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I have another personal project and want to know what people look for when they purchase a new TV? Even though there are some obvious factors, I'm going to leave it open-ended to learn what matters to most people.
What Do You Look for When Choosing a New Television?
A place that sells televisions.
Would I go for a place that also sells others things or just televisions
yes, if it also sold televisions.
Like JV , "you've done it again"?
Canberra TV?
(sing it if you know (remember) it).
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GBqgtrGGr/
(I feel old).
Canberra TV?
Issue with the Speaker…
What about a place that only occasionally sells television but mostly sells food.
Then it depends on the timing…
To me, the look of the TV and what the picture looks like when it is turned on. I understand zero about the technology or anything in it. Oh… and sound should sound good.
Spending a couple of hundred dollars on a soundbar will deliver incredible benefits, there is simply no way of fitting good quality speakers in the slim TVs that are made today. Dropping down a tier on the TV and spending the extra on external audio will always deliver a far better experience.
I have a TCL that has the sound bar down the bottom. As the tv is hung on the wall, I found this a handy feature.
I think once i go through the reviews, QC related discussions online, price.
I will look over a lot of the downsides if the price is good and if it isn't too outside of my usage case.
Price and warranty and how good the remote is..
Won't you just be using the Google / Firestick remote. I haven't used a factory TV remote in years. Am I doing it wrong?
Depends on the device. You pay more for Sony over other brands, but there are non-paper spec benefits that most people don't care to bother about. One of these is they don't skimp on the processor and their Android TVs are pretty decent to use so you don't need a third-party stick.
The standard RMF-TX500 remote is well balanced to use daily for everything.
If you opt for a cheaper TCL with notoriously slow & laggy built-in smart TV features, then of course a third-party stick is a necessity.
Another difference is audio processing. Sony smart TVs have far superior sound output quality than other TVs, even far surpassing the PS5 itself (just compare Spotify app playback on Sony TV vs on PS5 - night and day quality difference).
"cheaper TCL with notoriously slow & laggy built-in smart TV features"……what would this statement be based upon?. Reviewers do comment on Sony's being over priced , and living on their previous reputation with LG's and TCL's being as good, if not much better than Sony offerings.
Block-quote living on their previous reputation with LG's and TCL's being as good, if not much better than Sony offerings. > Block-quote
This isn’t true at all from an objective standpoint in terms of performance, Sony’s flagship OLED TV models have won the Value Electronics TV shootout event for the last 6 years in a row (Sony’s A95L QD-OLED won the 2023 and 2024 shootouts beating this year the Samsung S95D and LG G4 which came third, the same model TV has never won the event 2 years in a row before this year, the annual VE shootout event has been running for over 20 years) when put through objective testing and measurements were taken, judged by a panel of some of the most knowledgeable and experienced industry experts… Such as David Mackenzie CEO of Fidelity in Motion (David is more experienced than Vincent Teoh, David used to do Vince Teoh’s job reviewing TVs for the same company, but David moved on to bigger and better things), and Stacey Spears one half of Spears & Munsil. That fat ugly woman from Rtings.com that so many people use for information and think is a great source is an amateur in comparison.
Picture quality, warranty, price, longevity.
Size
Price
Warranty
Screen type
Reviews online
Free delivery
OLED vs mini LEDs is a criteria which also drives price. Using a Google operating system vs a "self cooked one" which may not be around in a few years is another criteria. Size, can you mount it, or have room to fit in the room and finally warranty and delivery
OLED, 4k, probably 8k…
Number of K's
OLED, size, budget.
Bought a Sharp UHD, my OCD just couldn't handle the shadowing with dark/black scenes.
Lucky me, a green line started to appear and got full refund.
Got a Sony OLED double the price minus AMEX cashback, no complaint so far except the next one should be bigger.
Mini LED screens are as good as OLEDs and certainly at a better price point.
What do you look for when choosing a hard drive?
What do you look for when buying a new television?
I haven't bought one of either for a very long time. And don't expect to ever again in my life.
For me, one of the main things was support for Google TV. I don't trust brands to maintain their OS for many years after release. If I know my TV has Android, it's should be good for a long time.
Brightness for use outside in the BBQ area as I have a UHD non smart TV inside.
