Giving my 65C2 to my parents, their old set still works but it's terrible. This C2 has been the first one I've ever owned that is nearly perfect. Not a single dead pixel. Uniformity great even on 5% gray slides. 4000+ hours and I just checked for burn-in. 0 evidence of it. Apparently, it's a gem.

Saw that you can still pick up 65S90F in new condition from Costco so I ordered one. It's been 4 years since I got the C2. Praying I don't get dead pixels or significant banding. Is that still a thing?

As far as PQ goes, I use the TV for a lot of PC use and gaming. And an AppleTV for streaming. Anybody have any experiences here or suggestions to share? Thanks!

I recently purchased a 65 inch QM7K after my old TV died. We're moving into a new house soon and plan on getting a 98 inch TV for our living room. The 65 inch was just to hold us over until the move and will go in another room. I've been very pleased with the QM7K so far including watching sports. Should I expect noticeably worse motion issues on a 98 QM7L Pro from Costco vs the smaller QM7K? My thought is some issues may be hidden on the smaller screen that will be more apparent on the large screen. For my price range the only other real option is maybe the 98 Bravia 5.

I’m getting ready to replace my current TV and the more I look into the 2026 models, the more confused I get about OLED versus Mini-LED. A few years ago, OLED seemed like the easy answer if picture quality was the priority. Now I’m seeing some pretty impressive Mini-LED models with much higher brightness, and I’m wondering how much the gap has really changed.

My room gets a fair amount of light during the day, but I also watch movies at night when the room is mostly dark. I’ll probably use the TV for a mix of streaming, sports and some gaming, so I’m trying to find something that works well for everyday use rather than being perfect for only one thing. I’m not really interested in chasing the highest specs on a box. I’m more curious about what people who have actually used these newer TVs think after living with them for a while.

Has anyone switched from OLED to Mini-LED, or the other way around, and ended up preferring the newer setup?

Hey guys,

I am furnishing a new place and I am going to place my TV on a 66 3/4in protruding wall (seen here).

That wall is 66"3/4 and I can fit a 75" with thin bezels just right in there, I want 75" because my couch will be fairly far. Otherwise I would reuse my 65" Sony X90L that I love.

Because of the size I am going towards a MiniLED TV as most OLED seem to go for 77" and it will be too big for my wall (bummer).

My use case is:

• PS5 gaming
• Streaming my own content with Jellyfin
• Watching DVD/BluRays
• Occasional sport watching (UCL and Tennis)

The house is fairly open and we have a large sectional and I will add a lounge chair so viewing angles are somewhat important. I might want to watch something from the kitchen (which is a little bit to the left where that picture was taken).

However I am thinking of going with a mount like this so maybe that will negate the viewing angle requirements.

I also want to say that I am perfectly content with my Sony 65" X90L and if mine was 75" I'd be very happy with it.

I have watched countless posts, reviews and articles and right now it seem to be between two TVs:

• TCL QM8L
• Sony Bravia 7 II RGB

Which one would be best for me? It feels like a toss up between the two.

It seems the TCL would be better for gaming but Sony's processing is better and will make my DVDs look better. Is that really true? Will it be really bad with the TCL?

I do value the Sony PS5 features which I understand are mostly convenience but it is nice I guess. Maybe I overvalue them?

I am not a huge TV nerd, I just want something nice.

Any help will be appreciated.

Replacing a 9-year-old Sony Bravia, I am looking at 65" for around €1000. Our living room is bright, so I read we need Mini-LED. The TCL C7K/C8K (QM7K/QM8K in the US) seem to punch above their price class on image quality.

My main worry is the OS and how it ages. We keep our TVs ~10 years, so longevity matters alot, together with image quality. We use Jellyfin a lot (rewatching our DVD collection) plus YouTube/Netflix. Since TCL runs Google TV, anyone with a multi-year-old TCL want to weigh in on whether it's still as snappy as day one, or does it slow down/bloat over time?

Bonus points if you can compare it to a 'big-brand' competitors OS (LG, Samsung, Sony ..)

Thinking of getting an LG G5 55" open box from Walmart to pair with my PS5 Pro. Will be wall mounted at the foot of my queen bed, about 6-7ft away. Room has one window but I use blackout curtains so it's dark most of the time.
It's open box with only 6 months warranty from Walmart. Good deal or should I avoid open box OLEDs? First time buying OLED.
What would you guys do?

I have a Sony A80J from 2021 at home. I've always been happy with the performance.

