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I haven't shopped for a new tv in decades. Is it worth getting 8k? How do I get the best Black Friday deal? What features are most important? Thanks.

I haven't shopped for a new tv in decades. Is it worth getting 8k? How do I get the best Black Friday deal? What features are most important? Thanks.

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the best TV to buy

None

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LG has the least obtrusive "smart" bullshit - meaning you can easily disable/remove the SOC.

Every other TV manufacturer has microphones and SOC's that will hop on ANY free wireless and upload all the data/telemetry/voice they've been collecting on you.

LG seems to be the only one left that gives a shit about making actual appliances.

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Get a TV that does not require internet connection, does not contain a microphone or camera.

There's a reason why proles are enticed to buy $700 wall sized TVs at Walmart.

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The one w/ the Jewfilter switch

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All the big name brands require an internet connection now and some (all?) will be phoning home. Who knows what information is being sent back to Big Brother.

If you're dead set on a bigassed, high res TV then you probably don't have much choice though. We're still watching a 10+ year old 42" TV but it's starting to have issues, when it dies I'm not sure what we'll do. Though it's really only my wife that watches 'TV'. The rest of us consume all of our entertainment on our computers.

There's a new projection technology that uses lasers, called UST (Ultra Short Throw) that's quite impressive and actually not that expensive considering that it's cutting edge. Check out Formovie Theater.

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>There's a new projection technology that uses lasers, called UST (Ultra Short Throw) that's quite impressive and actually not that expensive considering that it's cutting edge. Check out Formovie Theater.

Thanks. I'll look into the projection idea.

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There's a new projection technology that uses lasers, called UST (Ultra Short Throw)

I guess we both watched the same YouTube video about this. Quite impressive. I wonder whether it refreshes the display only once per frame like a CRT.

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It really doesn't matter what you buy. Foxconn makes them all.

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Picture quality is OLED, by far. The downside is that it is susceptible to burn-in. Some extended warranties cover burn-in, so it might be worth it in that case.

Don't worry about internet features. You can block the TV from accessing the internet in many creative ways.

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Put the TV in a large faraday cage .

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Just don't give it the WiFi password. If it insists, just block it from accessing anything at the router level.

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Get a cheap wifi router and have it connect to the SSId, but never connect the router to the Internet. It is a tarpit. A better way to go is to connect the wired connection to a switch that can clone the port. Use wireshark to monitor packet headers and block the outbound addresses it is trying to connect to on the firewall.

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Dont waste money on 8K, yet. Get something that upscales, has HDR, 4K capable for the next +/-15 years. Most current OTA is broadcast in 480P, a few up to 1080i. Upscaling and HDR will be a great improvement, especially on bigger screens.

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The most important thing is that it can do strobing or the backlight for only on for a couple of milliseconds each frame, to approximate how a CRT refreshes the display. This is the only way to eliminate motion blur on moving objects. Some TVs will upscale the frame rate which looks bad and still isn't a substitute for strobing.

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I got a 2022 samsung QLED designed for gaming. The picture depth and quality is amazing. And when I connect my PC the 120 fps is no joke at 65".

For regular TV watching idk.

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That sounds like quite a setup

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It's awesome. I can't play all games at 120fps on my TV. It's too demanding. A game like Elden Ring would have to run at 60. Won't be a problem, hopefully, when I upgrade.

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There's not much 8k content. Moving it over the internet is extremely slow and requires very high bandwidth.

Even with 4k, there isn't a lot of content. And you're likely to pay a premium for it without a visual improvement.

If you get a TV, treat it as a dumb device. Do not connect it to your network. They are very commonly used as surveillance devices. They monitor discussions in the room/house and report everything you watch and consume. If you're getting a TV, get something else from which you can stream your content, and then attach it to your TV.

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Good answer. I know Samsung is one of the worst for surveillance (thus the lower prices). Currently, I don't even have cable, just a digital antenna. But I want a tv with a quality picture.

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What's your budget? If you want a really good TV for cheap, go for TCL

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Try to avoid buying a TV. Buy a computer monitor if you can.

None of the obtrusive smart shit involved

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