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I really wish my 10 yo Samsung 7-series 1080p would move out of the way for a new TV but it's still going strong. Can't justify what was a near-top-tier TV way back when.
Hisense is not comparable to Samsung
i'm using a 20 year old 1080p Panasonic Viera plasma tv and it looks way better than my Hisense 4K HDR set in almost every case. Bad HDR is mostly useless in my experience.
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I really wish my 10 yo Samsung 7-series 1080p would move out of the way for a new TV but it's still going strong. Can't justify what was a near-top-tier TV way back when.
Has anyone compared quality between upper tier 1080p TVs and today's 4k HDR TVs for FHD content? I obviously know those old TVs can't play modern 4k HDR content but based on my experience with a cheap Black Friday Insignia, the picture quality of my old 1080p set from nearly a decade before was much better when watching cable.
Like are low end $250 modern TVs better than even the $1500 sets from 2013 when it comes to watching 1080p content? That's what I'm curious about.
Is bad HDR still better than none at all? That's what cheap TVs do poorly today but I don't know if bad HDR processing is still better than none all.
Has anyone compared quality between upper tier 1080p TVs and today's 4k HDR TVs for FHD content? I obviously know those old TVs can't play modern 4k HDR content but based on my experience with a cheap Black Friday Insignia, the picture quality of my old 1080p set from nearly a decade before was much better when watching cable.
Like are low end $250 modern TVs better than even the $1500 sets from 2013 when it comes to watching 1080p content? That's what I'm curious about.
Is bad HDR still better than none at all? That's what cheap TVs do poorly today but I don't know if bad HDR processing is still better than none all.
i'm using a 20 year old 1080p Panasonic Viera plasma tv and it looks way better than my Hisense 4K HDR set in almost every case. Bad HDR is mostly useless in my experience.
I have this TV, and I think it's very nice. I actually bought the q70a last year, and when it broke Samsung had to do an exchange would this model. That process was horrible and took over 2 months, so that's a consideration for me. But most people won't be in that situation, it only happened because the replacement panel for the q70a was on indefinite backorder and they had to do an exchange. God help anyone who has to get an exchange from Samsung.
All that being said, I think the TV is quite impressive. The picture is beautiful, and I really like the Samsung environment. The Samsung TV plus adds a ton of channels. The remote is really good, it can control everything I have, including my Denon receiver, Fire TV cube, and Sony Blu-ray player so I don't need any of the other remotes unless I'm doing something very specific. It's part of the smart things environment and is easily integrated with alexa. and in a different thread, some people were talking about a similar model being laggy, but that's not the case at all with this one. perhaps it's because the other TV has a Quantum lite processor and this one has a Quantum processor. I have been happy with the TV itself on pretty much all points. Hope this is helpful
i'm using a 20 year old 1080p Panasonic Viera plasma tv and it looks way better than my Hisense 4K HDR set in almost every case. Bad HDR is mostly useless in my experience.
You really can't compare plasma to bad 4K HDR LED. That was a whole different ballgame compared to LCD/LED back in the day. You need an OLED TV to surpass plasma blacks.
Imagine thinking that a low-end Samsung like this is comparable to a similarly priced Hisense.
I suggest you do some research. http://www.rtings.com is your friend. This TV scores a 7.3. You can get a Hisense U7K for $120 cheaper than this, and it scores much higher.
The only Samsung's worth a damn these days are the Q90C, Q95C, and their OLED's. Buying garbage like this just encourages Samsung to keep releasing more garbage TV's.
Has anyone compared quality between upper tier 1080p TVs and today's 4k HDR TVs for FHD content? I obviously know those old TVs can't play modern 4k HDR content but based on my experience with a cheap Black Friday Insignia, the picture quality of my old 1080p set from nearly a decade before was much better when watching cable.
Like are low end $250 modern TVs better than even the $1500 sets from 2013 when it comes to watching 1080p content? That's what I'm curious about.
Is bad HDR still better than none at all? That's what cheap TVs do poorly today but I don't know if bad HDR processing is still better than none all.
I had a 15 year old 2008 40" Samsung I paid almost 2k for. It was still comparable to the 4k tv I bought recently. My GF's brother inherited it. I still haven't given up my Panasonic plasma 60" for a 4k yet.
Sams has the same price with 5 year allstate warranty. I bought one and Im really happy with the features and picture quality of this TV. I bought it a couple weeks ago for $1097 and Sams did the price adjustmsnt for me yesterday in store.
The 80 was around this price last year in my local Kroger (829) can't compare... 80 is a big step up from this. And not to mention the fat that the 80 series has the Samsung logo centered. This has it on the side
Seems like a good deal on a nice Samsung TV but do you guys think there will be something better in the next week or two?
If you follow the advice of the user recommending the Hisense models, make sure you buy an additional warranty. They are nice TVs that perform well but they also have a ton of buyers that won't purchase another because many models die in the first 3-5 years. Samsung isn't perfect either but I definitely trust their quality over Hisense/TCL. I don't own this particular model Samsung but I do own an older version of it that is still functioning like new. Was just playing Last of Us 2 on it last night 😁
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Has anyone compared quality between upper tier 1080p TVs and today's 4k HDR TVs for FHD content? I obviously know those old TVs can't play modern 4k HDR content but based on my experience with a cheap Black Friday Insignia, the picture quality of my old 1080p set from nearly a decade before was much better when watching cable.
Like are low end $250 modern TVs better than even the $1500 sets from 2013 when it comes to watching 1080p content? That's what I'm curious about.
Is bad HDR still better than none at all? That's what cheap TVs do poorly today but I don't know if bad HDR processing is still better than none all.
Like are low end $250 modern TVs better than even the $1500 sets from 2013 when it comes to watching 1080p content? That's what I'm curious about.
Is bad HDR still better than none at all? That's what cheap TVs do poorly today but I don't know if bad HDR processing is still better than none all.
i'm using a 20 year old 1080p Panasonic Viera plasma tv and it looks way better than my Hisense 4K HDR set in almost every case. Bad HDR is mostly useless in my experience.
All that being said, I think the TV is quite impressive. The picture is beautiful, and I really like the Samsung environment. The Samsung TV plus adds a ton of channels. The remote is really good, it can control everything I have, including my Denon receiver, Fire TV cube, and Sony Blu-ray player so I don't need any of the other remotes unless I'm doing something very specific. It's part of the smart things environment and is easily integrated with alexa. and in a different thread, some people were talking about a similar model being laggy, but that's not the case at all with this one. perhaps it's because the other TV has a Quantum lite processor and this one has a Quantum processor. I have been happy with the TV itself on pretty much all points. Hope this is helpful
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I suggest you do some research. http://www.rtings.com is your friend. This TV scores a 7.3. You can get a Hisense U7K for $120 cheaper than this, and it scores much higher.
The only Samsung's worth a damn these days are the Q90C, Q95C, and their OLED's. Buying garbage like this just encourages Samsung to keep releasing more garbage TV's.
Like are low end $250 modern TVs better than even the $1500 sets from 2013 when it comes to watching 1080p content? That's what I'm curious about.
Is bad HDR still better than none at all? That's what cheap TVs do poorly today but I don't know if bad HDR processing is still better than none all.
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If you follow the advice of the user recommending the Hisense models, make sure you buy an additional warranty. They are nice TVs that perform well but they also have a ton of buyers that won't purchase another because many models die in the first 3-5 years. Samsung isn't perfect either but I definitely trust their quality over Hisense/TCL. I don't own this particular model Samsung but I do own an older version of it that is still functioning like new. Was just playing Last of Us 2 on it last night 😁