lord_galathon
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My 7yr old LG (yes...) 55LM5800 3D died last night at 9:37PM, sadly it happened right in the middle of a potentially (died just as her room mate was proclaiming her love) lesbian scene between Christina Hendricks and her room mate, which sucked in many different ways as you can imagine.
It's the main board (power LED blinks twice - nothing happens to TV no image, no sound) and that's not really easy to find on an old TV - only ones I found are refurbished which really means "taken out of a working TV" with other problems (broken screen, backlight out, etc.) and they're 170US$+shipping from US. No ETA.
This is my main TV in my living room. It's not the actual "home theater" TV which is setup elsewhere with a proper viewing room (dark - basement - projector...)
I have no favourite brands but I'd like to stay away from RCA/Philips/Sharp as they have been bad to me in the past. Main use for this TV is going to be serial TV shows, some Netflix and movies, sports. Only console hooked up is a Switch which we rarely use on the TV except for multiplayer, and the nVidia Shield for streaming because my broken TV was not a smart TV - they didn't really exist in 2012. Well they were but they were rare and expensive.
I was happy with my LG (yes...) and would have another if it has the features I want:
Specs 4K/UHD with some type of "flowmotion" 120/240/480 whatever as long as I can OPTIONALLY turn on that "soap opera" effect everyone hates.
Budget < 1000$ tax included
Size MANDATORY has to be 55" for a straight swap on my wall-mount where it's located which brings me to the next feature
VESA mount is a must
OS/Smart features ANDROID TV is preferred but not necessary
Hisense 55H8809 (623$), 55Q8809 (723$) are my favourites at this time as they tick all the above with the Q model preferred because of the QLED tech which I like on Samsung - note that I've not seen any of these "live" in a showroom. I'm going to take a drive to B&M where apparently they are the only ones selling them along with Leon's. I could go to Leon's... don't really care either is fine with me but B&M gives a "free" sound bar with the TV which I can then give someone as a Christmas present.
I'd love to get the 55Q9809 (9 series) but it's just come out and is 500$ more at 1130$+tx.
No I'm not giving any of you guys my free soundbar if I get one.
Any other suggestions are appreciated.
It's the main board (power LED blinks twice - nothing happens to TV no image, no sound) and that's not really easy to find on an old TV - only ones I found are refurbished which really means "taken out of a working TV" with other problems (broken screen, backlight out, etc.) and they're 170US$+shipping from US. No ETA.
This is my main TV in my living room. It's not the actual "home theater" TV which is setup elsewhere with a proper viewing room (dark - basement - projector...)
I have no favourite brands but I'd like to stay away from RCA/Philips/Sharp as they have been bad to me in the past. Main use for this TV is going to be serial TV shows, some Netflix and movies, sports. Only console hooked up is a Switch which we rarely use on the TV except for multiplayer, and the nVidia Shield for streaming because my broken TV was not a smart TV - they didn't really exist in 2012. Well they were but they were rare and expensive.
I was happy with my LG (yes...) and would have another if it has the features I want:
Specs 4K/UHD with some type of "flowmotion" 120/240/480 whatever as long as I can OPTIONALLY turn on that "soap opera" effect everyone hates.
Budget < 1000$ tax included
Size MANDATORY has to be 55" for a straight swap on my wall-mount where it's located which brings me to the next feature
VESA mount is a must
OS/Smart features ANDROID TV is preferred but not necessary
Hisense 55H8809 (623$), 55Q8809 (723$) are my favourites at this time as they tick all the above with the Q model preferred because of the QLED tech which I like on Samsung - note that I've not seen any of these "live" in a showroom. I'm going to take a drive to B&M where apparently they are the only ones selling them along with Leon's. I could go to Leon's... don't really care either is fine with me but B&M gives a "free" sound bar with the TV which I can then give someone as a Christmas present.
I'd love to get the 55Q9809 (9 series) but it's just come out and is 500$ more at 1130$+tx.
No I'm not giving any of you guys my free soundbar if I get one.
Any other suggestions are appreciated.