Samsung appliances aren't great, Samsung TVs are some of the best brands out there. I've heard that from several A/V nerds and professionals.

We have 5 Samsung TVs of all generations and sizes and haven't had a lick of trouble with a single one.

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Posted by Basura Blanco

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Posted on 12/12/23 at 4:50 pm to CatfishJohn

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We have 5 Samsung TVs of all generations and sizes and haven't had a lick of trouble with a single one.

Same. My main living room TV has been Samsung since the demise of Panasonic plasmas (RIP) and I see no reason to change. I go china with the rest of the house and honestly have never had a problem other than them being more susceptible to lighting damage.

Then again, paying $350 for a 65" Sceptre LED shipped to my door and then hanging it unprotected in a coastal environment for the last 3 years under the house and it still working fine other than losing one of 3 HDMI input ports to rust is probably a Win. Just Windex the salt spray off the screen and that bitch looks the same as when new.

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Posted by Obtuse1

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Posted on 12/13/23 at 11:19 am to CatfishJohn

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Samsung TVs are some of the best brands out there.

The upper end Samsung/LG/Sony panels are all excellent, specific ones are just better for specific use cases. The problem Samsung and LG have with perceived quality is they both compete down at the lower end range too. They make sets near the TCL/Hisense price points but they don't have quite the picture quality or reliability of TCL and Hisense at that bottom end price point. Sony on the other hand chooses not to dip as low so their lowest price set don't add the negative perception that the low end Samsungs and LG have.

As an example you can get LG and Samsung 85" TVs for $900 both of which I find unwatchable. Sony bottoms out at about $1200 for an 85" which is the point I find 85" TVs are at least watchable. At the bottom price point IMO don't buy a Samsung or LG get a Hisense instead (forgetting country of origin and only considering quality). When you move up 2 or 3 price points is when choosing Samsung, LG or Sony makes (high) sense.