New TV help

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Buying a new TV for the bedroom and am confused by the 4K TVs. Sounds like you need to sit really close in order for 4K to matter, which renders that feature meaningless for a small bedroom TV (40-43 inch). So now I’m looking for a plain 1080 television and seems like manufacturers aren’t making many of these anymore. But looks like the 4Ks are not that expensive.

My question is is there any reason I shouldn’t just get a 4K tv knowing I’ll not be utilizing its features or capabilities?

 

[funksouljon]

Fingers crossed my large tv breaks and I need to buy one as well. Subscribed.

 

[seminolewrchnt]

OP, unless the program is being broadcasted in 4k, it doesn't really matter. Like you said, almost all TVs are 4k now and there isn't much of an uptick in price. Make sure you look into the smart capabilities of the TV to confurm you are getting what you want.

 

[ericram]

Samsung SUHD or OLED if you can afford it.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

Buying a new TV for the bedroom and am confused by the 4K TVs. Sounds like you need to sit really close in order for 4K to matter, which renders that feature meaningless for a small bedroom TV (40-43 inch). So now I’m looking for a plain 1080 television and seems like manufacturers aren’t making many of these anymore. But looks like the 4Ks are not that expensive.

My question is is there any reason I shouldn’t just get a 4K tv knowing I’ll not be utilizing its features or capabilities?

I upgraded both my main Tv and master bedroom TV last year so I'm not up on the current models as well as last year.

Based on last year's reviews, the Vizio P-Series had ALMOST as good of stats as the highest end Sony but was a third the price and had built in Chromecast. So I got the 75 inch silver version of the Vizio P-series for my main living room TV (and moved my old 60 inch 1080p plasma Samsung to become the main Tv in my retro console and computer game room). I think the MSRP was $1900 or something like that and I got it on a great sale for under a grand, from memory I think it was $799-899.

For the master bedroom I got the 65 inch 4k with built in Roku from Samsung. Its picture quality is noticeably not as good as the Vizio P-Series mainly because it doesn't have anywhere near the number of "dimming zones" and no HDR color I believe. But it works great for all of the streaming services thanks to the built in Roku and I only have cable equipped on the main Tv. That was just a couple Hundo, maybe $450 last year when I got it on sale, I think it's $350 on the best sale this year.

 

[PoopandBoogers]

Just get the 4k, most tvs that are worth a damn are 4k anyway. Netflix and Amazon hdr and 4k look noticeably better than standard hd. Hulu gets upconverted rather nice as well. Dont think you see any difference in regular cable since its broadcast 720, not sure about blueray either.

 

[OrlandNole]

I bought a 32 inch TV for our bedroom and told my wife it was 50 inches, since she's already grown accustomed to an over representation of dimensions in the bedroom.

 

[dmm5157]

I've become big fan of Roku TV sets. We've got 3 ranging from 50 to 55 inch, all were under $300. If you're lucky, you can get for around $200.

The content on Netflix and Amazon comes in beautifully with the native app, seems to work better thank my 4k Amazon Fire or Chromecast.

As for 4k, 1 of the 3 new tvs we got are 4k with HDR, the other 2 are 1080p. Honestly, cannot tell much difference between them at that size, they all look vibrant and great.

I will say more 4k content is becoming available and looks gorgeous on a true 4k tv. I have noticed the cost difference for under 50 inch is minimal between 1080p and 4k.

No reason not to get 4k.

The biggest selling point for me has been built in features (I have become a big fan of Roku based tvs. Frees up an hdmi port too). I have more streaming boxes (Amazon's fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Playstation, Xbox, regular Roku) than I know what to do with, with tons just in drawers at my desk.

 

[LesClaypool]

I've become big fan of Roku TV sets. We've got 3 ranging from 50 to 55 inch, all were under $300. If you're lucky, you can get for around $200.

The content on Netflix and Amazon comes in beautifully with the native app, seems to work better thank my 4k Amazon Fire or Chromecast.

As for 4k, 1 of the 3 new tvs we got are 4k with HDR, the other 2 are 1080p. Honestly, cannot tell much difference between them at that size, they all look vibrant and great.

I will say more 4k content is becoming available and looks gorgeous on a true 4k tv. I have noticed the cost difference for under 50 inch is minimal between 1080p and 4k.

I think there’s still very little, if any 4K content. You pretty much have to go to YouTube to find any. I don’t see any on tv at all.

As for which TV to buy, I still believe you can't beat this...

 

[dmm5157]

I think there’s still very little, if any 4K content. You pretty much have to go to YouTube to find any. I don’t see any on tv at all.

Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube are mainly where I get my 4k content. Most newer Netflix shows are in 4k. I also play Xbox and PS4 and have 4k BD movies.

That said, 4k isn't a crazy amount more cost and most tvs look really good these days. For a sub 50 inch TV set, not any reason to avoid going 4k. Most sets in that range will be 4k and a great price.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

I think there’s still very little, if any 4K content. You pretty much have to go to YouTube to find any. I don’t see any on tv at all.

As for which TV to buy, I still believe you can't beat this...

We had one like that when I was a kid. Hard to believe.

Thanks for all the advice - good stuff

 

[OrlandNole]

I think there’s still very little, if any 4K content. You pretty much have to go to YouTube to find any. I don’t see any on tv at all.

As for which TV to buy, I still believe you can't beat this...

Look at the reflection in the tube. This is clearly some millennial's prized possession, alongside their vintage turntable.

 

[seminole97]

Look at the reflection in the tube. This is clearly some millennial's prized possession, alongside their vintage turntable.

Nah, she’s just stuck at grandmas without WiFi for thanksgiving...

 

[LesClaypool]

Nah, she’s just stuck at grandmas without WiFi for thanksgiving...

It could be that she doesn’t know what it is and is Snapchatting a video of the tv to her friends to find out.

 

[seminole97]

As for which TV to buy, I still believe you can't beat this...

I remember we had a TV like this when I was around 10 years old. When you turned it on and didn’t get a picture you could smack the top of the cabinet and 95% of the time the picture would appear. I have no idea why.

 

[Imtotallynottribe]

I think there’s still very little, if any 4K content. You pretty much have to go to YouTube to find any. I don’t see any on tv at all.

As for which TV to buy, I still believe you can't beat this...

The 4k and HDR is great for Amazon and Netflix (not Hulu, they used to support 4k but quietly dropped it because of the loss of Net Neutrality they can't afford the cost of high level streaming compared to the two richer services) plus I play video games and 4k blu rays on my Xbox One S and (just games) PS4 Pro. You are right that in Tally our cable has basically nothing in 4k, but I probably watch Netflix and Amazon together about the same as old school cable.