Which buying decision would you recommend?

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Originally Posted by supersix4

I'm sitting less than 8feet away from a 65'' UHD samsung, and having had a 55'' c8000 which was top of the line in late 2010 for samsung.

I would say it is NOT worth upgrading and unless you really want bigger size stick to a budget 1080p set.

If I was allowed to have the sets in my room for 2 weeks I'd say that while its great and there are some new features I really enjoy and I could find real value in upgrading if prices were closer but it is not worth the premium regardless of budget at the moment unless you really need a tv.

I would also add that once hitting 1080p and above for films all the other factors are more important imho (black levels, contrast etc). The resolution bump will be nice but in terms of how the picture looks overall resolution is now only one very small part of the equation.

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I suggest consumers in the market for a new TV put at least a little more thought into more innovative ways to enable purchasing a larger-sized TV…because size does matter.

Whilst largely true I have both a front projector and 65vt60. I do more or less all my viewing in a dark room and for over two months now have exclusively used my plasma as for myself the picture quality boost trumps the size boost (and I have yet to see a sub $10,000 projector that satisfies to the same degree). Of course both would be best, but it isn't just bigger = better.

I for one also hate viewing films in imax that where not shoot in imax. They just look blurry and for myself are far better viewed in a normal (much smaller) cinema.