Very Big 1080p TVs

Richard Kain

Richard Kain

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My parents are moving to a new house soon, and are going to be upgrading their TV screen for a larger, deeper den. For the time being, my Mom is intent on getting something in the 75+ inch range, but is very frugal and interested in getting a good deal. At the same time, we would prefer to stick to 1080p if we can.

The problem is that very few recent TVs are being produced in that size range for 1080p. The chance of being able to "see" individual pixels increases significantly when your screen is larger than 60 inches. So all of the manufacturers are making this year's larger TV models with a focus on 4K. And as a result I just have not been seeing a lot of deals on 75+ inch 1080p screens.

Anyone here have a screen in that range, 1080p or 4K? And does anyone have first-hand impressions of screens in that size range, so I can balance quality with price?

 
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Okay, at the moment I'm leaning toward this Vizio TV. It's a 70" model, and Wal-Mart is going to have it on sale on Black Friday for $900 ($898). It isn't quite as large as desired, but within a respectable distance of it. So far the reviews I've seen on Amazon for that particular screen have been very positive, and there have been a lot of them. I'm going to continue doing some more research, but this is feeling like one of the more viable options for my circumstances.

 
I have a 70 inch 1080p Vizio that I bought about 1.5 years ago. Has some minor light-bleed issues that are only noticeable under certain circumstances, and performs well overall. Vizio and LG are kinda the lower-end TV brands, moving up to Panasonic and Toshiba and finally God-Tier Sony and Samsung. However, virtually any TV from any one of these manufacturers would be perfectly adequate unless you're some kind of videophile. Medium to large-size HDTVs have become the kind of consumer product that are almost universally of good quality (unless you're buying a Magnetbox or a Sorny).

If you're sitting more than about six feet away there's little chance you'll notice much of a difference at all between 1080p and 4K, and even if you did I doubt it would be justify the price jump. Make sure motion smoothing is OFF for TV/movies, otherwise you'll get a terrible cardboard-cutout "soap-opera" effect.

 
I bought my parents a Vizio 70" last year and they love it. Not as nice as the Samsung TVs I normally buy but still a great TV for the price.

 
Have you considered going with a Projector instead? For $900 you can get some pretty well review 1080P projectors that will easily give you 100"+ screen, even from short distance if you go with a short throw model.

 
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