Beating a dead horse: New TV - OLED/LED/etc?

Get a time machine, go back a couple of years, and snag a plasma.

Kidding of course.
Personally go check out the TV's in a top end Home theater store. Tell them your layout; do you have lots of glare for example.
Find the best mix that works for you.

I would stay away from 4K or curved TVs.
On 4K there is no content; stuff to play.
On curved the price per diminishing return ratio is out of skew.

Bigger IS better !

 

Just saw the new oled TVs at Ces. The biggest advantage is true color, clarity and most of all true BLACK.

I like them and they are the future but they are expensive.

There are many new 4k upsizing TVs that are probably what I would get.

 

With 4 k upsizing the image coming in is 1080 but the computer upsize the TV Input signal resolution 4 times. It is noticeable

Also I believe Amazon is going to offer 4k streaming.

Always buy a tv for the future. Most of us do this once every 5 years or more.

 

There is a decent amount of 4k content out already, especially from Sony.

Both Amazon and Netflix already have 4K streaming, and they are adding more on a regular basis.

The specs for 4K Blu-ray have been finalized and we can expect 4k content to be available on physical format by the end of the year.

If sports are more your thing, DirectTV will be broadcasting the Superbowl in 4k, with most sports heading that direction in the near future.

Now is not a bad time to buy a 4k TV.


Wife and I just bought a Samsung UN55HU7250 from BestBuy a week and a half ago. 55 inch 4k curved TV with SMART function... $1500. Add 5yr BB protection plan for like $320, total price was well below $2,000.

Replaced a 42" Phillips 1080p tv we bought for nearly $1500 about 7 years ago. The improvement in PQ is nearly unbelievable, even with the same content.

 

If you must buy now get a ~$1000 4K 55" TV now and in a few years get a 4k projector for <$1500 with a 100"+ screen.
The 1080p projector I paid $700 for last year will last me until 4k ones have dropped into my price range.
Nothing beats a BIG screen. And projectors these days are bright enough to watch even with a decent amount of ambient light.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/142692772-post4.html

 

I'm not personally sold on the Curve yet. My wife seems to like it so far. She says that it definitely helps add a little dimension to whats going on on screen.

It does in general significantly reduce the total glare coming off the screen. However, we have had to make some changes to how we light our room in the evenings. Lights in exactly the right spot can actually make viewing a little more difficult. So I don't know if the curve really makes much difference.

Our reasons for getting it were:

1) My wife was very interested in it (the curve), so I really didn't have much choice
2) We walked in to BB to buy an $80 computer peripheral, and walked out with the $1500 TV because the price was right.

We had been shopping TVs for a number of months and prices for the size we wanted just hadn't quite come down to what we were willing to pay, until we saw this TV on sale for $700 off.

Good friends of ours just replaced their projector over the summer. Paid roughly $800 for it IIRC. They use it in their living room. Even with the decent # of lumens that projector has, it's still washed out in daytime.

I don't care what anyone says, projectors for normal viewing with any amount of ambient light just don't cut it. Projectors are amazing for low light rooms, but in a living room where there are likely lots of windows, they just don't make sense.

 

Bought at Samsung 7150 55" LED a month ago and am very happy with it. Bought it for $999.

The weekend before, I was at a buddy's lakehouse, and watched his Samsung 65" 4k Curved TV. Did not like the curve, and during the daytime, the curve caused a big glare from lights behind those watching. Tried streaming a couple of 4k shows, and while looking good, I did not see a big difference.

Went to Best Buy thinking of going 4k, but the Magnolia guy talked me into waiting a few years for more content.

 

Great advice, actually. I bought a Pioneer Kuro Pro Elite, had it professionally calibrated and have yet to see a picture than can beat it.