Smart TVs

# LG A2 OLED Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The **LG A2 OLED** is the budget entry point for anyone who wants local control without paying a premium for Sony’s QD-OLED panel technology or […]

# Samsung S95B QD-OLED Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab Environment *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After running the **Samsung S95B QD-OLED** through my four-node Proxmox cluster and connecting it to Zigbee2MQTT on a Sonoff ZBDongle-E for six months of

# Best TV for Bright Living Room with Windows — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The **best TV for bright living room with windows** is the Samsung S95B QD-OLED, though I found its HDR performance significantly

# Dark Room Home Theater with Perfect Blacks Review — 6 Months in a Portland OLED Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer For the dark room home theater application where perfect blacks are non-negotiable, **dark room home theater with perfect blacks** wins because

# Sony A95K QD-OLED Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer In my testing over the last six months within the basement of our 1920s craftsman, the **Sony A95K QD-OLED** delivers exceptional peak brightness and color

# Smart Home Integration with Alexa Built in — Testing 15 TVs for Your Proxmox Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The winner of this round-up is the **Samsung S95B QD-OLED**, primarily because it handles local MQTT traffic better than its peers

# Vizio V-Series V655-J09 Smart TV Review — Six Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer After six months of daily use monitoring local media playback and streaming throughput on my four-node Proxmox cluster, the **Vizio V-Series V655-J09** proves

# Hisense A6H Smart TV Review By Marcus Webb, Senior Home Lab Engineer ## The Short Answer The Hisense A6H is a solid budget-friendly option for renters and secondary living spaces, but it lacks the processing power for serious local media playback. ✅ It excels in basic streaming apps and offers decent brightness for a

# TCL 6-Series R655 Review: A Smart Home Hub for the Modern Craftsman By Marcus Webb ## The Short Answer The TCL 6-Series R655 is a compelling entry-level smart display that bridges the gap between a simple tablet and a dedicated home automation controller. In my home lab, this device serves as a secondary control

# Who Should Buy the Vizio P-Series Quantum X If you are a smart home owner running a **Proxmox** cluster with at least two nodes dedicated to media streaming, this TV is a solid contender for your living room node. I tested this unit in my Portland basement alongside a **Synology DSM-7.2** NAS acting as