TV Buying Suggestion

Hi all,

Looking for some advice. My 12 year old 52" Sharp LCD is looking to be on the fritz (occasionally the bottom half of the TV gets fuzzy, and I have to turn it off for a few minutes to clear it). So, I'm going to have to buy a new TV this year, looking to buy 55" since that seems to be the standard size in the 50s, and should fit easily into the current mount. I haven't looked into buying a TV in a long time, so know very little except for some random things I've absorbed.

Usage Pattern: I have 3 things plugged in: XBOX Series X, Switch and SteamDeck. Those 3 will probably be upgraded as any newer model comes out within a year. This is the only TV in the house. During weekdays, it's on from about 6pm to 12am, and on the weekends, it's sometimes on the whole day, sometimes with stuff just in the background. Time split is about 70% watching TV and 30% playing games, although the game playing will likely increase a bit since the kids are getting older. We generally watch Netflix 1080p content, Disney+, YouTube or 720p/1080p DVD/blu-ray rips on Plex, all via the XBOX (do 4K TVs scale 720/1080p content well?). We don't have any cable/satellite provider for TV.

Other requirements:- Obviously, I want a better looking screen. I didn't have too many problems with the old one, tbh, but, I can tell that there's some difference walking around a Best Buy with our TV.- Whatever TV it is, shouldn't show too much glare, as I do have table lamps that will reflect off the TV (we don't turn lights off to watch TV).- I would like a screen that supports HDR, since I heard that it is pretty impressive, although I've never experienced it personally.- My TV doesn't support two way HDMI, which will be a nice quality improvement. I also know the benefits of VRR with my PC, so having that on the TV would be useful, since I know some games support it on the consoles. I guess that means it must have HDMI 2.1?- I am worried about screen burn in, as I have heard that may impact some new TVs, since we sometimes run out of the house, leaving the TV on by accident, or fall asleep in front of the TV.- Easy to clean and hard to see smudges. Kids put their fingers all over the screen all of the time.

- would like a decent viewing angle, as the way the room is laid out, it's possible somebody is sitting at a 60 degree angle

- would like good longevity. my last tv lasted me 12 years. Would like the new one to last at least 10. (I know there are no guarantees, but want to avoid bad build quality stuff).

Don't care:- I don't care about Smart TV features. I will not be hooking my TV up to the internet. Don't understand this trend at all. I want a simple OSD for switching inputs and adjusting screen settings, that's it.- I definitely do not want a WiiMote like remote control like my inlaws 5 year old budget LG TV. Do all LG tvs have this?- I don't think I care about 4K. I don't have too much 4K content except for some AAA games, which I don't play too much of. I guess most TVs of that size with decent screens are 4K now though, so, may not have an option. Our TV is between 12 and 20 feet from the sitting area, so, probably can't tell the difference at that distance.- Speakers or sound. I use a Sonos sound bar for audio atm, so don't care about sound quality.

- don't know how useful 120Hz is to me. I do all of my multiplayer gaming on my PC, and, am OK with 60 fps on console games (with newer games, seems like that's an issue already anyways). it seems like most new TVs come with 120Hz, but, I heard it has some weird stuttering affects for movies and tv shows, which i would like to avoid.

- don't care about stand. will be wall mounting.

Budget: about $2500 CAD ~1800 USD

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