What’s the BEST TV Under $400?

[@dkf2711]

Make a Techquickie: “Why is TrueMotion horrible and how to turn it off. “ Also make one on TV menu settings and recommended config. There’s so much stuff there I have no clue what it does.

[@HuntedVHunter]

I would love a TV menu guide, all these technologies and settings gets overwhelming!

[@shadowhunter0]

Yeah I agree I don't even bother to mess with those settings

[@wde4657]

If only there was some kind of small guide book included with the device that described the various menu items.

[@Ryuseigan]

I would watch that but sadly I don't watch TV

[@dkf2711]

WDE46 😅 The manual lists the options available but doesn’t really explain what they do. Same with motherboard bioses.

[@SnorGTraPz]

thank you for saying "bigger is not always better" you gave me motivation

[@mrniceguy4277]

And yet there won't be complaints if it's bigger

[@Michael18751]

Lmao

[@wielderXII]

most women sometime prefer small over the BIG one. they say the small one have a BIG advantage cause . . . . . . the big tv sometimes can be really bright and its not good for the eye. while the small tv is just enough

[@SnorGTraPz]

@@wielderXII whad

[@mahir7500]

Under rated comment 😂😂

[@andrewn327]

I love how James talked to Yvonne just to find a punishment for Linus.

[@paulgray1318]

Durion pushes everybody once it's opened....the smell. Why many hotels and establishments ban the consumption of the fruit in Asia.

[@cl4ster17]

@@paulgray1318 It's only smellz.

[@TheGosmos]

@@paulgray1318 a university in Australia was evacuated after someone left some durian in a cupboard

[@andrewn327]

@@paulgray1318 Neat fact, I'm pretty much immune/used to the smell and taste of Durian, being Vietnamese and all that.

[@LocalRapid]

Paul Gray as a Singaporean, DURIAN IS LIFE!!!

[@gibsontyjuan]

This was actually a pretty satisfying video as a techie who’s on the market for a tv right now. Thanks guys!

[@Ldrago9262]

Just curious, what tv did you buy. I got a Vizio quantum m 50 inch and I’m still im still not sure if that was a good decision.

[@atlys258]

Couldn't agree more, really gives a good look into the real world user experience into the inexpensive range of sets side-by-side.

[@opexcookiie6213]

Dy9zyyy8yuyfyyydz

[@trionic5]

@@opexcookiie6213 dude, same

[@joel3399]

really? because I tried to search the ltc and lg in amazon and both are out of stock

[@sapphoemet645]

"I talked to his wife" powerful chaotic energy

[@DeepStereo1]

And immediately plugs "honey" sponsor

[@azaril7780]

I sense the prescene of discord, where are the warriors of light?!

[@azaril7780]

Sorry for the bad grammar

[@barrybarshini8582]

Linus: You talked to my honey ? Speaking of honey, our sponsor for today is honey..

[@BobJones-bh9qz]

That and the moment where Linus stuck up for console gamers are probably the best moments in the vid lol

[@stephenmaher4690]

I love budget round ups. Things like digging into the settings and seeing how intuitive the TV is to use are hard to shop for when just comparing web pages with specs. I'm not sure how well these types of videos perform, but I love seeing y'all dive into the budget products as those are the ones I'll be buying for the next several, several years of my life.

[@bFix]

I feel the same, like half the specs are missing when shopping online. or rather half of the stuff, that actually matters. You have to watch videos online to find out which remote and which gui seems good (probably not the same models, but the same manufacturer)

[@boomshea801]

TCL has a pretty robust expert color management and white point setting menu... but you can only get into it by using the Roku app on a smartphone. It's crazy.

[@mndlessdrwer]

I just enjoyed watching him make accusations about the brightness or color and being proven right, all while bitching about the stupid hidden settings and other annoying bullshit manufacturer's think people want.

[@mhmdagd2684]

Can we have an updated version of this video for Q4 2022 please?

[@948320z]

Seriously this reminds me of the same problem that led to people leaving the clock on blinking 12:00 on their VCR. With 40 years of technology and countless user interface studies, tasks as simple as "turn off motion compensation" are still buried within layers of obscure menus and most people just leave it on by default...

[@xe5433]

“We are going to do it all in the next 8-9 minutes...” 21 minutes later....

[@solmesteren]

he siad "80-90"

[@kyoto9660]

@@solmesteren no its 8-9

[@qwerasdfhjkio]

@@kyoto9660 89 minutes*

[@deathsyth8888]

To be fair, they go by Canadian time.

[@AceStrife]

Longer is better. ..get your mind out of the gutter.

[@prairiefarmer5994]

I have had a 49” LG tv for a couple years now. Gaming always felt off. I had NO idea that the gaming mode had so much lower latency than other modes. I always used other modes because I felt like the “Game” mode had the colors way over saturated. Didn’t realize I was sacrificing so much lag. This seriously helped me adjust my tv better to how I should have it! Thank you guys.

[@lachlan.mooney]

WeDontCare AboutYourTTV o my god...

[@nathanbraun2067]

yea, I wish all the other modes all had lower latency. took me forever fiddling with the color seetings in game mode to make it look ok

[@ChrisPBacon-lu6wd]

@@nathanbraun2067 doesn't that increase input lag?

[@nathanbraun2067]

@@ChrisPBacon-lu6wd there are preset modes that ruin latency, but in game mode you can change the colors

[@voxybuns]

The way James gleefully said "I talked to his wife!" with this shit-eating grin is just hilarious.

[@Shadow-ig3hf]

James: "There's almond milk in the fridge, kinda tastes like spit"......cause James tried it and spit it back.

