Some TVs are equipped with center stands, but many larger size models have feet at either end of the set that may be too widely spaced apart for your TV stand. A flat panel 65-inch screen 4K TV usually measures less than 60 inches wide, less than 36 inches tall, and about 15 inches deep with the stand. If you plan to buy a new TV larger than your current set, measure the width, height, and depth of your home’s TV space, and then check the actual width and height of the TV with stand-not the diagonal screen size. What size TV you do choose, however, may be pre-determined by your room geography and/or furnishings such as the interior of an existing TV cabinet, or dictated by a spouse’s objections to a larger size set. (Note: Sitting too close to a 4K TV won’t ruin your eyes despite what your mother may have told you.) The best rule of thumb is, if the screen fills your frame of vision from where you’re sitting, and you don’t have to turn your head to see one side of the screen or the other, you’re fine. There is all manner of exotic formulae for determining the exact distance you should sit from a large screen TV-X-times the screen height, X-times the screen’s diagonal size-but there isn’t really a right or wrong answer. Here are the most important things to keep in mind while shopping: Size What to Consider in a 4K TVĭespite their seeming black slab sameness, 4K TVs can vary dramatically in image quality, feature set, and price. The Expert: I've been writing about, reporting on, and reviewing consumer technology for nearly 40 years, and have been writing about, reviewing, and recommending TVs for all of them. While some listed prices may seem high, around the holiday season and in the weeks before the Super Bowl most models will be heavily discounted. All models featured, unless indicated, are 65-inches, which I consider the best compromise between size, price, and 4K enjoyment, but most sets are available in both smaller, and less expensive editions, as well as in larger sizes for those with more room and a more copious budget. Here are the 10 best 4K models to match your TV watching needs. The choice between models might simply boil down to this: whether it fits in your designated TV space. Different models offer varying “smart TV” options, which means they may or may not include the streaming channels you want. Some TVs excel at displaying certain types of content, such as video games, movies, or sports. Picture quality also will differ in your room depending on how much light there is, for instance, how far you’re sitting from the screen, and what kinds of programming you like to view. Not only does picture quality of different models vary more widely than the naked eye can discern under a store’s harsh fluorescent lighting or from sizing up specs online, but their technologies and features differ widely as well. Sure, the picture on each of those big flat screens may look identically spectacular, but there is a world of difference between them. Please don’t just buy a TV simply because it may be the biggest and cheapest. Some TVs are three times the price of other models, but they all seem to look equally big and great so you might as well just buy the largest one you can at the lowest price, right? It’s admittedly hard to detect any real differences between the dozens of bright and colorful big screen 4K TV models available now, whether they’re arrayed on a wall in a store, along shelves at your local retailer, or online.
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