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I've had my 65" LED Samsung smart TV for almost 10 years now... it cost about $800 back then. I thought about replacing it recently, but decided against it because it's working great and I don't feel like I'd be gaining much to buy a newer TV. Technology hasn't really advanced that much since 2014...

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If picture quality matters to you (no judgement, at all, if it doesn’t) then OLED is a non-trivial step up in image quality.

I get it though: for 90% of the stuff I watch, I couldn’t care less about the quality. Much if it is on a small screen or in 1080p.

… but movie night with my wife/kids? Those are the nights I am grateful that the picture quality in my living room is untouchable by a theater. Those are the moments I, personally, live for.

Does it have 4K and HDR? Those are game changers, especially on such a big screen.

Are they really game changers though? Baraka (1992) in 1080p non-HDR looks stunning.

I remember being quite blown away by my first Blu-ray discs (Planet Earth series) on a PS3 connected to a 1080p plasma, well ahead of ubiquitous 4K and HDR. It was the first time source quality really made a difference to me, coming from DVDs and rips.

HDR truly is. It's as big a leap as the jump from 480 to 1080 IMO.

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