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    Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???

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    • garak0410G
      garak0410
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      Any thoughts on this? Is it TOO Cheap or a pretty good buy for the price? I am by no means someone who needs the best at this point in our lives. This would be an upgrade from our 5+ year old Samsung 40" TV.

      http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-50-class-49-5-diag--led-2160p-smart-4k-ultra-hd-tv-black/5622527.p?skuId=5622527

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
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        Seems like a decent deal, smart TV, built in wifi, built in Smart apps for netflix etc.

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        • J
          Jason Banned
          last edited by Jason

          I like LGs stuff that is a Black Friday Model though.

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          • dafyreD
            dafyre
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            As long as you still get the manufacturer's warranty with it.

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            • garak0410G
              garak0410
              last edited by

              I'm thinking I may pick it up as an up-step to something better later...has to to be a little better than we have now and we just continue to use the XBOX One as our media center.

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
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                All the reviews I've read say that LG LCD panels have horrible color reproduction. Samsung and Vizio are significantly better.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @garak0410
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                  @garak0410 said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                  I'm thinking I may pick it up as an up-step to something better later...has to to be a little better than we have now and we just continue to use the XBOX One as our media center.

                  Unless you have the new version of the Xbox One that supports 4K, if you don't have another source, the 4K will not be used.

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                  • gjacobseG
                    gjacobse @Dashrender
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                    @Dashrender said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                    All the reviews I've read say that LG LCD panels have horrible color reproduction. Samsung and Vizio are significantly better.

                    Unless you want the Samsung Ring of Fire.....

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                    • DashrenderD
                      Dashrender @gjacobse
                      last edited by Dashrender

                      @gjacobse said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                      @Dashrender said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                      All the reviews I've read say that LG LCD panels have horrible color reproduction. Samsung and Vizio are significantly better.

                      Unless you want the Samsung Ring of Fire.....

                      haven't heard of that. Time to hit google.

                      oh 😞 you're doggin on the phones. nevermind.

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse @Dashrender
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                        @Dashrender said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                        @gjacobse said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                        @Dashrender said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                        All the reviews I've read say that LG LCD panels have horrible color reproduction. Samsung and Vizio are significantly better.

                        Unless you want the Samsung Ring of Fire.....

                        haven't heard of that. Time to hit google.

                        I was being sarcastic - referencing the Samsung Phone issues...

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                        • DashrenderD
                          Dashrender @gjacobse
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                          @gjacobse said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                          @Dashrender said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                          @gjacobse said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                          @Dashrender said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                          All the reviews I've read say that LG LCD panels have horrible color reproduction. Samsung and Vizio are significantly better.

                          Unless you want the Samsung Ring of Fire.....

                          haven't heard of that. Time to hit google.

                          I was being sarcastic - referencing the Samsung Phone issues...

                          well with things like the red ring of death on the Xbox, you never know. But google quickly pointed me to the phones and well I put 2 and two together... 😉

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                          • art_of_shredA
                            art_of_shred Banned
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                            We have a 50" LG and a 60" Samsung. The color isn't bad on the LG, except it loses some resolution on dark shots. Nowhere near as badly as the 40" Sanyo did, but dark sections tend to get a little blotchy. The Samsung's color is better, but it's also a year or two newer.

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                            • J
                              Jason Banned
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                              I have an LG 37" 1080p hosplatility grade tv that is probably from 2010. I ordered one of these now and I'm picking it up from best buy this evening.

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                              • NashBrydgesN
                                NashBrydges
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                                60Hz refresh rate. That you will notice if you're a sports fan. There will be a blur that follows any fast moving object. Gets annoying real fast.

                                Can't find any information about its color depth. If it's 8 bit you'll really notice it in 4k where color banding is evident (because it can't reproduce enough colors to make up the gradients). Look for a 12 bit capable TV. It's HDR which is a better color reproducing engine but HDR with low bit depth isn't good at all.

                                I also can't find any info on whether it is edge lit or if it has multi zoned LED. The multi zoned LEDs will give you much truer blacks and you won't have that washed out effect from light bleeding.

                                This looks like a nice entry level TV at this size, but emphasize entry level.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @NashBrydges
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                                  @NashBrydges said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                                  60Hz refresh rate. That you will notice if you're a sports fan. There will be a blur that follows any fast moving object. Gets

                                  No shows broadcast even at 60, let alone above it. THe human eye can't see 60Hz. No issues there.

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender
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                                    At that price it's definitely edge lit.

                                    Even my $2k Samsung is edge lite, I'm pretty sure.. damn now I need to go look.

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                                    • DashrenderD
                                      Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                                      @NashBrydges said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                                      60Hz refresh rate. That you will notice if you're a sports fan. There will be a blur that follows any fast moving object. Gets

                                      No shows broadcast even at 60, let alone above it. THe human eye can't see 60Hz. No issues there.

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                                      @NashBrydges said in Cheap TV or A Pretty Good Price For $399???:

                                      60Hz refresh rate. That you will notice if you're a sports fan. There will be a blur that follows any fast moving object. Gets

                                      No shows broadcast even at 60, let alone above it. THe human eye can't see 60Hz. No issues there.

                                      I don't buy this.

                                      Back on the day I would get headaches on a 60hz monitor, bump it to 70, headaches gone.

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                                      • NashBrydgesN
                                        NashBrydges @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller Hey Scott. When you've actually seen the visual artifacts introduced by objects on screen on a 60Hz tv then come back and tell me. Everyone who's ever owned one of these at 60Hz will tell you about it.

                                        Btw has nothing to do with the human eye seeing at 60Hz lol. Don't remember saying that in my post.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender
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                                          My old sharp LCD I think was 60Hz and I didn't have artifacts issues that weren't on the broadcast side.

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                                          • travisdh1T
                                            travisdh1
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                                            I've got a 60" Visio C55-V2. They quit making that model, and I don't know what the replacement is, but it was the best price/picture quality around. I generally check www.avforums.com before buying any home entertainment equipment.

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