We are looking for a new TV. We currently have a 55" Vizio we bought from Costco back in 2018. The software got super glitchy last year and I've been running an Apple TV 4k (which we love), but now the TV wants to randomly turn itself on and off.

Our last TV was a pre-Smart TV Samsung plasma that lasted for over ten years.

Apparently you cannot buy a non-Smart TV these days although we will continue to use the Apple TV 4k with whatever we get. My budget is around $1500 or so. We want to stay at 55" (65" maximum).

I was looking at the Sony Bravia 8 or LG OLED C4. My wife likes the look of the Samsung "Frame" QLED.

What says Sigforum?

Sony all the way.

I have 2 Sony 84” in my house and they are great.

Click link, recent Forum question here is some additional things to consider.
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this one.

https://www.samsung.com/us/tel...tok-c6894f69f5c9a306

I was looking at the Sony tv’s 5 years ago as I am not a fan of Samsung. Ended up going with the Samsung after talking with the Best Buy sales rep. The main reason was the location of the tv. It’s a wall mount with the west facing window behind the couch.

In essence, the Sony had a glossy screen where the Samsung had a mat screen. The glossy screen would reflect more sunlight glare coming thru the windows and would ruin the tv watching experience.

The Samsung tv has been good for the 5 years we’ve had it. That said, I would have ended up with the Sony if my viewing conditions were different.

I am tremendously happy with the new Samsung 65" 4K OLED I just purchased. I have bought Samsung TV's exclusively for >15 years.

You won’t beat the LG OLED C4 for the money. I had a Sony FALD (950G) burn up on me a few weeks ago. I was not amused as it was only 5.5 years old. It was a 55” and in my MB. Went to the 65” C4 OLED and it’s my 2nd OLED in the house. I have a 42” LG C2 OLED as a gaming monitor in my home office and have been stunned by it. The blacks on the OLED are like wet ink. PQ is just stunning, especially on 4k content. 120hz but will do 144hz for gaming if you have VRR like on a PS5. I paid $1499 for the 65” C4 at Best Buy. The 55” was only $100 cheaper when I bought it a few weeks ago. I checked and both Costco and Best Buy have it for $1499. That’s a steal IMO. When my 75” in the theater goes, I’ll go with the 77” of this same panel.

The Samsung equivalent is the same price, their OLED. The Samsung is a bit better for a room that gets a lot of natural light. So a bit better for a bright room. The LG C4 is better for a darker room, less light, or blacked out. The LG will do Dolby Vision HDR also, while the Samsung will not. Both are reviewed here:
https://www.rtings.com/tv/revi...best/by-size/65-inch

Whatever you do, whichever one you get, don’t ever put it on the internet. Just skip the network step completely. Use a streaming box like an Apple TV or fire stick or whatever for streaming content. Keep your new panel completely dumb.

Sony for my main home theater TV and Insignia for anything else.

Samsungs are good too but I think Sony puts out a better picture for TV and movies.
Samsung is better for computer generated and video game stuff.

I bought a 55" Sony Bravia around 2009 and it still works like a champ.

Notes though - it is NOT mounted above the fireplace, near a heater vent, or other heat source and, once wall mounted, has not been repeatedly moved.

No budget mentioned, so you’re getting some pricey recommendations. I would spend at least enough to get local dimming with full array back lighting.

Our main TV is still a 65” Panasonic plasma screen. It’s so old, Amazon doesn’t list it I out orders anymore. It came in handy a few weeks ago when it was 40 degrees outside.

DO NOT buy a Vizio "smart" TV. Ugh, what a frustrating unintuitive PIECE OF SHIT.

My Dad bought one of these before I had a chance to steer him to a Roku TV and it's awful. I'm as tech-savvy as they come and even this drives me nuts with how badly designed it is and hard to use.

I ended up putting a Roku Express on it for him.

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Originally posted by PASig:
DO NOT buy a Vizio "smart" TV. Ugh, what a frustrating unintuitive PIECE OF SHIT.

That's what I have right now. It's absolutely terrible.

In all honesty, I find that most electronics are disposable unfortunately anymore. I’d go to Walmart and buy a Roku tv in the size you’re looking for and call it good. We had a tv shit the bed in the living room a couple weeks ago that was a Visio that we payed a pretty decent amount for. We got a 55 Roku at Wally for 250 bucks, it is whatever their “house” brand is this week, I believe it’s ONN. I’m done paying high prices for stuff that doesn’t last. My opinion only

I love our Samsung Frame TV (almost 6 years old) and might end up getting another one for our bedroom when the current older Samsung dies. They just look really great on the wall.

