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[dr. d]

With those famous brands lowering the standards they earned their names from & the unknowns closing the gap or offering more for much less....One may be tempted to check the truth to another old saying,"You'll never know till you try.", doc.[emoji16]

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"staunch sony fan here."
our 20+ year old flat 25" flat screen trinitron still works fine, although i had since sidelined it for a slightly larger 32" samsung that i got, used, for half a song.
i'm still keeping the sony around, in case the samsung decides to resign.

[JohnM]

"staunch sony fan here."
our 20+ year old flat 25" flat screen trinitron still works fine, although i had since sidelined it for a slightly larger 32" samsung that i got, used, for half a song.
i'm still keeping the sony around, in case the samsung decides to resign.

The old CRTs are solid. It's the new-fangled HDTVs that are not as durable.

[travajante]

Always found Sony to be reliable. Malas mo naman hehe.

When we were shopping, iba talaga video quality ng sony even vs Sharp, LG or Samsung eh. But that was 5 years ago ata.

"staunch sony fan here."
our 20+ year old flat 25" flat screen trinitron still works fine, although i had since sidelined it for a slightly larger 32" samsung that i got, used, for half a song.
i'm still keeping the sony around, in case the samsung decides to resign.

Was like you two....I still have a 29" trinitron CRT circa'98 refusing to go even w/ daily viewership. Built like old land cruisers. Haha. WAS a stubborn Sony-loyal till I got burnt, not once, but twice consecutively of late. To be screwed a 3rd would be idiocy....which I pretend not to practice.[emoji13]

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[dr. d]

Was like you two....I still have a 29" trinitron CRT circa'98 refusing to go even w/ daily viewership. Built like old land cruisers. Haha. WAS stubborn & Sony-loyal till I got burnt, not once, but twice consecutively of late. To be screwed a 3rd would be idiocy....which I pretend not to practice.[emoji13]

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who screwed you with what?
i always brought my sony crt to the sony repair shop in kalaw.
..never got screwed there.
the repair always was cheaper than i imagined.

[travajante]

who screwed you with what?
i always brought my sony crt to the sony repair shop in kalaw.
..never got screwed there.
the repair always was cheaper than i imagined.

Oh, SONY Service is my lone go-to. They quoted me repairs beyond half the cost of new. Go figure, doc. 2 lemons in a row....could be some forced penance the heavens are casting the sinful me?🤪

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[dr. d]

Oh, SONY Service is my lone go-to. They quoted me repairs beyond half the cost of new. Go figure, doc. 2 lemons in a row....could be some forced penance the heavens are casting the sinful me?🤪

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...more like, "spreading the wealth around".
heh heh.

[travajante]

...more like, "spreading the wealth around".
heh heh.

Wealth...sadly not endowed w/ that excess, doc....Genuine friends, though....I'm kinda rich there....1 can never have too many.[emoji4][emoji120]

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[jut703]

Wealth...sadly not endowed w/ that excess, doc....Genuine friends, though....I'm kinda rich there....1 can never have too many.[emoji4][emoji120]

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You're a humble man my friend. You have a local LC80 right? The people I know who have a local LC80 today are generally wealthy. Having an old classic SUV usually has a stronger correlation to wealth than a new PPV.

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[Wh1stl3r]

Agree with jut. Travs reminds me of a couple of other tsikoteers that, dare I say it, seem ashamed to be rich.

Alas, his preference for premium stuff betrays him 🙂

[minicarph]

Para sa kin Devant was a risk, an unknown brand.

Now it paid off coz my mind is less cluttered with so many technologies out here,

My wife is also dumb when it comes to tech but she seems to operate all our Devant TVs with minimal supervison

She uses the 32” TV for Youtube cooking tutorials, as a result, I eat well

Shes uses the 43” TV for Youtube aerobics exercises, as a result, I have a sekksi wife

Whoever said that, the only way to a man’s heart is thru his stomach should revise it.

