BY TIM MOYNIHAN 06.13.14
At this moment, your smartest move is to go cheap. Buy a holdover HDTV, something simple and no-frills to keep you happy and entertained while UltraHD panels get cheaper, 4K programming becomes ubiquitous, and OLED prices fall to earth. For $500, you can get an excellent television between 39 and 50 inches. You may not get absolutely outstanding picture quality, but there are plenty of cheap sets that still rate as very, very good. You will also have to skip the design aesthetic of the more expensive models.
My wife found us a Samsung HiDef 51 set at K-Mart for $500 and change. This articles seems to hit the nail on the head. @ Why You Should Only Spend $500 on Your Next TV | Gadget Lab | WIRED

At this moment, your smartest move is to go cheap. Buy a holdover HDTV, something simple and no-frills to keep you happy and entertained while UltraHD panels get cheaper, 4K programming becomes ubiquitous, and OLED prices fall to earth. For $500, you can get an excellent television between 39 and 50 inches. You may not get absolutely outstanding picture quality, but there are plenty of cheap sets that still rate as very, very good. You will also have to skip the design aesthetic of the more expensive models.
My wife found us a Samsung HiDef 51 set at K-Mart for $500 and change. This articles seems to hit the nail on the head. @ Why You Should Only Spend $500 on Your Next TV | Gadget Lab | WIRED