Ok so I got a second, bargain basement, 4k TV from Brandsmart. It sucked and there is no way it was 4k despite what the box said. It looked worse than 720p. I returned that one too. So I decided that I'd take my Dad's 1080 TV and buy him a cheap 720p to replace it. He was totally cool with it because he NEVER watches his TV. Maybe he watches 1 hour a year. I now have that TV in my bedroom and it looks good. This was a very annoying process but it seems to have all worked out in the end.