75" T.V. Which one?

[smeg]

Amazon Prime has 4k content as does youtube. Looks amazing.

As does HDR with upscaling to 4k. I was cynical until I purchased at 75" Samsung UN75MU800D . The difference over HD is remarkable. Imagines almost look 3D.

When I purchased, costco had a 15% cash back offer if using costco VISA and free 3 year extension on their costco protection. So $2979 - $445 cash back plus 5 year total costco protection.

[oddjob]

https://m.costco.com/LG-75-Class-74....sqFU6wDSk1s%3D

This is what I bought. Great TV!

[NYT]

It's always a PCB component failure on my Samsung TVs. The HDMI inputs fail first followed by the sound card. The panels themselves are probably the most durable part.

while the pcb does fail on samsung tvs, many times it is actually the firmware that becomes corrupted or out of date with the TV is updated automatically.

not sure if you still have the tv but did you update the tv's firmware? if so, what method did you perform to do so?

i only ask because, i too, thought my hdmi inputs and sound had failed until my brother's father-in-law (who owns a repair company and does repairs for magnolia/best buy, frys, etc) told me to first try and update the firmware manually.

[crufflers]

while the pcb does fail on samsung tvs, many times it is actually the firmware that becomes corrupted or out of date with the TV is updated automatically.

not sure if you still have the tv but did you update the tv's firmware? if so, what method did you perform to do so?

So true. With SMART TV's came a whole new slew of problems with updates and CPU's not fast enough to run newest app updates, etc... another reason my dumb SONY is still working fine. Vizio has lots of firmware compatibility issues too if you run them long enough, but usually something burns out before that.

[FresnoRob]

While I think Sony has the best hardware, I've always been a fan of Samsung's picture quality. Samsung flat screens only last me about 5-7 years of daily use before they start having problems, while Sony flat screens have lasted me at least 10 years. But I continue to buy Samsung since their colors appeal to me more.

I'm a fan of the Samsung picture as well. But I'm going to say it's all personal preference.

OP go look at them and pick the one with the picture you prefer. If you stay with the well known brands you will be fine.

[Two Nuggets]

75" is huge.

Look at the OLED.