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Help Me Pick a TV for my First Apartment
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Nov 11 2016, 05:36 PM Post #1
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	Preface: I know nothing about TVs. I'm going to be moving in the spring, but with black Friday coming up, now's the perfect time to buy a TV. I need something decently sized that will be good for watching TV and gaming, but nothing too fancy. I'm on a budget. I was browsing through Best Buy's new deals and saw some good ones. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/clp/tv-sale-page/pcmcat359600050007.c?id=pcmcat359600050007 That LG TV for $399.99 seems like a good deal, but what do you techies think?



Rockman	Nov 11 2016, 05:57 PM Post #2
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	That's actually a really good deal. Suggest getting a Smart TV for the apps like Netflix and otherwise. If you don't you'd have to buy a separate device to run those. It's worth it. When it says, "With chrome cast built in" that's basically the same thing as smart except you'd need Android phone to get the most out of it. If you're using Apple TV, then don't worry about any of that and get the best size/price. One other thing I will mention is that most of these tv's will have s*ty sound. When you go to the store to purchase play with the sound on the ones you're interested in. Otherwise you might end up buying a sound bar or a set of speakers on top of the purchase. Edited by Rockman**, Nov 11 2016, 06:01 PM.
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Nov 11 2016, 06:03 PM Post #3
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	Rockman Nov 11 2016, 05:57 PM That's actually a really good deal. Suggest getting a Smart TV for the apps like Netflix and otherwise. If you don't you'd have to buy a separate device to run those. It's worth it. When it says, "With chrome cast built in" that's basically the same thing as smart except you'd need Android phone to get the most out of it. If you're using Apple TV, then don't worry about any of that and get the best size/price. One other thing I will mention is that most of these tv's will have s***ty sound. When you go to the store to purchase play with the sound on the ones you're interested in. Otherwise you might end up buying a sound bar or a set of speakers on top of the purchase. I was going to just buy this LG one online since it looks like such a good deal. Do you think it has decent sound? If not, I can always add a soundbar, right? I have a PS4, so running things like Netflix and Hulu shouldn't be a problem no matter what TV I choose. I think.



Rockman	Nov 11 2016, 06:07 PM Post #4
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	OFG Nov 11 2016, 06:03 PM Rockman Nov 11 2016, 05:57 PM That's actually a really good deal. Suggest getting a Smart TV for the apps like Netflix and otherwise. If you don't you'd have to buy a separate device to run those. It's worth it. When it says, "With chrome cast built in" that's basically the same thing as smart except you'd need Android phone to get the most out of it. If you're using Apple TV, then don't worry about any of that and get the best size/price. One other thing I will mention is that most of these tv's will have s*ty sound. When you go to the store to purchase play with the sound on the ones you're interested in. Otherwise you might end up buying a sound bar or a set of speakers on top of the purchase. I was going to just buy this LG one online since it looks like such a good deal. Do you think it has decent sound? If not, I can always add a soundbar, right? I have a PS4, so running things like Netflix and Hulu shouldn't be a problem no matter what TV I choose. I think. You'll have to try it out to find out. Regardless of the power it says it outputs in the specs, it could be muffled by things like the orientation of the speaker, or the case material for the TV. OH and, stay away from Insignia. That's BestBuy's money monster cheap brand. They make the most revenue off that brand and they usually suck. Another suggestion is, don't get suckered into buying any cables from Best Buy. Buy all your cables off Monoprice.com for the length you need. You'll save on average $40-100 by doing so. If they say things like, "ITS GOLD PLATED", drop to your knees and start crying like they just gave you bad news. It's not usually worth the price. Best Buy cables are another area of pure revenue and are typically marked up substantially more than they should be. For instance: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/audioquest-forest-6-5-in-wall-hdmi-cable-black-green/7499045.p?skuId=7499045 http://www.monoprice.com/category/cables/hdmi-cables/select-series-hdmi-cables Edited by Rockman**, Nov 11 2016, 06:10 PM.
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Nov 11 2016, 07:05 PM Post #5
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	Rockman Nov 11 2016, 06:07 PM OFG Nov 11 2016, 06:03 PM Rockman Nov 11 2016, 05:57 PM That's actually a really good deal. Suggest getting a Smart TV for the apps like Netflix and otherwise. If you don't you'd have to buy a separate device to run those. It's worth it. When it says, "With chrome cast built in" that's basically the same thing as smart except you'd need Android phone to get the most out of it. If you're using Apple TV, then don't worry about any of that and get the best size/price. One other thing I will mention is that most of these tv's will have s***ty sound. When you go to the store to purchase play with the sound on the ones you're interested in. Otherwise you might end up buying a sound bar or a set of speakers on top of the purchase. I was going to just buy this LG one online since it looks like such a good deal. Do you think it has decent sound? If not, I can always add a soundbar, right? I have a PS4, so running things like Netflix and Hulu shouldn't be a problem no matter what TV I choose. I think. You'll have to try it out to find out. Regardless of the power it says it outputs in the specs, it could be muffled by things like the orientation of the speaker, or the case material for the TV. OH and, stay away from Insignia. That's BestBuy's money monster cheap brand. They make the most revenue off that brand and they usually suck. Another suggestion is, don't get suckered into buying any cables from Best Buy. Buy all your cables off Monoprice.com for the length you need. You'll save on average $40-100 by doing so. If they say things like, "ITS GOLD PLATED", drop to your knees and start crying like they just gave you bad news. It's not usually worth the price. Best Buy cables are another area of pure revenue and are typically marked up substantially more than they should be. For instance: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/audioquest-forest-6-5-in-wall-hdmi-cable-black-green/7499045.p?skuId=7499045 http://www.monoprice.com/category/cables/hdmi-cables/select-series-hdmi-cables Haha, okay. I trust you. I don't know what most of that means, but I will do as I am bid. My ex worked at Best Buy, and her employee discount gave her otherwise expensive cables for a few bucks because they were apparently so overpriced. I'll probably order that TV online this week or something and then order the cables on Monoprice.



