I purchased a 65" LG OLED C2 for my man cave which will replace a 12 year old 55" Samsung LCD set. I debated about getting 77", but that was almost $1000 more, and since the sofa is only 8' away, the viewing should be good. Additionally the cave is not subject to any brightly light conditions, so OLED will be perfect. I bought it from Best Buy that provided free delivery, haul away for $39, and there is price match if there is a price drop between now and December. TV is to be delivered today. Now, just need to decide on a sound system or sound bar and whether to use wireless or convert a cable outlet to ethernet via MOCA. I still have an older 65" Samsung LED set in our living room which I decided to leave in place until it dies.
AFAIK there are no networks broadcasting much content in 4K, some sports here and there and that's about it for live broadcasts. Please advise if I'm mistaken.For TV's there is no such thing as too big. With 4K you can sit as close as you want (especially OLED) (QLED LED with full array backlight for brightness) 82" to 85" and sit close enough to fill your peripheral vision you won't regret it
Congratulations on the new TV. I guess you win the prize for "Have you upsized your TV recently". LOL. I think you are correct in going for 65" over the 77" given your viewing distance.
I would suggest whatever sound system you decide on that a subwoofer be part of the package. Even a soundbar with a small 8" subwoofer has an impact, though bigger would be preferred if it fits into the room decor. (It is your man cave, so I'm assuming it does.) Consider that you can listen to music with high quality sound on your TV through apps like YouTube, Vevo, Spotify, Pandora, etc. This might impact your sound bar vs. stereo system debate. Maybe deploy that $1,000 you saved by going with the 65" instead of the 77".
You could always try connecting to the internet via wireless and if it isn't ideal then go to ethernet/MOCA.
That price match at Best Buy until December is very interesting. When does that price match expire? Is it through November 30th?
Keep checking your TV's price at Best Buy. I'm certain you will be going back for a price adjustment.
I'm back to debating getting a low-mid tier TV (TCL 555) vs. one of the very best TV's (LG C2). My heart want the LG OLED but my brain keeps balking at the price. I've got bookmarks on the 77" LG C2 at Costco, Amazon, and Best Buy. The MSRP is $3,499, but when this thread was started two weeks ago it was $2,999. Right now the lowest price is $2,696, at Amazon, by $3. I'm figuring this will be $2,299 by November/December. The TCL 75S555 is $799 right now and I figure it will get to $599 by Black Friday.
Please revisit this thread with your impressions of your new LG C2. I'm extremely interested in your opinion.
Thanks for the info.I misstated BB's price match policy which I confused with Crutchfield. BB gives you 15 days to return the TV and will price match during that timeframe. I paid $1799 at BB for the set which was delivered today but then saw it at $1747 on Amazon. I was on BB's price match online chat and got disconnected and then spent almost an hour on their price match phone line and the rep said he could not resolve the price difference and referred me to their customer care group. I am totally disgusted and right now its not worth the high blood pressure this is causing to get them to honor their price match policy. Not sure I will do business with them again. That said, when I get the TV up and running I let you know what I think about the set. I am not sure if other companies price match guarantees are as bad as this one.
Thanks for the info.
I will say that getting a 65" OLED for under $1,800 is pretty darn good.
Watch mostly on the iPad while doing other things. On the rare occasion we sit in the living room to watch we have a 55” which is fine! Could go bigger but why? During the pandemic when we watched more movies I thought about going bigger but I still prefer the immersive nature of a movie theatre. No TV gets you that even at 85”
If you purchase BB tech support for $199, they will install and setup the TV, extend warranty for another year, and also price match for 60 days (although as I said earlier, the price match is like pulling teeth).
In an ideal world I'd get a 43" or 50" Series 4 4K LED for my bright living room. But the 50" stand feet won't fit on my TV table so that's a speedbump.
In an ideal world I'd get a 43" or 50" Series 4 4K LED for my bright living room. But the 50" stand feet won't fit on my TV table so that's a speedbump.
I would like an operating system that requires ONLY ONE REMOTE and no manually switching between signal sources (antenna vs streaming) in the TV's software. I like the idea of a Roku TV but Costco doesn't sell those, so it would be BB or Target or WMart.
I was mulling the TCL 43" and 50" 4K TVs but now y'all tell me I need a ASTC 3.0 tuner for future-proofing. More research needed. Sigh.
Some brands such as LG are on center pedestal stands instead of widely spaced 4 legs.
Nice. You have won the thread!Our family room TC bit the dust last week and we replaced it with another 55" and while at it, upgraded the den aka man cave from an old 45" to a 65". DH loves it. Both OLEDs. Have decided a 65" can fit in the family room after all...the cats will have to get used to a larger TV [emoji23]. Best Buy will be out next week to take back the 55" and replace with a 65" .
You can also buy such a stand. We have the same problem with the master TV as it's located on a corner dresser. These stands also swivel.
The TCL 50" 4 series has a stand separation distance of 39.6"; however if you move up to the TCL 50" 5 series (50S555) it has a stand separation distance of 36.1". Also, HiSense makes TV's with the Roku OS built into them. Might want to check out their stand sizes.
If you don't have cable, then, yes, a Roku TV would be able to switch between over the air antenna and streaming services without another remote.
While we are purely streaming not a believer in Smart TV’s. Much better to use a streaming stick which is easily replaced if it goes bad or you want to try something else
https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-to-not-buy-smart-tv/
I'm aware of TCL as a low-end but decent brand. But I'm unfamiliar with HiSense. Are they decent? (keep in mind my track record for holding a TV for 15 years ....)
While we are purely streaming not a believer in Smart TV’s. Much better to use a streaming stick which is easily replaced if it goes bad or you want to try something else
https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-to-not-buy-smart-tv/