Purchased a new 55" 4k with built in Roku smart interface for $348.00. My nearly 10 year old 40" HD dumb TV cost $400.00. The picture is nice but the sound is a joke.
Purchased a new 55" 4k with built in Roku smart interface for $348.00. My nearly 10 year old 40" HD dumb TV cost $400.00. The picture is nice but the sound is a joke.
I just bought a sound bar the realized my 3 or 4 year old TV didn't have an optical port so I had to but a new TV. We also bought a 50" for $400 at Costco.
The Bose 5 really improves the sound, it's $250:
+1. You get what you pay for more often than not.For $348, I'm surprised that you're satisfied with the picture..... The sound is easy to fix... Plug it into your Stereo or get a Sound Bar.
I want a soundbar that has three separate functions:
- A soundbar for the TV
- Bluetooth IN for playing streaming music (without the TV) from phone, etc.
- Bluetooth OUT for listening to the TV with headphones
Anyone heard of such a thing?
It actually works the other way around though the end result is the same. What manufacturers are aiming for is to offer to Consumers the very lowest base price (for the television). They do this because customers generally reward manufacturers for offering the lowest price. Time and time again with regard to so many things consumers seem to be generally unconcerned about having to spend more money after a purchase to effectively finish the purchase they originally made. We see that with baggage fees on airlines and a whole host of other things. So this display plus sound bar approach is simply an "unbundling" of what used to be a television purchase.I believe they purposly use inferior audio speakers to make you spend more money. Speaker technology has evolved. Tiny speakers make great sound. Just another source of profit.
My favorite solution to that problem: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-remote-650?crid=60I like having one remote. Every plug in has a remote. It get tedious.
This is a TCL brand. I researched TVs on CNET & a dozen other test sites. It gets very technical. This TV has no local dimming which is good for movies. It has HDR but no dolby vision. I watch over the air broadcast TV. Movies & TV series from the library. Some Redbox blue ray. TCL makes a P series TV which is a better TV but it is $600-$700. If I was outfitting a home theater I would spend more but I felt for the money & my viewing habits it was a good compromise. The tech is evolving quickly & this TV will be obsolete in 2-3 years.