I am in the market for a new TV for my family room. I currently have a Samsung 61" DLP LED (No WiFi) from around 2007. It is starting to fail at this time and rather than fix a dinosaur I am going to upgrade. I have Verizon FIOS, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.
I have been doing much research on this and have always felt that the Samsung's offer the best you can get for the money. I recently went into a BestBuy to check out the newer models and looking at all the TV's lined up with the same 4k feed, the Samsung's still looked the best in spite of the sales person pushing way overpriced Sony's. In my opinion the Samsung's destroyed the competition in almost every category. I went to Micro-Center and performed the same tests and again the Samsung's win big. I went to about 4 other retail stores with TV's lined up and receiving the same 4k feed and the Samsung's won every time with the LG's coming in as close second. Nothing i did was scientific I just went by what looked the best because in the end that is all that matters to me. Just about every retailer i went to was pushing Sony, LG and just about every other brand but the Samsung's even though the Samsung's looked the best. very confusing to say the least.
I will NOT be gaming on this TV as it will just be for watching.
The questions arise when it comes down to 4k or not 4k... Not much out there supports it and although the displays support 4k res, the hardware cannot render it on almost every TV out there....BUT and again it's a BIG BUTT....Side by side the 4k TV's absolutely destroy the 1080p's even in higher Hz models. This even occurs when both TV's are receiving a 1080p feed. 1080p looks sharper on the 4k displays. Go figure...
So it comes down to:
4k- Newest technology, looks better, expensive and not really supported yet.
1080p- Almost every standard 1080p is almost 2 years old now , they are not as clear, they are cheaper, they are supported.
Should I wait???
What are your suggestions [H]???
I have been doing much research on this and have always felt that the Samsung's offer the best you can get for the money. I recently went into a BestBuy to check out the newer models and looking at all the TV's lined up with the same 4k feed, the Samsung's still looked the best in spite of the sales person pushing way overpriced Sony's. In my opinion the Samsung's destroyed the competition in almost every category. I went to Micro-Center and performed the same tests and again the Samsung's win big. I went to about 4 other retail stores with TV's lined up and receiving the same 4k feed and the Samsung's won every time with the LG's coming in as close second. Nothing i did was scientific I just went by what looked the best because in the end that is all that matters to me. Just about every retailer i went to was pushing Sony, LG and just about every other brand but the Samsung's even though the Samsung's looked the best. very confusing to say the least.
I will NOT be gaming on this TV as it will just be for watching.
The questions arise when it comes down to 4k or not 4k... Not much out there supports it and although the displays support 4k res, the hardware cannot render it on almost every TV out there....BUT and again it's a BIG BUTT....Side by side the 4k TV's absolutely destroy the 1080p's even in higher Hz models. This even occurs when both TV's are receiving a 1080p feed. 1080p looks sharper on the 4k displays. Go figure...
So it comes down to:
4k- Newest technology, looks better, expensive and not really supported yet.
1080p- Almost every standard 1080p is almost 2 years old now , they are not as clear, they are cheaper, they are supported.
Should I wait???
What are your suggestions [H]???