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cupofjoe · 03-16-2017, 02:37 PM

So a few questions I have:
- Where's the best place to buy TV's these days? (Best Buy, Visions, elsewhere?) Costco
- What's the deal with 4K? I'm hearing conflicting things on if it's needed. Lack of content/bandwidth seems like it's not ready for prime time yet. It is more about the HDR (High Dynamic Range) than 4k. Best source is UHD Bluray followed a distance by Netflix 4k (some titles have hdr) and Amazon Prime. NVidia Shield is a good media player to deliver this. 4k tv's are getting down in price. If HDR is important to you, use rtings site to find a particular model.

- Best brands/brands to avoid? (We've had good experience with Samsung sets over the years) Crapshoot, buy an extended warranty, tv's are not particularily reliable these days
- Recommended screen type, I'm thinking LED, but open to suggestions[/QUOTE] LED is much more economical than OLED, plasma are no longer manufactured.

In regard to curved tv's, IMO curved = gimmick, not a big fan. They are already starting to leave the market and I wouldn't be surprise if they are gone by 2018-19.

03-16-2017, 02:37 PM	#1196
cupofjoe Scoring Winger Join Date: Aug 2012 Exp:	So a few questions I have: - Where's the best place to buy TV's these days? (Best Buy, Visions, elsewhere?) Costco - What's the deal with 4K? I'm hearing conflicting things on if it's needed. Lack of content/bandwidth seems like it's not ready for prime time yet. It is more about the HDR (High Dynamic Range) than 4k. Best source is UHD Bluray followed a distance by Netflix 4k (some titles have hdr) and Amazon Prime. NVidia Shield is a good media player to deliver this. 4k tv's are getting down in price. If HDR is important to you, use rtings site to find a particular model. - Best brands/brands to avoid? (We've had good experience with Samsung sets over the years) Crapshoot, buy an extended warranty, tv's are not particularily reliable these days - Recommended screen type, I'm thinking LED, but open to suggestions[/QUOTE] LED is much more economical than OLED, plasma are no longer manufactured. In regard to curved tv's, IMO curved = gimmick, not a big fan. They are already starting to leave the market and I wouldn't be surprise if they are gone by 2018-19. Last edited by cupofjoe; 03-16-2017 at 02:45 PM.