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Why the hell is the jump from 65" to 70" such a significant price jump? Yea, it's bigger, but I don't get it.
Every extra inch of tv it becomes exponentially harder to get the pixels right. Higher chance of deadly pixels. Plus there’s less demand so they don’t benefit from economies of scale of building higher quantity.
Yes, I have two "traveling" tvs for tailgating the deck whatever and both are TCL Rokus. The underrated thing about them imo is that they have notably strong tuners so even off internet you can get (here) all the major networks without blocking, and someplace like Chicago I pulled in like 70 OTA channels at a tailgate.
Don't you still require an antenna? My TCL is connected to the wifi, but I don't get any local channels without the use of an indoor antenna.
Do people like TCLs for in the house too? Thinking about going 65 or 75" in the living room. We just cut the cord so having the Roku built-in for YouTube TV is nice.
Does being connected to the internet somehow help the signal? I just purchased a 60mile antenna because I can't seem to get Fox to work on any of the others I've bought. (live in the country, about 20-30 miles from Columbus, no clue where Fox tower is located)
I have a 65 inch 6 series. There are clearly better TV’s out there, but it’s the best bang for the buck.
Mine live as a third tv in the basement and in my kids room in the winter and they are great. they are only 32's for travel reasons but from what I can tell they are not that much "worse" than my higher end tvs All about placement and the structure of the house. Internet has nothing to do with it. There is a website that will show where you stations broadcast from and how far etc. They all do not use the same power to transmit I have issues with Fox too I think they don't have the "juice" the 3 bigs do.
This is my shot. you can throw in your zip and see yours. If I still had a tower (damnit) Id pull in from Chicago https://antennaweb.org/Stations?Add...aHeight=False&Latitude=41.84&Longitude=-86.24
Weird, Fox is actually the closest. I've tried moving the antenna's closer to windows.. I know that helps, as well as limited obstructions. We'll see how well this longer range antenna does.
It often doesn't make sense I actually have a hole from inside to out for speaker wires that I need to knock out so I can put a permanent outside antenna out to serve my basement tv. the one in my kids room does fine indoors.
Saw this on slickdeals... what do you guys think? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hisens...d-tv-with-hdr-roku-tv/6346743.p?skuId=6346743
I know TCL is a fan favorite here. The series 6 is a solid tv? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-75...aLCoCG_AQXsryrSucTAaKo68MZ38ICDRoC5j4QAvD_BwE thinking I might grab this for the condo
Generally one of the better values for the money, in my research. Ended up with a 55 on my end. Historically you need to immediately look for vertical banding issues on light (white) backgrounds to make sure you didn't end up with a bad panel, but from what I gather TCL has tightened up QC of late on that front. There used to be some complaints about DSE as well but I don't believe that is a widespread issue any longer either. My set was fine upon receipt (Best Buy R615 spec). Been very happy with 4k HDR content ripped from Blu-ray for Plex playback - colors pop well. We'll see about longevity - the last real question for me. Never had a TCL unit prior to this one. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/6-series-r617-2018
What’s the better deal here https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hisens...d-tv-with-hdr-roku-tv/6346743.p?skuId=6346743 Or https://www.walmart.com/ip/Sceptre-65-Class-4K-Ultra-HD-2160P-LED-TV-U650CV-U/48874705
If you’re willing to spend $400 this is their best budget tv: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/h9f Edit: never mind. $400 is their 55.
Yea it will be our main TV. Is there something better for the price (or less), I do like the Roku functionality built-in though? I'm somewhat illiterate when it comes to TVs. Do you have the 6 series?
I have a 6 series for our main tv and 5 series in our kids playroom. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/6-series-r617-2018 https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/4-series-s425-2019
here's my TV spiel. the 'smart'/OS part of the TVs are in their infancy, relatively speaking - and all mainline tvs in the US nowadays have an OS, no one really sells dumb tvs. The image quality will stay the same but the OS might slow down, just like your phone does over time. I have never owned a TCL or used roku, but I have had other OS/smart tv systems. Roku seems fine. You want a capable processor to handle both simple tasks (switch inputs) and then advanced tasks like running apps that play video in 4k/hdr etc, receive voice input, etc . For that reason, I would pay the extra money for the 6 series. Android TV has a poor reputation because the main manufacturer (Sony) put cut-rate processors in their TVs for a long time, with the 2019 models being the first model year with a good one. Only now can I recommend those. The elephant in the room is pushing the apps and stuff to a external box like apple tv, xbox, roku, chromecast,etc - but you cannot ignore the smart part of the tv since every manufacturer includes one. TLDR - OK to go with budget tv for back up/kids room/etc tv but do it right for the main tv.
I love the tcl tvs that I recently purchased. They are 4 series i think. Also I just purchased the roku remote for iPhone and I’m very impressed. It was a $1.99. I agree with everyone saying spend extra money if it’s your main tv.
Can 75" be too big you guys think? I have a 55" right now in the room it'd be going. 65" would be pretty damn big too, right?
I don’t think you can go too big. If you’re concerned you can take painters tape and layout the footprint of the tv on your wall.
After having the 65 I wish I went with a 75, but the 75 inch 6 series wasn’t out yet. My wife also would have bitched about it.
Yes, it can be too big (that's what she said). The size of the display is proportional to the viewing distances. The farthest viewer determines the minimum size of the display and the closest viewer determines the maximum size. The nearest viewer should be no closer than the width of the display. A 75" monitor is 65" wide, so the closest viewer should be no closer than 65", or about 5.5' from the monitor. If you know your distance to closet viewer, use that to figure out your max screen size. The min height of the image is determined by dividing the distance to the farthest viewer by 6. If your farthest viewer is 15' away, 15/6 = 2.5' or 30" image height. A 60" monitor is 30"H. Plug in your numbers. In order to "need" a 75" monitor, your farthest viewer should, in theory, be 19' away. (19/6 = 3.16' or 38", a 75" monitor is 36.8"H) THX has some slightly different recommendations, but those are typically for projection screens. Basically the closest viewer is no closer than 2X the image height and the farthest viewer is no farther than 4X the image height. For a 75" monitor that puts the closest viewer at 6' and the farthest viewer at 12'. 2.4X the image height is the ideal viewing distance, so for a 75" monitor that's about 7.5' away.
more info Baron https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/size-to-distance-relationship Only caveat (which is covered in link) is that for 'cinema' viewing you should be slightly closer than general/multi use tv watching.
I made the mistake of hanging our TV too high (IMO), and don't feel like messing with it to lower it. #1stworldproblems
I guess my next question is... if I'm spending $1300 on a TV, is this my best bang for the buck or are there better ones at that price?
Someone did all of the work for you Baron https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/70-75-77-inch