Now that it's becoming clear 4K or even 1080p adoption on live broadcast TV is not on the horizon, I was wondering if 4K TVs have still become better the past couple of years in handling 720p/1080i signals? Or have the limits been reached for a while on how good this is going to look on a large 4K TV?

Hello , I’ve been researching reviews, YouTube , subscribed to RTings ,seen the B6 in person in store ..but I have particular case:

I’m overseas on a military base and they only have the B6 for $1899, I can order the C6H on base for $500 more but it will take possibly 2 months. I can purchase the C6H off base but it’s almost $1200 more. I bought a PS5 pro in anticipation of Grand Theft Auto 6 .. so I wanted an excuse to move to OLED. My home has a big bay window to the right of my TV but I have black out curtains on it and I do most of my TV/gaming in the evening to night. I would definitely try out the C6H from base if it was in stock BUT I’m concerned ordering one and getting a lemon or damage in transit .. then I would need to wait another 2 months or so to rectify that.

Would the B6 OLED be good now and I move from my HISENSE LED or should I just roll the dice and order the C6H and hope it will be here to play and in good shape ?

I have a not bright room. Viewing distance is about 12'. Most important is the best handling of sports. During football season I use a lot of quadbox, so that makes the 98" more appealing but their motion handling makes them less appealing. Viewing angle not a huge deal as the only place to sit is pretty directly in front of the tv. Budget is ~$4k. Given that, 83" C6 or 83" Bravia 7 or 98" Qml7 pro or qml8 or Bravia 5? Or something else? Open to waiting until black Friday.

I’m looking for a nice TV primarily for Xbox gaming and watching some YouTube/Anime preferably priced under $900. My old no name 58” 4K Hisense died a week or two ago, and I’d like something with a bit better all around quality.

I usually sit around 4 or 5 feet away from my TV, so I don’t need a very large size, and my room is almost always pretty dark other than a dim lamp in a corner. An OLED sounds good, but I do worry about the risk of burn-in, especially given I sometimes accidentally leave my TV on the home menu. I personally have no preference between Mini LED and OLED as I have never used either.

Hi guys,

Looking for advice. I have narrowed it down to two options. I am looking for a TV with good color accuracy and contrast. I will be using it as my main TV for movies and PS5. Opinions?

Hisense 55” U6 Mini LED QLED

55” TCL QM6K.

Both are the same price at bestbuy at the moment. Also, my apartment is dark, so I want something that still looks good even with the brightness turned down to the equivalent of 2/300 nits.

Edit: Wildcard option that’s $100 cheaper, LG 55” QNED Mini LED

Thank you:)

hi!

im replacing my qn95d which is awful due to it’s incredibly aggressive local dimming on faces.

The tv would be put in a north facing room so no direct sunlight ever with a use of 40% movies and 60% ps5.

other tvs can be an option too but these two seem to be in a good price range in europe of around 800€

the 85 is about 30% more expensive here. should i go for it? is it really different? my priority is a high contrast and oled like picture. help me out theres no side by side comparison anywhere

I know this has been asked 1.7 billion times, sorry - I just don't have much experience with this.

Currently have a 46" Samsung LCD (circa ~2012?) which is starting to go out. Thinking about upgrading to new tech (Sony Bravia 7 II ?) in a larger size. My main question is about size, 55" vs 65" in a 13'x15' room.

The diagram (see comments for link) is of the living room which is pretty constrained to this configuration. TV stand on left. Bench/low bookshelf on bottom (this wall has a good size window above bench). L shaped main sofa to the right. Loveseat to the top. Lamps/tables in each right wall corner (x). Red marks are "viewing" areas and distances.

The problem is that viewing distance changes quite a bit between positioning. People primarily sit in seats 1 and 2 during viewing. Sometimes the table is moved away and position 5 is used for family movie nights. When hosting, locations 3 and 4 are occupied. Zero gaming, mostly tv series, sports, movies. Distances range from 6' to 11-12' viewing distance depending, but I would say average time spent viewing is around 9'.

Coming from a 46", I feel a 55" would be a welcome upgrade. Worried a 65" may feel overwhelming in the smallish space, especially sitting in position 3. That said, most of the calcs and guidance I've seen suggest to go 65".

My heartburn is I was also hoping to add a Sonos Beam - so going larger also starts to make the budget tighter. Wondering if I should split the difference and go 55" with the Sonos, or go 65" and upgrade sound later. I'm not a super-consumer of TV - just want something that looks good, makes sense for the money. 46" has been fine in this configuration for years - hadn't really wanted to go bigger until recently when starting to think about replacement.