[@iSniper]

Hahaha

[@chemusvandergeek1209]

Laughed aloud at this. Good job.

[@lorvik]

@@chemusvandergeek1209 Laughed aloud when the joke was said!

[@M0nsterRipper]

* GOD * What are doing down there ? * Angel * They make almond milk ... * GOD * WHAT ? But i give them like... 8 animals that they can get milk from... * Angel * They don't like that milk. * GOD * (*mockingly*) ThEy DOn'T LikE tHaT MiLk... "Flips Table"

[@loreaver3882]

😂💀🔫

[@samf1504]

The whole crew: "Damn, I wanted to see Linus suffer."

[@user-bf5sc8pn8x]

The whole audience*

[@Gildaaaaaaas]

They got a full Durian in Canada, it must be expensive AF (For reference, Chinese people buy a ton of Durian here in Thailand because it's much cheaper than in China despite the baht being so high these days, and Durian is already an expensive fruit)

[@tjarsun]

SPOILER ALERT!

[@tjhrulz]

I mean I don't know if they swapped the prices accidentally or got it from LG on a week when it wasn't on sale on the Samsung was but that LG is usually about 50 bucks cheaper than that Samsung.

[@mal2ksc]

I'm sure they weren't regretting the whole studio _not_ smelling like durian all day. Tough choice.

[@caliqm2199]

11:26 Imagine going to the store saying: Hey do you have that new Samsung UN50RU7100FXZA?

[@shanedevine2026]

Nope we only have the NU9100OLEDQLEDUHDUHD4K-8K WITH A QUANTUM CORE 10SERIES COOL CORE PROCESSOR WITH THE INFINITY 2020 TUVWXY&Z ALL IN ONE GAMING WIFI EXTENDERQLED/OLED/CRYSTALCOOLED QUADCORE GALAXY A20/S20 REMOTE!! AND IT ALSO COMES WITH THE FREE 5G WEINNIER EXTENSION SYSTEM!!! LMFAO.... SAMSUNG..... YOUR DOING WAAAAAAY TO MUCH ITS JUST A FU$$%)< TV!!!!!

[@FracturedPixels]

@Cali Qm I work at a consumer electronics store and I assure you this is a very common occurrence

[@kekkodance]

uhh hey do you have the gj23ysyg4753gdy194

[@mazajee]

@@kekkodance the password at the back of the router:

[@kekkodance]

@@mazajee ayy lmao language

[@londongrace5784]

**Maniacal laughter** "I talked to his wife!"

[@rigmundisvanboetzelaer5241]

He's so proud of it

[@Cogency]

Can we have a monitor/tv settings video, explaining everything and "showing" what it does?

[@uriahbenjamin638]

Rtings.com does that for a lot of TVs.

[@amunak_]

That'd probably be something for TechQuickie.

[@Norman_Fleming]

Excellent idea!

[@BrandonLee-nx7ft]

@@uriahbenjamin638 Yep Rtings know what they are talking about when it comes to tvs Linus is no expert on tvs he couldn't even put the samsung in game mode and he thought the tv had really bad input lag

[@DaNiElBoYd100]

@@BrandonLee-nx7ft the fact that Linus was trying to turn the color temperature off of warm when watching a movie made me raise my eyebrow.

[@mypasswordispassword9060]

This dudes eye for details most people wouldn't notice is impeccable...

[@roeemayer8242]

He is just in person

[@timfoote6919]

He is a tech reviewer for TECHs Most people don't care or can't be bothered. This is why I like him!!!

[@ryanhamstra49]

It’s his job.... besides, most people aren’t putting them all side by side. Go to Costco or Walmart and you can notice a lot of the same things but in your living room by itself it looks fine

[@Superman679]

Eye for detail ??? He didn't notice the blue light in the right hand corner at the bottom of the Sceptre TV, the first TV. The blue indicator light is beside the infrared receiver. You know !? Where you need to point the remote !!!

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

I could see how horrible that septre was through the youtube compression lol

[@calebmiguel3103]

"I talked to his wife." -James 2020

[@pepelaugh4091]

We welcome James to the Champions Club

[@mrnarason]

Probably went a little something like this, "Hey Yvonne, what food does Linus hate?" "Linus hates Durian" "okay we're going to make him eat a durian for the next video"

[@wesleymercer4536]

You beet me to it LOL

[@dekomoridesu8512]

@@scumparasite2014 Calm down, mr hormones. People can talk to each other without having sex.

[@MugenNiFukuzatsuna]

@@dekomoridesu8512 But my mamma said that if I talk to a girl, she'll get pregnant.

[@T1kh]

"Do not touch that" Linus: *Touches*

[@asiftalpur3758]

*gets slapped, likes it* OwO

[@asiftalpur3758]

@Khaffit *UwU's* right back at ya

[@loreaver3882]

🍑🍆😉

[@CaveyMoth]

@@asiftalpur3758 Where is KZbin user OwO when you need him/her?

[@leveecunningham5167]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGSapHuirax0gdk

[@tehbest]

**Maniacal laughing:** *"I talked to his wife"*

[@filip_tellander]

why was it so awkward in a way hah

[@ulkesh78]

Probably awkward for his wife too....

[@filip_tellander]

it was almost like he did more than just talk hah

[@tehbest]

All these guys have such good working relationships it's incredible, I'm sure Linus is fine with it.

