Nice site! But Visio wasn't the recommended one for larger sizes, just "The Best TV Around $500" 43" model: "The 43-inch Vizio uses a VA-type LCD panel while some other displays (including the 49-inch M-series) use an IPS panel. While IPS panels offers wider viewing angles, making them good for a bar or restaurant, their black levels and contrast ratios are much worse. The VA-type LCD panel on our pick offers very good black levels. The local dimming features improve on that. So for most people, the sizes that use VA-type panels will look far better in your home, unless you usually watch from off to the side." Their "Best TV" was the Samsung JU7100 at $1598. They also review receivers and speakers... On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 05:18:27PM -0400, Tim Keller wrote:

The site my cohorts keep pointing me at is the wirecutters... who recommend the Visio M##-C1 where ## is 43,49,50,55,60...

I've also heard of people who are quite happy with Samsung TV's though honestly I have a Roku so I'd rather spend the money on picture quality then on smartness.

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 2:45 PM, John Stoffel <john@stoffel.org> wrote:

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Tim> After 17 years, my venerable 27" Panasonic tube TV finally died.

Heh... my 32" JVC tube is still going strong... though relegated to the basement now...

Tim> Now... what to replace it with?

What devices do you have hooked up to your TV? I assume blueRay or DVD, but anything else?

Personally, I'd probably skip or not use any of the smart TVs since they seem to get hacked or broken after a few short years, esp when the vendor turns off the website supporting them. Or stops updating the Netflix plugin, etc.

I've got a Sony 42" LCD from 2007 which is working great. Hooked upto a Tivo and DVD player. So for me, getting more inputs would be a big thing, so then I could try running a ChromeCast or someth other type of system on a stick. Basically, keep the TV as dumb as possible, so that the sucker doesn't screw you over.