This is mostly useless, except to justify buying a bigger TV. However, I did learn:
- For most popular high end models, the 65 inch models are cheapest / sq inch (e.g Sony A95L, Samsung S90D, LG G4). For most others, it’s the 75 inch models.
- TCL S551F 55" scores the lowest ($0.17/sq inch)
- The lowest scoring OLED is the Samsung S85D ($0.55/sq inch)
- For 100 inches, Hisense QD7 is the cheapest ($0.37/sq inch). For 85 inches, it’s the TCL S551F ($0.22/sq inch)
Prices taken from Amazon, rest of the data from https://comparetvprices.com. Models are from 2022-now.
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Unless they’re priced by if they have built in ads or not, it’s useless.
does anyone use their native smart TV UI anyway?
Outside sarcastic internet forums? Probably, yeah.
I do.
I use the Jellyfin and Netflix apps mostly.
I want a 3 axis chart of price, size, and number of ads in the UI.
Now filter by display technology.
Display technologies are a bit confusing, but this should give you a general idea: https://imgur.com/a/PhTFNZ2
And the type of HDR they support. I got lucky finding a philips a couple years ago that just supports all types so I don’t have to worry about it.
Mine supports none, so I also don’t have to worry about it.
There’s not much point in optimizing completely for price per inch, but when I bought my TV in 2013 I plotted this, and discovered a pretty sharp hockey stick in the graph at 70" and above. So I got a 65" TV. If my graph had looked pretty straight like yours I’d probably just get the biggest that is practical for the space.
My SO wants a bigger screen, and I was thinking of a 65", but maybe I’ll consider a 75" instead since it seems like a sweet spot for value.
I’ve also debated getting a projector. It’s in a basement, so I can get a blackout curtain for daytime use.
I followed a roughly similar process but the flow was more like, “Here’s a 65-inch TV on sale, let’s bump up our 48.”
Same thing for 100 inch models now. Maybe it’ll flatten out in a few years.
Apparently 75" is the sweet spot right now.
