What 4K tv to buy?

[kennyreid95]

That's the biggest pile of crap I've read in a long time.
SHARP is one of the biggest TV manufacturers company in Japan and also Top 10 in the world. Their quality is one of the best. They are not buying bulk TV s an rebrand them, where did you get this crap?? They are the ones that are manufacturing the displays and sell them to different companies like Apple, Dell, etc, or phone manufacturers.

Yeah I don't know where Saint Stryfe heard that from. I've always known sharp to be one of the top tv brands on the market along with LG Sony Samsung Vizio Panasonic etc. Someone told me this Sharp LC43N7000U at pc richards has bad contrast ratio I disagree as most sharp 4k tvs are solid

 

[kennyreid95]

Given your budget, have you considered going to a actual brick&mortar store such as Best Buy so you can see several sets for yourself. Also, they often have so-called "open box" items where you might be able to snag a $1000 set for close to your $500 limit. Just ignore the salespersons since you are armed with some knowledge already. As far as the Vizio you mentioned, well it's seems to be a pretty average UHD 120Hz set. Nothing special, and reviews seem mixed. Some people do seem fairly happy with it. It is not HDR compatible however.

You know what I think the E43U D2 is the best choice even thought it got mixed reviews.

 

[D007]

I stand with my initial recommendation.. Call samsung sales and see what they can do within your range. Always new models popping up. No idea what's out there.

And no matter how much you want us to tell you to buy a second rate brand, I think most of us won't.. Save your money and get a good one, or throw your money away, your choice.
Not trying to be mean but that's how I see it..

About the vizio you posted.

I noticed the color bit drops down to 8 bit at true 4k.
340MHz pixel clock rate:
2160@60fps 4:2:0 8 bit
Is that normal?

And wth is with this warning? lol

"California Health & Safety

• Warning:This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
  California Health & Safety Code Section 25249.6"

 

[xorbe]

I do not like my curved 4K 65" Samsung TV much after a month. It suffers a problem I've had with other cheap display devices. It is bi-polar with 2 basic modes. It has "movie mode" (aka srgb mode) where colors / white temp are basically correct (this is relative) but slashes the brightness very low, problematic in daytime unless closing curtains. It also has "presentation / sports mode" where no matter what you fiddle with the colors are blown out at upper saturation levels but has native brightness. There's no between. My older Sharp 1080p TV didn't have that problem, it just looked alright no matter how I adjusted it more or less.

The basic Samsung problem seems that in native brightness mode, when adjusting saturation, it's not a linear adjustment, but on a gamma curve, such that peak saturation never changes until like right before 0 saturation / b&w pic. And if I lower saturation from the driving device, it auto-adjusts to where the peak is at. Infuriating!!! Anything with blood or red eyes or buttons etc, it just glows max red for the entire area.

 

[kennyreid95]

Given your budget, have you considered going to a actual brick&mortar store such as Best Buy so you can see several sets for yourself. Also, they often have so-called "open box" items where you might be able to snag a $1000 set for close to your $500 limit. Just ignore the salespersons since you are armed with some knowledge already. As far as the Vizio you mentioned, well it's seems to be a pretty average UHD 120Hz set. Nothing special, and reviews seem mixed. Some people do seem fairly happy with it. It is not HDR compatible however.

A lot of people suggest I look at tvs In my local store. I don't see the exact tv Im looking for at my local best buy. I didn't see the e43u d2.

 

[kennyreid95]

Unbelievable I still can't make up my mind what 4k tv to buy

 

[kennyreid95]

I'm narrowing it down to 3 tvs. Sharp LC43N7000U, Vizio M43 C1, or Vizio E43U D2? Which of 3 tvs is the best for gaming, sports,movies etc? I assume HDR is the way to go but am I really missing out on HDR?

 

[kennyreid95]

The Sharp LC43N7000U and the M43 C1 both look promising. I'm going to stay away from E43U D2.

https://www.sharptvusa.com/tvs/4k/lc-43n7000u

https://www.vizio.com/m43c1.html

 

[Dethroy]

Sharp N7000U
Features:
High Dynamic Range (HDR)-Enabled
Brightness (nit):
300 nits

Yeah, right ...

 

[kennyreid95]

Sharp N7000U
Features:
High Dynamic Range (HDR)-Enabled
Brightness (nit):
300 nits

Yeah, right ...

