Hi everyone,
I don’t know if this is the right place, but someone tried to fix their tv and the screen did not survive.
If anyone has an affiliate link or recommendation for something budget friendly I would greatly appreciate it.
So far I am thinking maybe Costco or amazon has an outlet/warehouse section.
I personally shop at Video Only, a regional chain here in the Pacific NW and purchase only Samsung TV’s
However they have a sucky have to connect to their servers to get updates but you can block these after any firmware updates using your router or Pihole.
Costco is a great choice too since they also have a pretty good selection as well.
My last purchase was in 2020 just around the start of all this pandemic stuff and got a 65 inch Samsung model, mostly for my father.
If viewing angle isn’t too much of a concern something from Samsung’s “QLED” line would be quite good.
My suggestions on brand are Samsung, LG, Vizio, and TCL. TCL and Vizio are your more budget options, whereas LG and Samsung will get you a little bit more quality, but for a slightly disproportionate higher price.
This is what I mean (the Samsung here is probably going to be about 10-20% better in quality, but you’re paying more than that in price):
I’d agree. If you have a Costco membership or know someone who will shop with you, I think they have the best deals on televisions.
It was a year or two ago (time flies) but I think Best Buy had some sweet Black Friday TV deals. Not sure if it would be worth waiting though.
Walmart for the cheap and bad stuff. I dunno. My parents bought a TV there a while ago and took it back the same week, it was so bad. Sometimes cheap is too cheap.
If you have the space for a proper bookshelf speaker, go get one because they would serve you well and sound significantly better than a soundbar. There are Edifier branded speakers that are good enough for their price.
I was definitely looking for a better sound system because either I’m losing my hearing or the last TVs sound was really bad…I had to watch most things with subtitles to be able to understand, especially thick accents. I will check out Edifer
“budget-friendly” or “1300$ TV” - pick one.
Unless your budget is like 2000$ in which case basically anything reasonably on the market is budget-friendly.
And if you’re looking in that price-bracket I would much rather go OLED.