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We're building a house and are getting ready to move in on September 21. We need one more TV than we currently have, so I figured we might as well get a nice one and put it in the family room. If my wife can spend $3,000 on a couch, then dammit, I can spend $3,000 on a TV.
Not that I necessarily want to spend $3,000, but we could make that work if we wanted to. As far as the room -- the couch in the family room is about 13-14 feet off the TV wall. Some chairs in the room might be more in the 8-12 ft range, but the primary viewing spot is going to be the couch. The room is also open to the kitchen, which has a good view of the TV wall as well. Long story short -- I think we should be getting a big TV. Primary use would be TV, sports, and Movies (my PS4 will probably go upstairs).
Our biggest TV so far has only been 60". I definitely think this one should be at least 65", but I'm also strongly entertaining 75". I think the room is big enough that it's justified. We will probably wall-mount it just above some kind of TV cabinet.
I'm looking for input on 1) size, 2) model, and 3) timing. Are labor day sales any good for TVs? Should I just suck it up and wait for Black Friday? We do have several TVs that could be used until then, if needed.
Regarding models: OLED would be cool, but that limits my size to 65" considering the pricing. If we went with a standard LED 75", it sounds like the Sony's are highly reviewed.
65" OLED would probably be either the LG OLED65C7P (2017 model) or OLED65B6P (2016 model). For 75", the Sony XBR75X900E seems to be the best model that we could reasonably afford. Would I lose a lot going down to the 850D or 850E and saving a few bucks? It seems like the Sonys are more highly regarded than the Samsungs.
Not that I necessarily want to spend $3,000, but we could make that work if we wanted to. As far as the room -- the couch in the family room is about 13-14 feet off the TV wall. Some chairs in the room might be more in the 8-12 ft range, but the primary viewing spot is going to be the couch. The room is also open to the kitchen, which has a good view of the TV wall as well. Long story short -- I think we should be getting a big TV. Primary use would be TV, sports, and Movies (my PS4 will probably go upstairs).
Our biggest TV so far has only been 60". I definitely think this one should be at least 65", but I'm also strongly entertaining 75". I think the room is big enough that it's justified. We will probably wall-mount it just above some kind of TV cabinet.
I'm looking for input on 1) size, 2) model, and 3) timing. Are labor day sales any good for TVs? Should I just suck it up and wait for Black Friday? We do have several TVs that could be used until then, if needed.
Regarding models: OLED would be cool, but that limits my size to 65" considering the pricing. If we went with a standard LED 75", it sounds like the Sony's are highly reviewed.
65" OLED would probably be either the LG OLED65C7P (2017 model) or OLED65B6P (2016 model). For 75", the Sony XBR75X900E seems to be the best model that we could reasonably afford. Would I lose a lot going down to the 850D or 850E and saving a few bucks? It seems like the Sonys are more highly regarded than the Samsungs.