Larry, Jan and I recently bought an LG 49-inch LCD (UHD) Smart TV, and it is excellent for displaying photos: I use an intermediate box which plays DVD's, reads memory cards, and into which I can plug my K5ii so that the images can be displayed direct to the TV. If you get that brand in the USA, I can highly recommend it: cost was A$1195, so about US$600. Of course, taxes etc. may make it more or less expensive in your state. And, yes, the oversaturated look is deliberate in so many areas these days, including travel advertising, but you can overcome it. My TV is set for a "Natural" saturation, just like the K5ii.
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Igor PDML-StR Sent: Thursday, 25 January 2018 5:22 AM To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: Re: 4k tv, monitor, watching movies, displaying photos Larry, Just to address the oversaturated look at the stores: It's a fad of the past NN years. So, I believe, the demo is designed to run in the "high-saturation" mode, whatever it might be called with the particular brand/model. There are typical presets that are "sports, movies, entertainment, ..." You might be able to use a remote and try to switch to a different mode that would be more realistic. Tomshardware.com used to be a reasonable source for reviews on such devices. I don't know how bad they became in the recent past: https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-tvs,review-2224.html I haven't been following the TV technology closely in the past few years, although it is quite possible that we might have to buy a new TV in the near future (as our 10-y.o. TV might be dying). So, please share back to the list if you find some other useful resources. One thing I have in mind is that all the technologies-du-jour (Roku, Air-Play, ...) tend to be becoming mostly obsolete quicker than the TV itself. So, it seems to me that it might be a more flexible solution to buy these "smart" technologies as a separate box, as opposed to the one built-in. While I was watching the trends, Samsung was the best (LCD panels). I wouldn't buy a plasma TV (if they still sell those). I think OLED and QLED would be more expensive than LED, but they are also MUCH more expensive. So, LED or LCD would be the best bet on a budget. Cheers, Igor Larry Colen Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:50:59 -0800 wrote: I have been seriously considering doing something I've never done before, buying a TV. I don't watch much TV and all of mine have been hand me downs. I almost bought one about 15 years ago, but then my dad passed away and I inherited his. My ideal would be to get a 4K (UHD) in the 30-40 inch range that would work well for displaying my photos when it's not being used for movies and TV. Since I'm at least within radio hailing distance of the real world, cost is a serious consideration. I've seen 4K TVs for around $300, but the images on them at the store are always over saturated, and pretty bad looking, but that might be due to source material that they try to make "pop". The other option would be to get something cheap until I could afford something better a ways down the line. What sort of technology should I look for and what would I need to pay to get it? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
