Need to buy a TV
Jul 22, 2020, 6:24 pm
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I am guessing if they don't sell Samsung TV in Japan... they are probably not going to sell LG either. I read that the Sony OLED are almost as good as LG's. I was picking between Samsung QLED and LG OLED but I can't justified the price of the OLED. The 77" LG OLED was $2+k more than my 82" Samsung QLED.
Jul 22, 2020, 6:44 pm
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do note that you have costco in japan too. 90 day return policy,
not that convenient to go from tokyo central though
i think it's 66,800 yen until 7/30, 55" LG 4K IPS
eg: https://www.costco.co.jp/LG/LG-55-In...300PJF/p/14267
edit: sorry, didn't realize i submitted this way after Op responded... oh well
not that convenient to go from tokyo central though
i think it's 66,800 yen until 7/30, 55" LG 4K IPS
eg: https://www.costco.co.jp/LG/LG-55-In...300PJF/p/14267
edit: sorry, didn't realize i submitted this way after Op responded... oh well
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Jul 22, 2020, 7:05 pm
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I have one Sharp LCD that 's over ten years old and is still going strong. A newer one lasted only two years; it was cheaper to replace than fix (got a Samsung). A 2006 vintage Sony Bravia lasted us about ten years; however my sister-in-law and brother-in-law's, which they bought six to eight years ago, died after less than four years.
Jul 22, 2020, 8:37 pm
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OLED vs QLED
As others have mentioned, nothing currently beats the picture quality of OLED, whether LG or Sony (Sony OLED panels come from LG). "QLED" is not a technology, but an advertising label for a group of Samsung features, and is not related to OLED technology.
Jul 23, 2020, 1:21 am
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LG Display is the world's only manufacturer of OLED display panels in TV sizes, all manufacturers of OLED TVs (have to) use them. But since picture processor and software differ, there's (slight) variations in picture quality between manufacturers.
With LG models, a good way to keep the price down is getting last years' model. The 2019 TVs have a '9' in the model designation (e.g. OLED-65C97LA). where the the 2020 models have an 'X' (e.g. OLED48CX9LB).
Myself, I`ve been waiting for OLEDs to appear in smaller sizes, and now that they are finally there but cost significantly more than their larger but older counterparts, I`ll wait another year to get prices down...
With LG models, a good way to keep the price down is getting last years' model. The 2019 TVs have a '9' in the model designation (e.g. OLED-65C97LA). where the the 2020 models have an 'X' (e.g. OLED48CX9LB).
Myself, I`ve been waiting for OLEDs to appear in smaller sizes, and now that they are finally there but cost significantly more than their larger but older counterparts, I`ll wait another year to get prices down...
Jul 23, 2020, 10:40 am
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With Samsung getting ready to unleash Micro LED, I’m in no hurry to go out and buy OLED. Even if my TV broke today I’d get a cheap replacement LED TV to bridge the gap.
Jul 23, 2020, 11:20 am
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OLED burn in fact check
"Burn-in is possible with OLED, but not likely with normal use."
Love my LG OLED image quality.
Jul 23, 2020, 10:04 pm
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We ended up purchasing a SONY Bravia 55 inch OLED TV.
Samsung is not available in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the salesman said that the expected lifespan for a smart TV is only about 10 years before either the technology is really too old to keep up with all the things that are new / or some sort of major failure. That being said, five years is short even if it was a Toshiba.
Samsung is not available in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the salesman said that the expected lifespan for a smart TV is only about 10 years before either the technology is really too old to keep up with all the things that are new / or some sort of major failure. That being said, five years is short even if it was a Toshiba.
Jul 24, 2020, 4:06 am
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We ended up purchasing a SONY Bravia 55 inch OLED TV.
Samsung is not available in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the salesman said that the expected lifespan for a smart TV is only about 10 years before either the technology is really too old to keep up with all the things that are new / or some sort of major failure. That being said, five years is short even if it was a Toshiba.
Samsung is not available in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the salesman said that the expected lifespan for a smart TV is only about 10 years before either the technology is really too old to keep up with all the things that are new / or some sort of major failure. That being said, five years is short even if it was a Toshiba.
Jul 24, 2020, 11:09 am
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SW, not HW, is what to worry about
We ended up purchasing a SONY Bravia 55 inch OLED TV.
Samsung is not available in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the salesman said that the expected lifespan for a smart TV is only about 10 years before either the technology is really too old to keep up with all the things that are new / or some sort of major failure. That being said, five years is short even if it was a Toshiba.
Samsung is not available in Japan.
Interestingly enough, the salesman said that the expected lifespan for a smart TV is only about 10 years before either the technology is really too old to keep up with all the things that are new / or some sort of major failure. That being said, five years is short even if it was a Toshiba.
Jul 24, 2020, 11:53 am
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Exactly. Sony TVs use google's Android TV as an operating system. The update/app compatibility situation is the same as with smartphones: ten years of software support is wishful thinking... Sony recently confirmed that there won't be an update to Android 9(!) for most of it's 2017, 2018 and even some 2019 models due to hardware limitations - that means any owner of such a device will be stuck on an already obsolete OS version, and it's just a question of time before the first apps will cease to work.
Jul 24, 2020, 12:15 pm
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I think 10 years from today, the TVs will probably be 8K standard with something else other than HDMI input.
Jul 24, 2020, 3:58 pm
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Exactly. Sony TVs use google's Android TV as an operating system. The update/app compatibility situation is the same as with smartphones: ten years of software support is wishful thinking... Sony recently confirmed that there won't be an update to Android 9(!) for most of it's 2017, 2018 and even some 2019 models due to hardware limitations - that means any owner of such a device will be stuck on an already obsolete OS version, and it's just a question of time before the first apps will cease to work.
This was what the salesman was referring to.
If all you did was watch basic cable, then it would be fine for many, many years. This was my FIL's world. Japanese variety shows and sports - what he can get on cable TV. Everything else was just too complicated for him.
Yesterday, I introduced Netflix to my FIL. He was dumbfounded that he can start and stop, pick what he wants to see. This TV has a Netflix button, no login needed. It is opening up my FIL's world.