[@lowserver2]

@@tehbest hes fine with someone doing his wife lmao

[@Lee-pv1lg]

I'm just happy that I'm not a tech geek can you imagine watching a movie while spotting out flaws on video quality that just annoyed yourself

[@Ragnarok345]

Oh yeah, I can certainly imagine. I’m a film editor AND tech guy, and a good example is how right now I’m watching the Mary Tyler Moore show with my father, which for anyone who doesn’t know is one of the most loved sitcoms of all time, but was made in the early seventies. As in season one was 1970. And when we get to each new episode, I’m often hearing or seeing massive drops in audio or video quality, which my father doesn’t see or hear. Which is a bit odd, since he’s a big tech guy too. But still.

[@William-Morey-Baker]

Im annoyed by people with no standards, or incredibly low standards... Products get worse while getting more expensive as a result of none concerning customers such as youself... Companys get away with proverbial murder... TVs are a great example of this.. 2020 saw a shifting of just about the whole lineup from all manufacturers. rather than improve models, each tv is now comparable to the model that would have been below it on the stack the previous year, rather than above it.. Quality is regressing...

[@Lee-pv1lg]

@@William-Morey-Baker First of all, thx for the insult. Secondly, I don't see a need of a high end TV in my life. I get things that I need not want, I spend basically most of my time at home in front of a computer or my ipad rather than a TV so I don't see why i have to get a TV that will set me back thousands of dollars that I will hardly use.

[@PSspecialist]

@@William-Morey-Baker Your problem is not with people. It's with capitalism. It only makes sense that not everybody can be an expert on everything. In the same way that you have high standards on TVs there are inevitably going to be people with higher standards than yours on other products where you have mediocre standards without even thinking about them. It should be the companies' responsibility to price things fairly and not trick people. Since that is counter-productive when it comes to profit margins and since big capital seems to have severe allergic reactions to regulating anything other than pure necessities you get the declining state of the current market. Make systemic critiques instead of blaming individuals. That's how progress is made.

[@holmes7077]

Hellene_On_Caffeine beautiful reply, its so well written you could publish that shit 👌👌

[@BigChrisENT]

"8-9 minutes" SpongeBob narrator voice: 20 minutes later....

[@JPeay227]

As saw my LG in the corner and thought “oh no I hope he isn’t about to tear my TV apart. I love it”.. glad to know I’m not crazy to love that TV 😂

[@TheJohn8765]

I have an LG and the only thing I don't love about it is it's blacks aren't very black (more grey). However, everything else about LG's IPS panels are great. Great color, great response times (for a tv), superb viewing angles, yada yada yada. If LG could make an IPS with superb contrast I'd buy them 100% of the time.

[@JTTTTT850]

Same lmao i didn’t do much research before i bought it but now i know i made the right choice

[@cms1138]

Same here. I got mine with the magic remote for 364 in the sales. its awesome!

[@marcfavell]

@@TheJohn8765 I agree aside from the OLED LG make the black levels are crap on all LG ISP displays and always has been personally Hisense and TCL(at least 6 series) are the way to go when on budget even Vizio

[@notlNSIGHT]

@@marcfavellVizio has been on their A-game as of late. Even on their budget/"holiday" models!

[@madlulz]

Linus: "We'll do this all in 9 minutes" Proceeds to talk about the first TV for 9 minutes.

[@Xfade81]

You watched a different video? First tv got like 5 mins.

[@madlulz]

@@Xfade81 Do you know what pedantic means?

[@RealCobby]

@Ahmed Shahriar than what

[@Vedit0r]

@@Xfade81 These comments about you make no sense your comment made plenty sense For context sake hes saying the person who made the original comment about it taking 9 mins for him to talk about a single tv is incorrect because he watched the video and the longest length he takes talking about a TV is about 5 mins Also none of this matters tacos!

[@Vedit0r]

@@madlulz Also you're a bitch because you make comments that are throw a away like copy paste Why is attention so important to people?

[@VicariouslyVanna]

I got the 4K 65" TCL for $400 in 2018. Still doing great, they've done amazing with their budget TVs.

[@flufflenuggit6499]

Any noticable Dirty Screen Effect or Vertical Banding?

[@AlexWard94]

So somehow I ended up replaying this video 5 times while I adjusted my own LG TVs video settings and following Linus’ advice. Made a real difference!

[@fajaradi1223]

LTT : Linus Television Tips

[@Luckysquirrel1256]

Would honestly love an in-depth LTT video on various TV brands and how to get the best picture out of each.

[@abn0rm1]

Some googleing will also provide free professional grade settings for most newer TV's. My LG OLED 65" was "professionally calibrated" from the store, it was a complete ripoff and looked horrible. Event the truemotion stuff was on, which I expect a "professional" calibrator would turn off. Changed the settings I found myself and it turned out perfect. Got my money back for the "calibration" thankfully, it was like $100. LG really makes some good TV's these days.

[@carstenfreimann5332]

I'm super impressed on how accurate Linus was about all the features, colors and prices. Way to go man!

[@snowysysadmin59]

hes been doing this for 10 plus years, he knows his shit and he knows how manufacturers are. im very impressed by it too though. i tried guessing myself and missed 3 lmao

[@ShadowTheLight]

Linus: "I knew it was going to be durian" James: "I talked to your wife!"

[@kohkikoh7669]

King of all fruits smell

[@gctdonyre]

Couple swingers confirmed!

[@Falconite]

that had me laughing so hard for some reason

[@ShadowTheLight]

Falconite Yeah something about the timing and the surprise of what he said was perfect.

[@Alexander5R]

James is the best co-host, I like them all, but James is the best.

[@camaleon193]

Linus surprises me more every day on how knowleadgeable he is on a diverse variety of IT subjects.

[@notlNSIGHT]

I know I'm 2 years late, but it's because Linus isn't just a camera personality. He's an actual bonafide enthusiast. The guy's living practically my dream job!

