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.