Re: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:05 pm
I got a similar Samsung 2 years ago, 50", for $950 on what I thought was a deal.
It's the sixth version of The Swamp. What could possibly go wrong?
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Odd. Mine will only go into power saving mode, but that is still after four hours of inactivity (not changing the channel, looking at the guide, etc.). I'm sure there has to be something in the menu to change that.Brontoburglar wrote:Genie? I love it, except sometimes my TVs will go into screensaver mode for no reason.
Mine do that too. But it'll randomly go into the mode where the Directv logo is bouncing around, like if the DVR has been paused for 20 minutes or so. Even as I'm watching live TV. It's so weird.DSafetyGuy wrote:Odd. Mine will only go into power saving mode, but that is still after four hours of inactivity (not changing the channel, looking at the guide, etc.). I'm sure there has to be something in the menu to change that.Brontoburglar wrote:Genie? I love it, except sometimes my TVs will go into screensaver mode for no reason.
Mine does the logo bounce at five minutes if paused, but that was put in to reduce the chance of having the screen get "burned in" images in the early days of flatscreens. If yours happens while it is playing, that is odd and I would say merits a phone call to tech support.Brontoburglar wrote:Mine do that too. But it'll randomly go into the mode where the Directv logo is bouncing around, like if the DVR has been paused for 20 minutes or so. Even as I'm watching live TV. It's so weird.DSafetyGuy wrote:Odd. Mine will only go into power saving mode, but that is still after four hours of inactivity (not changing the channel, looking at the guide, etc.). I'm sure there has to be something in the menu to change that.Brontoburglar wrote:Genie? I love it, except sometimes my TVs will go into screensaver mode for no reason.
I ended up going with this TV.The basement is dark, and not a huge space, so it's plenty of screen. I added a Roku to handle the "smart" functions.Gunpowder wrote:I got a similar Samsung 2 years ago, 50", for $950 on what I thought was a deal.
Sounds like my penis.rass wrote:Gunpowder wrote:
The Genie is great so far. It does go into power saving mode after 4 hours of inactivity, but seems to recover pretty quick.
Sounds like my Sybian. Ironic?The Sybian wrote:Sounds like my penis.rass wrote:Gunpowder wrote:
The Genie is great so far. It does go into power saving mode after 4 hours of inactivity, but seems to recover pretty quick.
Ha!!!howard wrote: Sounds like my Sybian. Ironic?
Had the same thing with my Samsung curved TV (not sure if it's 4k or not, purchased at the end of 2014). It's like there's no "movie gloss/glaze" at all. It really freaked me out, and I wasn't a fan. I must have gotten used to it, as I don't recognize it much any more.Ryan wrote:I need this explained to me...
Got a 50" 4K Vizio over the weekend. Read all about 4K/UHD and how, at that size and viewing distance, it's not making a shitload of difference. Once I adjusted the settings, it's obviously nicer than my old plasma, but nothing earth shattering. Sports, regular programming, movies...bigger and slightly better.
Until we fired up Homeland last night (Season 3, if that ends up mattering). It was like watching a live play. Out my window. With no glass. And a magic camera that brings the actors there to re-enact the Planet Earth documentaries except with scripted material to match whatever show you want. This was through Xfinity on demand via the TiVo (rather than the Smart TV which I don't think does Comcast). I've read a little bit about how Netflix, cable providers, etc. are dealing with UHD programming, and nothing led me to believe that I was seeing a specific UHD version of the show. But it has to be.
We haven't tried any other show yet. What's happening, douglasses?
It's freaky. It removed whatever "smoothing" that is involved in scripted movies and TV. It feels like you are watching TV out a window, with no glass, as Ryan said earlier.The Sybian wrote:I go two or three years with the same TV, and I have no idea what you are talking about.
Yep, it looks like when a normally pretaped show does a live episode (like the West Wing debate). Or like a super-nice telenovela.Shirley wrote:I had that experience watching some HD shows for the first time on my newest TV. I remember reading some explanation for why that happens. It makes regular "filmed" TV look a lot like soap operas.
