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Looking for advice on an upgrade (user poll)
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Posted on 11/18/2018 12:43:35 PM PST by paladinkc

I'm sick of the current tv we have, it was a cheap off brand, and I'm looking for a good quality replacement, but there are so many different suppliers out there it is hard to find one at a decent cost. I'm looking for 40" preferably NOT a smart tv but it wont be hooked up to internet anyway, but I would like to find one that is under $300 and I could use some advice as to what to choose.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: electronics; lcd; oled; smarttv; television
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1 posted on 11/18/2018 12:43:35 PM PST by paladinkc
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You can always try to find a good, used Sony. I’ve had excellent luck with all I’ve owned. Also, if a member of Sam’s Club? Try post-Christmas sales. Sure Costco would likewise have bargains.


2 posted on 11/18/2018 12:46:25 PM PST by donozark (There are no flamingos in Venezuela.)
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When we were shopping for TVs a couple years ago, it seems the answer we got from everyone was that all TVs are smart TVs now. Anyhow, we got three — all Samsungs. They’ve been great. I had to call Samsung tech support many months ago with a question, and the rep was wonderful.


3 posted on 11/18/2018 12:46:45 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Great things never come from comfort zones.)
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Sony plasma 40 inch. Very good color.


4 posted on 11/18/2018 12:47:43 PM PST by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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Any of the TV’s at Walmart or Costco that LG, Samsung
https://www.costco.com/black-friday-tvs.html


5 posted on 11/18/2018 12:47:47 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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Sharp does it for us.


6 posted on 11/18/2018 12:48:00 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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If you are a Veteran you can shop Army Air Force Exchange. No taxes and free shipping.


7 posted on 11/18/2018 12:48:23 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: paladinkc

Truth be known, probably all TVs are manufactured by just one or two companies.


8 posted on 11/18/2018 12:49:47 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (Great things never come from comfort zones.)
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Looking at them in the store I really can’t tell the difference in picture quality from different brands tho I am sure there is some.

It seems 4K is the next big thing but no one is broadcasting that yet. I bought a cheap ($139) 43 inch at WalMart and the picture is fine. The sound is pretty mediocre tho. It is 1080 dpi resolution too.

I noticed they will be selling a 40 inch 1080 during Black Friday for only $99.


9 posted on 11/18/2018 12:50:54 PM PST by yarddog
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They're all the same and now almost all are SMART.

We have two SANYO's for about 260 ea. and both are SMART

10 posted on 11/18/2018 12:53:36 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true; I have no proof .... but they're true.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks; Vendome; paladinkc

We bought a 42 inch Sharp Roku TV at WalMart. It is great. Super user interface, great picture.

Paladinkc — what do you have against hooking it up to the internet? That’s where all the great content is nowadays. I use Netflix and Amazon Prime with some YouTube thrown in. We got rid of our conventional cable TV and instead opted for Spectrum (Time Warner) “TV Choice.” You run the Spectrum TV app and get your channels “over the top,” i.e. via the Internet. It cut our combined Cable / Internet bill to $70 per month, about 60% off what we were paying before.


11 posted on 11/18/2018 1:01:34 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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Non-smart tv? Vizido”


12 posted on 11/18/2018 1:03:17 PM PST by Rannug (When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.)
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Bought a SONY 55" in 2005, used it 10 years with zero failures.
Bought a SONY 55" in 2015 and so far zero failures.
Great pictures and decent sound, both.
13 posted on 11/18/2018 1:08:08 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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14 posted on 11/18/2018 1:15:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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They’re all pretty much the same these days. If it matters, get one with a higher count of pixels. Shop the Black Friday and Christmas sales.


15 posted on 11/18/2018 1:27:59 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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You probably can find a new Vizio in that range. I see where prices have really come down. I have two Vizio’s and a Smart TV Samsung and the Vizio’s are older but still have wonderful Picture’s. I am amazed at them.


16 posted on 11/18/2018 1:37:46 PM PST by Herman Ball
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To: donozark

At least 65”. Google “tv viewing distance chart”.


17 posted on 11/18/2018 1:40:37 PM PST by cymbeline
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To: mountainlion

Ridiculous prices on meats.


18 posted on 11/18/2018 1:40:58 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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We have all Samsung on the computers and the TVs. Not one has failed.


19 posted on 11/18/2018 1:41:53 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Note to all foreigners: GET OUT and STAY OUT!)
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Not the best sound in the world but a sound bar takes care of that.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017AHR3BE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sceptre 43 inches 4K LED TV (Price: $199.99 & FREE Shipping)
I paid $300

Hard to find a dumb TV these days. We’ve got a 39/40 inch sound bar with sub-woofer from wally world.

Speaking of, https://www.walmart.com/ip/SAMSUNG-43-Class-4K-2160P-Ultra-HD-Smart-LED-TV-UN43NU6900-2018-Model/840956662

$277.99 with free shipping for a Samsung. I went there to see what soundbar we got and saw “Samsung Event”. I’d have gotten this if it was this price when I was looking. I don’t see the soundbar we got. They’re pretty cheap and kind of necessary for these new TVs. They automatically assume you’ll either have a soundbar or a surround system these days so the speakers in new TVs are little sucky things. ymmv and I’m sure a Samsung will have better sound than a Sceptre. Sceptre seems to be about the biggest china brand. Been around quite a few years.


20 posted on 11/18/2018 1:41:53 PM PST by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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