[@stephennettles2309]

"Mounted above your fireplace because you have no taste." I feel personally attacked right now....

[@persona2grata]

Lol, exact same response. It was an 'awwww, I have no taste...' moment.

[@leonardodavinci6625]

That was pretty stupid remark he made

[@bstraw53]

Yea because it makes sense to offset your TV next to your fireplace. That comment was kinda dumb.

[@StAlchemyst]

you should....

[@RussDahlberg]

How do people do that? My neck would be broken from always looking up at it...

[@AtaGunZ]

you need to make a tutorial on how to configure optimal settings on TVs. I have so many questions like "does turning on Gaming mode affect any color accuracy in LG TVs?"

[@Emmanueldragon]

You can find your answers here rtings.com

[@TheJohn8765]

@@Emmanueldragon Yah, but we want LTT to do it.

[@zeroa69]

i dont think so, i have that lg and keep it on game mode with hdr enabled to my pc it looks damn good across the board.

[@fajaradi1223]

@@brandonchutt312 Too many waters! Oh! I mean too many products. Linus Television Tips should be a standalone channel.

[@av1nashsingh]

Yesss for Samsung ones too I need it

[@Alpeyy]

Linus when he is at home: "Honey can you get me some water please *LttStore.com* "

[@Pwnstared]

@@hunn20004 "Speaking of "Honey".....

[@paytondev]

@@hunn20004 ????

[@xYottabyte]

@@hunn20004 would be better if you said you invented it to keep the pureness then continue the meme feed :((

[@irishn8]

"daddy our TV is above the fireplace, we have no taste?" No son we don't have room anywhere else.

[@luuxii]

And that is more due to US architects being shit at their job and US citizens having horrible taste than not being wealthy

[@jazzyje5ter223]

Jarno ok

[@xXJeReMiAhXx99]

@@jazzyje5ter223 classic, gotta get the dig at muricans in there.

[@jazzyje5ter223]

Jeremiah John always hahahaha

[@nilobeebee]

If you have a fireplace, you have the space.

[@jojobobbubble5688]

As a salesman who's customers are almost exclusively in this price range, I love this video and content. I'd love to see more of it, especially with budget laptop's. I'd love to see how these compare as computer monitors. I'm also curious how Hisense compares as that is one I offer inlue of scepter.

[@Enm7]

I sold TVs for years and honestly I reccomend Hisense over all of the above especially at this price range. And then at the high end, I really still reccomend Hisense, but it gets harder when it isn't apples to apples cause the tech is different in Samsung and lg. For people looking for the best of the best kinda gotta lean Samsung or LG, but if they are sub 1.2k in price, most models around that compared to Hisense equivalent or otherwise I'm gonna say Hisense.

[@jojobobbubble5688]

@@Enm7 where I'm at the Hisense and TCL 55's sell for $298 US. LG is only $50 more. Samsung is the same to $20 more than the LG.

[@EndstyleGG]

@Khaffit Where have you been for the last 3 years?

[@jojobobbubble5688]

@Khaffit As someone who's new to selling TV's (about a year), but a 15 year veteran of PC and laptop sales, I'm intrigued by your statement. What is your evidence for this statement?

[@AM-dc7pv]

Surprisingly, I rarely see Hisense offered at a lot of places or offered but never mentioned or advertised, even online. I've had very good experiences with Hisense and several other seemingly uncommon brands like Hanns-G.

[@SagarPatelsensiblecrayman]

Is there a "how linus calibrates TV?" Anywhere

[@sheik124]

"use your eyes" works for disabling all of the "fuckery" like motion smoothing and fine tuning sharpness. for things like black levels/contrast/brightness if it's something you KNOW should look a certain way, you can kinda eyeball it. if you really want to "calibrate" it you use printed test cards or a meter. i've got an ancient usb one that will work for calibrating a monitor, you could probably run it (with a PC) in a way that lets you dial in settings changes instead of just spitting an .icm profile.

[@IamLegendAnon]

I think most of the stuff he does is pretty common sense for TV people. Just look up some common guides and I'm pretty sure you can just follow those, Linus does much the same thing. I don't think he does any pro calibration stuff, probably because it's too niche.

[@sunnohh]

Cal man

[@brianosorio3421]

Rtings.com

[@CaveyMoth]

Look up display calibration guides by Barnacules Nerdgasm. He knows what he's doing.

[@mini-_]

I don't even watch TV or need a large monitor, why am I here?

[@aryandivyanshu8324]

Yos me 3 why ez here?

[@TechnoLadz]

How did you see it 12 mins ago it only came out a min ago

[@blakefuller5830]

TheMrminimario how are you here this early

[@necrosly]

consuuummeeee

[@ChaiinsReels]

How did u comment this 12 mins ago

[@qwerty2008100]

I feel validated in my decision to buy a TCL TV. I'm actually really impressed at how far TV's have come. Even a cheap modern TV is miles better than even the more expensive (who am I kidding? If my family got an "expensive" TV, it was a hand me down.) ones I had growing up.

[@chrisogrady28]

Best value TV is still a used high end plasma

[@qazwsxzwharp]

@@chrisogrady28 Agreed 100%. Next best thing to OLED.

[@chrisogrady28]

@@qazwsxzwharp Resolution notwithstanding, my 2013 Panasonic 42GT is still some of the best image quality I've seen on any TV to date. Only cons are burn in and power draw, but I game a lot and haven't had any burn in, and I just don't heat my flat so use the TV as my radiator haha

[@Terrobility]

You made the right choice. Plasmas are quite dim and the settings require tinkering with. With the TCL, you can just put it in Movie mode and be done with it.

