Which buying decision would you recommend?

[ADWyatt]

My now-old 58" Panasonic 3D plasma still works great, but present and near-future technology is leaving it behind in terms of display quality. I would like to upgrade either this year or as late as December 2015, but this isn't such an easy thing to do.

It seems as if for television this is truly the best of times and the worst of times. While 1080p sets have never been better, 4k programming will finally start to emerge at the end of 2015 with DirecTV offering more than 4k pay-per-view. And it may be reasonable to assume that 4k Blu-ray players will start to make their appearance. And then, of course, there is 4k OLED, which at the end of next year might almost be affordable.

Here is what I'd love to have: For some odd reason I'm a big fan of the soap opera image. I don't know why, but there it is. My Panny can't display it, so I'd like to have a TV that can. Naturally, I also love 4k quality, and I really would like to have active-shutter 3D, or at the least a passive-shutter 3D image that could equal an active-shutter 4k 3D upscaled picture.

Right now there are two possible TV purchases I'm looking into, and either one could be a bad misstep. Your opinion and advice could save me a lot of money and heartache by showing me buying strategies that I'm not considering. Here are my choices right now...

1. The Sharp Aquos 60" 1080p set that shows images somewhat higher than 1080p, as the company claims that it has a million more pixels than a standard 1080p set. This is currently a Best Buy exclusive that until recently was on sale for $1,699 USD. This set definitely has the soap opera image in 240 Hz that I'd like, and also uses active-shutter 3D. However, this isn't a 4k TV, and I have yet to read in-depth customer reviews on just how good this set is. I'm thinking it may be possible that when this set goes on sale again before the end of the year that I might keep it for three years, and then buy into 4k OLED, when the technology is more affordable and refined. The down side is that my contract with DISH will be up in November 2015, and by then DirecTV may have available one or more 4k channels.

2. Wait to buy until December 1, 2015, with the expectation that a 65" 4k OLED set will street in the U.S. for about $5,000. That would be passive-shutter 3D, and I'm not sure if such a set would give me the soap opera look, but it seems to me that 4k OLED would be the last word in picture quality for many years to come. I've never seen an OLED display, to be perfectly honest, and I can only assume that from the images I've seen on the internet, that this will be noticeably superior to LED. (By the way, I'm also fully aware that Panasonic is going to be releasing the 65" AX900 4k LED TV later this year, and the specs are all my heart would desire, but Panasonic seems to have trouble making a good LED model, or so I've read. But if this is a good set, it might be a more affordable alternative to OLED.)

I have no doubt that there are many facts and considerations that I'm not taking into account for a purchase decision, and so I will thank everyone in advance who would like to offer his or her advice.