What’s the BEST TV Under $400?

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[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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!!!

[@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 😂😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@alfredocha3886]

please 2023 version

[@royaltyvillage.roblox]

please 2024 version

[@diogomota3940]

Please 2025 version

[@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 👌👌

[@samf1504]

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

[@user-bf5sc8pn8x]

The whole audience*

[@jjlloouuiissss]

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.

[@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]

😂💀🔫

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@voxybuns]

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

[@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.)

[@braydenrevell]

10:43 Linus: smacks tv* “very nice”

[@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...

[@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

[@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.

[@Warchamp7]

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

[@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?

[@londongrace5784]

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

[@rigmundisvanboetzelaer5241]

He's so proud of it

[@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.

[@cafxne]

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

[@BigChrisENT]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@deenutt6964]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@Tre_Bar]

I love how detailed his reviews are!!!!

[@BarryBernau]

Thank you for the settings on the LG. I just purchase it and those made a big difference.

[@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

[@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

[@AdriaOliSal]

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

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

It would be great to see a part 2 to this. ( aka 2022 Edition) Since Budget TVs have came a long way in the past 3 years.

[@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 :((

[@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...

[@Aithis.]

I’ve been using that LG TV for a while, I personally think it’s pretty smooth and in game mode I can really tell a difference in comparison to my even older non HDR TV. I’m glad Linus thinks it’s pretty decent-ish as I was wondering if I should even spend the money on a more expensive OLED TV. I’m not really qualified on knowledge of specs and such so maybe I’ll wait a year or so and get someone to run through what LG OLED is the best to grab for a budget of £900-£1300 odd.

[@Aithis.]

@Find the Door just got the C1 last week, best choice I could have went with, 120hz gaming is so good.

[@416RG]

I bought the 55" Samsung TU7000 4K tv for my PS5 and its amazing. My other 2 friends got it too and we all agree its great. Im a tech geek and did a lot of research I dont remember why I chose TU over the RU but it was a good reason.

[@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.

[@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".

[@dannym7924]

Thank you!!! Holy shit thank you. I've been struggling for months to set up my Samsung TV to support 4K. I've watched how to after how to on how to calibrate it and still could not get the refresh rate correct. I did not know you had to go to "game". I appreciate your knowledge and will continue to learn from you

[@gnuehcc]

Thank you for this video. I was looking for this.

[@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

[@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.

[@jameslopez3450]

One of the best t.v comparison videos, so much detailed information.❤

[@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.

[@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 ?

[@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!

[@kyrbynyaa]

"So James here!" James: *Dial-up noises*

[@marcopolo2418]

This was so fun. Even if I wasn't buying a TV I would still watch this. I learned so much. Thanks fellas 👍

[@VeraTR909]

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

[@bearpuns5910]

lttstore.com

[@joshhardin666]

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

[@LinNof]

That's what i said to myself!

[@maniacusgames3621]

That LG is attached to my computer in my bedroom.. I love it. I use it for all my online content viewing, and pared with my ROG Strix 980 OC 8GB GPU it makes great use of the recent unlocked advanced HDR compatability.. :) The only downside was when I bought my house and planned the layout of my bedroom I had to buy a 5 foot wide steel office desk to keep both my screen, and system on top of the desk..

[@joseluislopes3956]

13:55 That remote toss, I died, and learned something for when/If I get a Samsung TV

[@cattai-lorenzo]

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

[@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.

[@mclebien1105]

I got the LG UM69 series 55in for $250 price matched at target like a year back. Nothing but positive experiences from it once you get the settings dialed in

[@moisty7770]

Between the LG with or without the magic remote, there's only at 10$ difference (at least at Best Buy Canada). Also, you can set your settings for every input at once.

[@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

[@SegmentW]

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

[@seanpchristy]

I bought the TCL because of this video THANK YOU!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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).

[@MrAk74killer]

This brings me back to my internship, where I just spent whole days calibrating tv settings. Everything from Samsungs the frame to like low end TCL ones.

[@skins4thewin]

Noise reduction is actually perfectly fine and can be helpful when watching highly compressed content, like a KZbin video or 720p movie rip or something of that nature. Anything that's noisy or low res it will certainly help, or perhaps if you're watching anything over the air. Anything with an unclean picture really.

[@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.

[@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 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@dgchvz]

I have a 55 in Samsung, love it. And the AirPlay works great

[@zachishak25]

I own the TCL for my bedroom, awesome budget tv! Use it for live sports and FPS gaming, don't notice huge differences w it and my monitors (i don't have expensive monitors) but definitely an awesome pic for anyone looking for a great all around budget TV!

[@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.

[@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

[@MlnscBoo]

I have the LG N7000 and the LG N7300. I got both with display model discounts for 300 and 320. Very happy with both

[@willycorder4840]

I recently got the 43 inch of the second TV they looked at and I feel much better about buying it

[@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..."

[@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 😂

[@Siamhie]

My 5 year old 50" Vizio LED died so I've been shopping around for decent 4K TV for under $400 and after 2 months of watching and reading reviews, I'm settling on the LG 50UN7300PUF. It's a 2020 model and what I like is the smart remote will sync up to my Roku Ultra and Vizio sound bar. Currently it's on Amazon for $364 (honey discount applied) but I'm going to wait for Black Friday/Cyber Monday to see if I can get it even cheaper.

[@devinmcdrip]

I bought that LG tv, well the model right before it for only $160. Got super lucky and it was their last one in stock and it was on clearance since they were putting out the new models out.

[@b1_ferg]

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

[@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!

[@lmyers26]

Please do an updated version of this!! Maybe bracket them by price point for example $500, $700, $900+

[@jordenmeyers9326]

Can you do a video on how to set up a TVs options for best performance or explain exactly what each option does.

[@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

[@IceWolF963]

14:04 - 14:14 this part is killing me (rolls of the couch cant get up from laughter)

[@Mike_Hog_A_Nator]

My $278 Hisense Roku Smart 4k TV is such a beast! The speakers are so loud. I noticed this TV at my Sister's house & actually thought she had a sound bar but Not! I bought 1 last year & got a sound bar for that extra loudness & couldn't be happier! If it broke now, I'd go buy another.. Best Flat Screen I've owned w/ the best most powerful sound

[@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.

[@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

[@chaseallen4352]

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

[@DeevoC]

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

[@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