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Asema posted:Vanns not having a good record so far lmao. I'm sorry that you also got a busted unit, thankfully Amazon's return process during COVID is really easy. Are you doing a replacement or return? If it's a replacement I hope the second one comes safely!! Thanks! Yeah after reading your posts I was resigned to the fact that the tv would probably be DOA from amazon. It’s kind of wild how shipping just demolishes so many TVs, seems like it would be hard to make money this way. I’ve opted for a refund. I’m going to ship it back Monday and wait for my money to be refunded and then possibly start looking to get one from Best Buy that I can pick up myself. The LG B9 55” is a nice price for me and I wish I could find a B9 65” in stock, I may use this incident to justify getting what I really want...maybe a C9 65”.
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UFOTacoMan posted:Thanks! Yeah after reading your posts I was resigned to the fact that the tv would probably be DOA from amazon. It’s kind of wild how shipping just demolishes so many TVs, seems like it would be hard to make money this way. Isn't the price difference between a C9 65" and a B9 55" substantial? Like nearly twice the price? Also is there any point in buying a 2.1 Cable right now? Nothing can use it. Like maybe when it's closer to the holidays and you have a PS5/X-Box Scorpion and don't want them all to sell out. But right now it is use-less.
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A Proper Uppercut posted:TCL 6 series is usually the default recommendation for this need. My first instinct was "just get the TCL soundbar", which is an option if it will work. But TCL's site seems to say that the soundbar has to be connected via HDMI ARC to be controlled by the remote, and I'm not sure I'm willing to give up an HDMI port for the soundbar. I currently have it connected via optical. Oddly, my Apple TV remote also used to control the sound bar, but it will not once hooked up to the TCL. Getting that to work again would probably be good enough, but I'd really like to have the TCL/Roku remote control it. Am I missing something obvious on either the TCL or Apple remote?
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Looks like Almost Smart wanted to connect a PC. So, while there may not be strict HDMI 2.1 compliance from the graphic's card yet, the bandwidth would be needed if the intent was to push 4k@120 to the display (which, why wouldn't you if you also have gsync to fall back on when the frames dip?)
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UFOTacoMan posted:I’ve opted for a refund. I’m going to ship it back Monday and wait for my money to be refunded and then possibly start looking to get one from Best Buy that I can pick up myself. The LG B9 55” is a nice price for me and I wish I could find a B9 65” in stock, I may use this incident to justify getting what I really want...maybe a C9 65”. I just picked up my 55" B9 and it's got the world's largest scratch from one side of the screen to the other right in the middle and after the stress of moving into a new house this was the straw that has made me just yell for fifteen minutes in unadulterated rage at one of my plants.
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Are samsung tv's okay. Like I know there isn't a B9 or C9/X standard but like is the QLED series they put out okay.
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The Question IRL posted:Isn't the price difference between a C9 65" and a B9 55" substantial? Like nearly twice the price? Yes, I recently came into an extra $1,000 for doing some work that would have required foundation repair specialists and so things are a little more flexible. B9 55” is around $1300 C9 65” is around $2200
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Asema posted:I just picked up my 55" B9 and it's got the world's largest scratch from one side of the screen to the other right in the middle and after the stress of moving into a new house this was the straw that has made me just yell for fifteen minutes in unadulterated rage at one of my plants. Your plants do not deserve this, I’m sorry your tv is messed up. These very expensive pieces of garbage are kind of funny if you think about it.
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UFOTacoMan posted:Yes, I recently came into an extra $1,000 for doing some work that would have required foundation repair specialists and so things are a little more flexible. Well if you have the spondulix, you may as well splash out.
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The Question IRL posted:Well if you have the spondulix, you may as well splash out. Yes we will see, still got to get my money back from Amazon for the busted B9 Not sure it’s going down but time will tell UFOTacoMan fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Jun 19, 2020 |
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Jun 19, 2020 20:52
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Almost Smart posted:It's impressive that LG can make the tops of these televisions so thin, but at the same time I kind of wish they wouldn't. We were terrified we were going to bend or crack the screen just moving the TV to its stand.
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Asema posted:Are samsung tv's okay. Like I know there isn't a B9 or C9/X standard but like is the QLED series they put out okay. Yeah they’re the alternative recs on rtings if you don’t want a B9, basically. Q80 or Q70.
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Asema posted:I just picked up my 55" B9 and it's got the world's largest scratch from one side of the screen to the other right in the middle and after the stress of moving into a new house this was the straw that has made me just yell for fifteen minutes in unadulterated rage at one of my plants. How's your plant doing
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Dogen posted:Yeah they’re the alternative recs on rtings if you don’t want a B9, basically. Q80 or Q70. I have a CX coming on Tuesday. Soooooooo fourth time is the charm, and if that fails I'm going to go get one of them from the store itself and have them show it to me before I even leave the store. I got mad after the third broken TV, thread I'm letting you know I'm probably going to cry if this one is broken too. angryrobots posted:How's your plant doing I moved it to a better sun spot and apologized for my rage so I'm telling myself it's doing fine.
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Asema posted:Are samsung tv's okay. Like I know there isn't a B9 or C9/X standard but like is the QLED series they put out okay. they’re overpriced for what they are, IMO. Samsung is clearly trying to capitalize on the people who confuse QLED with OLED and don't notice the Q or think it's just a different brand of OLED, but at the end of the day they are LCD TVs priced nearly as high as an OLED. They are fine if you are looking for a “premium” LCD but there isn’t a lot of value there over a bargain LCD. Get a cheaper LCD or stretch up to an OLED. Paul MaudDib fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Jun 20, 2020 |
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Paul MaudDib posted:They are fine if you are looking for a “premium” LCD but there isn’t a lot of value there over a bargain LCD. Get a cheaper LCD or stretch up to an OLED. Friend I am on attempt #4 of getting an OLED. The question was asked out of anger and "gently caress I just want a TV" desperation.
