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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I'm very good at rationalize the expense of techno toys. 
In general, I allocate $X for techno toys a year. This year, it's probably going to be a new TV, since my main TV died a couple of months ago (no more LG TV's, that one died in less than 5 years). I could keep using the smaller, older set that I'm currently using, but I liked the larger 4K TV.
I got the iPad Pro a couple years ago and the new iPhone in 2020. Tech isn't moving so fast these days that I feel a strong need to upgrade again anytime soon. Before the TV went out, I was thinking about getting one of the new mac mini's and turning it into a content server.
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I hear you! Me too. It is trying to determine how to spend my limited "new tech" budget that is difficult.
I'm still using a 12 year old Sony Bravia 40" LCD HDTV! It is really old now, nothing "smart" about it at all, doesn't even have WiFi, but it is still producing a great picture. I would like to get a decent 4K TV that produces good color and HDR, but they are pretty expensive. It looks like there is quite a lot of 4K HDR content available now, so I'm ready to upgrade, but I can't afford the better models. As an amateur astrophotographer I use techniques to produce some stunning HDR images, so I know how much better good HDR can look compared to SDR, so I'm anxious to get that on a TV too! Good HDR can bring out an unbelievable amount of detail in the shadows. Plenty of cheaper 4K TVs available from questionable brands which might not last too long, but the good models are still rather pricey even on the low end.