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Samsung areas and their dedicated sales guys are notorious for doing this and Sony bays get step-motherly treatment. Intentionally keep Sony picture preset as cinema so that it appears dim. | |
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IMHO, if you are connected to an OTT service serving Atmos, you need the capability to pass through the Atmos content to AVR (hence HDMI e-ARC is important). But, when playing sound on the TV itself, how much of a difference would Atmos make? Some TVs have top firing speakers to reflect the sound from ceiling to create the height speaker effect, but the size restrictions on a TV don't allow for great sounding speakers. About Android TV - Most modern TVs can stream directly from OTT providers. I personally find Android TV to be sluggish on everything except the highest end hardware and it is also the most intrusive of the lot (even the Sony flagship seems to be showing ads). Last edited by Su-47 : 1st December 2020 at 11:58. | |||
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BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delhi
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Another thing that bugs me is the race for screen size. I find watching screens above 50 awkward. Something just does not feel right. Not talking proper home theatre constructs with adequate distance and sound but just folks putting up regular 50+ screen in their bedrooms or mid sized rooms. Personally most satisfaction i get watching movies is on my 22 inch FHD monitor (LG IPS) in a semi-dark/dark room, though that is partly due to factors such as comfort and habit. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bengaluru
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Infractions: 0/1 (4) | ![]() I got a LG um7290 Tv for my parents during the BBD sale. The TV is fine but the sound clarity especially for dialogues is not great (especially movies and even for watching content on Youtube). We have a set of old speakers lying around that came as part of a old DVD player. I did get a digital optical cable to connect the TV to the DVD player thinking that I would connect the RCA cable from the DVD to the speakers. That idea bombed because stupid me didn't read the manual or notice the "OUT" written underneath the digital optical cable of the DVD. Now I just want to connect the RCA plugs directly from the TV to the speakers but the cable doesn't fit the audio output port on the TV. Do TVs these days use some different sort of plugs for TV audio analog output? |
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BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pune
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| ![]() Modern Tvs only have following 3 types of sound outputs. 1. HDMI ARC 2. Optical 3. Headphone 3.5 mm jack. Not all TVs have 1 and 3. You dont see RCA out anymore. If your speakers have amplifier, and your TV has headphone jack, see if you can connect the two. Or go for a brand new soundbar. |
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| ![]() Not decided actually. I don't want to spend a lot for all the latest technologies. I don't do gaming. I don't need OLED etc. I was thinking 70-80K should be good enough or do I need to raise? Quote:
From a longevity point of view, which type of panels are better - VA or IPS? | |
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Increase your budget to a lakh and you will get a very good Sony for that price. Check out the X9000H and the X9500G in particular. | |
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BHPian Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Bengaluru
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As I have mentioned, my current TV panel has a refresh rate of 120 Hz. So, should I make sure that the new one have at least a refresh rate of 100 Hz? Obviously, I don't want to experience an inferior experience on a new TV. The Sonly X8000H and X7500H both have a refresh rate of 50 Hz, which is concerning though those will be within my budget. I am seeing great reviews for Sony X9500G in particular but it is >1 Lakh, which is the limit I have set for myself. Are there other brands worth considering? What about Samsung/LG or others in the 75-80K price range? EDIT: 9500G is not available in the stores where I checked, So 9000H seems like the best option. What would be a good deal for the 9000H? I got an offer of 96K from one store. Last edited by adimicra : 2nd December 2020 at 19:01. | |
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In case, you are used to the higher refresh rate and aren't bothered about soap-opera effect then no need to break your head about refresh rate. If you are buying a TV for gaming and movies, then go ahead with Sony 9000H that is the best value for money. But if you are not going to game at all, then go ahead and buy X9500G. It is one of the best TVs for movies around 1.10L. The extra price over 9000H is justified if you plan to hold the TV for more 5+years. If 9500G is not available then go for 9000H. It is a value for money product.! | |
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![]() Also, the LG OS is good as in on YouTube and Netflix IIRC, after a few videos it’ll ask user to confirm if they’re still watching the videos and if there is no response in a set amount of time then it goes into screensaver mode. | |
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Soap opera effect is the result of the TV's processor trying to interpolate between the frames. But, it can be turned off (look for something called Motion Compensated filtering, or MotionaFlow or something like that). Creating "new frames" by interpolating from surrounding frames is an interesting engineering problem, but if it bothers you, it can be turned off. IMHO, 60/120 Hz are specs from NTSC markets (US and the likes) and 50/100 Hz are specified for PAL markets (EU and India). With 100/120 Hz marking the manufacturer is trying to tell you that they have a double speed panel - but then there is marketing nonsenselike "effective refresh rate" which makes it difficult to find the true refresh rate of a panel. Last edited by Su-47 : 3rd December 2020 at 20:35. | ||
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore
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What I was most scared of was the DTH provider's logo (Airtel/TataSky). That thing is there at the same place, day after day, every day. But, if OTT is the primary usage, it should be fine. The OTT provider gets an opportunity to show you "content you might be interested in" and you save your expensive screen. Win-win :-) | |
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