[@qazwsxzwharp]

@@Terrobility Plasma is plenty bright unless you watch in direct sunlight.

[@bluephoenixguy1094]

00:40 "...and we're going to do it all in the next 8-9 minutes" Me: *Glances to the red bar* Me: "Oh boy."

[@CaveyMoth]

I watched at 2x speed, so it went by quick.

[@cattai-lorenzo]

0:15 that save made by the editors is really good

[@Sonic6293]

It's the -Price is Right- Cost is Correct! ETA: So this was a fun and very informative way to showcase some large cheap TVs.

[@luke889h]

8:35 I use a 4K 43" TCL TV as my primary monitor at work and had to have my output locked at 30hz to avoid weird artifacts until I learned THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK. A sincere thank you, Linus and a sarcastic "Thanks" to TCL.

[@cmnidit4444]

me having a tv from 2003 in my living room: "wow all of these look amazing"

[@Sgtpeterenis]

I still have a 2005 or 06 TV, and two newer ones (I moved recently-ish) with basically the same image quality. No need to upgrade for watching TV shows and youtube videos, anything serious is on my monitors anway

[@jayleno2192]

Same. I'm still rockin' a 720p Pioneer Elite plasma screen. It might finally be time time for an upgrade, lol.

[@MugenNiFukuzatsuna]

Me rocking the 1080p Samsung Plasma. I'll keep it till it dies.

[@dubious6718]

Mine is slightly newer, but I don't want any of these as they look worse than mine

[@romanbellic5241]

I've had a 1080p 24 inch Haier since around 2012 or 2013. Still kicking to this day, it's even fallen off my desk before and didn't break!

[@JemaKnight]

15:53 I'm so glad I'm not the only weird video nerd who turns smooth motion settings off on other people's TVs when they leave the room/aren't looking.

[@sanjorsa]

I always mess with my friend's TV, I they deserve better

[@brian942011]

Jaime Beauchamp it makes the movements and fast scenes look smoother basically. You notice it more on action tv shows or movies. Me personally I like it but not everyone does.

[@JayC2k08]

Smoothing is awesome waaaay better than it non smooth

[@alexskywalker888]

Why the hell do people like watching content as a fucking slideshow?

[@nikolaikalashnikov4253]

@@alexskywalker888 The better question is why do directors shoot movies at 24 frames per second ?

[@anvecom]

PSA: you can turn on game mode on Samsung TVs without setting the input to 'PC'. It's under external device manager in the main settings menu. It actually gives you a handful of picture options compared to setting the input to PC.

[@darkwowpg]

Does the input lag stay the same? With more options?

[@NicerChile]

Is not even necesary, the low imput mode activates itself as soon u start a game. Linus didnt play any game on this test, just played a movie so he couldnt see it.

[@JT-wf7ou]

@@darkwowpg Depends on your exact model. I know for sure the MU series will change to low latency, but I'm not too sure about the NU. The MU will also set the default to 50hz in Game Console and 30hz for PC, it can be changed but it is annoying on first setup or after a power outage.

[@AK.16]

This deserves a revisit ngl. Cheap TV's have gotten a lot better now with more tech and more brands (Chinese) to choose from.

[@SegmentW]

I love how James added the stakes. This was really fun to watch.

[@wjlambert]

3:25 "So this is clearly one of those TVs that's designed to be mounted above your fireplace because you have no taste". LMAO 😂

[@tomvd7415]

I actually dug around in my LG TV's picture mode settings after watching this and enabled game mode and the difference is startling - why the hell is the default mode 4-5x the input lag of what the TV can actually do??

[@niter43]

@@beezusHrist game mode is not more CPU intensive, talk about who's being ignorant here.

[@erikpoephoofd]

@@beezusHrist lol if anything, it's less cpu intensive. The increased input lag in normal (non-game) mode is because of different kinds of algorithms being executed that improve the image quality. Things like frame interpolation, which generates "extra" frames to make movement seem smoother. There's things like anti aliasing and too.

[@pearce8015]

@@beezusHrist What is “Game Mode”? Game mode is an option that display manufacturers put into their HDTVs to disable certain image processing protocols when its enabled. It usually makes your picture look worse. Why would anyone want to do that? Because your pretty picture is the reason your controller and inputs feel sluggish. By enabling “Game Mode”, you are disabling certain features of the TV to reduce picture quality, and in return you get more responsive inputs on your controller. The less your TV has to work, the more responsive your controller is. Shut up you dumbass lmao.

[@erikpoephoofd]

@UCLJ-manlj_HVGGV8aVYgeyg I know what it does, it turns off all aforementioned algorithms thus decreasing input lag since those algorithms take more clock cycles to complete.

[@niter43]

@UCLJ-manlj_HVGGV8aVYgeyg >your lg OLED TV Again, who's being ignorant here? Anyways... kr.eguide.lgappstv.com/manual/w19/atsc/Contents/settings/picture/gamemode_u_b/enga/w45__settings__picture__gamemode_u_b__enga.html - there's not a word about it being "more resource intensive".

[@RebelXD]

Hell, I have the TCL 50" 50S425 now, but not for long. It's okay, but nothing I'd personally recommend to anyone as I am in the process of upgrading. It's replacement will be here Wednesday. Over the last few days I've been researching and even almost went for one of the ones that I am seeing in your descriptions. By your recommendations even being listed here, I figure that either of the ones outside of the one that I have now would have been a descent choice for me, personally. I've have decided on a 55" TCL 6 series. Even decided to choose the older (2018) 6R17 model over the newer ones like the 6R25 after extensive research, as some of the features like "lag input" and "brightness " matters a bit more to me, and some of the newer models (including the 6R25) seemed to have regressed in some of those regards. Nice vids though. You have tons of wisdom when it comes to these things and a lot of your advice helped me out a great deal in building up my PC.

