Need Help Understanding TV Tech..

[WRXGarage]

Hello everyone! I'm moving into a new place this weekend and have decided to finally invest (kinda) in a nicer TV. I currently have a crappy old 50" Insignia Fire TV, so the mark to beat is pretty low lol..

I've definitely settled on going with a newer technology TV (i.e. Samsung QLED or LG QNED) in a 65". What is everyone's opinion on specific tehcnologies to look for?
For example.. Full Array Local Dimming vs Edge Lit.. Is 120hz really worth it if I'm just streaming? etc..

Right now, my top contenders are the Samsung QLED Q80C, LG OLED B3, LG QNED 80, LG QNED 85.

Help?

[Motifator]

You could get away with 60 if all you do is watching streaming sources, and not care about the dimming zones since streaming sources don't really offer good HDR to save on bitrates. 

Though I'd consider an OLED, for sure.

[saintlouisbagels]

4 hours ago, WRXGarage said:

Full Array Local Dimming vs Edge-Lit

First off, all "LED Televisions" are still LCD Televisions. For some reason Big TV marketing decided to call them that to add confusion for consumers.

 

Edge-Lit means the LED is coming from the edge, and a diffuser is used to evenly light the screen. No fancy dimming zone stuff. That's it. Most displays you look everywhere are edge-lit.

 

Full-array means the LEDs are spread throughout the panel and also divided up into lighting zones. Quality is depending on the number of zones and the television processor so that you do not experience a lot of blooming when it comes to dark scenes. Most critical-viewers would consider this to be distracting and turn off the feature... I've never cared.

My friend and I both have a ~100 zone 65-inch television and it's never bothered us, but there are people with ~2500 zone 16-inch MacBooks that cannot stand it.

 

4 hours ago, WRXGarage said:

Is 120hz really worth it if I'm just streaming?

120Hz is worth it if you can are about 120Hz gaming over HDMI 2.1 on consoles and PC

 

Movies are shot in 24fps and 120Hz is a multiple.

On 60Hz displays there's something called 3:2 pulldown where there's a slight stutter due to the uneven fps and Hz relation. But this is very nitpicky for critical movie-watching.

 

4 hours ago, WRXGarage said:

Samsung QLED Q80C, LG OLED B3, LG QNED 80, LG QNED 85

If you're in a bright room with unfortunately-placed windows, then it would be difficult to recommend the LG B3 since it is the budget, dimmer version of the LG C3. But if the lighting is fine, then absolutely go for the B3.

 

Otherwise, go on RTINGs and compare the other televisions you're considering.