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halo37253 | 4 years ago
I'm sorry but nearly any dumb TV has crappy brightness and poor black uniformity. I value a good picture, and if you spend any time comparing TV's on RTings you'd know that budget TV's are not worth it. I personally can not justify spending money on a TV that doesn't even have 400nits of brightness in SDR content, and neither should you. I'd be surprised if any non Smart TV has more than 300nits, most are at best 200 or 250.
The only time anyone should justify a shitty TV, is if that is all they can afford. Still do your research, there are cheap TVs out there that are decent for the money.
Like article above doesn't talk about. Sure maybe you like a microwave with two dials and not smart functions as you like it simple. But if you've never used an inverter based microwave packed full of smart tech, you never used a decent microwave. Its a single button press and perfectly cooked/warmed product every time. No cold spots. Sure a dumb microwave is fine, if you like to waste time.
A Dumb TV is no different. Sure it can be great after tossing a Fire TV stick onto it, and added a sound bar. But it still is going to have a budget picture, may have problems with ARC or no ARC at all, Bad menu system, etc.
For a Budget TV you are better off getting a higher end Hisense TV. Which has a bright Picture and runs Android TV.
bityard|4 years ago
Or anyone whose quality of life doesn't revolve around having a fancy televison...
Our household just doesn't watch enough TV to justify a big screen with deep blacks and lots of nits or whatever. We watch MAYBE an hour a week to relax and have some shared laughs. Until recently, our TV was some 37" 720p Walmart black friday special given to us by a family member who moved away. The replacement for it earlier this year is a big 1080p monster (by our standards) that the neighbors left on the curb because they upgraded to a 4k TV. It's a "smart" TV of course but we have never connected it to the Internet, just the little Roku box we have for occasional streaming.
Cerium|4 years ago