I have an eight year old 60 inch LG plasma that's been really good but now it's starting to die. Half of the screen is going out. I had a repair guy look at it and he basically said just buy new instead of trying to fix it.
So, I love the OLEDs but the price still seems a little steep. Should I wait for Black Friday or will it not make much difference?
I've heard really good things about TCL Mini-LEDs and they're less than half the price of OLED. Is OLED really that much better? The room it's going in is usually pretty bright so want bright picture and nice blacks etc.
I have three 2019 TCL Roku 4K TV's, from 43" to 75", and they all look amazing and perform extremely well.
Last week, I purchased a new TCL 5 Series QLED 50" for my studio. It was $369 with next day delivery at Walmart and while I didn't expect to see much of a difference, it's pretty freaking huge when watching 4K UDR content such as the Marvel movies on Disney+.
I fired up Avengers: Endgame on Disney+ because I wanted to see the blacks and colors of the opening scene in which Tony is stuck with Nebula in deep space, and even my 12 year old noticed the difference immediately.
I'm sure you can spend as much money as you'd like on a QLED but Dude, the TCL 5 series looks freaking unbelievably awesome. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I have three 2019 TCL Roku 4K TV's, from 43" to 75", and they all look amazing and perform extremely well.
Last week, I purchased a new TCL 5 Series QLED 50" for my studio. It was $369 with next day delivery at Walmart and while I didn't expect to see much of a difference, it's pretty freaking huge when watching 4K UDR content such as the Marvel movies on Disney+.
I fired up Avengers: Endgame on Disney+ because I wanted to see the blacks and colors of the opening scene in which Tony is stuck with Nebula in deep space, and even my 12 year old noticed the difference immediately.
I'm sure you can spend as much money as you'd like on a QLED but Dude, the TCL 5 series looks freaking unbelievably awesome.
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I LOVE my TCL. It can do well in a bright room depending on the light source. It has quite a bit of glare if there's a direct light source.
I'm sure it'll look amazing. I am absolutely shocked at how great the new 5 Series QLED looks and that model is several above mine.
Costco is waiting on a huge shipment of TCL TV's that are currently stuck at the Port of Los Angeles due to the tariff situation so if you can wait, I'm sure you'll be able to save several hundred dollars. They also have a ton of other brands, including LG, Samsung, Vizio and others that are very reasonably priced but I stuck with TCL because I like the convenience of having all TCL Roku TV's throughout my house and their picture quality is plenty awesome for the price. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I LOVE my TCL. It can do well in a bright room depending on the light source. It has quite a bit of glare if there's a direct light source.
I actually have the 2018 75" model, it's a bit higher rated than the 2019.
I use that same website for the exact problem you specified - the glare.
RTings does a glare test that really does a nice job of demonstrating how certain TVs are able to kill that glare really nicely. That's what put me towards the LG 8X a few years ago - those screens absolutely gobble up that glare and really do a nice job of absorbing it.
It's something you never think about until you get it in your room and during the fall/winter football months the southern sun !@#$s up your football games or something.
Unsurprisingly, your TCL gets a pretty poor glare score. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I use that same website for the exact problem you specified - the glare.
RTings does a glare test that really does a nice job of demonstrating how certain TVs are able to kill that glare really nicely. That's what put me towards the LG 8X a few years ago - those screens absolutely gobble up that glare and really do a nice job of absorbing it.
Unsurprisingly, your TCL gets a pretty poor glare score.
I use a TCL as an office TV, it's not like my sports or gaming set. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I use that same website for the exact problem you specified - the glare.
RTings does a glare test that really does a nice job of demonstrating how certain TVs are able to kill that glare really nicely. That's what put me towards the LG 8X a few years ago - those screens absolutely gobble up that glare and really do a nice job of absorbing it.
It's something you never think about until you get it in your room and during the fall/winter football months the southern sun !@#$s up your football games or something.
Unsurprisingly, your TCL gets a pretty poor glare score.
As long as I shut of the lights that sit directly over the TV, I don't have any glare. It has to be a pretty direct source for the glare to be bad.
My primary use of that TV is gaming and you can't beat the TCL at that price. I paid $1100 for a 75" that has one of the lowest input latencies in the industry. It's a great gaming TV and that's really all I wanted. [Reply]
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
As long as I shut of the lights that sit directly over the TV, I don't have any glare. It has to be a pretty direct source for the glare to be bad.
My primary use of that TV is gaming and you can't beat the TCL at that price. I paid $1100 for a 75" that has one of the lowest input latencies in the industry. It's a great gaming TV and that's really all I wanted.
Oh there are plenty of instances where it doesn't matter.
But if we're talking about putting something in your living room and there's natural light in there, it's just something you need to consider that few people really do.
They'll want to talk about contrasts and blacks and all that shit, but none of it matters if you have a giant sun-spot in the middle of your picture. And a lot of newer TVs are pretty bad about that.
I'm just pointing out that folks should really give those glare tests a look if there's a chance it will be an issue for them. It is in my living room for 4 months out of the year so it was pretty critical in my shopping evaluation. [Reply]
rtings.com is a pretty great resource when tv shopping. The entire west facing side of my house is windows. Even with quality shades there's still a ton of light that pours into my living room. I had in mind some brands I was interesting in and not only does rtings do the glare/picture tests, they compare the tv against 4 or 5 others in that price range with pros/cons for each them. I settled on an LG that performs better in bright rooms. It saved me from throwing money towards something that wasn't a good fit for my living room.
The site also provides some recommended calibration settings which is handy after purchase. [Reply]
OLED technology is the best picture going. Black Friday might be a good bet, but it appears around superbowl time you will find the best prices. I think I paid about $2k for my C9 for NFM around that time. [Reply]
Updated later on August 3, 2020: Best Buy has raised the price of this TV back to its MSRP of $1,999—which is $200 more than Best Buy’s current price for the 75-inch model. Keep a close eye on prices for this TV. [Reply]
Updated later on August 3, 2020: Best Buy has raised the price of this TV back to its MSRP of $1,999—which is $200 more than Best Buy’s current price for the 75-inch model. Keep a close eye on prices for this TV.
Thanks, yea I saw that too. I think I'm gonna wait till at least Prime Day [Reply]
Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan:
I have an eight year old 60 inch LG plasma that's been really good but now it's starting to die. Half of the screen is going out. I had a repair guy look at it and he basically said just buy new instead of trying to fix it.
So, I love the OLEDs but the price still seems a little steep. Should I wait for Black Friday or will it not make much difference?
I've heard really good things about TCL Mini-LEDs and they're less than half the price of OLED. Is OLED really that much better? The room it's going in is usually pretty bright so want bright picture and nice blacks etc.
Anyways input is welcome.
For what you get out of the LG CX series, they're really not THAT bad in terms of price.
And it really is best of breed; hard to get many arguments to the contrary.
Being able to get the absolute top of the market for about $2,300 on an LG CS 65'' is kindof a bargain, IMO. It's rare you can get to the peak of a high quality consumer electronic for that sort of fairly reasonable figure.
We stuck w/ the 50" for the living room and we have a pretty nice Samsung in the basement - the LG is just flat out better. [Reply]