Looking for a new TV

[SouthPaw]

It?s time to replace my 10 year old 42? Vizio. Nothing wrong it, but my God son needs one for his room, so I?m using this excuse to upgrade and give him the old one for his Xbox. The place where it?s going is 67? wide so size isn?t too big of an issue. I?m looking at 55?-65? tv?s but they range from $300-$1800. I?m hoping someone with more expertise than me can point me in the right direction.

Upgrading from an 10 year old TV, anything should be ?better? than what we have now. I?m looking to spend around $500 +/-. I have a Sam?s membership and Amazon account, but I?ll purchase from wherever if the deal is good. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[def90]

I prefer the current Sony TVs over the Samsungs but you can't go wrong with either.

[O2HeN2]

I prefer the current Sony TVs over the Samsungs but you can't go wrong with either.

Another Sony fanboi here. Always liked their picture quality and their build quality.

O2

[scratchy]

A 3rd vote for Sony. We have been very happy with our 55 inch. I replaced a Vizio with a Samsung, and the Samsung with the Sony.

[BushMasterBoy]

Yeah, Sony Bravia.

[crashdown]

I’ve owned both, and think the picture quality is pretty comparable at equal price points. All my TVs are now Samsung because we don’t have cable, only stream.
All Samsung TVs have “Samsung TV” built in which like having a mid grade cable package for free… movie channels, music, outdoor channels, so many channels it’s kinda odd it’s free and alway seem to be able to stumble onto something when there is nothing I want watch on Netflix, HBO, etc.
Hell, there is always a shooting show on one of the outdoor channels if you don’t want to watch a fishing or hunting show.

[Sawin]

Just go to Costco and buy the biggest one that fits where you want it to go... these days, the only reason why one is better than another is because you looked at them side by side to compare.

[SouthPaw]

Just go to Costco and buy the biggest one that fits where you want it to go... these days, the only reason why one is better than another is because you looked at them side by side to compare.

Kind of what I was thinking about doing at Sam’s/Best buy.

[glock74]

I bought a 60” Samsung TV at Best Buy almost a year ago for $600. It has a great picture.

[Sawin]

93851 I think I need a new TV now too.

[Tim K]

Samsung all the way for me. Q70 series and above are stunning. We have a Q70 from a couple years ago, and it's the best TV we've ever owned. We own a lower model also, and it's just OK.

I'll never buy another Sony product. We bought a super expensive Sony TV some time ago. Their flagship model. It was in our home theater room, so it didn't get a lot of hours. Turned out that model had a problem, and a class action lawsuit was filed. Those who knew about it got their problems fixed. Ours didn't fail until about 6 months after the deadline to collect from Sony. They told me to pound sand on a $4,000 TV. Never again.

[hollohas]

I've had both Samsung and Sony. We're all Samsung now.

[Mtneer]

Very happy with our LG C1 (I think they're now onto the C2 model).

[ruthabagah]

Sony. Best picture quality and best color rendering. If it’s in your budget, get one of the models with the “Acoustic surface” feature. Sounds will be incredible even without a sound system.

[rfenster]

We have also had both Samsung and Sony and have been happy with both.

However, we are all Samsung now. Great picture and apps are easy to use/load.

[battlemidget]

I still use cnet when I'm comparison shopping for consumer electronics.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/best-tv/

[MED]

I have a couple 65" Samsung TVs....2017-19 vintage. One of them developed a shadow area in the lower right about a year after I got it. It still works but it's there. After doing some reading on the model, I discovered it was a common issue. The other one has worked well. Whichever one you get regardless of how great the reputation, make sure you read some reviews on the model you are considering because the manufactures all have their issues with different models. Stay away from the Chinese ones like Hisense and TCL (Toshiba, Sharp, Westinghouse, Panasonic, and Insignia are all china too). If it was me, I would only look at Samsung, Sony, LG, and Vizio.

[hunterd05]

We are fans of Samsung just because we have had great experience. Sams Club / Costco both have the new HD Samsungs for $400ish which is a great price. I have not owned a Sony so I cant speak to those.

[hunterd05]

https://www.samsclub.com/p/samsung-58-uhd-crystal-uhd-4k-smart-tv-un58tu700dfxza/prod24600107?xid=plp_product_3

[rondog]

Good thread! Our old Samsung needs replacing, picture's good but the power supply is shit. Have to leave it on 24x7 and muted, otherwise it goes wild when you turn it on, takes 20-30 minutes before it normals up.

And stay the HELL away from Parker TV Repair! Guy's a fucking crook. Worked on it once, didn't fix it, now he's ghosting me. $289 down the shitter.

[3beansalad]

I have four Samsung TVs, a Vizio and a TCL in the RV. I'm sure there are better screens out there, but they all do what I need them to. Even the TCL that takes a beating. The being said, Costco makes it easy if you're a member. Buy it, try it, return it if you're not happy. My understanding is that LG builds the OLED TV screens in the marketplace. Sony and Vizio buy from them and apply their own design.

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[brutal]

Samsung all the way for me. Q70 series and above are stunning. We have a Q70 from a couple years ago, and it's the best TV we've ever owned. We own a lower model also, and it's just OK.

I'll never buy another Sony product. We bought a super expensive Sony TV some time ago. Their flagship model. It was in our home theater room, so it didn't get a lot of hours. Turned out that model had a problem, and a class action lawsuit was filed. Those who knew about it got their problems fixed. Ours didn't fail until about 6 months after the deadline to collect from Sony. They told me to pound sand on a $4,000 TV. Never again.

I had issues with an older Samsung DLP that was apparently known to have a fault. Glad the new tech came out when I finally had enough of that thing.

I have a 2018 model QN65Q9F QLED (predecessor to the Q70) that is amazing. Paid dearly for it being a 1st year model. External tuner/power supply box with one small fiber wire to the monitor for power and video so it's ultra thin.

I decided to avoid the potential burn in that can happen with OLED as I tend to keep these quite a long time.

All our other TV's, while older and barely "smart" are Samnsung and still going strong.

The other thing with Samsung is you can use often use SmartThings on your Samsung phone to control if you don't have other (Alexa/Google) integration.

That said, I'm not a total fanboi as I wouldn't buy a Samsung appliance if they were free.

[brutal]

I have four Samsung TVs, a Vizio and a TCL in the RV. I'm sure there are better screens out there, but they all do what I need them to. Even the TCL that takes a beating. The being said, Costco makes it easy if you're a member. Buy it, try it, return it if you're not happy. My understanding is that LG builds the OLED TV screens in the marketplace. Sony and Vizio buy from them and apply their own design.

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We don't use our RV enough to justify replacing a working TV but it would not break my heart if the POS TCL we have (circa 2018) died a horrible death. That said, it's primarily the remotes and codes that piss me off even though I have a Logitech hub/remote setup to control everything via one remote or my phone or tablet.