OT - Recommendations for a New TV to watch Football
Mates,
It is time for us to buy a new TV. The old one works, but is 13+ yrs old and doesn't have all the features, bells and buzzers like the newest generations of TV's. We only have the TV hooked up during college football season, so whatever we get will see light duty for 3-4 months, then be dark for the rest of the year. Video games are not part of the equation for us, assuming people still play them on TV's.
General specs would be that it be in the 45-50" size range. I am looking at a Sam's Club catalog which shows a Samsung 48" 1080p Smart TV for $348. There's a couple of Vizio's "Class 4k UHD Smart Cast" TV's, and the 50" is $448.
So the question is: Given the specs and usage, what do you recommend for TV's and features in that size range? What is the most bang for the buck and the 'must have' specs?
Thank you in advance,
XM
EDIT: I want to thank the folks that have responded. This is exactly the content/discussio I was hoping for. Very helpful on all fronts.
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Quartz is 93% granite, just the surface is quartz, most people don't realize this.
I deal with construction material, mostly flooring and countertops.
Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Sony.
That Samsung 48" 1080 for $348 would be a good choice for the price.
...after Pioneer discontinued theirs.
I still have a 42" Panny from about 15 years ago and the picture is still great. I love that TV.
when it was Samsungs state of the art at Best Buy.
Today, a 50" HD TV with bells and whistles.
Tomorrow, you wandering around your farm while staring at your phone, playing Pokeman Go, trying to "catch 'em all". Will the cows get milked? Will the corn get harvested? Will the chicken coop door be inadvertantly be left open to the foxes and coyotes?
Indeed a slippery slope.
there isn't a chance of of pokemon going on in my house either. and if you don't work around here, you won't eat. that is a lesson that generally only needs to be taught once. also the solution to any child that complains about work....is to give them more work. cures most ailments in that regard in one or two takes.
as to the chickens, when i built the hen house i built it like a regular house with 8' walls, 6-panel oak door, double-e argon windows - returns to the local lumber yard i got for $25 each). mgowife sees the finished product and says, 'so when is the cable guy coming?' maybe i'll donate the old TV to the chickens? i could do a study on how it impacts egg production. and if they don't produce, i'll play all the 'animal planet - predators on the loose!' episodes.
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Yep I have two Vizio tv's as well and I love them. I have a 40" and and 55" and both are way better than the previous Samsung I owned.
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No complaints about our 55" Samsung really, although we did get the SmartTV and part of me is still trying to fathom some of the capabilities of smart televisions which seem rather un-TV-ish, if you will. I can get most of the major apps that I can on my phone, although some apps make more sense on the phone than on the TV. I guess it is about finding some weird digital balance.
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Make me an offer....
question: f.o.b. cleveland?
And you might want to bring along a buddy. Damn thing is sort-of heavy......
i'll bring some of the sons.
Although, honestly I am no American picker but they might offer you enough for that one to go out and buy a new 48" . You might be suprised like me, to find out wood tv's are not as common as they used to be. I am curious, when you are out boating do you tell people you have an old woody at home? ; )
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that takes up an entire wall of your house to a guy that explicitly said he'd only be using for a few months a year to watch football?
I love that tv.
I'm possibly moving to a place with a covered roof top deck. If so I am definitely doing this for an outdoor setup.
just won't ever watch enough to make it worth while. same with the OLED technology which looks great, but not worth the extra dough for us.
I've done some research, I think I'll be ok with 3000+ lumens. The area is covered it wouldn't get direct sunlight. Worst case scenario its only good for dusk on, which would still be a go for me.
The latest development in the television world is the cathode ray tube. You get a 70 inch CRT TV, and a coax cable and you'll be set for the rest of the season.
That sucker is going to require steel reinforcing beams under the floor.
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Hisense is a company to consider, they resently bought Sharp, because of their aggressive pricing, but as with most things you get what you pay for. I have an AV company and we install lots of Samsungs, especially in bars. Get the highest refresh rate you want to afford on a tv you like how it looks when its on and off. Buy a Raspberry Pi, install XBMC (latest version is Kodi) and stream to your hearts content. Run a Cat-5 to the Raspberry, save your WiFi for mobile devices.
I also do work for Google Fiber and what the public will be able to do with torrents in the near future will blow the cable/ satellite providers out of the water.