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Image 1 — Finally upgraded the TV in my living room

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Finally upgraded the TV in my living room

Finally replaced my old living room TV with the 75" Hisense U8QG last week. I had been putting this upgrade off for a while, so I spent way too much time comparing different MiniLED TVs before buying it.

First thing I noticed was the brightness. My living room gets a lot of daylight, and my old TV struggled once the sun came in. The U8QG is rated for up to 5,000 nits peak brightness, and you can definitely tell it has a lot of brightness to work with during the day. The anti-glare coating helps too. I have recessed lights in the room and their reflections are much less distracting now.

The MiniLED local dimming has probably been the biggest picture upgrade for me. Dark scenes actually look dark, but I can still see details in shadows. Bright parts of the picture stand out without turning the whole screen bright. City scenes at night look especially good.

Color has surprised me too. It can look very vivid, but it doesn’t have that fake neon look. Grass looks properly green, skin tones look natural, and there is a lot more separation between reds, oranges and yellows than I was used to.

I’ve also been using the built-in Google TV a lot. Apps open quickly and the interface feels responsive. The remote is pretty nice too. It lights up when I pick it up, which is actually useful at night.

The audio was another surprise. It has a 4.1.2 speaker setup, and it gets louder than I expected without voices getting messy. Dialogue is clear, and there is enough bass for normal gaming, movies and streaming. I thought I’d immediately add external audio, but I haven’t felt much need yet.

Still early, but after a week I’m really impressed with the U8QG. The upgrade from my old TV is much bigger than I expected.

u/hrsax — 1 day ago

▲ 2 r/Hisense

Returned 3 TVs and still can’t find the right one

I need some help because I’ve spent almost two months trying to buy a simple 55” living room TV, and somehow every option has had a different problem. My budget is around $500.

First I tried a TCL 4-Series. My living room gets normal afternoon light, and the picture just looked too dim. Dark scenes on Netflix were hard to see, even after changing the picture modes and turning off the eco mode.

Then I bought a Vizio D-Series. The picture was okay, but SmartCast was painfully slow. Netflix took forever to open, and the remote had so much delay that I kept skipping past menus by accident.

After that I bought the Samsung M80H because I thought I was finally stepping up to a MiniLED TV. Once I started using it, though, dark scenes still looked flat and gray, and bright highlights didn’t stand out the way I expected. I looked into it and found out it has no local dimming and no listed dimming-zone count, so it seems much closer to a regular direct-lit TV than the Mini-LED experience I thought I was paying for. That was disappointing enough that I returned it too.

At this point I’m tired of returning TVs. I just want something with a good picture, decent brightness, responsive apps, and colors that look normal without hours of work.

Any recommendations around $500? I’m open to other brands and models, LG, Sony, Hisense, or anything that works

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u/hrsax — 15 days ago

▲ 38 r/DIYHeatPumps

Is DIYing a mini-split actually doable, or am I asking for trouble?

I'm trying to cool down one upstairs room in my house that gets insanely hot during summer. The quote I got from a local HVAC guy was way higher than I expected, so I've been debating just installing a small unit myself to save some cash.

I consider myself decent with basic around-the-house DIY stuff, but I've never touched anything HVAC before.

How hard is it really? Just trying to figure out if this is a solid weekend project.

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u/hrsax — 23 days ago

▲ 3 r/homeoffice

Standing desk ergonomics: how long do you actually stand each time?

I’ve been testing different sit stand schedules because standing for half the day left me just as uncomfortable as sitting.

My standing desk posture seems fine, but standing too long still makes my lower back tight. What schedule has worked for you without making standing another endurance test?

u/hrsax — 1 month ago