Should You Buy a Bigger TV or a “Better” TV

Where should you put your money  when you're buying a new TV better   picture quality a bigger TV maybe  a balance of both let's talk about that welcome back everyone I'm Caleb Denison and  I am genuinely excited to be making this video   for you today I mean excited nervous slightly  intimidated yeah all of those things and here's   why as you may imagine I get asked for individual  TV buying advice all the time and more often than   not there's a most common denominator of a dilemma  involved usually goes like this given I've got a   certain budget should I buy this TV with top tier  picture quality or should I give a little on the   picture quality so I can get a bigger screen and  I've got to tell you as someone who genuinely   wants to help you arrive at the best decision  for you this dilemma has become my Nemesis why   because there is no one-size fits-all answer it  depends entirely on an individual's priorities   their viewing habits their needs versus their  wants their space and viewing environment how   picky they are and of course the budget number  itself that's a lot of factors to consider now   if I had all the time and money in the world  I would individually consult with you asking   those crucial questions to come up with an answer  that is as bespoke to you as a hand-tailored suit   unfortunately I can't do that and so I've spent  the last several years racking my brain over   how I could create a guide that would be helpful  something I could Point folks to when this comes   up so if I personally sent you to watch this video  I want you to know that I'm not just phoning it in   here what you're about to watch is the result of  years of thought and consideration and a little   bit of an inspiration situation that's where the  two TVs you see here come into play on the right   is a 65 in Sony A95L QD OLED TV widely considered  to have the best picture quality you can buy among   TVs released in 2023 the 65in model you see here  is selling for about 3,300 bucks as record this   video but the 77in model goes for about 5 grand  on the left is the 98 in TCL QM8 full model number   is QM850G and it is currently selling for about  $6,000 however TCL also makes a very impressive   XL model at this size that is currently selling  for three grand so as you can see on the chart   we have here you can spend about $3,000 for a 65  in A95L with the best picture quality you can buy   or you can spend about $33,000 on a 98 in TCL XL  which clearly has a much larger screen and picture   quality that is not nearly as refined as the Sony  OLED but certainly nothing to turn your nose up at   or you could get a 77in Sony A95L increasing ing  the size of this Ultra Premium picture quality   but you're going to pay for it at 5,000 versus  6,000 for the 98 in TCL QM8 with picture quality   upgrades that put it in very close contention with  the Sony though perhaps not quite as Exquisite so   back to these two TVs which have both been sitting  in front of me for several months now and over the   course of that time I've had the option to turn  either one of them on while working on other   projects or reviews playing games games or just  having a movie break and that's when it hit me I   can't give a custom answer to anyone weighing  the decision to prioritize picture quality or   screen size but I can talk about my experience my  observations and tell you which one I would buy if   it was my money because while I used to bounce  back and forth between these two TVs seemingly   at random my choice of which TV to use slowly  became more deliberate until it became clear   that I had subconsciously developed a preference  and it might surprise you or maybe it won't I   don't know let's see now I've reviewed both of  these TVs the 65 in A95L and the 65 in version   of the QM8 which though smaller exhibits the same  picture quality traits of this monster and that's   a good thing for the most part you can watch the  full reviews if you like we'll put links down in   the description but for anyone just watching  this video here's the quick take for each of   them the A95L is just superb there is a Panasonic  TV not widely available here in the US that can   give the Sony a run for its money but like I said  the A95L is generally considered the best looking   TV available right now it's got perfect black  levels pixel level control wide color gamut it   can make colors the QM8 can't it's got stunning  HDR highlights incredible depth and pop Stellar   motion look it is a real treat for the eyes it's  like Kobe beef right exquisite it's got a few   quirks but all TVs do in the end it produces the  best picture quality I've ever seen on a TV and I   love it I just I love it so much meanwhile the TCL  QM8 offers perhaps the best picture performance to   price ratio on the market right now it's a qled  TV with an advanced mini LED backlight system   broken down into a lot of zones and attempts to  look as OLED like as a qled TV can look look it's   got a rich Vivid picture with a ton of HDR pop and  it's outof boox picture performance in the movie   preset while not as dialed in as the Sony is still  very respectable it's also capable of getting much   brighter than the Sony not just the 98 in here but  in all the other sizes it's available in if the   Sony is a 10 actually the Sony is more of an 11  for me well the QM8 here would be a solid 8 out of   10 price aside and that's a massively respectable  number the QM8 picture quality will be a big step   up for almost everyone replacing a 4-year or older  TV now there are other separating factors like the   QM8 audio system is a big let down especially from  this 98 in TV beast you'd think this TV would have   to have big sound but it's kind of like the Mike  Tyson of TVs it's big and bronny intimidating even   and then opens its mouth and you're like that  voice is coming out of that otherwise they're   both Google TVs they share similar gaming friendly  features they both have backlit remotes they are   