Which TV should I give as a gift?

[Vilya]

I want to give my neighbor a brand new TV as a "thank you" gift. He is a retired nurse practitioner who provided me with free home healthcare after my having had four operations this summer.

His current TV is an ancient 27" LCD that has a dark shadow covering about half the screen area and that also randomly turns itself off and on; this TV is insufferable! It only receives broadcast TV signals from an indoor antenna. The only other connected device is a dinosaur of a DVD player and a suspect condition VCR.

I am thinking of getting him a 65" LED TV. At least he could stream with it. My budget is about $1K. I read some reviews that claim that the Hisense U8G is a superior TV compared to the Sony X90J and more affordable to boot, but I am unfamiliar with the Hisense brand. I am open to other recommendations beyond these two brands and models as well.

[halloween5309]

u are a very good person to do this, hisense is great, make sure he has a big enough tv stand to put it on

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by halloween5309

u are a very good person to to do this, hisense is great, make sure he has a big enough tv stand to put it on

Thank you, but my neighbor deserves all the credit for his exceptional compassion. I want to do something nice for him to express my appreciation.

His stand is easily big enough for a TV of any size, so no issue there. Thanks for the Hisense recommendation.

[jsvg00]

Good for you Vilya.
Great minds thinking sort-of alike I guess. I bought my brother a 55" Sony X90J for Xmas this year. Its to replace the hella-burned in plasma TV in his bedroom. He's had a busy couple of years as an EMT / hospital backup worker.

[teddyballgame]

That's good stuff Vilya! I don't think you can go wrong with the Sony X90J; he's going to be over the moon with the size and brightness of it compared to his current TV. I'd feel good about gifting someone a Sony. What with the better quality control, a sensible android operating system and remote, plus sony's color and image processing. Now you have to come up with a clever way to surprise him

[trini]

Good on you, many blessing to come your way..
I think the Sony X90J is a good tv plus if you buy it from Costco it comes a 5yr warranty. me myself just got my mom the X80J 75" for $950 not the best picture quality but she don't care just wanted a big tv for news and her lifetime movies lol

[samlop10]

I’d recommend that Hisense U8G. Great contrast, great colors, good picture processing. I think it’s better than the Sony imo overall. It also seems to have similar smart features like that Sony.

If I were to gift a TV to my parents that’s probably the one I’d go with.

[Vilya]

Thank you all for the advice given; the opinions here are divided pretty evenly between the Hisense U8G and the Sony X90J.

The 65" Sony X90J costs $200 more than the 65" Hisense U8G, which is not an issue, but I could use that difference to get him BOTH the Hisense U8G and a new blu-ray player (make and model undecided) to replace his relic of a DVD player. Just an idea that came to me this morning.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I want to give my neighbor a brand new TV as a "thank you" gift. He is a retired nurse practitioner who provided me with free home healthcare after my having had four operations this summer.

Big kudos to your neighbor, I'm sure he would be very trilled with what ever you give.

2 years ago my younger brother purchased a TCL 65" from Walmart for $399 (Xmas sale). Not a reference TV but suffices for their use. It is a Roku based TV.

Amazon has some TCL 65" for < $700.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Big kudos to your neighbor, I'm sure he would be very trilled with what ever you give.

2 years ago my younger brother purchased a TCL 65" from Walmart for $399 (Xmas sale). Not a reference TV but suffices for their use. It is a Roku based TV.

Amazon has some TCL 65" for < $700.

Thank you for the TCL recommendations and for trying to save me some money as well, but I want to give him the best TV that my budget will allow.

[slimdude]

Choosing a TV is based on personal preference because, all brands have their pros and cons. I wish there was a perfect TV, but unfortunately there isn't. Whichever TV you decide to buy, it will be greatly appreciated by your neighbor.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Choosing a TV is based on personal preference because, all brands have their pros and cons. I wish there was a perfect TV, but unfortunately there isn't. Whichever TV you decide to buy, it will be greatly appreciated by your neighbor.

Weighing the pros and cons between different makes and models of TVs is hard enough when buying for one's own self, but trying to guess what is important for someone else is harder still.