Coz most Wives who cook well are also in danger of getting chubby but with another TV to remind her that she must be conscious of her body, pwede nya ma-balance ang life

And that is how an unknown TV brand changed our lifestyle

If I had been a purist or an audiophile or simply a brand conscious consumer, i would not be able to buy a TV every year, a Sony is like triple the price of Devant

[travajante]

You're a humble man my friend. You have a local LC80 right? The people I know who have a local LC80 today are generally wealthy. Having an old classic SUV usually has a stronger correlation to wealth than a new PPV.

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Unworthy recipient of a treasured hand-me-down, good sir. One I couldn't have afforded new.... nor could now ever let go of. Bound by gratitude here.[emoji120]

Agree with jut. Travs reminds me of a couple of other tsikoteers that, dare I say it, seem ashamed to be rich.

Alas, his preference for premium stuff betrays him [emoji846]

Wish the profile were spot on, sir. Sadly hobo & drooling is this dreamer's curse.[emoji17]

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[minicarph]

There is caveat however if you gonna buy lowly brands such as Devant.

If you use it for blueray players, or high-end game consoles or even super high definition cable TV, I cannot recommend it, so it’s best you buy 50” Sony tvs at the price of P50k or 65” at the price of P65k, or P1k per inch

But i dont do any of that stuff, so Im somewhat free of those requirements and high standards. Quite liberating I suppose.

We dont even have cable tv subscriptions at home nor a blueray or game cabinet. it follows our mantra, fit at the body, minimalist at home. We dont even watch local ABS-CBN or GMA but the the Devants are ISBT Digital TV ready.

So i cant really recommend these to power users or should I say power viewers.

[Verbl Kint]

This TCL Android is our 1st Chinese....no different from the Sony Android it replaced.

Currently, the best bang-for-the-buck brand is TCL, who have now overtaken Vizio in the US in the low- to mid-range segment. Reviews have also been solid both in the US and in Europe.

For a budget of 30-39k, the best choice right now would be the 65" TCL A8US (known as P8M, P8US, or P660 in other markets).

It has 4K HDR, micro-dimming, AndroidTV, and a proc+GPU which is fast enough to run any 4K file out there. Colors are consistent (not oversaturated), with HDR performance and black levels as good as, but in many cases, better than, comparable Samsung, LG, and Sony models from the 40-49k price range.

[Verbl Kint]

Meanwhile, for the 20-30k price range, the 55" Sony X7007 4K TV would be the best. It's listed at ₱29,900 cash on Carousell (there's a guy there who's an Anson's reseller). This model would be followed closely by the 55" TCL P8S, which has a superior panel to the Sony but does not have the same "dating", which many pinoys need as their TV's are often in the living room and seen by guests. Both run on Android.


For OLEDs (the creme-de-la-creme of TV's), the best value right now is the 55" Panasonic GZ1000, which can be had at ₱79,990 on Carousell. Picture quality is much better than the Sony and LG OLED's which are ₱20k higher in price (55" size).


Stay away from Devant, Changhong, Promac, etc. If it's not good enough to keep its brand name in the US market, chances are it's not good enough for you. HiSense has been making inroads and might be the brand to watch in the coming decade.

[travajante]

Currently, the best bang-for-the-buck brand is TCL, who have now overtaken Vizio in the US in the low- to mid-range segment. Reviews have also been solid both in the US and in Europe.

For a budget of 30-39k, the best choice right now would be the 65" TCL A8US (known as P8M, P8US, or P660 in other markets).

It has 4K HDR, micro-dimming, AndroidTV, and a proc+GPU which is fast enough to run any 4K file out there. Colors are consistent (not oversaturated), with HDR performance and black levels as good as, but in many cases, better than, comparable Samsung, LG, and Sony models from the 40-49k price range.

Pretty sure this isn't the lowest offer for the model, but should be amongst the best bang4buck options....

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[LancerA174A]

Recently got a 49" Sony X8500G for the living room, it replaced our 10 year old XBR9, so far sobrang positive ang experience namin sa Sony hehe. I think 100K hours ang average lifespan ng LCD TVs so I guess naka depende pa din sa usage kung ilang years tatagal.

I read somewhere na malaki improvement ng Android TV G series (2019) vs older ones thanks to the upgraded Mediatek CPU.

