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Excellent TV, excellent price... but look out for bugs.
This is an excellent TV at an excellent price.
For those who say that you can't tell the difference between 4k and 1080p, I disagree. I compared this side by side to my 2014 LG 55" 1080p set, and the resolution and sharpness of the image is just no comparison. Can you see an individual pixel from a normal viewing distance on either set? Of course not. But you can see when things start to get fuzzy and pixelated with a large 1080p set, and that simply is not an issue with 4K.
Picture quality is outstanding but you will want to tweak picture settings - I find that "Standard" and "Photo" modes are the best right out of the box, but worth customizing. I also turned off TruMotion, which seemed to be creating some lag when gaming, and is also a bit unsettling for movies and TV (which are usually filmed in 24 and 30 FPS, respectively, rather than 120 FPS TruMotion).
4K playback from Netflix and Amazon Instant Video are superb, as is upscaling from a 1080p source. I was surprised how great Battlefield Hardline looked when upscaled to 4K. Overall, WebOS 2.0 is a joy to use, though I'm not a huge fan of the Smart Remote - just clunky to use and not really necessary.
I had a bit of a scare when suddenly every 20th vertical row of pixels started bugging out in rainbow colors - see photos. I cycled the power and everything was fine, so I suspect that this was a software bug in the upscaling process (was playing Xbox One at 1080p at the time). Will update this review if it happens again.
Build quality feels good and the TV looks great - very sleek, slim, and minimal bezels.
April 2015 · Electronics · verified purchase