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I can't recommend any brands because I don't live in the US but I wouldn't get anything "top shelf". Tech is changing so fast right now and anything is bound to feel OLD really quickly. I like the idea of a direct connection to your home wifi so you can use it to stream content. Most TV's have that now.

Is 4K affordable yet? Mr brother bought a 4K big screen TV about 12 months ago and he loves it but damn is wasn't cheap. 8K TVs are now available but they're really expensive.

Before LCD's & Plasma it was easy... A Sony Trinitron was the default if you wanted a good TV. That seems like a long time ago now.