Looking to purchase a tv 60-65 inch. I dont need all the new technology I just want a great tv for watching sports. I have a 4k tv got it calibrated and its terrible for viewing any motion. Very blurry picture and pixilated. Is plasma the way to go if its specifically for sports?
Nope, they cost more to make than the cheap tech in LED's so manufacturers stopped making them to increase profit margin.
With LED (4K or no 4K) you need 120hz refresh at the bare minimum but I'd probably go to 240 and play it safe.
I loathe LED technology because it penalizes you for getting a bigger picture unless you spend top of the line money. Mid to low tier units that are big box size usually look like shit for sports.
My 2011 Panasonic Plasma handles sports better than a lot of 2016 LED's, that's pretty unfortunate. I did just get a Samsung UK6300 which I'm hooking up this weekend but I will only be running Netflix on it so I don't have any sports feedback on that for you.
Just do your research and visit a few different stores and ask them to show you their calibrated sets with sports playing on them. Best Buy has a good set up but the good TV's are in the Magnolia section and are usually insanely priced.
Good luck.
Crazy right? Almost every piece of technology that we use in our day to day has gotten exponentially better over the last decade except for Televisions. Sure, there's been updates with resolution (HD and then 4K), but the actual TV's themselves do such a poor job of delivering it. It just isn't affordable for most people to spend $3k or $4k for what should be a pretty generic offering.
What make/model is it?
There's a ton of false 4K's out there for anyone reading this thread. Some are even from reputable makers like LG and Vizio. You really have to read up on it because 4K, UHD, and HDR all mean different things. From everything I've read you aren't really getting 4K quality unless you are at 10 bits (most TV's are 8) which is literally like fine print on TV marketing.
I have no problems watching football, no blur, 120hz refresh rate. The picture is amazing after calibrating and the TV was $500 at Walmart. Now from what I have read this TV isn't true 4k as it doesn't have the pixel density of a true 4k tv but watching 4k content on it I couldn't really tell, it still looked amazing!
I have no problems watching football, no blur, 120hz refresh rate. The picture is amazing after calibrating and the TV was $500 at Walmart. Now from what I have read this TV isn't true 4k as it doesn't have the pixel density of a true 4k tv but watching 4k content on it I couldn't really tell, it still looked amazing!
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That's a fact.
That's a fact.
It isn't, you've been proven wrong countless times about countless things. Pricepoints on all TV's drop and they couldn't compete with LED prices without taking a loss, hence no longer making them. Plasma's tech basically perfected uniformity with lighting which was costly.
Once again Business 101 will teach you this.
Its couldn't be any more clear or obvious unless you have an agenda, which you do.
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I have/had that same great TV.. Unfortunately mine has died.. and you cant get parts for it anymore and if you can, it costs way to much.
Just recently, it started to drop the video in all my HDMI ports. What a shame.. I loved that TV
I have no problems watching football, no blur, 120hz refresh rate. The picture is amazing after calibrating and the TV was $500 at Walmart. Now from what I have read this TV isn't true 4k as it doesn't have the pixel density of a true 4k tv but watching 4k content on it I couldn't really tell, it still looked amazing! Link - ( New Window )
I just purchased the 49 inch model of this TV about 2 weeks ago. It is awesome.
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Smart features don't really up the price and they are standard now anyway. You are paying for the better resolution the higher in price you go.
the 1080p is cheaper because its max resolution is 1080p as opposed to the 4k versions. That's really the big difference. Unfortunately LG doesn't have anything greater than 55" in 1080p, only 4k. Considering there is no 4k sports TV content yet, you should be fine with the 1080p version. You just wont be able to get above 55" without breaking your budget.
the difference between the OLEDs and LEDS: OLEDS are made up of thousands of individually lit pixels. Each pixel has the ability to turn off or on which gives you true black ranges. With LEDs, they are either side lit or back lit which means they can only turn off a certain area, not an individual pixel, to create blacks which gives you that washed out look.
It's also a smart TV; these days they don't make anything that isn't a smart TV. I never use the features.
Basically my best bet is to get that 55 inch tv. I just wish they still made plasmas. They clearly have the best picture but oh well. Thanks a lot guys
Basically, whatever samsungs clear motion rate is, the actual refresh rate is half that.