Cheap TV’s.......does it matter?

Bob Kazamakis

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I’m in the market for a cheap like 40” tv for our babies room so my wife has something to do while she sits in a chair for 20-30 minutes at a time. There’s a bunch of off brand tv’s like TCL, insignia etc or you can get into more name brand like sharp, toshiba, LG and Vizio. They’re all like $180-250. Does it matter? The sharp and toshiba resemble the offbrand ones while the vizio gets ok reviews.

Anybody have any of these cheapies?

40” Vizio
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/vizio-40-class-led-d-series-1080p-smart-hdtv/6288347.p?skuId=6288347

40” TCL
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-40...0p-smart-hdtv-roku-tv/5872100.p?skuId=5872100

43” LG
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-43-...rt-4k-uhd-tv-with-hdr/6290168.p?skuId=6290168
 

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TCL all the way, I bought one, went back 3 days later and bought a bigger one :rofl: have a 49 in the bedroom and a 65 in the living room. best TVs for the price IMO. I've also cut comcrap cable so I LOVE the roku apps built right in. So easy that my 65 yo technology challenged father in law can work it perfectly fine.
 

wombat

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I’m in the market for a cheap like 40” tv for our babies room so my wife has something to do while she sits in a chair for 20-30 minutes at a time. There’s a bunch of off brand tv’s like TCL, insignia etc or you can get into more name brand like sharp, toshiba, LG and Vizio. They’re all like $180-250. Does it matter? The sharp and toshiba resemble the offbrand ones while the vizio gets ok reviews.

Anybody have any of these cheapies?

40” Vizio
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/vizio-40-class-led-d-series-1080p-smart-hdtv/6288347.p?skuId=6288347

40” TCL
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-40...0p-smart-hdtv-roku-tv/5872100.p?skuId=5872100

43” LG
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-43-...rt-4k-uhd-tv-with-hdr/6290168.p?skuId=6290168

If you want I have a 32'' Samsung 1080p TV from like 8 years ago that you can have for like $50? (but shipping...) :rofl:
 

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We’ve got a 60” Vizio we’ve had for like 3 years now that’s been great which was why I was looking at smaller vizios but then they get shitty reviews. Just getting caught up in online bullshit. I bet they’re all decent

Eh... The smaller cheaper vizios aren't entirely to great but they're not bad. When I first got my 40 something inch for our kids room it took a bit to initially set up the wifi. The mirror cast they offer is pretty much garbage. But I did buy a roku box for their TV and I haven't had a single issue with it yet. As long as I turn it on and turn up or down the volume, it's golden.
 

Gav'sPurpleZ

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does Best Buy still sell Insignia ? The 40" TV I bought when I moved in to the TH 8 years ago is still going.
Plasma, FTMFW

I see less expensive smart TV's @ Walmart every Saturday... I contemplate buying one for the basement / workout area... would be nice to have YouTube on the TV
 
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