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BeanBeany

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Got a feeling the TV is going to die soon, not that old and already had to send it back for repair once, was a sales item from John Lewis so didn't take too much notice of what I was buying, if it does go again, I'll be looking to replace it but just been looking and have no idea what are the differences between the different types of screens and probably should do a little more research this time.

I'll be looking at a min 65" screen in a fairly big room what should I be looking to get OLED, QLED, mini LED etc???
 
Depending on room size, get a 77inch if you can get away with it. Prices have come down a lot and generally you'll have a TV for 5 years or so

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dooderooni said:
No idea how you all have 65" TV's or greater 😁 Our 40" looks massive in the living room.
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Same, I never like a TV to dominate a living room and have never gone beyond 42" and even going that big was reluctantly. However it seems like this size is now deemed small, as you struggle to see many options for TVs that are much smaller than this when browsing. I dread needing a new TV now.
 
You have to get the appropriate size for your room but the big screens people have now would have been stretched out blurs with the pre 4K and especially pre HD resolutions. Modern TV’s upscale low resolution images and do a really good job of it for the most part. The colours and contrast you can get relatively cheaply nowadays is incredible.
 
As a result of this thread I was in Currys earlier and will admit that the big screens are fantastic to look at. Not sure how big your living room must be to not feel like those 98" ones aren't oppressive.
 
dooderooni said:
As a result of this thread I was in Currys earlier and will admit that the big screens are fantastic to look at. Not sure how big your living room must be to not feel like those 98" ones aren't oppressive.
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I think those are intended for cinema rooms, man caves and sports bars but I’m sure some will have them in their living room just to outdo their mates and neighbours.
 
theredrooster said:
Same, I never like a TV to dominate a living room and have never gone beyond 42" and even going that big was reluctantly. However it seems like this size is now deemed small, as you struggle to see many options for TVs that are much smaller than this when browsing. I dread needing a new TV now.
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Why do you dread it?? You can buy another 42/43" TV, there's plenty of choice available.
 
I bought a Samsung Frame TV (65 inch) for the kitchen / back room and it's brilliant. I like the art mode function and it's great for 4 player Mario Kart with the family, and for films. That's QLED. I also have a 48 inch OLED TV in the lounge that fits the room perfectly. It's a 2021 model from Philips (using the LG C1 panel) and the picture quality is excellent. I play PS5 games on it on the occasion that I get to use it.
 
dooderooni said:
As a result of this thread I was in Currys earlier and will admit that the big screens are fantastic to look at. Not sure how big your living room must be to not feel like those 98" ones aren't oppressive.
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Ours is 6mx6m and we have a 7.4.2 system so 7 surround speakers, 4 atmos speakers in the ceiling and 2 16" subwoofers. current tv is 77 inch but rather then get a bigger TV we'll probably get an ultra short throw projector for a 100" screen for movies. We watch a lot of films and living room is our music hub with main speakers and record player, amplifiers etc although everything apart form speakers is generally discreetly hidden.

Never really found big tv's oppressive though. 42" tvs were probably deemed big enough in the way 4gb HDs were deemed big enough back in their time. If all you do is watch The Bill and Boro highlights on YouTube, you're not going to benefit from a 98" oled obvious.
 
Not a fan of these larger screens as they obviously become the focal point and dominate the room. I guess they might be okay if you don't have much going on with decent furniture or artwork, etc.

Bought our 40 inch TV 15 years ago and it's still running fine. I remember talking to the manager of the shop when purchasing and he said all the new models they'd just got in were selling quickly but he showed me one that was released the previous year which was on discount. He said he'd just got one and pointed out that it was made in Japan.
 
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