The Top 5 75 Inch Tvs
Having the proper sized television is the difference between tying together a room with an enveloping, theater-like ambiance, or leaving the distant members of your party cut off from quality entertainment. With the leveling in the price of Ultra 4K (the highest resolution that actually has significant content available), the modern television retains that same unifying power it always had, from casting the late-night shows of the 1950s to displaying LAN parties at the coming of the new millennium. We’ve chosen our five favorite models by thoughtfully evaluating every product not only by its price, resolution, and response time, but also its durability, design, and extra features.
Sony XBR75X900F 75” Android TV
The Workhorse on the Wall
The Sony X900F is a superb TV model at the upper end of the 4K HD price range – and with good reason. In addition to being both Alex- & Google Assistant-compatible, this smart TV performs various functions extremely well. A very low input lag time makes this TV perfect for everything short of MLG video games, while exceptional black & grey uniformity, superior response time and very little reflection combine to make it a top contender for blockbuster movies, binge watching series, and ogling live sports. Our only criticism can be attributed to its less-than-ideal sound depth (which can be readily fixed with an accompanying Sony sound bar) and a decrease in picture quality on the widest angles of viewing.
Pros:
- Sturdy build & leg design
- Four HDMI & three USB ports
- Enormous selection of apps with Google Play
Cons:
- Quite heavy
- Below average bass; sound distortion at higher volume
Samsung Q90 Series 75” Smart TV
More Theatre than Home Movie Theatre
Samsung’s unparalleled quality and ability to consistently deliver industry-leading products gives the Q90 one of our top spots. In addition to outperforming the competition on scales such as brightness, contrast and local dimming features, the Q90’s handling of reflection (or lack thereof) is spectacular. In addition to this, the Q90 can perform chroma subsampling, a fancy name for reducing the bandwidth requirement of displaying otherwise high quality (and highly taxing) media. It achieves this by lowering the color saturation of the red and blue channels that our eyes, which naturally favor green, don’t need so much. For videophiles, this television is the best in its class, and until 8K content becomes widely available, will be the standard bearer of 4K for years to come.
Pros:
- Perfect picture for the whole room
- QLED for increased color depth
- VESA mount & LAN connectivity compatible
Cons:
- Steep price
- Samsung app store a bit laggy
TCL 75S425 75” HDR Smart TV
The Console Champion
Although it is far from a household name, TCL has delivered an exceptionally priced television for those who are slightly less picky when it comes to the finer details of the color spectrum. That’s not to say that purchasing the 4 Series now will mean that you’ll be out of luck in the future; no, the TV comes with 2.2 HDMI ports, ensuring that all of your 4K content will work under the most up-to-date copy protection protocols, as well as a top of the line input lag & response times. While this display does lack advanced gaming technologies (such as FreeSync) that reduce tearing & stuttering, for the price you would be hard-pressed to find a model better suited for gaming at this price range.
Pros:
- Beautiful Roku UI and app
- Great choice as a second PC monitor
- Impressive quality for price
Cons:
- Color is poorly calibrated out of the box
- Not very bright
Sony X800H 75” Smart LED TV
Smarts and Speed Combined
Who said a television’s primary purpose has to be showing movies? Gamers, this one’s for you. While a less-than desirable contrast might steer you towards other models if a darkened home theatre is your primary objective, the X800H still has an exceptionally wide viewing angle and robust color gamut & gradient, making this model more than acceptable for your needs thanks to Sony’s X1 processor. For the price, the television’s all-plastic body is somewhat disappointing, but for someone whose number one objective is to entertain, the X800H touts a wide array of features from a trustworthy brand name.
Pros:
- Impressive sound quality
- Incredibly low input lag
- Sleek design
Cons:
- Lower quality contrast and true black uniformity
- Limited Bluetooth connectivity
SAMSUNG 75” Class Crystal UHD TU-8000 Series
Crystal Clear Contrast
Samsung’s TU-800 will not disappoint in delivering on the quality you’ve likely come to expect from the company. Despite having some complaints in regards to distortion in wider viewing angles and a darker color gamut, the ability of the TU-800 to display a full-palette of UHD colors with decreased motion blur is one of the many qualities that place it above the rest when it comes to affordable displays. Furthermore, this model is one of few where we can say the stock speakers are satisfactory for all but movie-theatre replication. Overall, the TU-800 can impress a captive audience of gamers or film enthusiasts without breaking the bank.
Pros:
- USB drive
- Smart TV-accessibility
- High-quality customer support
- Barely visible border frame
Cons:
- Confusing input menu
- Light reflection is visible
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most important factors to consider when purchasing a TV for movies? For video games?
As a general rule of thumb in film and gaming, a television’s most important factors are its contrast ratio and input lag, respectively. Contrast simply is a measure of your display’s ability to make both white and black bright. A higher contrast ratio will make the image seem more “alive” or vivid, and can be aided by a brand’s local dimming features which kick in during darker scenes in a video. Input lag is a measure of the time it takes from an image being processed to it reaching the display. For video games, a lag of less than 20 ms is standard for higher-end models, whereas anything below 40 ms should be sufficient for most shows or films.
What should I do to ensure I purchased a properly working television?
Returning a defective television can be a serious hassle, but it’s more than necessary when it comes to making a four-figure purchase. Two of the most simple yet essential tests you can perform out of the box are a dead pixel test and a burn-in test. There are several websites which can run the former to determine if one of the millions of pixels has had a hardware failure in producing the whole color spectrum. With regards to burn-ins, if the various built-in features have failed to address the issue of a “phantom image” or shadow of a previously viewed frame, we recommend contacting the manufacturer directly for repair or replacement.
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