Help me buy a TV

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I just bought the Sony x90k on sale at Costco. Haven't turned it on yet as it needs time to warm up and dehumidify, so I can't really give an opinion on it. Assuming Costco sales are the same everywhere, it is on sale until Dec. 22.

This probably goes without saying, but don't buy a low brand like Hisense. I was suckered in by the low price and it crapped out before three years was up. At first the TV just started lagging, then the Switch stopped working on it, then after that, it just stopped working completely. Piece by piece, it just died. I swear it would have got up and kicked me in the nuts if it could. I suppose I should just be lucky it didn't catch fire and kill my family. My sister's crapped out within two years. I decided to spend a little more money this time and hopefully get something that lasts a bit longer.

This got me thinking though, what should the expected life span on new TVs be these days? Maybe my expectations are too high. I bought the extended 6 year warranty offered, which makes me think that it should be at least 6 years, but maybe not much longer considering how warranties work.

I know this is a really old post but six years for a Sony TV would be the least I would expect. I've never bought a Sony, but my family and I have always used Samsung - only ever replaced them after five or more years because the tech was lagging behind.

Big name brands should definitely last six years.

[OldDutch]

I also have a 2011 Sony (upper tier model) and it works perfectly fine at my in laws.

Its only 1080p and the screen isn’t as crisp as OLED but outside that it’s perfectly fine. My Dad had a XBR from 2005 until last year, I remember watching the Sopranos finale and Olympic hockey on it when HD was a novelty. Rock solid.

[cam_calderon]

Actually, I lied - we had a Sony CRT that did at least 10 years. Made to last.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

The Hisense H9G I got my dad during Covid is on every day for at least 3 hours and it hasn't had an issue. Well actually the first one we got did have some weirdness with the panel, but panel lottery is every brand pretty much. And we replaced that one immediately, the new one has been heavily used and hasn't had any issues. He rarely uses the software outside of Netflix; everything else runs through a Fire Stick or their cable box.

[EldrickOnIce]

To suggest you need to buy only Sony/Samsung TV's is like saying you need to buy only BMW or Mercedes vehicles.

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

To suggest you need to buy only Sony/Samsung TV's is like saying you need to buy only BMW or Mercedes vehicles.

I didn't suggest that - the OP said he bought Sony, and queried how long he should expect it to last. That said, one of the reasons I buy Samsung TVs is because they are high-end TVs. If I could afford a German car I would buy one of those, too.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by cam_calderon

I didn't suggest that - the OP said he bought Sony, and queried how long he should expect it to last. That said, one of the reasons I buy Samsung TVs is because they are high-end TVs. If I could afford a German car I would buy one of those, too.

The guy you responded to said that, not you.
All good

[cam_calderon]

Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce

The guy you responded to said that, not you.
All good

No worries. I can see where he's coming from, and if I was on a budget I think there are good options. Personally though, if anyone asks I'll always recommend the big two of Samsung and Sony. Never let me down.

Back when I was looking in 2020 I think it was the LG CX range that was getting rave reviews but were at least $500-$1000 more than I wanted to spend. Maybe the grass would have been greener.

[woob]

Anyone have a good recommendation for a corporate TV? Would need to be bright, primarily used with a computer, matte screen (it's in a room with many many windows), and minimum 3 HDMI inputs. Needs to be good with whites, as our current TV looks like garbage with anything white on screen, which is 80% of the time. Probably 75-85 inches.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by woob

Anyone have a good recommendation for a corporate TV? Would need to be bright, primarily used with a computer, matte screen (it's in a room with many many windows), and minimum 3 HDMI inputs. Needs to be good with whites, as our current TV looks like garbage with anything white on screen, which is 80% of the time. Probably 75-85 inches.

Samsung the Frame?

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by woob

Anyone have a good recommendation for a corporate TV? Would need to be bright, primarily used with a computer, matte screen (it's in a room with many many windows), and minimum 3 HDMI inputs. Needs to be good with whites, as our current TV looks like garbage with anything white on screen, which is 80% of the time. Probably 75-85 inches.

Hisense U8H all day.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-enter...nd-affordable/

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by woob

Anyone have a good recommendation for a corporate TV? Would need to be bright, primarily used with a computer, matte screen (it's in a room with many many windows), and minimum 3 HDMI inputs. Needs to be good with whites, as our current TV looks like garbage with anything white on screen, which is 80% of the time. Probably 75-85 inches.

Have you played with the settings on the current tv?

[chemgear]

Not super fancy but 55" 4k up at Walmart for $309

4 series TCL

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/tcl-55-.../6000205137036

[chemgear]

LG OLED C2 48" for 1234

https://www.amazon.ca/LG-Built-Refre...s%2C133&sr=1-1

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Have you played with the settings on the current tv?

I can't think of many current TVs that look like garbage whites, even with windows. Washed out maybe, but not garbage whites. This leads me to believe any modern TV will work fine as long as it deals with direct light on it well.

That's why I suggested Samsung the Frame. It mounts closer to the wall than any other TV possible and has an "art mode". It looks really good and professional as a result. It does have a matte screen and I do think it gets into the 65-75 inch range. There are no ports on the TV. All power and other things are done via a box that is external to the TV and only a thin wire goes from TV to that box which helps to make it look professional. Most versions of the box have 4 HDMI ports. Viewing angles are pretty decent. No idea if there's minor variations, but even if it's less, it should meet the 3 port requirement, and switches are easy to obtain and inexpensive.

I mean, the playing around with a 75-85 inch TV part, that's where it just starts to seem like doing a ST or UST projector situation might start and just run cables into the wall, with an ALR wall screen but that's possibly a different scenario and not the path that woob probably wanted to go with.

[EldrickOnIce]

To update, I went with a TCL 6 R655 for my outdoor TV. Basically unused open box excellent at bestbuy for $998.
Have had it up for a couple weeks now, and am very happy with it. Tried it today in full bright sun (on screen) for the first time, and it is pretty good. Definitely better with a home built sun shade. In everything but direct sun on screen it is fabulous.
Still not cheap with with the Storm Shell enclosure, but I'm not sure we'll ever spend an evening inside again, weather permitting.

[Galakanokis]

Damn nice setup. Pretty jealous over here.

[DoubleK]

Very nice

[EldrickOnIce]

Yeah it turned out really nice.
I hung a little Govee humidity/temp monitor in the enclosure. Really pleased with how humidity is controlled naturally. We've had ridiculously high humidity here for all of the last week (80% during the day and into the 90's overnight). Humidity has never gone over 50% in the box. My biggest concern was humidity and electronics, but I don't think it's going to be an issue.

[DoubleK]

How does the enclosure control humidity?