both TVs it's just that one is much much bigger  than the other and I should point out that even   if we had the 77 in Sony here we would still be  seeing a considerable size difference heck even   an 85 in TV is noticeably larger than a 77in TV I  know this chart here isn't going to really hammer   the point home as well as seeing the difference in  real life but check out the difference in square   inches between a 65in TV and a 75 85 and 98 in  TV just a few diagonal inches translates into a   whole lot more screen real estate and the bigger  you get the more exponentially profound that size   difference becomes oh hey I almost forgot I have  an incredible deal for you for a limited time I   am offering an unprecedentedly deep discount on  smashing that like button it's true for the low   low price of $0 you too can experience the utter  Elation that comes from letting me know that I   don't suck at my job and if that's 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and  just be entertained it's the same with audio gear   and with music too I'm never going to be able  to just hear a song and and just enjoy it not   without also treking the chord progressions and  if a sound system sucks I would just rather not   hear it I'm cursed like that and there are worse  things in life and I know it but with all of that   said over time I've increasingly reached for the  TCL remote control to the point that for general   entertainment this 98 in Beauty has become my  go-to and you can bet that when the big game comes   on in a few days I'm watching it on this big old  TV okay maybe I'll put it on both just because I can but if I had to choose I know I would pick the  TCL for the game sure the Sony will have better   color saturation and its processing will produce  a slightly cleaner image and its motion resolution   is definitely superior but the sheer scale of the  TCL 98 in QM8 it is won me over look I don't sit   very far from the TV it's about 10 and 1/2 ft  from the screen to my eyeballs at that distance   the 65in Sony is a dazzling treat need I remind  you that I love love love that TV but the 98 in   QM8 is enveloping it wraps its big beautiful self  around you and you cannot not be entertained if   the Sony A95L is a 12oz Kobe beef strip the 98 in  QM8 is a prime dry aged 32oz Tomahawk is it a bit   much well I don't think so but you can't deny that  it's going to bull you over with its awesomeness   well what I learned is that even though I am very  picky about picture quality the sheer scale of a   screen sways me more than I expected I think that  sometimes we have this notion in our minds that   we know what kind of picture quality we're going  to want out of a big investment like a TV I mean   it's understandable that we don't want to have  any buyers remorse and in an effort to insulate   ourselves from that risk we might tend to pour  money into a higher rated albeit smaller TV rather   than step up to a much larger size that maybe gets  an eight instead of a nine for picture quality but   perhaps the standard that we have conceptually in  our heads doesn't match up with what we actually   need and and want in my experience the combination  of really good picture quality at this massive 98   in screen size compelled me to fire up the TCL  QM8 more often than the Sony A95L even though   I'll tell you every day of the week and twice on  Sunday that the A95L is a superior TV I mean I   can tell you that my friends and family have  less stringent standards for picture quality   than I do and the TV I buy is going to be as much  for them if not more so than it is for me and I   know that a big Cinema like experience at home  is going to bring them more joy and excitement   than the expanded color gamut and perfect black  levels of a QD OLED I think that most folks are   going to enjoy a larger TV over a super high  performance TV that's a little smaller most   folks there will be exceptions and also I think  we should ackowledge that this video isn't and   never could be the magic bullet I or you may want  want it to be there are just too many factors at   play I mean my own expectations turned out to be  wrong I was sure that a bigger TV was just going   to make any little tiny nitpicky picture quality  flaws much bigger and therefore easier to see and   that just has not been the case the sheer scale  of This TV has so much power over me that I'm too   busy being tickled to death to bother with being  critical over backlight blooming and dark scenes   or or something like that does that make sense  now to be clear my dream scenario is an A95L in   my bedroom and a 98 in QM8 in my living room or  maybe an A95L in my living room and a 98 in QM8   in my media room or entertainment Den I would not  want to live without the awesomeness that the A95L   offers but if I put myself in the position that  so many folks are often in with a budget for one   TV and a deep-seated desire for that TV to have  the biggest impact at CA and both on the longterm   and the short term I got to say my money is going  to be the bigger TV in that case there are limits   of course I don't want 98 in of trashy picture  quality or even 85 in of lame picture quality but   when you're looking at premium dollars going to  premium TVs the size does matter I think the TCL   98 XL model is possibly going to be a ridiculously  smart move for anyone with big screen Envy and if   you've got the cash the QM8 model here will simply  blow you away I hope this has been helpful I know   it was sure fun to make this video and you can  expect a whole lot more just like this coming   from me in the year ahead thanks so much for  watching everyone what do you think about the   message in this video leave me a comment let  me know don't forget to like subscribe ring   that bell I'll see you on the next one and until  then here's two other videos I think you might like nailed it

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Length: 14min 0sec (840 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 08 2024