Yeah, here's an explanation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
yup, especially if you have a decent soundbar. the only reason to nitpick is if you really want to nitpick and pay more. If you just want a good picture without going over the depth of the color black on the screen, just get a $600 70" TV.
From the very little research I just did before buying a 65" Samsung 7 Series, it seems like everything is awesome, and there is much less differentiation between TVs today then 5 years ago. They don't make plasma anymore, and unless you drop to super inexpensive, everything is 4K UltraHD. The guy at BestBuy said the biggest difference between the various Series' is how well they perform in non-UltraHD. Series 8 is the best, and a significant price jump in most of the name brands. Series 7 is really damned good, IMO, but I'm not the most discerning in my TV quality judging.Rex wrote: ↑Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:33 pm Revving this up as I'm going to be in the market at some point in 2019. Haven't bought since 2012 and my 46" Bravia which was state of the art at the time now is a puny POS I guess. What should I be looking for? Does it even matter anymore or is everything awesome?
Yeah, and they are made to last about 4 or 5 yearsgovmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 4:49 pm My 6ish year old TV just developed a bright spot in one area, and I'd been thinking it wasn't worth replacing, but damn these prices are cheap.
Got a link (cause I’m not sure if that’s Walmart)?Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:02 am if anyone is in the market for a new TV, Wally World is starting their Black Friday online this evening
$128 for a 50" and $148 for a 55" -- those are insane prices
Yeah, it's walmartcerrano wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:46 amGot a link (cause I’m not sure if that’s Walmart)?Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:02 am if anyone is in the market for a new TV, Wally World is starting their Black Friday online this evening
$128 for a 50" and $148 for a 55" -- those are insane prices
Gracias.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:07 amYeah, it's walmartcerrano wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:46 amGot a link (cause I’m not sure if that’s Walmart)?Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 8:02 am if anyone is in the market for a new TV, Wally World is starting their Black Friday online this evening
$128 for a 50" and $148 for a 55" -- those are insane prices
get a soundbar?Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:48 am I think if you're getting one, make sure it lets you turn motion smoothing off, and depending on how you plan to set it up, see if you can check the sound. We bought one of those Best Buy 55-inch TVs last year, and our model didn't have the option to turn smoothing off, so a lot of shows look like soap operas.
And the sound really sucked the way we had it set up - we had the TV sitting flat on top of our fireplace mantle, which muffled the speakers from the back. We ended up putting the TV on a couple of old hockey pucks, and now it's kinda ok I guess.
Wow, really one-upping Rush's tendency to french-spell words with this.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:48 amWe ended up putting the TV on a couple of old hockey pucks, and now it's kinda ok I guess.
Might get that side awning to hold me over until the spring when I’ll plant the privacy shrubs. Thanks Rass!
It did come with feet that go perpendicular to the TV. It turned out our mantle isn't deep enough to use them.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:03 amget a soundbar?Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:48 am I think if you're getting one, make sure it lets you turn motion smoothing off, and depending on how you plan to set it up, see if you can check the sound. We bought one of those Best Buy 55-inch TVs last year, and our model didn't have the option to turn smoothing off, so a lot of shows look like soap operas.
And the sound really sucked the way we had it set up - we had the TV sitting flat on top of our fireplace mantle, which muffled the speakers from the back. We ended up putting the TV on a couple of old hockey pucks, and now it's kinda ok I guess.
eta: your TV didn't come with a stand?
you can get a bunch of generic TV stands on Amazon that would probably solve the issueSteve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:30 amIt did come with feet that go perpendicular to the TV. It turned out our mantle isn't deep enough to use them.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:03 amget a soundbar?Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:48 am I think if you're getting one, make sure it lets you turn motion smoothing off, and depending on how you plan to set it up, see if you can check the sound. We bought one of those Best Buy 55-inch TVs last year, and our model didn't have the option to turn smoothing off, so a lot of shows look like soap operas.
And the sound really sucked the way we had it set up - we had the TV sitting flat on top of our fireplace mantle, which muffled the speakers from the back. We ended up putting the TV on a couple of old hockey pucks, and now it's kinda ok I guess.
eta: your TV didn't come with a stand?
Our previous TV, which was smaller, had a horizontal flat-bottomed stand. That worked great. But it was smaller and this is the 21st century.