Any usable TVs that are at least 1080p and around 40-43 inches?
Usable TV? Help wanted
I have always gone to the store and looked at the TV first before buying one
In the past Panasonics have been good but they got out of the TV business. I have some new LG's that are good.
I've been testing the 65" Sony X80K in my home for about 3 weeks now. I think it's a keeper. My previous TV was a Panasonic plasma. My understanding is that all X80K models are IPS except the 50" model which is VA. I've mostly been using it with an Apple TV 4K 2017 model and a Roku Ultra. During setup you can decline google and it becomes a relatively "dumb" TV with no google TV interface. I disable all motion processing and usually have the brightness under 5. I was expecting to be disappointed with an IPS TV coming from a plasma but the picture is close. I had the Sony and the Panasonic sitting side by side playing the same movie. I do have to turn on lots of Sony picture processing like live color and change the hdmi input to limited to get it to look like the plasma. If anyone picks up this TV I can share my settings.
For reference I use an iphone 8+ and I use Dell u2415 monitors.
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I'd try Sony first. With them probably partly using Quantum Dot technology (TRILUMINOS) instead of simply White LED and at least trying to deliver a flicker-less backlight, chances of success seem to be increased. Unstable factors are Android TV and GPU. And of course finding the right settings that reduce flicker to a minimum. Having equipment for that helps a lot: https://ledstrain.org/d/312-homemade-oscilloscope-to-detect-pwm-diy-guide
Yes I still have the X80K. My eyes seem to do well with it, about as good as I can expect from a modern screen. When I visit family they have Samsung TV's and those screens cause me a lot of pain. I think all Samsung's use PWM. My Sony X80K doesn't cause the pain that the Samsung's do. I recommend buying from a place with easy returns since I can't promise that it will work for you. I chose this Sony model because supposedly the higher end Sony's do use PWM.
A little off topic but I was thinking about my TV and eye strain history. I had plasma's for over a decade with no problems, but most of that time was spent watching cable TV, which I think uses mpeg2. Toward the end of my plasma time we switched to mostly watching streaming services and I think they did give me some eyestrain on the plasma. I have only used streaming services on the Sony X80K and I didn't notice any big differences when watching compared to the plasma. I don't want to go back to cable TV but I would be curious to see how my eyes feel watching cable on the Sony.
On the Sony I use custom color picture mode. Black adjust, Advanced Contrast Enhancer and Live Color are all set to medium. These settings are probably a little artificial, but they are what allowed the TV to look comparable to my plasma.
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Zelek11 I had plasma's for over a decade with no problems, but most of that time was spent watching cable TV, which I think uses mpeg2.
I've thought about this for some time too, as I (generally speaking) don't have issues watching traditional OTA/Digital TV.
I'm pretty sure it is still using MPEG-2 interlaced video. An LCD display will de-interlace though. Might be worth a trial run.
I run a plasma tv and get no eyestrain with an Apple TV.
That said, any model of Apple TV newer than 4th gen causes eye strain.
Sadly, that means I cannot output Atmos audio but that's a modest price to pay for no eye-strain.
Anyway, my point is, it matters what you use as your video source.
I've been using a Sony X85k 55".
There was an adjustment period of several days, but I'll be keeping this TV.
I had a TCL 55" mini LED/QLED and had to return it.
For reference, I use an iPhone 11. All OLED iPhones are unusable for me.
Vince, I have same issue as you - I use sony X85K 75'' without any issues. I can't use any of OLED based iphones for any amount of time. I do recommend this TV to anyone that feel that they might be sensitive to PWM on modern TVs.