In this case, I could decide by just flipping a coin as any TV that I buy will be leaps and bounds better than what he has now. I am leaning very heavily towards buying the Hisense U8G as it should work very well in either a dark or bright room. It can reach over 1500 nits and should come with sun block.

Another nice thing is that if I purchase the Hisense U8G by Dec. 31st, Hisense offers a 100 day "no regrets" policy where the TV can be returned for a full refund up to 100 days from the date of delivery. That's a very generous trial period.

Merry Christmas, slimdude, and to everyone else; thank you all for your comments.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by teddyballgame

That's good stuff Vilya! I don't think you can go wrong with the Sony X90J; he's going to be over the moon with the size and brightness of it compared to his current TV. I'd feel good about gifting someone a Sony. What with the better quality control, a sensible android operating system and remote, plus sony's color and image processing. Now you have to come up with a clever way to surprise him

I have been thinking a lot about how best to surprise him, but have yet to decide on how to go about it. I'm open to suggestions, too. It is going to be so much fun surprising him with a brand new 65" TV!

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Weighing the pros and cons between different makes and models of TVs is hard enough when buying for one's own self, but trying to guess what is important for someone else is harder still.

In this case, I could decide by just flipping a coin as any TV that I buy will be leaps and bounds better than what he has now. I am leaning very heavily towards buying the Hisense U8G as it should work very well in either a dark or bright room. It can reach over 1500 nits and should come with sun block.

Another nice thing is that if I purchase the Hisense U8G by Dec. 31st, Hisense offers a 100 day "no regrets" policy where the TV can be returned for a full refund up to 100 days from the date of delivery. That's a very generous trial period.

Merry Christmas, slimdude, and to everyone else; thank you all for your comments.

Merry Christmas to you too.

[Vilya]

I ordered the 65" Hisense U8G tonight. I guess back ordered might be more accurate as delivery is estimated for February 2-3, 2022! The 65" inch model appears to be widely out of stock. It may well arrive earlier than estimated, too. One can hope, anyways.

Now to consider adding a blu-ray player. I very much doubt that my neighbor would ever buy a 4K disc, so I think a blu-ray player is sufficient. It would likely be an improvement over his antique DVD player which is so old that it may not even have a HDMI connection.

I can't wait to see his reaction when the new TV arrives! I hope that it will serve him well.

Edit: An hour after placing the order, the delivery estimate has been revised to Jan. 3-6, 2022.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Vilya

I ordered the 65" Hisense U8G tonight.

Looks to be a really nice TV. How about adding a Echo Dot and/or Google Mini? He might like, “Alexa, show me channel X news.”

Now to consider adding a blu-ray player.

Do you have one on the radar?

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Looks to be a really nice TV. How about adding a Echo Dot and/or Google Mini? He might like, “Alexa, show me channel X news.”

Do you have one on the radar?

Thank you; I hope that he likes it.

I don't know about adding an Echo Dot/ Google Mini; adding a blu-ray player is all the accessorizing that I can afford at this time. I think that it would be more useful.

There are not that many plain ol' blu-ray players to choose from; I was considering the Sony BDP-S6700, but I have only begun my search. Any recommendations would be welcome.

[mikesncc1701]

I bought a 65 inch U6G earlier this year and absolutely love it. I've read the H8G is a bit better so if your neighbor is still rocking an old LCD and DVD player, they're going to be floored by the upgrade.

[hagios]

Vilya, So kind of both of you to each other 💕

Take a look at some of these blu-ray players (make sure you choose a region-free one!) for your neighbor (if you could afford it I’d go for a 4K region-free player as he could future proof down the line )…

Blu-rays:

https://www.220-electronics.com/regi...y-players.html

4Ks:

https://www.220-electronics.com/regi...d_blu_ray.html

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by hagios

Vilya, So kind of both of you to each other ��

Take a look at some of these blu-ray players (make sure you choose a region-free one!) for your neighbor (if you could afford it I’d go for a 4K region-free player as he could future proof down the line )…

Blu-rays:

https://www.220-electronics.com/regi...y-players.html

4Ks:

https://www.220-electronics.com/regi...d_blu_ray.html

Thank you for the links.

I do not envision him importing blu-rays or buying 4K discs. He may not buy blu-rays even with a new player, but at least it should make his DVDs look the best that they can.