Are Hisense decent TV's or should I stick with a Samsung?
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Sorry to hear that happened. I bought a Samsung (at Walmart which I despise but it was on sale) when my previous TV died on me and haven't had one problem with it in over 9-10 years. Would I buy another one? Possibly but would also consider a Hisense.
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My Samsung TV's and cellphone have been great.
But I would never buy a Samsung appliance. I had the worst experience getting a Samsung appliance fixed under warranty, and I told their warranty customer service that I would never buy a Samsung appliance ever again, and I would suggest that to everyone I know.
I've had my 1080 dpi Samsung flat screen for more than 13 years. Never had a problem, picture and brightness still great. Bought it on sale from Sears. I've updated the firmware twice. Only issue is it won't play videos on a usb stick that use the newer 265 codec/compression. Have to convert them to the older 264 format.which increases the size of the file. I understand newer models don't have this issue. If that's the case, I'll be sticking with Samsung when it comes time for a new tv.
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Back in the day the Trinitrons use to last 30 years, these TV's nowadays are nice and thin, but don't last
The old CRT TVs were built to last because back then it was a real investment to plunk down $1000 on a Sony. Problem was that they weighed about 500 lbs. I left mine behind many years ago because I didn’t want to deal with moving it anymore. It would probably still work. There are some people who still use them for playing retro video games and VHS movies etc. for the nostalgia I guess.
I have a 42” LG I bought refurbished 14-15 years ago that still works that I use as my garage TV. I’ll probably upgrade this year because the remote broke a while back and it probably won’t survive another year out there.
Broke it too. TV is out in the garage so the floor is concrete. 1-2 drops and it’s cooked. Nah, TV is old with the wide bezel and it’s not 4K. Probably just gonna swap it with the one from my bedroom and get a better one there.
You needed a elephant to move those , we tried to gift one but nobody came to pick it up.If there was any sort of stairs involved, usually a disaster or injury was not far behind.
Thank you all for the advice, I picked up a Samsung. They didn't have the Hisense in stock and I was tired of being without a TV. Interesting enough Costco, Walmart and Best buy all had the same price. I would've thought Costco would have a better price.
I wish TV's these days had speakers bigger than a dime. You gotta buy a Soundbar or Home Theatre system to hear anything.... But the obsession with being the thinnest screen makes
this impossible. How about a thicker section along the bottom of the screen that protrudes out a few centimetres and put some proper speakers inside ?
this impossible. How about a thicker section along the bottom of the screen that protrudes out a few centimetres and put some proper speakers inside ?
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This is great! Thank youTV Size To Distance Calculator (And The Science Behind It)
Choosing a new TV for your room can be a daunting challenge. The market has never been more complicated, with dozens of new models released each year and a mountain of marketing jargon to work through.
if you have the space, bigger is better. but it has to be high definition otherwise it sucks. They have technology that makes large TV's high definition but don't skimp on the money.
My 12 year old 60" Panasonic Plasma is still like new and still has a better picture than 90% of the TVs on the market today. Why? Deeper blacks and a higher refresh rate than current LED or QLED (backlit) TVs. The only thing I've seen that's better is the new OLED models. But even then, I'd say my Plasma still has a better, warmer realistic picture. Plasma and OLED have individual, self-lit pixels and a faster refresh rate, which make them better for sports, like football, hockey etc. You might not notice the difference if you're used to your own TV, but every time I watch sports on other TVs, I can pick up the motion blur, which doesn't happen on mine.
CNET used a Pioneer Kuro KURO Elite Plasma TV as the benchmark to compare every other TV to on the market. Then they stopped production. Afterwards, Panasonic hired all of their top engineers which lead to them producing the best TVs money could buy. Unfortunately Panasonic stopped making them in 2014. Even by today's standards, the decade old Panasonic Plasmas are still amazing TVs. Mind you, they weren't cheap and were quite power hungry.
If you do want to buy a new LED/QLED TV and you enjoy fast moving sports, do a little research and choose one that has a higher refresh rate. Your eyes will thank you. If you go with an OLED TV, you will no have problem with motion blur.
Hope this helps.
I purchased my Panasonic Plasma 50” (high end model) from Kromer’s just before they closed up in 2012. Probably very similar to yours. Still works like brand new. I concur with everything you said.
