TV
don’t connect “smart” TVs to internet to make them dumb TVs
- miniLED
- standard: Hisense U7N / TCL QM7
- better: Hisense U8N / TCL QM8
- best: Sony Bravia 9
- OLED
- standard: LG C3 or C4 / Sony A75L or A80L
- LG C3 and C4 are almost identical
- Sony A75L has worse built-in speakers + no “Hey Google” recognition + basic stand compared to A80L but is otherwise the same TV
- best: Sony A95L
- standard: LG C3 or C4 / Sony A75L or A80L
Streaming Stick + TV Box
- streaming stick: Chromecast with Google TV 4K
- tv box
- standard: onn 4K
- upgrade: Apple TV 4K
onn TV box is only available in Walmart
Other
- universal remote
- standard: SofaBaton U2
- better: SofaBaton X1S
- blu-ray player: Panasonic DP-UB420
- Dolby Vision support: Panasonic DP-UB820