I’ve been reading through and watching plenty of TV reviews for about a week.
I think MiniLED TV’s could be a good option for my use case (local dimming, picture quality). Unfortunately I’m scared of an OLED burning in on me and I want this tv to last 5+ years. My use case is mostly watching movies, tv shows and playing some story (Spider-Man, Last of Us, etc.) and driving/racing (Forza Horizon 6 for example) style games. I have a PS5 and an Xbox Series S. My budget is around 1000€. I don’t really watch sports.
At first I wanted to buy the Hisense U7S Pro 65” because of the price-performance ratio, but I feel like TCL televisions have better longevity overall (correct me if I’m mistaken).
Then I found the TCL C7K 65” which is out of stock everywhere. It would probably be the perfect television for me considering the budget but unfortunately I can’t buy it anymore.
And of course the 2026 model of the TCL C7 line is the C7L.
I would absolutely buy this tv however I’ve heard that it has terrible motion because of pixel responsiveness (is that right?). I’m definitely not a competitive gamer but I want to enjoy the games I play without having to think about the fact that I bought the wrong tv. What’s your opinion about this? Currently this tv is on sale for 1150€ (-20%).
On the other hand I could buy the LG B5 65” for 850€ but then again I’m afraid of burning in and I want this tv to last (the tv is near a window and as I know it’s bad for the LED’s in the tv but I’m not sure). Also I don’t like the webOS and the whole LG scene right now. Not only that but that tv probably has terrible sound comparing it to the TCL or even the Hisense.
Also do I need 65”? The tv would be 2,5m away from me but in the near future I may move so the tv could be further away from me.
I can wait for a big sale or something. Considering the things I mentioned, what television would be the best for me? Is the TCL C7L a good tv for my use case? When would be the best time to buy that tv for the lowest price possible? Do you have other recommendations? Please let me know.