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SJ they seem to be fine. TCL is a Chinese brand that is new to the US market, they only entered in 2013. They are growing the brand and mainly marketing through Amazon. Lots of features and low prices. The image quality gets decent ratings.
I've got a preference for Samsung panels, but you'll pay a bit more for them. I've just used them for years at home and on installations and they tend to live a pretty long life. The 47" LCD that Pix and I have is a Samsung that is now 13 years old and it's still going strong.
Thanks, ND. I can't get a smart tv in the size I need in a Samsung, which was my first choice.
[link] Does anyone have an opinion on that phone for a 16 year old boy who tends to lose things? He has a dumb phone now.
I would usually recommend stepping up to the Moto G, but those have crept up in price. I genuinely like all of the low price Motorola phones and recommend them highly so I think that is probably a great choice!
Notice that the Standard Version is comparable in price to the Prime Exclusive version. Which you prefer is your call - the Prime Exclusive integrates with Amazon well (e.g. it may include Alexa integration and the Amazon Appstore is preinstalled) which can be good or bad depending.
What changed?
NVM, I found it in a google. I haven't updated but the pictures don't bug me. I can see the argument against it though.
For you, tom: [link]
It's funny -- I hated it on sight, but totally adjusted after two days. I think I just always hate change at first.
I had to force an update. I like it!
My 8 year-old flatscreen LG TV (47") basically stopped working. The power button is on, but it gives me nothing but black screen when it's turned on. Nothing comes up when I press manually on the Menu button on TV itself. I switched out the HDMI cable to see if it's a connection issue -- no dice. I have a complicated set up whereby FIOS cable goes to TiVO for cable channels -> receiver -> TV, and both my TiVO box and the receiver is fine. Something must have burnt out on the TV itself.
It's old enough that instead of spending money in trying to repair the thing, I've decided to upgrade. My question is what to do with the old TV. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania law prevents me from dumping this in the local Best Buy (which I do with other electronics in need of recycling). How much would services like 1-800-Got-Junk charge to haul away a biggish TV like this? I feel like if someone is willing to open the puppy up and putz around the innards, it may be repairable, but not sure if it's worthwhile posting this anywhere -- it's an old TV that's probably broken, and new TVs are pretty cheap nowadays if you don't want to go top-of-the-line....
