$1500 for 55" Screen Mini LED - Which One or Wait?

m2pic on 28/01/2022 - 17:50

Hello legends,

I've been blessed with the MacBook Pro new Mini-LED screens and my TV just doesn't cut it anymore. Looking for them deeper blacks.

I have a 28 Degrees Price Protection enabled card so a screen anywhere in the $1.5-$2k RRP range is a-okay. As the prices always drop down.

Should I go now or wait for a couple of months for Gen 2 Mini LED?

I've been looking at TCL c825 and the Samsung QA85A. Any other options that I'm missing out on?

The idea is to mount it to a portable stand so I can use it in the computer room and lounge room. I work as a photography and video editor so have a nice screen helps a lot.

Kindly,

M2pic

Electrical & Electronics 55inch QLED TV Samsung TCL TV UHD TV

Comments

  • Muzeeb on 28/01/2022 - 17:54

    I thought 28 degrees dropped price protection.

    • Wilkshake on 28/01/2022 - 18:31
      +1

      It's grandfathered if you already had it

      • Muzeeb on 28/01/2022 - 19:05

        That makes sense. Cheers

    • m2pic on 28/01/2022 - 20:38

      Yes, I am a grand father.

  • ESEMCE on 28/01/2022 - 18:08
    +1

    The 55" LG C1 squeezes into that price range when on sale.
    Why compromise with miniLED?

    • psyren89 on 28/01/2022 - 18:52

      OLEDs still have the ongoing POTENTIAL problems of burn-in and loss of brightness over time. That's not to say mini-LED is better than OLED, just offering some reasons why someone may choose one over the other.

    • m2pic on 28/01/2022 - 20:38

      Interesting. Yeah I was seeing that OLED had burn in problems and I am looking to use it a monitor as well. So that Mac task bar could become a burnt in feature.

  • AustriaBargain on 28/01/2022 - 21:02

    You could get a zoned backlit TV with good HDR. Though I noticed that not many TVs have zoned backlighting for some reason. Zoned backlighting also bleeds the glow slightly, it's noticeable especially on small glowing objects like shots of the moon or a candle flame.

    • m2pic on 28/01/2022 - 21:11

      Any suggestions on a particular model?

      • AustriaBargain on 28/01/2022 - 21:13

        I got a Hisense series 7 from a few years ago. The blacks are deep black because the LEDs behind the black area turn off. Newer Hisense TVs tend not to have it though, I don't really understand why it isn't a standard feature. It must cost a lot more money than standard backlighting.

        • ESEMCE on 29/01/2022 - 11:07

          All TV brands have Full Stay Local Dimming models including Hisense.
          They're in the top tier models as the technology is indeed more expensive

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