[@CryptoJordanVR]

I wish y'all had made this video before I (and probably everybody else) bought a new TV during the holidays!

[@kfirgez1350]

I hear ya

[@ZealofSparta]

Here is a fun tip I learned last year. TVs often have their best sales price in early January apparently to clear out inventory for the previous model year. Now knowing that I have been looking around and I have found a 55" Samsung NU6900 for $299 USD at Microcenter even though I already bought the same TV for $50 more in December. Anyway I thought I would pass that tip along.

[@CryptoJordanVR]

@@ZealofSparta To be perfectly honest, I'm not that salty about it cuz I actually ended up with a pretty good TV anyway. It helps that I had a lot of knowledge about what features I was looking for. It's an LG 49UM6950DUB. The TV has a lot of awesome features. Surprisingly, it even supports 240p through component. I was not expecting that on a 4K TV. I'm probably not going to use that, as I always play my PS1 games on the PS3, but it's a nice thing to have as I have heard *some* PS2 games are 240p.

[@Voornaz]

@@CryptoJordanVR ok

[@marcfavell]

@@CryptoJordanVR 240p through component video....if a tv has that imput it will support 720p and 1080i as well 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@pfitz9346]

TCL is actually Rock solid in my opinion. I've sold a lot of TVs when I was getting my degrees and TCL was a slow starter because they came out of nowhere and they were so cheap but once they started to get going people started buying them by the pallet. Also IMO the two legged bases are where it's at. You can put a sound bar in front of them without having it resting on a big round base.

[@timwalkerfukyt]

I'm dealing with my first TCL I just saw his fire TV for 900 that he says was a Black Friday deal I have the exact same 4K HDR TCL TV and I got it for 5:25 because I screwed around and waited too long on break Friday or I would have gotten it for 500 but it is my first venture into the TCL world and so far 6 months later I'm extremely happy

[@Scitch87]

13:40 Samsung TV: "I can do 11ms of input lag for Gamers!" Me: "Plugs in my console." Samsung TV: "Well now i am not doing it!"

[@nerdyneedsalife8315]

People say there is a setting under external device in setting to fix that but I just love the idea of Samsung grimacing at console gamers.

[@NicerChile]

Nah, linus didnt even try to play a game on the Tvs. Samsung low imput mode activates itself as soon u start ur game, linus didnt play any so he couldnt noticed. The Samsung TV has lower imput latency than any of those tvs.

[@Catsrules1]

@@NicerChile how does it know your gaming?

[@NicerChile]

@@Catsrules1 because its programed to do so? xD.

[@ripper253]

@@Catsrules1 HDMI control signals sending additional info like how it sends HDR info as extra data, can include things like a device requesting specific modes such as low-latency or specific refresh rates (that gets ignored when you buy TV's as cheap as I do), such as display's switching to 24fps when watching 24fps content

[@cafxne]

16:43 it's so impressive how he can get stuff like this spot on. it's really motivating

[@FlorianHolzner]

"I talked to his wife!" *cackling maniacly*

[@koryk9354]

I almost spit my coffee out at that point

[@xxjcxx89xx36]

thank god someone else made this comment and it got upvoted because that is exactly when i paused and was going to be like wow "I talked to his wife" Ooof Et tu, Brute?

[@Malus1531]

These rewards/punishments lookin like a Good Mythical Morning episode

[@TheSpiritOfTheWest]

Because his Wife is singaporean. There are durians in Singapore

[@Mahtt]

14:14 when he says "DO IT ALL THE TIME" a piece of leftover he was keeping in his mouth came flying out, and I couldnt unseen it the entire rest of the video 😂😂

[@Bauxitedev]

Holy shit, great catch. I laughed my ass off.

[@stephaniecardenas3126]

Do I need a new TV? Do I even watch anything on a TV? Do I have $400? Do I like durians? No DO I NEED TO KNOW IF LINUS IS GONNA GET TO EAT CEREAL???? Yes

[@TheDwarvenDefender]

I use this LG model as a monitor for my PC and TV for my console and Linus explaining to me how to turn on Instant Game Response made my typing and mouse basically improved my entire life. Side note: Turning the Instant Game Response on instantly switched my display scale to 150%. I would recommend putting it back down to 100% because I think it messes with some programs or makes things look weird. (Also, you can fit way less on your taskbar when you up the scale.)

[@joshhardin666]

"so you're just screwed" - no, very specifically you're just NOT screwed.

[@LinNof]

That's what i said to myself!

[@b1_ferg]

That look on James' face after he says "I talked to his wife" 😂😂😂

[@VeraTR909]

14:12 Linus spits out a dead pixel onto his shirt :P

[@bearpuns5910]

lttstore.com

[@Warchamp7]

It's very satisfying to watch Linus just know his shit THAT well

[@amanueltesfaye7788]

Meanwhile at Linus's in-laws house: *Honey has someone changed our TV? I don't remember it looking this good*

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

More likely - “our TV looks weird ever since you visited”. Most people will think something looks bad when they aren’t used to it.

[@amanueltesfaye7788]

@@martinlutherkingjr.5582 even if it looks great...lol

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Amanuel Tesfaye Yep. Over saturated, over sharpened and no contrast range.

[@La_sagne]

linus comes up from behind the couch: "Speaking of honey..."

[@TrussLovesKanye]

TheLasagne "Honey is an easy way to save on shopping online..."

[@quadruple_negative]

"The bezels look very last gen" I'm watching this on my 46" Panasonic PLASMA from 2008. The bezels are about 2" wide.