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[minicarph]

Pretty sure this isn't the lowest offer for the model, but should be amongst the best bang4buck options....

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wag ka na mag 43 TV *trav, nowadays sobrang handicapped ang lower than 50” screens,

Plus 5k na lang may 50” ka na,

Ako nga ang aim ko is first in first out,

Say next year, i buy a 65”, i dispose the 43”, then next next year I get a 75” , then I dispose the 50”

Then 85”, may 85” na Devanr, tipong P109k ngaun

Imagine my condo having an 85”, 75” and 65” screen in 3-4 years time, putsa sinehan sa lahat ng kwarto hihi

Para sa kin big screen is better than quality screen, coz 720 to 1080p lang naman solb ako, pLdT Home Fibr, 20mpbs lang pwede na yun

[minicarph]

Recently got a 49" Sony X8500G for the living room, it replaced our 10 year old XBR9, so far sobrang positive ang experience namin sa Sony hehe. I think 100K hours ang average lifespan ng LCD TVs so I guess naka depende pa din sa usage kung ilang years tatagal.

I read somewhere na malaki improvement ng Android TV G series (2019) vs older ones thanks to the upgraded Mediatek CPU.

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As muxh as possible , stay away from smart tvs with Os, kasi hackable thru backdoors, thru the router ang tira nyan

Ang ok na TV is firmware type upgrades that serve the purpose, Netflix, Youtube maybe Facebook Video in the near future

Ang hirap pag lagi na hack ang tv mo, worst case scenario back and forth ka sa service center, eh pano kung 75” na tv mo, bigat nun, pain in the ass to carry to and fro

[minicarph]

Currently, the best bang-for-the-buck brand is TCL, who have now overtaken Vizio in the US in the low- to mid-range segment. Reviews have also been solid both in the US and in Europe.

For a budget of 30-39k, the best choice right now would be the 65" TCL A8US (known as P8M, P8US, or P660 in other markets).

It has 4K HDR, micro-dimming, AndroidTV, and a proc+GPU which is fast enough to run any 4K file out there. Colors are consistent (not oversaturated), with HDR performance and black levels as good as, but in many cases, better than, comparable Samsung, LG, and Sony models from the 40-49k price range.

In my understanding, a 4k screen should have at least the flagship processors of a samsung, or snapdragon or the kirin series smartphones of samsung or huawei.

Kasi 4k is memory intensive to load na nga on a small smartphone screen tapos i load pa sa 65 screen or higher, tingen ko overheat yan. Remember , led screens are so thin, they dont have internal fans to cool off the microprocessors and memories

Kaya never ako nadala sa marketing ng mga higher end tv models sporting 4ks,
It’s a disaster waiting to happen, sa overheating muna yan then you’ll see some permament marks on the screen until it conks out

No, if the TV relleases specs, that it has at least 8GB or 16GB memory and an octacore cpu, pwede i could buy that. Pero kung mga old cPU and GPUs lang 4 years ago ang sinalpak, no thanks

Eh kaya lang ganyan ang gawain ng Samsung, they install the lower end cpus on the their TVs , presumably to cut cost. Coz if say they install the CpU of an ano ba ngaun S11 Smartphone, eh diba 50-60k na yun ngsun , lagay nila sa 65 tv yan , that would cost more than 80k .

But samsung cant compete in that level 80k 65” tvs while others are in 30k range

Dapat ngaun when buying Smart TVs, one has to be very knowledgeable in computers hardware specs

[travajante]

wag ka na mag 43 TV *trav, nowadays sobrang handicapped ang lower than 50” screens,

Plus 5k na lang may 50” ka na,

Ako nga ang aim ko is first in first out,

Say next year, i buy a 65”, i dispose the 43”, then next next year I get a 75” , then I dispose the 50”

Then 85”, may 85” na Devanr, tipong P109k ngaun

Imagine my condo having an 85”, 75” and 65” screen in 3-4 years time, putsa sinehan sa lahat ng kwarto hihi

Para sa kin big screen is better than quality screen, coz 720 to 1080p lang naman solb ako, pLdT Home Fibr, 20mpbs lang pwede na yun

I did exactly what you've just said, OB sir![emoji120]

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