01-15-2016, 06:06 PM
Before you and GStan throw out the AMD Advocate defense "The reviewers are paid off, they are just as good!":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports
If these guys say their testing says HiSense TVs are almost always in the bottom half, you can believe it.
Also, unless you're using instrument and test programs like they do, you wouldn't even know how uniform, color accurate, bright, etc their tvs are compared to others.
I agree with the strategy of not buying leading edge and on brand name alone, makes perfect sense and I do it myself unless I just want the item now and knowingly pay launch price. (E.G. I ordered GTX 980 and GTX980Ti on launch day, rather than wait for deals)
What I don't get is spending $500-$600 on something that is not a "good" item when you can get the "good" item for $1000.. (or recommending others buy the $500- $600 item)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Reports
Quote:It publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory and survey research center. The magazine accepts no advertising, pays for all the products it tests, and, as a not-for-profit organization, has no shareholders.
If these guys say their testing says HiSense TVs are almost always in the bottom half, you can believe it.
Also, unless you're using instrument and test programs like they do, you wouldn't even know how uniform, color accurate, bright, etc their tvs are compared to others.
I agree with the strategy of not buying leading edge and on brand name alone, makes perfect sense and I do it myself unless I just want the item now and knowingly pay launch price. (E.G. I ordered GTX 980 and GTX980Ti on launch day, rather than wait for deals)
What I don't get is spending $500-$600 on something that is not a "good" item when you can get the "good" item for $1000.. (or recommending others buy the $500- $600 item)