to go. My wife, however, thinks 60" or 65" may be too much. She thinks 50" or 55" may be big enough.

Just how much difference in size is a 50" or 55" compared to my current 42" ?

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I want this

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-55-class-54-5-8-diag--led-curved-4k-ultra-hd-tv-2160p-120hz-smart-hdtv/8218007.p?id=1219317031737&skuId=8218007&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8218007&extensionType=pla_multichannel:g&s_kwcid=PTC!pla!!!78939673751!g!!49454503871&kpid=8218007&k_clickid=28d17bb6-ef18-24e9-bac5-0000168c8754&kpid=8218007&lsft=ref:212,loc:1&ksid=28d17bb6-ef18-24e9-bac5-0000168c8754&ksprof_id=16&ksaffcode=1471&ksdevice=c&gclid=Cj0KEQiAkJyjBRClorTki_7Zx8QBEiQAcqwGMaZ5dqf0Lvn8T8qlkcC0worgLWu-auizewCzxmYy1D8aApvX8P8HAQ

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The difference will be substantial. What's the budget? Do you want 3D? Smart functions (apps like Netflix, web browser, etc.)? Is it a brightly lit room or will it usually be dark? Lot of off-angle viewing? How big is the room and how far away will you be sitting?

Our upstairs living room is about 20' x 16' or so; we have a 46" that fits the room perfectly and I can't say that I feel like it needs to be bigger. We also have a 55" Sony in the basement that I just bought a couple of weeks ago at a viewing distance of about 13 feet.

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55" is the best bang for your buck. Once you start getting into 60-70" the price skyrockets. Not only that, unless you have a massive theatre room setup you're not gonna tell much of a difference. And if it's a smaller room the large TVs will actually look worse, you have to sit farther away from them.

I have a 55" Samsung UHD 4K 240hz LED 3D SmarTV in my living room and it's perfect. It was nearly $3,000 when it came out early this year and its dropped to $1,600.

55" LED can be found for $500-$3,000, depending on what you want. Vizio is probably the best bang for your buck. They use refurbished Samsung & LG panels.

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I've not had any good luck with the Vizios. I've owned 2 and both have gone black on me within 2 years. I switched to LG and couldn't be happier. I realize most of these companies are using the same internal components, but there's got to be some QA differences somewhere.

How long ago was that? I had a Vizio about 5 years ago and it shīt the bed, too. But I have a friend who works for LG and he said Vizio tightened up their production and made corporate changes about two years ago and they're just as nice as anything else currently.

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How long ago was that? I had a Vizio about 5 years ago and it shīt the bed, too. But I have a friend who works for LG and he said Vizio tightened up their production and made corporate changes about two years ago and they're just as nice as anything else currently.

 

Yeah, it's been a few years, but since then I'm happy with the LG, so Vizio kinda lost me as a customer.

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