[@TrioLOLGamers]

But the image quality on Panasonic TVs is fantastic. I have at my home a 42" Panasonic TV and an HDR 49" LG, and the Panasonic is like the image is fantastic without any setting: smooth Interpolation, good image processing, no lags (like Samsung's tvs). Yeah. After so many years it isn't almost a Smart TV, but hey, the Amazon Fire Stick is only 30 bucks.

[@quadruple_negative]

@@TrioLOLGamers After 12 years it does still look fantastic. only problem is that it is a room heater that also happens to display video images. A Laptop and a Logitech K400+ wireless keyboard make a smart enough tv for me.

[@JRobert111111]

My 65" Panasonic Plasma is near the last of them from 2013. I like the picture on it far more than LCD based TVs I see around these days.

[@DaNiElBoYd100]

It saddens me that plasma was abandoned. I know that they were energy hogs but even with 4K and HDR, I miss the motion on plasma. Judder is terrible on LCD displays and even OLED (which is my goal to own by the end of the year) struggles with it. All the solutions to this that manufacturers come up with only mask the problem with mild to moderate soap opera effect.

[@HitMarkersAreFun]

must be said in crocodile dundee's voice "call those bezels? these are bezels!" my samsung 46" LCD tv is from 2009 or 2010(maybe even 2008, don't remember exactly) but it has about 3 1/2 wide bezels. Samsung calls it TOC - touch of color, glossy black with hint of red/maroon that near the edge fades to fully transparent, actually looks (IMO) tastefully done.

[@RobbertD97]

The Samsung HAS a Game Mode, but it is hidden in the 'General' section of the TV.

[@Totone56]

@Honk Honkler I had to enable it manually on mine, wierd You can also enable it quickly though the bottom ribbon, it has a quick setting tile next to the image and sound settings

[@Dr.WhetFarts]

enable game mode on samsung and image quality drops from decent/acceptable to shit, thats the price you pay to get low input lag.

[@d0nj03]

@@Dr.WhetFarts Yep, same when you select "PC" as a source type. Half the color controls get disabled, 10-point calibration turns to 2-point calibration etc. That's why I only turn it on when I want to do something fast/productive on the PC or to actually play some video game (with all the CGI, who even cares about "correct" colors anyway, that's only a concern for actual movies and TV series). But to be fair, it's hard to imagine how they could possibly get insane responses like 11.8 ms without turning off a whole bunch of processing (mine's older, it only does like 24 or so).

[@braydenrevell]

10:43 Linus: smacks tv* “very nice”

[@alfire2504]

14:14 "DO IT ALL THE TIME!" + Linus spitting on his shoulder for the memes

[@Ralibar]

i just stopped the video and wanted to see if anyone else got that hahaha

[@smorange7]

I have that exact model LG tv, was an awesome budget buy, and definitely learned a few things watching you adjust settings for it in this video, so thanks, man!

[@DarrenJCrawford]

I bought the TCL 43" (2019) and I had no problem attaching a single stand Vesa mount.Great picture and sound for the price.

[@eviltigz]

Got the TCL myself, it does benefit from soundbar or amp though.

[@addy7445]

u people buy chinese TVs

[@solesoul2108]

@@addy7445 Whats it matter?

[@addy7445]

@@solesoul2108 its all about the brand and quality,we all know that the best panels are owned by sony,lg and samsung

[@solesoul2108]

@@addy7445 I mean tcl is a really good budget tv with built in roku but as time goes by the top brands are starting to lower the prices.

[@alfredocha3886]

please 2023 version

[@news4you.kabelkrant]

please 2024 version

[@diogomota3940]

Please 2025 version

[@NT_98YU]

Please 2026 version.

[@diogomota3940]

Please 2027 version

[@s.omarnoor1380]

Please 2028 version

[@goshtic9565]

1:38 Can't believe you missed that chance to say "I talk to his honey." Then Linus could've easily sway into, "speaking about my honey..."

[@shlokbhakta2893]

Goshtic lol

[@Havok0159]

There's a reason why, the people who write the script typically don't know what ad will end up in the video since that's a separate process.

[@patrickjohnson1107]

Lol yeah that WOULD be cool/awesome buddy!!!

[@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129]

That's brilliant. Now i'm so disappointed they didn't do that.

[@TheJigen]

Finally a video that is actually interesting. Need more of these budget reviews.

[@fallenbullseye]

i like his reaction when he got it all right - pure bliss and instant relief

[@clarkeysam]

Erm .... spoiler!!

[@fallenbullseye]

@@clarkeysam ah damnit, my bad lol

[@justinedzard]

@@clarkeysam why don't you watch the video first?

[@clarkeysam]

@@justinedzard time mostly. I watch the video and read the comments at the same time. One of the first comments I saw says that he guesses them all correctly, it's a spoiler.

[@liquidlethe]

It would be cool if LTT actually made useful videos like this again

[@mattjones940]

I’m happy with my TCL Roku TV. I was shopping on Black Friday and found a great deal for it. It was a spur of the moment decision that day. All I knew is I wanted a Roku Smart TV with 4K and HDR, and it fit the bill. I’m very pleased with it myself. It’s not top notch obviously, but it does what I would like it to do and it does it well enough.

[@mckrackin5324]

I have a 32 inch TCL Roku TV. It's 1080p and I think it was close to $100. I bought it a couple years ago for my 5 year old granddaughter's PS4. She's 7 now and already noticing how some TVs are better than others and how input lag affects her game. I have a feeling I'll be building her a PC this year.

[@mckrackin5324]

It's a pretty decent TV btw.

