Which new TV for me?
Discussion
Thinking of buying either a 55in LG oled or Samsung qled TV. Firstly, any opinions on either? Secondly, my house has always been quite poor/frustrating with regards to WiFi etc. because of thick stone walls and I'd like to sort it once and for all, especially if I'm going for a smart TV. Current set up is a BT Vision box, LG sound bar and a projector. Under the floor I have a 2in plastic waste pipe that runs from the lounge, under the kitchen and into the room where my BT router is. I ran the pipe for a potential built in vacuum cleaner, but never got around to it. I'm now thinking it could be a non disruptive way to get wiring from one end of the house to the other i.e my TV! So what's recommended for trouble free internet connection for the TV? Just a long cable plugged into TV and router? Or is there more to it than that? I'm really not tech savvy!
Viewing distance?
For me OLED is about the pinnacle of picture. Someone else will say Samsung. You need to make the choice. Unfortunately the showrooms have showroom display settings but even then, for me, I could see the reason why it is OLED for me.
My reason for OLED is the blacks. They really are black and that is pretty much going to give best contrast for my money. You don't even know when the TV is off. But you may see it differently, is why you need to go see them. Stand around the same viewing distance as your home. Mine upscales HD very well, SD is SD it will be soft, nothing you can do about that, 4K really flies.
If you can hard wire the TV that is better than wifi. Mine is hard wired but it is a few feet from the router. Something to think of, if you run out of RJ45 on the back of your router, a dumb network switch, 6 or 8 way will go a long way to help. Needs mains though.
Connecting your sources to the TV, how close is the BT box, blu ray etc. That will need thinking about especially if the runs are over a certain distance. My HDMI leads are all around 6' and not an issue for 4k.
For me OLED is about the pinnacle of picture. Someone else will say Samsung. You need to make the choice. Unfortunately the showrooms have showroom display settings but even then, for me, I could see the reason why it is OLED for me.
My reason for OLED is the blacks. They really are black and that is pretty much going to give best contrast for my money. You don't even know when the TV is off. But you may see it differently, is why you need to go see them. Stand around the same viewing distance as your home. Mine upscales HD very well, SD is SD it will be soft, nothing you can do about that, 4K really flies.
If you can hard wire the TV that is better than wifi. Mine is hard wired but it is a few feet from the router. Something to think of, if you run out of RJ45 on the back of your router, a dumb network switch, 6 or 8 way will go a long way to help. Needs mains though.
Connecting your sources to the TV, how close is the BT box, blu ray etc. That will need thinking about especially if the runs are over a certain distance. My HDMI leads are all around 6' and not an issue for 4k.
Zirconia said:
Viewing distance?
For me OLED is about the pinnacle of picture. Someone else will say Samsung. You need to make the choice. Unfortunately the showrooms have showroom display settings but even then, for me, I could see the reason why it is OLED for me.
My reason for OLED is the blacks. They really are black and that is pretty much going to give best contrast for my money. You don't even know when the TV is off. But you may see it differently, is why you need to go see them. Stand around the same viewing distance as your home. Mine upscales HD very well, SD is SD it will be soft, nothing you can do about that, 4K really flies.
If you can hard wire the TV that is better than wifi. Mine is hard wired but it is a few feet from the router. Something to think of, if you run out of RJ45 on the back of your router, a dumb network switch, 6 or 8 way will go a long way to help. Needs mains though.
Connecting your sources to the TV, how close is the BT box, blu ray etc. That will need thinking about especially if the runs are over a certain distance. My HDMI leads are all around 6' and not an issue for 4k.
Thank you. The BT box and blue ray player will be within a few feet of the TV, but the router is about 35ft away. We will sit around 12ft back from the TV. I'd like to future proof if possible by running extra cables, but what would they be?For me OLED is about the pinnacle of picture. Someone else will say Samsung. You need to make the choice. Unfortunately the showrooms have showroom display settings but even then, for me, I could see the reason why it is OLED for me.
My reason for OLED is the blacks. They really are black and that is pretty much going to give best contrast for my money. You don't even know when the TV is off. But you may see it differently, is why you need to go see them. Stand around the same viewing distance as your home. Mine upscales HD very well, SD is SD it will be soft, nothing you can do about that, 4K really flies.
If you can hard wire the TV that is better than wifi. Mine is hard wired but it is a few feet from the router. Something to think of, if you run out of RJ45 on the back of your router, a dumb network switch, 6 or 8 way will go a long way to help. Needs mains though.
Connecting your sources to the TV, how close is the BT box, blu ray etc. That will need thinking about especially if the runs are over a certain distance. My HDMI leads are all around 6' and not an issue for 4k.
Lord Flashheart said:
Thank you. The BT box and blue ray player will be within a few feet of the TV, but the router is about 35ft away. We will sit around 12ft back from the TV. I'd like to future proof if possible by running extra cables, but what would they be?
How many network connections do you need and where how many does the router have? Again, my set up is easy so perhaps someone else has a better idea. Not sure about the future with CAT versions but whatever version is suitable now, someone else can answer that. If it were me whatever I pull through, pull a spare. If I pulled 4 then I would pull 2 spare.
But if your trunking is big enough and easy enough to access then when you pull in your cable, tape some decent cord or washing line to it and pull that through at the same time. Then any more to be added, pull in using the cord when required? Always thought the best way to upgrade is put in a decent enough access in the first place, should I ever need it.
I have BT TV as well and use the 4k sports option. 12ft, yeah you should see it but better if you can closer by a few feet. HD wise it should be fine. If you go 4k then do not spend a lot on the HDMI cables, lots of snake oil there.
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