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Didn't realize Direct TV is showing Norte Dame games in 4K, I'll have to check it out this weekend.
Man the price difference on TVs from Canada to the US seems ridiculous. Looking at some of the samsungs and even without the sale prices on right now the Canadian prices seem to be near double to the US prices.
From what i gather about the Haier, the sound quality and lack of smart features are the only complaints. Its 60hz but i dunno if that would really make a difference.
You're on a hockey forum, I can only assume you're part of the demographic which should never ever consider a sub 120hz TV. While there is not a HUGE difference, if you notice it you'll hate the TV forever.
I've been using Plasmas for most of my lifetime and tend to notice the 60Hz floor models for the less than perfect frame by frame transition when watching sports.
I've been keeping an eye on the Vizion M Series 65 and The Haier 65 which is currently $600 USD at HHGregg.
From what i gather about the Haier, the sound quality and lack of smart features are the only complaints. Its 60hz but i dunno if that would really make a difference.
Im not sure if it's HDR/Dolby Vision compat, however a 65 inch 4k tv for under 1,000 bucks sounds good to me.
The sound on the Haier isn't as horrible as some people make it out to be - it's liveable... but if you have a sound bar or a stereo to hook up, it will definitely sound far better. I don't notice a problem with the 60Hz... I haven't watched any hockey - but most of your blu-rays I believe will be 60Hz anyway.
Smart features - I avoid smart TV's anyway - most companies tend not to be good at updating them, so I'd rather get my smart features from the blu-ray player, or a smart stick (ie roku) or a computer. If you absolutely do want a smart TV though, the Haier won't be the way to go. Otherwise, I think it's a fantastic price.
I've been using a Sony Bravia KDL 40V3000 40 inch LCD for the last 10 years and love it, it's still working fine but have been looking for an upgrade. I believe this TV is 60hz and i watch most games on it and haven't noticed.
So I'm just not super impressed with 720p/1080p cable on my 4k Samsung. I feel like it looks worse than a 1080p TV. I know it could make sense in theory, since it's blowing up every pixel, but from what I had heard, it sounded like it should at least look equal. Thinking about taking it back and just waiting on 4k in that case. Prices on 1080 TVs are really cheap these days... so I don't know.
The problem is that most of the 4k content out there right now doesn't interest me. X1 only does up to 1080, and most of my TV watching is sports.
Have you tried checking the thread for your model on AVS forums and seeing if there are similar issues. If you can return or exchange it for something else.
If you are watching basically the same content at the same distance on a larger screen, it could look worse but the upscale should make up for this. Maybe it's the display. I know it sounds silly but make sure you are actually getting 1080P or 4k. The display should tell you.
Yeah I'm just kinda confused. The cable box I'm currently using is only 720p, but I switched to one yesterday that was 1080p and didn't notice a huge difference. For example, right now I'm watching football and the ball looks sort of pixelated when moving through the air. I was less than impressed watching hockey the past two days as well. It says I'm getting 720p (and earlier 1080p), so maybe it's just the source I'm watching from. Xbox certainly looks great on it, so no complaints there.
Most sports content is in 720p, since 720p is 60fps and fast-moving action looks much better at 60fps. In comparison, 1080i (because most networks don't broadcast in 1080p yet) is really only 30fps (technically, it's 60 fields per second, but every 2 fields is only one frame). So, if sports is mostly what you're watching, that's why you're not noticing much of a difference from your old TV.
Even 1080i isn't that much nicer than 720p. You're not going to really see the benefits of a new TV unless you're watching content from Blu-Ray discs or Netflix/YouTube/Amazon, since that content is of higher quality than 1080i; it's 1080p up to 4K (and with HDR). If all that you're watching is typical cable/satellite programming, you're not going to notice much difference between a $500 TV and a $5000 one.
Most sports content is in 720p, since 720p is 60fps and fast-moving action looks much better at 60fps. In comparison, 1080i (because most networks don't broadcast in 1080p yet) is really only 30fps (technically, it's 60 fields per second, but every 2 fields is only one frame). So, if sports is mostly what you're watching, that's why you're not noticing much of a difference from your old TV.
Even 1080i isn't that much nicer than 720p. You're not going to really see the benefits of a new TV unless you're watching content from Blu-Ray discs or Netflix/YouTube/Amazon, since that content is of higher quality than 1080i; it's 1080p up to 4K (and with HDR). If all that you're watching is typical cable/satellite programming, you're not going to notice much difference between a $500 TV and a $5000 one.
Actually, none of the over-the-air networks broadcast in 1080p, and that's not likely to change any time soon. Older HDTV tuners and ATSC converter boxes don't even support over-the-air 1080p. I'm not even 100% sure newer TV tuners support it, since there's nothing to try it out on. And with as much fretting by the public over the transition from NTSC to ATSC several years ago, there's no way the FCC would allow a broadcaster to use 1080p and potentially cut millions out. Also, 1080p likely would look pretty bad on an ATSC channel.
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I'm in the market for a new tv.. would like at least 55" but up towards 65" is fine It should come with with HDR and 4k.
I dont wanna spend the bank so as much bang for my buck. Anyone has a tip on a TV? =)
It's a good point, I doubt they ever do OTA 4k. It will be up to the providers and then specific sports to film in it, NFL, ect. Most of the content will come from streaming services, DVD, Xbox, ect.
So I added the 4k option to my Netflix plan, and found out that seeing the differences with HDR is super duper dependent on the picture mode - when I had my Vizio on calibrated mode, it was just too dark to catch the subtle differences in dynamic range, but switching over standard, and tweaking the picture was like night and day. Additionally, did find out that the Vizio's built-in Chromecast does 4k and HDR just fine, so saves a bit of money buying a new upgraded Roku.
Room lighting plays a part too, I have somewhat strong side lighting coming in from my doorwall, and it can cause reflections.
And on the plus side, HDR video isn't as fake looking as most HDR pictures I've seen online that people create in PS or LR.
Unfortunately, the content is lacking, so while something like Marco Polo looks good, it's a rather boring series, and even though Prime was $80 the other day, I can just never find Prime compelling enough to purchase, and I don't think Amazon has great exclusives either, and the rest of the added content isn't good enough for me to drop Netflix or GPM.
Keep in mind that while Netflix (and Amazon/YouTube/Vudu/etc.) 4K looks good, it's still heavily compressed. It's nowhere near what actual, true lossless 4K HDR should look like. For that, people are going to have to adopt 4K Blu-ray.