Larry,
Just to address the oversaturated look at the stores:
It's a fad of the past NN years. So, I believe, the demo is designed to
run in the "high-saturation" mode, whatever it might be called with the
particular brand/model.
There are typical presets that are "sports, movies, entertainment, ..."
You might be able to use a remote and try to switch to a different mode
that would be more realistic.
Tomshardware.com used to be a reasonable source for reviews on such
devices. I don't know how bad they became in the recent past:
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-tvs,review-2224.html
I haven't been following the TV technology closely in the past few years,
although it is quite possible that we might have to buy a new TV in the
near future (as our 10-y.o. TV might be dying). So, please share back to
the list if you find some other useful resources.
One thing I have in mind is that all the technologies-du-jour (Roku,
Air-Play, ...) tend to be becoming mostly obsolete quicker than the TV
itself. So, it seems to me that it might be a more flexible solution to
buy these "smart" technologies as a separate box, as opposed to the one
built-in.
While I was watching the trends, Samsung was the best (LCD panels).
I wouldn't buy a plasma TV (if they still sell those).
I think OLED and QLED would be more expensive than LED, but they are also
MUCH more expensive.
So, LED or LCD would be the best bet on a budget.
Cheers,
Igor
Larry Colen Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:50:59 -0800 wrote:
I have been seriously considering doing something I've never done before,
buying a TV. I don't watch much TV and all of mine have been hand me
downs. I almost bought one about 15 years ago, but then my dad passed away
and I inherited his.
My ideal would be to get a 4K (UHD) in the 30-40 inch range that would
work well for displaying my photos when it's not being used for movies and
TV. Since I'm at least within radio hailing distance of the real world,
cost is a serious consideration. I've seen 4K TVs for around $300, but the
images on them at the store are always over saturated, and pretty bad
looking, but that might be due to source material that they try to make
"pop".
The other option would be to get something cheap until I could afford
something better a ways down the line. What sort of technology should I
look for and what would I need to pay to get it?
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