[@newtekie1]

"With no milk" "Just use water." - My Mom

[@Andronicus87]

You better put some water on dat shit! What movie is that line from?

[@jamesharden7231]

Ryan Navin Friday😂😂

[@Tech-NO-City]

Ive had this LG tv and a Xbox X for two years and ive been running it at 60hz 200ms input lag wow I just thought it was just part of gaming on a tv didn't even know it did 120hz 10ms. Thanks bro.

[@sarahjrandomnumbers]

You should really do another one of these. Looking at getting a new "tv" that'll have my living room PC connected into as my everyday pc. No more sitting at desks while doomscrolling the interwebs LIKE AN ANIMAL!! 🤣🤣

[@Dravis0101]

"i need some watter, ltt store" best. segway. ever.

[@danieljames500]

james: look at your life and think of all the things that lead you to this linus: i’ve been thinking about retiring...

[@Andronicus87]

With 10m subs they have to be making bank.

[@NaaimSiddiqi]

I own the 43" version of the TCL and I had no trouble mounting it on a standard mount I got at Best Buy. It actually replaced a different TV and I just used the same screws with no issues.

[@chaseallen4352]

Im glad Im not the only one that turns off the nasty motion smoothing on peoples tvs when they aren't looking

[@NYLFR]

Samsung’s had the same remote for at least 6 years now

[@jakub7244]

Yep, just Qled got that nice remote :D .

[@josefineforsberg5807]

@Honk Honkler which country ?

[@VoodooChiller]

Maybe more

[@ignaciofuentes2642]

Depends on what series you have. Higher end Samsungs have a totally different remote.

[@doyallsellcrablegs]

Sony has had the same remote for years too

[@samtherat6]

10:14 "So you're just screwed" BOOOOOO

[@Jaker788]

That delay in response and the old windows loading icon was perfect

[@mrmovess_]

I would LOVE a relook at this category in 2024. I know roku TV series have a decent lineup but a lot has come down in 3 years

[@H31MU7]

Linus: Use Honey! Amazon: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

[@batabatic]

Why? Is it non-compatible?

[@RandomAcronyms]

@@batabatic Amazon falsely claimed Honey is a security risk because Amazon wants to keep the data Honey collects for themselves.

[@ryanb509]

More like Linus: Use Honey! Honey: Yes we need more data to sell.

[@HiiJax]

I have the Samsung in a 55” and I can say they got a few things wrong. Not sure if there was an update since this was filmed though. There is a game mode, it’s in the external device manager. There’s an option to apply picture settings to all sources right in the expert section. The screen mirroring is probably referring to the AirPlay 2 compatibility, which I love. I actually owned the TCL in a 65”, it was broke at a New Years party I held, I replaced it with the RU7100 and I have to say I much prefer the Samsung over the TCL. I know it gets quite a bit brighter than the TCL and I like the Tizen OS a lot more than Roku. I’d like to see a bit more research put into your videos like these. I know a quick comparison on Rtings will tell you that the Samsung gets brighter. Still love you guys tho, I watch every video, and of course, correct me if I’m wrong.

[@morgan1168]

James should have put some chopped up durian in Linus' cereal.

[@cartmanschili]

The smell of cut durian can clear a room out. Wouldn't have worked

[@JacksonHayes]

10:13 "M6 vs M4, so you're just *screwed*" lmaooooo

[@neonnoir9692]

I've been very happy with my TCL 4 series. The roku software is very pleasant to use. It's not the brightest but for its price it's great. Movie picture settings will always be closest to accurate without calibration.

[@deenutt6964]

Thanks for keeping in the bloopers. I like seeing LMG derp out sometimes. It’s entertaining

[@bat2718]

Me: *has 2.34 in my bank account* Also me: iNtErEsTinG

[@nux3960]

Me: *no one cares*

[@bat2718]

@@nux3960 damn

[@skmc6915]

I care. Get a better job.

[@bat2718]

Lol

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@bat2718 just be unpoor lmao

[@AdriaOliSal]

I always wondered why my friend's LG tv looked so smooth but in an unsettling way. It must have true motion enabled!

[@Iannuendo2112]

Me sitting on my couch with a bowl of ramen: Ok

[@BusAlexey]

OOOOO, Taran, you with your sneaky subtitles ;) I laughed when I saw "Taran: Yup"

[@Brainy1422]

FYI: you can get game mode on the Samsung without pc selected For Samsung game mode you have to go to General - - - - > external device manager and select game mode. (if it is greyed out you have a noncompatible setting selected in picture settings such as hdr plus)

[@MikeHawkHurtz]

Yes and also samsung has an option to apply picture settings to all sources/inputs

[@Juststormer]

Is there a possibility to do a new budget TV showcase as we are in a new year again ?

[@odddiabetic]

"Anything to make the content better" *LINUS NO*

[@DerpySnake]

?

[@odddiabetic]

@@DerpySnake you innocent soul. Protect yourself

[@jj-uj2be]

@@odddiabetic I also don't get it? Care to elaborate?

[@odddiabetic]

@@jj-uj2be your mind is clean and your soul is pure. I wish I still had that

[@thanushan3981]

@@odddiabetic I dont think most people get it, including me, please elaborate lol

[@deniscrnalic9411]

I JUST bought that LG tv, and it’s easily one of the best I’ve seen for it’s price point. I strongly recommend it

[@juliaseifert598]

Nobody: So Linus what is your job? Linus: I'm smelling on TVs

[@DeevoC]

Man. The music in this review is like the background music in a 90's Jim Carrey movie.

[@majus4861]

That moment when you get an actual pulseway ad with Linus in it before the video