Well im upgrading my current 32" and we are going to go for 55" to 65" for the living room.
I have been out of the game of buying TVs for years, and wow is there alot of options now.
I have read about a thousand reviews and also all the nitpicks etc. In todays age its no longer feasible to walk into walmart and buy a tv based on picture due to the 100s of settings that arent adjusted. While one TV may look great, the one you should have bought was just out of adjustment.
So I made a choice a couple of days ago that Plasma is THE way to go. The consensus is that Plasma gives the best picture, best this and best that over the new LED tvs. But...the ones u want are last year models and its a witch hunt to find the right one. I feel that the reviews are correct that Plasma gives the best picture quality...but plasma is on its last legs. So i have changed my mind. I am giving up plasma due to the lack of support and tech.
After a couple of days in the LED hunt, i learned lots of new terms. "flashlighting" "black crush" "pentile" "edge lit" .
I learned that its best to use calibration discs or others settings to achieve the best picture quality, or u will be unhappy with just the plug and play of most of the TVs.
I also learned that there are 'smart tvs' and 'dumb tvs'
I am not interested in 4K or curved at this time. Most of my viewing is Netflix, HDTV..and the occasional rental.
So I have narrowed it down to Samsung 7150 series.
Now that i have chose my TV..looks like i cant just walk in and buy it. I will have to order it online and hope that the reviews and comments were correct.
Spending over $1500 on a TV that i cannot look at personally seems strange. If i dont like it do i ship it back? Do i then go to walmart or best buy and pick which one looks best even though the reviews say to avoid it? LOL.
Just curious if anyone has done this recently and what you ended up with and why. Did you do research and get what you wanted? or just walk into a store plug it in and are happy?
I have been out of the game of buying TVs for years, and wow is there alot of options now.
I have read about a thousand reviews and also all the nitpicks etc. In todays age its no longer feasible to walk into walmart and buy a tv based on picture due to the 100s of settings that arent adjusted. While one TV may look great, the one you should have bought was just out of adjustment.
So I made a choice a couple of days ago that Plasma is THE way to go. The consensus is that Plasma gives the best picture, best this and best that over the new LED tvs. But...the ones u want are last year models and its a witch hunt to find the right one. I feel that the reviews are correct that Plasma gives the best picture quality...but plasma is on its last legs. So i have changed my mind. I am giving up plasma due to the lack of support and tech.
After a couple of days in the LED hunt, i learned lots of new terms. "flashlighting" "black crush" "pentile" "edge lit" .
I learned that its best to use calibration discs or others settings to achieve the best picture quality, or u will be unhappy with just the plug and play of most of the TVs.
I also learned that there are 'smart tvs' and 'dumb tvs'
I am not interested in 4K or curved at this time. Most of my viewing is Netflix, HDTV..and the occasional rental.
So I have narrowed it down to Samsung 7150 series.
Now that i have chose my TV..looks like i cant just walk in and buy it. I will have to order it online and hope that the reviews and comments were correct.
Spending over $1500 on a TV that i cannot look at personally seems strange. If i dont like it do i ship it back? Do i then go to walmart or best buy and pick which one looks best even though the reviews say to avoid it? LOL.
Just curious if anyone has done this recently and what you ended up with and why. Did you do research and get what you wanted? or just walk into a store plug it in and are happy?