OT: TV recomendation

[trener1]

Anyone here a TV expert?.

My TV just stoped displaying picture the other day (is that even a thing?), Though it still has sound.

In any case I need a new one, these are a couple that I am looking at, is one much better the the other?.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba...?skuId=6398129

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-43-c...?skuId=6417302

Also thinking of going up to a 50 inch, will I notice much difference between a 43 and a 50, is it worth the extra money?.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/50-clas...?skuId=6416380

[ridethecliche]

As long as it isn't what this guy had!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/uk/ol...scli-intl-gbr/

[Ozz]

It sounds like your cat stepped on the remote and messed up the video input setting.....

The LG looks to have more installed streaming services if that is important.

[trener1]

Ha, while that is certainly a possibility, I tried changing the input setting about 100 times and still no picture.

I dont think that the built in streaming matters much to me as I use a Apple TV anyhow (for zwift, see cycling content)

[oldguy00]

Originally Posted by trener1

Anyone here a TV expert?.

My TV just stoped displaying picture the other day (is that even a thing?), Though it still has sound.

In any case I need a new one, these are a couple that I am looking at, is one much better the the other?.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba...?skuId=6398129

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-43-c...?skuId=6417302

Also thinking of going up to a 50 inch, will I notice much difference between a 43 and a 50, is it worth the extra money?.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/50-clas...?skuId=6416380

We have the 43" Toshiba Fire TV in our bedroom and are very happy with it. If you have room for it, then a 50 will always be better!

[ORMojo]

Go with the largest size possible.

We recently have had very good results with a couple of TCL Roku UHD TVs.

[jmoore]

Get a 55" 4k UHD Hisense Andriod TV

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hisense...?skuId=6402782

[Hindmost]

Go big or go home. A major video retailer likes to say that no one ever returned TV because it was too big

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by Hindmost

Go big or go home. A major video retailer likes to say that no one ever returned TV because it was too big

Thread drift: When I bought my wife an engagement ring after about a day or two she said "I love this ring, it's gorgeous...but the stone just looks a little too big. Can you have the jeweler replace it with one that's 0.1 carat smaller?" When I took it back to the jeweler with that request they were gobsmacked, and insisted that in over 50 years in business no one had ever before requested that a diamond be downsized!


Back on topic: To OP, get a Sony, an LG, or a Samsung. Anything else will be a waste of money. And yes, do get the biggest TV you can afford. Your eyesight's not getting any better as you grow older.

[merlinmurph]

I'm not a huge TV guy, but still, I would think 50" would be a minimum. I bought a 50" years ago for a medium-ish room and it's certainly not too big.

[Peter P.]

General rules dictate you should sit 1.5-2.5 times away from the TV as your diagonal screen size.

So, if you have a 50" screen, you should sit 75-125" away, or 6-10ft.

Use those numbers as a guide to how large a screen you should purchase.

Have you considered getting the TV repaired?

[Ralph]

Not about brand or size....but I would make sure it has an ethernet port. Some have them, some don't. I stream everything, mostly news or financial stuff, and TV I use sits beside the modem, and use wi fi, it doesn't have an ethernet port. I believe I could have a more reliable picture if I could connect to modem with an ethernet cable.

[Ozz]

Originally Posted by Ralph

Not about brand or size....but I would make sure it has an ethernet port. Some have them, some don't. I stream everything, mostly news or financial stuff, and TV I use sits beside the modem, and use wi fi, it doesn't have an ethernet port. I believe I could have a more reliable picture if I could connect to modem with an ethernet cable.

+1 Good point.....

[trener1]

I have not considered getting it repaired, I don't even know who repairs these things.

[ORMojo]

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