So my last TV I bought I pretty much woke up, drank a coffee, walked to the tech store that isnât around anymore and got pretty much what I needed and went home happy and had a TV.
Either it is me in general but I hate having to upgrade tech nowadays. Even if it is just a frigginâ smart phone I tend to go to deep into the subject and go through points I shouldnt care about because Iâm not the target audience.
Like I donât care how great the cameras are now on phones. Yet when I have to upgrade duo to missing upgrades after 5 years I upgrade and then I read through all that non sense just to get the best out of the money Iâll be dumping for features I wonât ever use.
Ill compare Samsung S23, S23+ and Ultra and what ever and then read comments about how bad X is and company Y does better for the money and then itâs to late.
Then I dump 12 hours into researching on youtube, trying to filter the company fanboys and the real talk people just to find out they are all âboughtâ and only 5% of the reviews arenât bought.
Now I am sitting here wanting to upgrade my 2011 TV and have to choose between LG G4, Samsung S90D, S94D, S95D and every single one of these tvs has negatives and pros and I am lost.
Might not just buy a tv and go drink coffee and play computer.
I personally would have went with the S95D from Samsung because I personally like matte screens more but funny enough most reviews critics are because it is a matte display and not glossy lol. I have huge windows behind my sofa and thought it might be cool but now I am not sure anymore duo to almost everyone saying how bad matte screens are for OLED TVs.
The dude in the shop said I should go with the S95D because it is cool if I have a lot of light sources and yes it has itâs downsides because of the matte screen really bright scenes can create a âwhite coneâ around the edge duo to matte screening but he also said itâs something you wonât notice or pay attention too when using it. I am not comparing G4, S90D and that TV when watching a movie.
I also donât watch a lot of TV at daylight but when I do I know reflections are annoying. And I also saw that the S95D performs great in the dark as well against other glossy OLED TVs even if it has a matte screen.
This again is probably a subject I shouldnât care about. Itâs like my TV right now is just displaying grey instead of black and I lived with it 12 years (happy). Either TV will be a huge upgrade for me. I could just save my time and buy the tv and be happy but no, I am here researching way to long for a frigginâ TV. I am so deep in the TV subject now that I even know the S90D Series has a Panel Lottery because some TVs have OLEDs and some have QD OLEDS panels⊠like⊠honestly, if no one told me I would have been happy without QD panel and wouldnât have known but now that I know⊠dunno not gonna buy.
From what Iâve experienced the newer TVs arenât built for longevity. Thatâs been a real disgusting revelation. I mean⊠FFS⊠youâre expected to shell out a ton of cash but you canât have the peace of mind that itâll be there in working order 7 years from now. And even expecting that⊠Thereâs almost an air about it that âwhat do you expect⊠itâs been 7 years, upgrade!â
So I feel you. Sorry for the rant.
Yeah probably keeping my currently well running 2011 TV in the basement lol.
I managed to find a 65" 1080p Non-smart TV with a VERY feint line on the right quarter-inch of the edge of the screen. (the blue pixels only) Lady said sheâd take $75. I never got money out of my wallet so damn quick. Been happy with it for years. I wouldnât upgrade unless I had the money to plop down on a very large commercial display that didnât have any of the smart features.
This is the main thing Iâm afraid of when our TV gives up. Nowadays you canât buy non smart TVs anymore :(.
And the smart shit is always in the way. I just want it to turn on when the HDMI signal tells it to and show what my Chromecast or computer is showing. I donât want to first need to find the remote to click away all the advertisement.