Most people on forums are from outside USA so they can't help me with Vizio brand TV's. But you guys can help me with a Sharp brand LC43N7000U. I think I should go for this sharp even though there are no reviews for it yet. I've seen mixed reviews for sony, samsung, and lg 4k tvs on amazon. I don't know if there is any 4k tv with no mixed reviews on amazon.

 

[Vayra86]

It's not very difficult.

If you want a 4K panel right now, you'll get a shitty low quality one if you spend 500 bucks.

Hence the suggestion to get 1080p, high quality, hell you could probably have local dimming and good pixel response, good colors and a very decent response time if you want to game on it, all for 500 bucks.

There is a reason all the 4K TV's in lower budgets have mixed reviews. They're shit. HDR is another such thing that is only implemented well in the higher price tiers. Forget about that if you have 500 bucks to spend.

 

[kennyreid95]

Everybody, Is the Sharp LC43N7000U the best tv for money?

 

[kennyreid95]

The Sharp LC43N7000U and LC55N7000U are pretty much same tv so according to this review this tv is not good choice for me So now I am looking at Sony XBR43X800D or Vizio M43 C1 seem to be best tv choices for me.

http://www.techhive.com/article/309...-with-good-audio-and-hdr-10-well-sort-of.html

 

[kennyreid95]

I guess people are getting sick and tired of me huh? Just my luck There is no perfect tv out there obviously but Vizio M43 C1 and Sony XBR43X800D seem to be best tvs, not perfect.

 

[kennyreid95]

Ok I ended up buying Sony XBR43X800D. A Way better tv. As a matter fact 20 times better tv than crappy philips 40pfl4706 tv I had for almost 5 years. Finally got rid of it threw in trash, well someone took it for free. It's not worth anything a garbage tv. I'm very satisfied with Sony XBR43X800D. From my experience best quality tv brands are Sony, Samsung, LG, Vizio, and Panasonic. Worst tv brands. avoid them at all costs, Philips, Sceptre, Hisense, Insignia, Coby, and Dynex. Let me know if I did not mention other worse tv brands.

 

[P4-630]

I don't agree with you about philips, depends on the model perhaps.

 

[kennyreid95]

I don't agree with you about philips, depends on the model perhaps.

You actually think Philips can compete or even compare to Sony, Samsung, LG, Vizio, or Panasonic? I don't know where you live but here in USA philips tv's are unheard of or just don't have good reputation. However I am aware they do make better tv's in Europe.

 

[P4-630]

Yeah I'm in Europe, I used to have one of the first widescreen tv's of them, great, no problems whatsoever, I currently have a Philips smart tv 1080p, it's good enough for me.

 

[Aquinus]

If you want a 4K panel right now, you'll get a shitty low quality one if you spend 500 bucks.

LG has a 49" 4k TV that's retailing for ~550 USD. The only thing "low quality" about it is that it's not a true 120Hz panel which not everyone cares about. I actually was browsing TVs earlier today because my Plasma finally kicked the bucket and you would be surprised how much a difference it can make despite the refresh rate, even more so when you're comparing them side by side.

 

[kennyreid95]

I bought the Sony XBR43X800D from best buy online open box excellent condition for $577 plus tax I live in New Jersey total spent $618. Letting you guys know I highly recommend buying tv's from best buy online open box you will save a lot of money like I did. I'm very satisfied

 

[Athlon2K15]

Last Sony I bought started getting lines on the screen after 6 months.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I bought the Sony XBR43X800D from best buy online open box excellent condition for $577 plus tax I live in New Jersey total spent $618. Letting you guys know I highly recommend buying tv's from best buy online open box you will save a lot of money like I did. I'm very satisfied

Youll save even more from not buying from best buy all together.

 

[Aquinus]

Youll save even more from not buying from best buy all together.

I was just in there the other day and a particular LG 4k I've been looking at was actually the same price across Amazon, NewEgg, and Best Buy and open box tends to be cheaper so, you sometimes never know. When I got my Plasma, it was the same deal so why wouldn't I pick it up myself and have it right away?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

I was just in there the other day and a particular LG 4k I've been looking at was actually the same price across Amazon, NewEgg, and Best Buy and open box tends to be cheaper so, you sometimes never know. When I got my Plasma, it was the same deal so why wouldn't I pick it up myself and have it right away?

Any time ive gone into best buy, the prices on things I actually want are typically higher than Amazon or Newegg. I never look at TVs there though, i go to Costco for that.

 

[Cvrk]

I was about to say None! .....i just saw your from USA. So i guess 4k is a good choice for your country.
Where i am from 4k is irrelevant. 1080 is the only option.