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[DirtyLarry]

I need your help GAF., What is the best, 60-65" HDTV in the $1000-$1250 price range?

• For Console Gaming (XBox One, PS4, WiiU, PS3)
• 60-65" Is Preferred Size
• 3D Is Nice but Not Necessary
• I am thinking it will only support 1080p. I am fine with this.*

My parents are moving in with me soon and as a result they are going to take over my current TV Room and myself and my wife will be taking over another living room I always referred to as the museum as we never used it.
This is a pretty tough move for all involved, so I want to give my parents my current TV. It is a big step up for them and they watch a lot of TV due to health issues. I want them to enjoy a nicer TV as not much else has gone good for them the past few years.

I love my current TV. It is a 55" Sony Bravia XBR HX929. I am incredibly happy with it.

There is a lot of other shit I have to purchase as well, practical shit, and my wife was not what one would call terribly happy with me saying I was going to pick up a new TV. However once I told her why I wanted to give our current TV to my parents, she was completely all for it. She gets it.

Because of all of the other practical shit I still need to buy, it goes without saying the less I can spend the better.

* Why (I'm Pretty Sure) I am Deciding Against 4K (Unless Someone Can Show Me An Affordable Set in my Range)
I have been looking at 4K TV's the past few days and I just am not sure I can justify the additional cost when I currently have nothing capable of running 4K at native res and I am not sure when I will.
I also figure when I am really ready for 4K with my components, the prices of the sets will be better along with the technology behind them.
From what I am seeing I am looking at no less than $1800 for a 4K TV, which is also still kind of "low end" as far as specifications for 4K TV's.
Perhaps that is not the case and it is the high end, but truth be told $1800 is definitely more than I prefer to spend.

$1000-$1250 for this new TV would be the perfect spend.
I am also thinking the jump to 60-65 inch is a no brainer.

The room myself and my wife are going into is larger, so viewing distance is further, so bigger (than 55") would be ideal.

Besides looking at 4K sets the past few days online and in person at Best Buy earlier today, I have not really been paying attention to much of anything when it comes to TV's as I just did not think I would be picking one up anytime soon. This is why I am looking for some suggestions.

I will end this by saying I am definitely partial to Sony and Samsung, but will try my best to not be bias if people present something else.

Basically I am thinking that because of the fact I prefer not to spend over $1250 and I prefer make the jump to 60-65", I will end up with a 1080p set.
However everyone knows my parameters and knows why they are in place, so I am open to any and all suggestions.

TIA GAF,
DL

 

[ChoklitCow]

Lot of good resources in this thread. You're bound to get some sound advice from people that know what they are talking about as well:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=516410&highlight=plasma

 

[Josh5890]

Yea, that thread will be your best bet.

Just so you know its pretty cool that you are helping out your parents like that, especially when it doesn't seem so easy at first. Kudos to you. Hope it works out

 

[family_guy]

Keep in mind getting rid of that 65" 1080p tv in a year or two will be more difficult. No one will want to pay you a quarter of the money you spent on it. TVs in general don't have high resale value. I'd think hard about going that route as opposed to saving more and getting a 4K television. Do you really want to pay $1000+ now and another $1000+ in a few years?

 

[DirtyLarry]

Lot of good resources in this thread. You're bound to get some sound advice from people that know what they are talking about as well:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=516410&highlight=plasma

Thanks for this. I did search before I posted and somehow completely missed this thread.

Yea, that thread will be your best bet.

Just so you know its pretty cool that you are helping out your parents like that, especially when it doesn't seem so easy at first. Kudos to you. Hope it works out

Thanks. They sacrificed a whole lot for me as I was growing up so I could have a better life than they did, a whole lot, and it happened to have worked, and although it is never part of the plan, it is also what it is. So it is not even a question of yes or no, just how. I give the real credit to my wife. She did not necessarily sign up for something like this, and it is going to be a very big change in our life.

Keep in mind getting rid of that 65" 1080p tv in a year or two will be more difficult. No one will want to pay you a quarter of the money you spent on it. TVs in general don't have high resale value. I'd think hard about going that route as opposed to saving more and getting a 4K television. Do you really want to pay $1000+ now and another $1000+ in a few years?

Yeah as I said, I have to purchase a lot of other things that are necessary. This TV is pretty much the bottom of a very long list. So yeah, I am okay paying $1000+ now and a $1000+ in a few years.
Also no worries on the selling it part. I always give my old electronics to friends or family that can use it that are not in a position like I am.

Going to post in the "official thread." Thanks for letting me know it existed.

 

[REDSLATE]

If you're willing to spend a bit more (or go with a slightly smaller size), the JU7100 line offers what is perhaps the best picture you can currently buy. It also makes for a good monitor as it supports 4:4:4 chroma with under 50ms input lag (44.3ms PC Mode, 26.1ms Game Mode).

http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/by-size/60-inch/best

I will stress that it's not really 4k, though neither are most TVs marketed as such (3840x2160 rather than 4096x2160).