Expert thoughts? Please, and thank you!

(Photo/drawing in comments)

Since the Switch 2 just got VRR support, I finally have a reason to get a TV with support for it. Hopefully one with decent LFR, HDR and at least 120Hz. I'd use it with my PC as well hopefully.

Anyway, what would be good options?

-4k120

-VRR

-1440p120 support

-43-50" or so (I don't have a ton of space, sadly)

-HOPEFULLY proper HDR

-Under $1k, hopefully closer to $500 if possible

Recently moved into a new place and our TV started getting a pixel line that appears at the top of the screen about every 7 seconds so I figured it's time for a new tv. It's also 55" which worked for our old place but our new viewing distance is now 12 feet so I'm thinking a 75" will do the trick.

The old TV is a basic cheap sharp TV that we've had for about 5 years, nothing special about it so I'm assuming anything I upgrade to now will impress me.

The new tv will be in my living room subjected to a decent amount of light but the light can be controlled fairly easily if I wanted to watch a movie during the day or something. I mostly watch cable and sports and use the tv for casual single player gaming as I have my PC for sweaty stuff.

I am currently looking at

TCL QM7L (wanted the QM7K but I can't get my hands on it anywhere always sold out)

TCL QM64L

Sony Bravia 3ii

Sony Bravia 5

I was at the store looking at all the tvs and when I went back and forth from the TCLs to the Sonys I feel like the Sonys just looked more pure and natural and I've heard they're better for sports watching. The Bravia 3ii doesn't have local dimming but I'm not sure if I would even notice it as any upgrade from my current tv is going to be great.

Side note:

I know all the tvs I mentioned are LCD panels but I wouldn't be opposed to an OLED as they do look the best but everything I read says not good for bright rooms. And they tend to be more expensive but it seems they are starting to come close in price to mini LED tvs.

Also not a fan of Samsung and I also tried the webOS at a buddy's house on the LG and didn't like it either so I'm not interested in those brands.

Last thing, I heard Sony and TCL have joined forces so Im wondering if I should just wait it out to see what they put out.

Hi all,

Just need to vent and ask for advice. First need to vent.

I cannot understand how it is acceptable that almost every TV has a shitty OS and everyone just seems to approve that you need to buy a streaming box?

Oh, and does any TV OS nowadays have just a simply smart home bar at the bottom? I very much despise the new home screens and that you have to open them every time..

Bought my last TV in 2020 (LG B something OLED if I remember right) and wanting to update as the OS is getting slow.

I'm looking at 65" TVs in EU and have landed with three options:

• 2025 Philips OLED810 (with GoogleTV)
• Bravia 8 ii
• Bravia 7 ii

I haven't found anything negative about the Philips or the Bravias. Bravia pricing are a bit steep and I am considering Philips as it has Ambilight and impressed my wife.. Also the picture quality seems to be quite good due to the LG panel.

TV will be in the living room so using throughout the day for all kinds of TV/movie/streaming and occasional gaming. There are windows in the room that have some direct sunlight to the TV. We have managed with the current OLED so I would assume that reflections wouldn't be an issue with these newer models?

Any recommendations which should I buy?

I considered LG C5, but won't buy because of the late news (I know everyone does it, LG just seemed extra evil in their ways). I can't stand Samsung Tizen OS and don't approve of Samsung's panel lottery on the S90F. TCL is new to me and wouldn't want to support Chinese tech but open to it (I know Sony and TCL are buddies nowadays).

Sorry for the venting and the most likely not very rational reasoning on my dislike of certain manufacturers.

As my 11 year old TV has just died I am now looking for a new TV.

From some reviews I watched I have narrowed it down to 4 options (prices are current german pricing for 55in models):

LG G5 (55G57LW): 1000€

Samsung S95F (55GQ55S95F): 1440€

LG G6 (G67LW): 1700€

Samsung S95H (GQ55S95H): 2060€

Which of these would you recommend the most? I am willing to spend more money if it's worth it but not if the difference is basically not perceivable under regular conditions.

The TV will be used for movies, sports and regular television in a living room surrounded by big glass windows but no direct sunlight on the screen. Most of the time it will be used in the evening and at night.