+ Pelador	Nov 11 2016, 07:11 PM Post #6
Crazy Awesome Legend Posts: 25,663 Group: Legend Member #4,634 Joined: December 12, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime HunterxHunter What Browser do you use? Firefox Favourite Manga Dragonball	Doesn't the tv come with a HDMI?
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Nov 11 2016, 07:29 PM Post #7
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	That was my assumption, but he made me question it. Now I'm not sure.



Rockman	Nov 11 2016, 07:36 PM Post #8
hoighty-toighty Posts: 11,070 Group: Guardian Member #48 Joined: December 17, 2004 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Firefox, when it isn't crashing.	OFG Nov 11 2016, 07:05 PM Rockman Nov 11 2016, 06:07 PM OFG Nov 11 2016, 06:03 PM Rockman Nov 11 2016, 05:57 PM That's actually a really good deal. Suggest getting a Smart TV for the apps like Netflix and otherwise. If you don't you'd have to buy a separate device to run those. It's worth it. When it says, "With chrome cast built in" that's basically the same thing as smart except you'd need Android phone to get the most out of it. If you're using Apple TV, then don't worry about any of that and get the best size/price. One other thing I will mention is that most of these tv's will have s***ty sound. When you go to the store to purchase play with the sound on the ones you're interested in. Otherwise you might end up buying a sound bar or a set of speakers on top of the purchase. I was going to just buy this LG one online since it looks like such a good deal. Do you think it has decent sound? If not, I can always add a soundbar, right? I have a PS4, so running things like Netflix and Hulu shouldn't be a problem no matter what TV I choose. I think. You'll have to try it out to find out. Regardless of the power it says it outputs in the specs, it could be muffled by things like the orientation of the speaker, or the case material for the TV. OH and, stay away from Insignia. That's BestBuy's money monster cheap brand. They make the most revenue off that brand and they usually suck. Another suggestion is, don't get suckered into buying any cables from Best Buy. Buy all your cables off Monoprice.com for the length you need. You'll save on average $40-100 by doing so. If they say things like, "ITS GOLD PLATED", drop to your knees and start crying like they just gave you bad news. It's not usually worth the price. Best Buy cables are another area of pure revenue and are typically marked up substantially more than they should be. For instance: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/audioquest-forest-6-5-in-wall-hdmi-cable-black-green/7499045.p?skuId=7499045 http://www.monoprice.com/category/cables/hdmi-cables/select-series-hdmi-cables Haha, okay. I trust you. I don't know what most of that means, but I will do as I am bid. My ex worked at Best Buy, and her employee discount gave her otherwise expensive cables for a few bucks because they were apparently so overpriced. I'll probably order that TV online this week or something and then order the cables on Monoprice. Unless you can get that discount. I used to work at BB too which is how I come up with this advice. Pelador Nov 11 2016, 07:11 PM Doesn't the tv come with a HDMI? They used to not. Haven't bought one in a while so idk.
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+ Green	Nov 11 2016, 08:49 PM Post #9
Flashy Thing! Posts: 5,436 Group: Legend Member #1,181 Joined: February 25, 2006 Gender Male Country United States What Browser do you use? Fire fox Favourite Manga Gantz	I've never bought a TV or monitor that came with a HDMI cable, that would be nice though.
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