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Set up is a huge pain in the rear
I regularly set up TVs in this house.
It’s not exactly fun, but I don’t mind the physical labor aspect.
The reward is a constant influx of TVs to write about.
At every step of this process, I was worried.
Screens this size can crack incredibly easily, so every movement had to be carefully coordinated.
Those made the grueling process just slightly more bearable but no less of a workout.
What I learned during set up were two things.
One: thats no longer my living room, it now belongs to the TV.
When fed 4K content, even compressed 4K content from streaming services, it looks amazing.
But give this set a movie from 10 years ago or aYouTubevideo, and boy, it’s rough.
I learned two things during setup.
One: thats no longer my living room, it now belongs to the TV.
Two: Plan on moving your couch about six feet back (at least).
There’s a few problems at play here.
For one, pixel density means that objects aren’t going to look that sharp.
The problem is when the TV’s processor needs to fill in the gaps in data through upscaling.
And before you say, “But Nick, there’s no native 8K content out there!”
Plus, 8K TVs use different algorithms for upscaling.
And, mostly, I am.
But I’d be lying if I told you it was exactly what I was expecting it to be.
The moral of the story?
110-inch TVs are awesome.
But maybe I’ll stick with one of thebest 75-inchor85-inch TVsin the future.
