Okay, backstory. I think our TV is finally dying. Colours are horribly jumbled up. For the past 15 or so years we have been spoilt in owning a Loewe CRT. One died, then we picked up another (flatscreen Loewe Mimo) from TM. We use an offboard freeview box and watch other internet TV upstairs, on the Mac.

Whenever we visit anybody whose modern, LED/LCD TV is on, we are always glad to return to ours. Of course, their settings will likely be to blame but smearing and colour saturation look unnatural and shouty to us.

What we buy will not be replaced in two years, as seems to be the norm. Doesn't have to be MASSIVE!!!

So, the big question is, which TV manufacturers out there make decent ones?  Who is renowned for the best picture? (We haven't decided new or somebody else's 2-year chuck-out but likely new.)

As you were,

TIA, DD

PS - does anybody still repair decent CRTs like ours?

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180g album, "The Lights of Te Atatu" released 2018

I still like the plasma screens that I think can still be casually noticed inside KFC premises. :->

I find even with reflections blue tint etc they're still a great viewing - at least compared to (our) 7 yr old non-smart 39" Samsung lcd (oled?) panel.

You will need to tell said tv selling person what you watch mostly. Im sure they will ask you but if you are watching alot of fast paced sport youll need to have a screen that can cope or you will possibly have latency issues. TVs are crazy cheap now but they are like that for a reason. I think anything over 65'' starts to go down[ish] in quality. Having said that I was googling at a Samsung 17136363dfghdbjsdfhsjfgh version 5 dash 8 at the Field Days this year and WOW was the word that comes to mind. Bear in mind you arent watching your tv as close as you are looking at in the shop environment.
All the best.

Size ?

Budget ?

OLED is flavour of the year,

Usual suspects - LG, Panasonic, Sony

Samsungs are all over the place in terms of tech, performance plus they have some nasty embedded software - one piece that allows them to switch off your TV remotely for whatever reason.

Be mindful that the majority of TV screens are made by Samsung anyway.

True for non-OLED types (LG holds sway there)

But the physical panel is only part of a TV - manufacturers buy in panels and add their own electronics and software.

Always had Panny plasmas back in the day. Never had an LED display, didn't like them. Currently have 2 x Sony OLED displays, get them on special and they offer the best price vs performance IMO. Had a dead pixel in my 65 when it was nearly 18 mths old. More than annoying when you are OCD like me. Had to jump through a few hoops but to their credit they replaced the panel.

i have one of the last panasonic plasmas to roll off the production line as our main tv.
bought that when our sony trinitron got killed by a lightning surge.

i’m dreading having to go through what you are! hopefully not soon!

If you're coming from the likes of a Panasonic VT plasma, then the only panel that will have you happy is an OLED.
Outside of that, the old adage runs true, take in some material you're familiar with - compare it on TV's side by side and get the remote in your hands to see how the 'smarts' function etc.

Nov 17, 2021 17:00:27 GMT 12 michaelw said:

Size ?

Budget ?

OLED is flavour of the year,

Usual suspects - LG, Panasonic, Sony

Samsungs are all over the place in terms of tech, performance plus they have some nasty embedded software - one piece that allows them to switch off your TV remotely for whatever reason.

Good questions MW, but once I can ascertain who makes good ones, then we'd look through their range and decide on that golden ratio. Not HUUUUUGE!!!!!

I trust Sony and Panasonic but our newish Samsung fridge is a POS so they're out.

Cheers

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180g album, "The Lights of Te Atatu" released 2018

Nov 19, 2021 0:34:16 GMT 12 cartridge said:

If you're coming from the likes of a Panasonic VT plasma, then the only panel that will have you happy is an OLED.
Outside of that, the old adage runs true, take in some material you're familiar with - compare it on TV's side by side and get the remote in your hands to see how the 'smarts' function etc.

This makes much sense but I'm curious how I would bring in something. A DVD?

Cheers.

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180g album, "The Lights of Te Atatu" released 2018

You might also have to take in your DVD player

Try putting some files on a flashdrive.

I researched this some time ago so much of what I learned is history. However I recall that the best test is human facial complexion. Mine of course is like the lee side of a peach but that won't help. Seriously, try and gauge the 'realness' of the complexion of a series of female faces. American won't cut it because of the layered makeup. A pretty Kiwi will have to do.

What source ?

Private videos

Everyone in commercial productions has a layer of makeup on.

My mum always reckoned TV1 news was the best gauge for setting colour

We got a Panasonic in the end, simple enough to use

Singer/songwriter at: www.dominicblaazer.net
180g album, "The Lights of Te Atatu" released 2018

I still don't even own a smart TV but I would consider Panasonic and preferably Samsung.

Be aware that significant changes are coming to Freeview channels Monday March 21.
freeviewnz.tv/ch-changes/

Newer TVs & set-top boxes might auto-update, no worries.
Older ones, you might need to answer Yes to a prompt to update the channel map.

If that flicks by too fast, one could do a re-tune from the settings menu.