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emblem-man
07/19/2025
12:56 AM
#1
Wanting a cheap tv for the bedroom to replace a 37" I've had since 2015.

Why should I care about a cheap tv lacking things like local dimming or whatever. Any cheap 4k would be an instant upgrade. But here I am overthinking what I already told myself is meant to be a cheap tv that won't even be used every day
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TetsuoS2
07/19/2025
01:02 AM
#2
Cause you use tvs for 10 years or more.
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emblem-man
07/19/2025
01:18 AM
#3
Ehh, doesn't feel like price corresponds to longevity. You're paying more for features
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TetsuoS2
07/19/2025
03:57 AM
#5
emblem-man posted...
Ehh, doesn't feel like price corresponds to longevity. You're paying more for features

I didn't say longevity. I'm talking about having a better quality screen for longer.

Divide that extra cash per year and see if it matters to you, if it does then don't buy one.

The gap between a good MiniLED or OLED screen to some budget LCD is pretty big, but if you don't care then I'm not going to tell someone to spend that much more.
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pegusus123456
07/19/2025
03:59 AM
#6
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emblem-man
07/19/2025
11:52 AM
#7
TetsuoS2 posted...
The gap between a good MiniLED or OLED screen to some budget LCD is pretty big, but if you don't care then I'm not going to tell someone to spend that much more.

Yeah, I get it.
I think for me, TV quality is one of those things I've never been able to really notice large differences in ( and I also haven't really attempted to learn tbh)
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rexcrk
07/19/2025
12:02 PM
#8
pegusus123456 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/dc30a5e2.png
So true lmao.

For me, my big issue with online reviews is whether or not theyre genuine.

Like, if I see a bad review for something, one of my first thoughts is oh well that person is probably just some idiot who doesnt know how to use it properly but then if I see a positive review Im like hmmm what if they were just paid to leave a good review?
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ai123
07/19/2025
12:16 PM
#9
Yeah, I really hate that purchasing anything means going down a rabbit hole before being paralysed by fear that you have somehow missed out and will be judged.

I try and make a conscious effort just to make a decision, be happy with it, and avoid reviews.
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emblem-man
07/19/2025
08:44 PM
#10
Thinking it getting this

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/eef81c40.jpg
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loafy013
07/19/2025
09:01 PM
#11
And here I am, secretly wishing for my tv to die for the last 2 years so I have an excuse to try out the projection tv I picked up cheap a few years ago.
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divot1338
07/19/2025
09:03 PM
#12
I have exactly two strategies for buying a tv.

I let a friend do all the research when buying their tv and just buy the same thing from the same place.

Just go to the store and get whatever is on a good sale.

Both work pretty well.
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mustachedmystic
07/19/2025
09:22 PM
#13
I have had nothing but cheap TVs for my entire 50 years on this Earth, and only one has been a dud.
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