A few years ago, I noticed my plasma TV was going bad: it had a pink splotch at the bottom that showed up whenever there was white on the screen, and then it started interfering with closed captions or subtitles, making them pink. Then it got bigger and bigger, and then there was this cyan blue bloom toward the top third that showed up whenever there was bright white on the screen, which, if you enjoy home improvement shows like I do, was definitely a problem. I didn't really have the funds to replace it, and besides, LCD TVs don't do blacks very well and I am super fussy about that, as well as being able to see things from many angles. The television I wanted was an OLED, which had the best blacks and best color settings, but they never come down in price enough and never below $1,500 and I just couldn't spend that much on a TV, much as I wanted to.
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minim_calibre was also fussy about blacks and color settings and did all the research for me and discovered the TCL series 6, which is also a set that offers the Roku built in to it. In December, Costco had finally started carrying it (I"d put off buying it even as my plasma continued to die, because I hate Best Buy so much), and they had a super low price, so I bit the bullet and got one. I've really liked my Roku device all these years, and once I got over the annoying hurdle of figuring out logins for all the other apps I had on my old Roku, get everything set up and can now watch 4k things through it, which is really nice.
The blacks are definitely good, and the color settings are pretty decent, though I still hate the soap opera effect of smart TVs with the white-hot fury of a thousand burning suns and even with the motion smoothing turned off, many shows that are slightly sped up or on certain channels will still show up with that godawful flat video tape look. The other thing I still haven't learned to accept is that if you're not within a certain angle of the screen, it gets washed out--you can't view these from the side like a plasma, and it's annoying because my work recliney chair is off to the side of the room.
But if you're looking for a good 4k TV with streaming capabilities and smart settings, I'd definitely recommend the TCL series 6. The other thing I noticed, when it was super hot the other day, is that I can have the TV on almost all day and it never heats up the room--plasmas were notorious energy hogs that got super hot, and when it was warm out, boy did I notice that, since my work chair is so close to the TV cabinet. And I'm also super grateful to have a working TV now that I'm stuck at home without being able to, as the subject line mentions, see anyone's face at my door.
Anyways, that leads me to this: Now I have a freestanding Roku 3 (4200x) device for sale, if anyone here is interested, before I throw it up online. It's this one here and comes with everything except the box--hdmi cable, power cord, purple headphones that plug into the remote (never used), remote wrist strap, and booklet. The remote has some surface scratches from use, but works great, and the device has been factory reset but has the latest firmware. If you're interested, let me know--I'm thinking about $25 plus postage.
Fortunately, Mister
minim_calibre was also fussy about blacks and color settings and did all the research for me and discovered the TCL series 6, which is also a set that offers the Roku built in to it. In December, Costco had finally started carrying it (I"d put off buying it even as my plasma continued to die, because I hate Best Buy so much), and they had a super low price, so I bit the bullet and got one. I've really liked my Roku device all these years, and once I got over the annoying hurdle of figuring out logins for all the other apps I had on my old Roku, get everything set up and can now watch 4k things through it, which is really nice. The blacks are definitely good, and the color settings are pretty decent, though I still hate the soap opera effect of smart TVs with the white-hot fury of a thousand burning suns and even with the motion smoothing turned off, many shows that are slightly sped up or on certain channels will still show up with that godawful flat video tape look. The other thing I still haven't learned to accept is that if you're not within a certain angle of the screen, it gets washed out--you can't view these from the side like a plasma, and it's annoying because my work recliney chair is off to the side of the room.
But if you're looking for a good 4k TV with streaming capabilities and smart settings, I'd definitely recommend the TCL series 6. The other thing I noticed, when it was super hot the other day, is that I can have the TV on almost all day and it never heats up the room--plasmas were notorious energy hogs that got super hot, and when it was warm out, boy did I notice that, since my work chair is so close to the TV cabinet. And I'm also super grateful to have a working TV now that I'm stuck at home without being able to, as the subject line mentions, see anyone's face at my door.
Anyways, that leads me to this: Now I have a freestanding Roku 3 (4200x) device for sale, if anyone here is interested, before I throw it up online. It's this one here and comes with everything except the box--hdmi cable, power cord, purple headphones that plug into the remote (never used), remote wrist strap, and booklet. The remote has some surface scratches from use, but works great, and the device has been factory reset but has the latest firmware. If you're interested, let me know--I'm thinking about $25 plus postage.
