STACK #187 May 2020

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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SCREEN DREAM

If it’s time to upgrade your TV, we’ve got you covered. Words Adam Colby

A s much as you keep telling yourself that the 15-year-old plasma precariously perched on the cabinet in the loungeroom “works a treat”, it’s not until you feast your eyes on a newTV in JB that you realise just exactly what you’re missing out on. Of course it doesn’t have to be an old energy-sapping plasma TV that prompts the upgrade conversation. Even if you’ve been out of the buying cycle for four or five years, 4K - and now 8K - television technology has come on in leaps and bounds. Affordability has brought the best in tech within reach of all fingertips, so if you enjoy your home entertainment you shouldn’t have to compromise. In fact, there really hasn’t been a better time to upgrade.

Can you remember when plasma TVs first hit the market? The $25k price tags kept most other than the affluent out of the picture and left us all hugging our flat screen CRTs until the price tag finally dropped significantly. Today you can pretty much enter the smart TV market with $400 in your paw. However, The price is right

while a smaller unit is good for a secondary TV in a bedroom or a holiday home, you’ll definitely want something bigger for the lounge/entertainment area in your house. Know what your budget is before you start shopping. Yes, you’re likely to get a TV with more features and a better display if you’re

aiming at the higher end of the market, but that’s not to say if you’re shopping for an entry level model, you’ll have to compromise on everything. Check out the range in-store and you’ll probably be surprised at what the budget end of the scale can deliver.

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