At 55" you can get a helluva TV for $1500. In fact, the 55" Frame can be had for under $1000 right now. Sony is a clear leader in premium TVs so the Bravia 8 is probably #1. I'd look at Samsung OLED, too.

Despite all of this, I just would not spend $1500 on a 55" TV. There are serious diminishing returns after probably $500-600 in that size.

The smart apps on TVs have come a long way to the point that I like them about as well as FireTVs, which was always my streaming device of choice.

We have a 65" LG G2 OLED, and we love it. It cost us a lot, and it was worth it. However, over time, we got used to its high performance. We don't marvel at it anymore since it is our norm.

Other than its wonderful contrast and color performance, we love how thin it is. The "G" in the model designates it as a gallery model. It can be put flush against a wall to be used as a digital picture frame other than its regular TV duties.

Other picture technologies are similar in performance to OLED, and since the screens have a lifespan and image burn-in can be a problem, we will probably go to a non OLED for our next big TV purchase.

More on the burn-in, if there is an image in one place for an extended length of time, it may burn in on an OLED screen. It causes me anxiety when a station has its fixed mark, or when I use my screen as a computer monitor. I really don't want to see ghost screen icons or any other burned-in image.

Same positive experience with LG OLED, we have four, all bought from Costco.

I find having the same remote / user interface across all our TVs to be an important benefit. Reduces the number of queries from my wife on how to use TV features.

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Originally posted by ftttu:
We have a 65" LG G2 OLED, and we love it. It cost us a lot, and it was worth it. However, over time, we got used to its high performance. We don't marvel at it anymore since it is our norm.

Other than its wonderful contrast and color performance, we love how thin it is. The "G" in the model designates it as a gallery model. It can be put flush against a wall to be used as a digital picture frame other than its regular TV duties.

Other picture technologies are similar in performance to OLED, and since the screens have a lifespan and image burn-in can be a problem, we will probably go to a non OLED for our next big TV purchase.

More on the burn-in, if there is an image in one place for an extended length of time, it may burn in on an OLED screen. It causes me anxiety when a station has its fixed mark, or when I use my screen as a computer monitor. I really don't want to see ghost screen icons or any other burned-in image.

Run the pixel cleaning process from the screen care menu. 1 of my 2 is used as a gaming monitor and no burn in. I mean if you left it on ESPN with the tickers for 4-5 years, and never ran the pixel cleaning process you might have a problem. LOTS of people use the 42” and 48” versions as PC and/or gaming monitors. Haven’t read or heard of burn in issues.

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:

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Originally posted by ftttu:
We have a 65" LG G2 OLED, and we love it. It cost us a lot, and it was worth it. However, over time, we got used to its high performance. We don't marvel at it anymore since it is our norm.

Other than its wonderful contrast and color performance, we love how thin it is. The "G" in the model designates it as a gallery model. It can be put flush against a wall to be used as a digital picture frame other than its regular TV duties.

Other picture technologies are similar in performance to OLED, and since the screens have a lifespan and image burn-in can be a problem, we will probably go to a non OLED for our next big TV purchase.

More on the burn-in, if there is an image in one place for an extended length of time, it may burn in on an OLED screen. It causes me anxiety when a station has its fixed mark, or when I use my screen as a computer monitor. I really don't want to see ghost screen icons or any other burned-in image.

Run the pixel cleaning process from the screen care menu. 1 of my 2 is used as a gaming monitor and no burn in. I mean if you left it on ESPN with the tickers for 4-5 years, and never ran the pixel cleaning process you might have a problem. LOTS of people use the 42” and 48” versions as PC and/or gaming monitors. Haven’t read or heard of burn in issues.

I was researching for a while before purchasing this one, and I've seen it back and forth in videos on how long it takes for a static image to burn in. Also, I do run the process you are referring to once or twice per month.

We have an LG OLED C2 and love the picture. Been very reliable for 3 years now. Just installed an LG OLED C4 at my youngest daughter’s place. It looks fantastic but no word on longevity.

Sony Bravia are good and some of the higher end Samsungs are very good. I have one in my home theater and have been happy with it also.

I just went through a similar evolution last month. Hadn’t bought at TV in 10 years. Was initially down to Sony Bravia 8 and LG C4 I really liked the OLED screens. I read and watched every review I could find comparing the two. They pretty much all said the Sony is the better overall TV, but the LG is pretty close and is a couple hundred cheaper. I really liked how thin the edges of the LG were in person. Costco has both so I could see them side by side. In the end, we decided the room we were going to put the TV in has a lot of natural light, so we upgraded our choice and bought the Bravia 9. It’s fantastic, although I probably will buy a Bravia 8 for another room in the house I am looking to add a TV to.