Making television easy again. By Phillip Swann
Q. I’m going to buy a new TV for the Super Bowl and I see some sets are discounted big time. But they seem to be sets that have name brands that I’ve never heard of. So my question is whether it’s safe to buy a TV from a company with an unknown name brand.
Q. I read your story about OLED TV prices not likely to come down much. But I just saw that Vizio is going to have an OLED TV. Doesn’t Vizio have lower prices than other TV makers? So, wouldn’t that mean OLED TV will start costing less? — Hank, Reno, Nevada. Hank, you’re right. Vizio,
Q. The picture on my Sony TV seems a little dark, particularly during movies. Is there anything I can do about it? The TV looked a lot brighter when I saw it in the store. — Brian, Anaheim, California. I touched on this in our TV Answer Man feature, ‘How Stores Trick You Into Buying
Q. I keep reading that there’s no better picture than a picture from an OLED TV. I want to get one, but the prices for the sets are so much higher than other types of sets of the same type size. Why is this? Why are OLED TVs so expensive? — Peter, Kansas City. Peter,
Q. I’m thinking of getting a 4K TV to watch all the March Madness and conference tournament games. But is this a good time to buy one? Is the price right? — Dave, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Dave, unlike the Super Bowl, which was a so-so time to buy a 4K TV, this month’s college basketball
Q. Why won’t OLED TV prices come down? When?! — Kevin, Palatine, Illinois. Kevin, I know it seems like OLED sets from LG, Panasonic and Sony are too expensive. Way too expensive, in fact. Click Amazon: Black Friday Sale Has Begun! But remember this: A high-def LG 55-inch OLED TV cost $14,999 in 2014 when
Q. The picture on my Sony TV seems a little dark, particularly during movies. Is there anything I can do about it? — Bill, Amarillo, Texas. I touched on this in our TV Answer Man feature, ‘Why Did My TV Look Better In the Store?‘ I wrote that retailers sometimes purposely tune the sets (all
Q. Do any TV makers make a model with Picture in Picture? I have a Pioneer PDP 5080 (about 10 years old) that has PNP and I use it a lot. I was wondering if any companies still make picture in picture sets, particularly a 4K version. — Brad, Middleton, Wisconsin. Brad, I get this question a
Q. You wrote this morning about how far you should sit from a 4K TV. Okay, how about a High-Definition TV. Can you tell us that, too? — Ellen, Detroit. Ellen, forgive my omission. I did write this morning about the importance of sitting closer to a 4K TV screen to get the full benefit
Q. The picture on my Sony TV seems a little dark, particularly during movies. Is there anything I can do about it? — Bill, Amarillo, Texas. I touched on this in our TV Answer Man feature, ‘Why Did My TV Look Better In the Store?‘ I wrote that retailers sometimes purposely tune the sets (all
Q. I just bought an awesome Sony 65-inch 4K TV and I want to mount it on my wall in our living room. But here’s the dilemma. My wife says it should be placed above our fireplace mantel because there’s a natural space there for it. But I’m afraid that’s a little too high up
Q. The picture on my Sony TV seems a little dark, particularly during movies. Is there anything I can do about it? — Bill, Amarillo, Texas. I touched on this in our TV Answer Man feature, ‘Why Did My TV Look Better In the Store?‘ I wrote that retailers sometimes purposely tune the sets (all