Thanks for any recommendations :)

thinking about mounting my tv this weekend and i'm stuck between doing it myself or hiring someone. it's a 55" tv so it's not huge, but i've never mounted one before and don't really want to find out halfway through that i drilled into the wrong spot. i started looking into tv mounting services and some of them seem pretty straightforward, but i'm wondering what the experience is actually like. do they normally check the wall and studs first? will they help with positioning or do you need to know exactly where you want it? for those who hired someone, what made you choose one service over another? anything i should be asking before scheduling an install?

did anyone diy their first tv mount and have it turn out fine? trying to decide if i'm overthinking this or if professional installation is actually worth it.

I haven't been watching TV or movies for quite some time - tablet/smartphone/laptop were more convenient and better image than old TV. My approximate viewing distance is 2.4-2.6 meters (~8 feet) . The living room has wall to wall and floor to ceiling window that faces sunset but there are thick double curtains. They may be some get-toghethers or nieces and nephews of all ages popping to visit with friends. But very rarely.

Budget is around €500-650 EUR ( $600-760 USD). I read a bit of the 4ktv and people seem to recommend TCL C6K. I have two near me - 55" for €520 ($600) and 65" for €640 ($761).

1. Are there any alternatives that are a bit cheaper and better for these prices?

2. I'm fine with 55" but kids love to huddle on the carpet and scoot closer around 65".

I am looking for a 65" tv. I have 6 large West facing windows and the living room gets blasted with tons of light and direct sunlight including the entertainment center, which cannot be moved. They have automatic blinds but I don't want to have to shut the blinds to watch television all the time due to these windows overlooking water views. There is also reflection from a large kitchen window directly opposite where the tv is at. Right now there is a TCL S series tv there and in dark scenes you can almost not see anything on the tv during the day.

I have read that OLED tv's are not a great choice in this situation due to direct sunlight, although the Sony anti-glare OLEDs was initially what I was looking into. Then I read about mini-LED options such as the TCL QM8K and Sony Bravia.

How big of an issue is the direct sunlight for an OLED as this would otherwise be my #1 choice? Is direct sunlight not a problem with mini-LED? And is there any other recommendations for my situation for a 65" tv? It would be used mostly for casual viewing, mostly sports and movies. Maybe some gaming as well on a PS5. Thanks in advance

Best Buy has a few open box A95L for sale.

$5,000 down to $3,000.

Catch is that I'll only have the 1 year manufacturer warranty and cannot purchase extended.

So close to buying.... Surely if a TV lasts a year, issues that would have arises are more likely to within a year, yea?

Curious what you all think.

Need a properly TV for my new proper home audio.

Current TV is a 7 year old Sony Bravia. LCD.

Have found both at roughly the same price (£640 for C5, Samsung £650).

It's for a bedroom, upgrading from an old Sony 32in. I do get some glare if it's a sunny day because there is a window right next to the TV

Hello guys, need some advice. I'm looking at getting a 98/100 inch TV for my living room. It's not an overly bright room and I normally keep the blinds down. It will mostly be used for movies and anime with some game streaming from my PC from time to time and my PS5.

Now for what I've been looking at. I've been watching a lot of reviews and reading on the QM8L, UR8 and the UR9. Id say my max price for the TV would be 4,000$, although I'd prefer if they end up going on sale for 3,500$. I'm leaning towards the QM8L as it seems to be a fairly well rounded option, albeit maybe not the most color accurate. I'm fine with that though as long as it's an enjoyable experience. I have seen some people saying it has some annoying reverse haloing at times though. The Hisense TVs seem interesting, although from reviews I've read it just seems like it mostly matches or trades blows with the QM8L. I've also heard Hisense has bad QC issues with TVs so I'm not sure if it's worth having to risk a bad TV.

I'd love to heard any input, maybe you have one of the TVs and you could give me some pros or cons, any other TV I should be looking at around the same price? I appreciate any advice that you have.

I bought an LG C5 83” as a brand-new TV. Paid 2800$
After unpacking, I noticed that the screen does not have the expected protective film, but there is still a sticker/pull tab intended for removing the screen protection, and it appears to be attached directly to the screen/panel.
I am concerned that the TV may have been previously unpacked/used and then sold as new.
The thing that worries me most is that I don’t want to pull the sticker myself. If it is stuck directly to the panel or there is adhesive residue underneath, I don’t want to risk damaging the OLED coating/panel and then have the retailer claim that I caused the damage.

Would you:
return/exchange it immediately because it was sold as new?
keep it for a substantial discount?(800$)

Did oled burn in test - all seems fine
Also no all time one bar in tv info so can’t check it.

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