Traditionally, one of the default purchases for people flush with cash is a bigger, better TV. That makes sense on a couple of levels. First, it's a conspicuous status symbol, whether for the people around you or just for your own contentment when you walk in the room. On a practical level, though, upgrading your TV will immediately improve the experience of what many of us do for fun: playing games or watching movies and shows.
A notable trend has emerged in recent years. While there are still reasons to splurge on an expensive TV, the quality of mid-range and even some budget TVs has risen to the point that many people will feel perfectly satisfied with them. I'm not going to try and talk you out of buying a 75-inch OLED. if you're bent on it — but given the factors below, you may want to consider what else you could be putting that money towards.
Brightness and color accuracy are solid
What ultimately matters most
It used to be that if you bought a budget TV, you were taking a serious gamble on image quality. You might still be, but older budget LCDs were more likely to have weak lighting, making them hard to watch in sunlit rooms, and less punchy overall. Partly because of this, their color representation was off. Indeed it was impossible for them to display true blacks, since inferior backlighting systems turned shadows a dark gray instead.
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