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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Got laid up and could not walk and convalesced in my recliner for a year.
Called a good local TV store, not a Best Buy, etc, because a rear projection 50in TV turned yellow.

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No longer watch or listen to hard media, everything is streamed.
Shut down all media services and uploaded software to the AppleTV and it is now my only source.

The Bravia 65" TV is only for watching video from the AppleTV now. All the Smart TV apps quit working, Sony went to using PSP. I did not. Tv's audio goes to a Sony receiver for Surround Sound.

it was before 4K so only does 1080. Still get comments how great the picture looks.

So I would recommend the best picture and for get all the other stuff they are cramming into the TVs. The screens last longer than the support for the smart tv apps.

Yep, I only use an Apple TV now, basically for Netflix and ripped DVDs that are on my NAS. It works well. Most of the TVs now are Android or Roku based, so no need for the manufacturer to support the apps, but that's good to know. The missus would like to not need the ATV.

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

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.

Yep, you can get 4k TVs well under $500, super cheap. Right, I rarely/never buy the latest and greatest of anything. If I buy a phone, it's not top of the line and it's probably a year old, TVs, I never buy top of the line, etc.... I'm just not paying a premium for something that may be a fad. I don't think I've seen a 3D TV advertised in any of my searching, and 5-8 years ago, they were all the rage.