It looks from the ebay link that you're shopping by price. I see a lot of older models and refurb units.
Consumer Reports has an article TVs That Provide Great Sound Without Separate Speakers that provides some guidance (requires subscription). All of the specific displays are current models from major manufacturers, and out of your price range, but there's a pattern... no small displays. The smallest they recommend is a 55". That makes sense because sound quality frequently follows speaker size, and larger displays can fit bigger speakers.
I recently bought a new display, on a lark, and I now see a refurb unit on your link, TCL 55R615. I did very little research, just bought something for March Madness. I stumbled onto TCL, a Chinese mfr. that's become the largest selling brand in the US. The 55R615 is hard to beat at this price, and I can tell you that it will get quite loud without breaking up. TCL has a new model out, so I'm not surprised to see this one being discounted with older models (which reviews say should be ignored).
And I should add that I've found the Roku TV interface makes the 55R615 an excellent choice for streaming access, to the point that we've cut the cord, and I'm watching a 75R615 at the moment. The 55's in the living room and we sold two 60" plasmas. Good TV, this.
I have no idea if older TCL models work as well. Hopefully, someone else will chime in so you get some opinions on a variety of options ...
HAve fun,
Frank
Consumer Reports has an article TVs That Provide Great Sound Without Separate Speakers that provides some guidance (requires subscription). All of the specific displays are current models from major manufacturers, and out of your price range, but there's a pattern... no small displays. The smallest they recommend is a 55". That makes sense because sound quality frequently follows speaker size, and larger displays can fit bigger speakers.
I recently bought a new display, on a lark, and I now see a refurb unit on your link, TCL 55R615. I did very little research, just bought something for March Madness. I stumbled onto TCL, a Chinese mfr. that's become the largest selling brand in the US. The 55R615 is hard to beat at this price, and I can tell you that it will get quite loud without breaking up. TCL has a new model out, so I'm not surprised to see this one being discounted with older models (which reviews say should be ignored).
And I should add that I've found the Roku TV interface makes the 55R615 an excellent choice for streaming access, to the point that we've cut the cord, and I'm watching a 75R615 at the moment. The 55's in the living room and we sold two 60" plasmas. Good TV, this.
I have no idea if older TCL models work as well. Hopefully, someone else will chime in so you get some opinions on a variety of options ...
HAve fun,
Frank