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Bookmarking this thread and setting a reminder for Tuesday evening. 
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If I go 4 out of 4 on broken/damaged tv's over the last month I'm just going to stake my claim as the unluckiest girl in the world* *this is a joke, I understand this is peak 100% first world country problems Asema fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Jun 20, 2020 |
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I’ve gone through 4 TCLs for friends and family that have arrived broken. Usually 2nd or 3rd time from amazon arrives ok.
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Asema posted:Are samsung tv's okay. Like I know there isn't a B9 or C9/X standard but like is the QLED series they put out okay.
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Paul MaudDib posted:they’re overpriced for what they are, IMO. Samsung is clearly trying to capitalize on the people who confuse QLED with OLED, but at the end of the day they are LCD TVs prices nearly as high as an OLED. I've liked samsung for the better part of a decade now and ever since the QLEDs starting rolling out I always thought that was a scummy business practice. But then again it's also 100% on you if you drop $1k or more on a tv and didn't research the differences
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Are the issues with Amazon's shipping of TVs universal or just on stuff from Vann's? I've gotten two TVs shipped in the past with no issues, but the last one was in 2012 when the sets themselves tended to be thicker/sturdier.
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My eBay TV was shipped via UPS and arrived in perfect condition.
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Some early videos are out for the Hisense H9G/Q9G (Visions has it for sale in Canada), and while the example videos aren't professionally, scientifically recorded or calibrated, I still think it might be my pick to finally replace my plasma. And it has Chromecast built in, which will be nice too.
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bull3964 posted:Looks like Almost Smart wanted to connect a PC. So, while there may not be strict HDMI 2.1 compliance from the graphic's card yet, the bandwidth would be needed if the intent was to push 4k@120 to the display (which, why wouldn't you if you also have gsync to fall back on when the frames dip?) Yeah, I said screw it and just bought the 25 foot fiber optic cable. Ten feet was really like the minimum I needed, but that would have required a wire running diagonally across the wall from the television to the PC. I'll just stash the excess behind the stand where it can join the rat king of other cables back there. I'll need pruning shears to get through that poo poo if we ever move to a new place.
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I just picked up a Samsung 75" TU7000 and it's pretty nifty but i'm getting stumped with some of the HDMI settings. I figure it's a general new TV Samsung software thing so someone might have the answer here. Basically, when i plug in a PS4 or a PC it picks up what the device it is and automatically names the source, etc. It's only got 2 HDMI ports, so i picked up an auto HDMI switch to plug everything into and give me a few more. However, when i power up the PC or the PS4 through this switch, the TV detects it, names the source as PS4 or whatever, but then loses the signal.. I'm assuming it's something to do with the TV detecting a PS4 signal but then getting confused by whatever the switch is telling it (or however that works). Is there a config i should use or an option i can turn off to stop it freaking out? I found another person who has the exact same issue as me, but no real steer given there. https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/4k-8k-and-Other-TVs/TU7000-HDMI-Switch-issue/td-p/1212048
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Turn off HDMI-CEC? Or whatever Samsung calls itAlmost Smart posted:Yeah, I said screw it and just bought the 25 foot fiber optic cable. Ten feet was really like the minimum I needed, but that would have required a wire running diagonally across the wall from the television to the PC. I'll just stash the excess behind the stand where it can join the rat king of other cables back there. I'll need pruning shears to get through that poo poo if we ever move to a new place. I think we all definitely want a trip report on the fiber optic hdmi cable
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I just popped in to say holy poo poo last of us II looks amazing on the C9
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Started playing today and thanked god I got an OLED last year.
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I'm looking to replace a 2010 Pansonic TC-P50S2 with something. Is this TV old enough that my wife and I would be "happy" with basically anything modern? It's a 50" and it uses at least 300W of power, so had I replaced it a few years ago it probably would have already "paid" for itself. Plus this plasma puts out an ungodly amount of heat into the room and its 92 degrees today. Here are the options I was mulling and their all-in price. Hisense 58R6E3 (58" 2020 model) for $299 @ Walmart TCL 4 Series (55" 2018? model) for $295 @ BestBuy Samsung UN58RU7100FXZA (58" 2019 model) for $370 @ Walmart TCL 55S525 (55" 2019 model) for $400 @ Amazon Hisense 65R6E1 (65" 2019 model) for $455 @ Walmart Hisense 55H8G (55" 2020 Model) for $500 @ Amazon & I heard a rumor costco has the 2019 H8F for $380 @ 55" but I'm not a member: https://www.costco.com/hisense-55%22-class---h8f-series---4k-uhd-led-lcd-tv.product.100659051.html if anyone can confirm that price its probably the best deal here? I would honestly prefer a 1080p TV if they still made them. I still use an HTPC and plex and the only thing currently hooked up to my TV is a launch PS4 & the Dell Optiplex PC. I have no 4K content and do not buy UHD blu-rays. I may stream a little, maybe download some cool 4K nature stuff, but I'm not planning on major 4K / HDR stuff. I am mostly a PC gamer. I'm a computer guy and can tell you the difference between 90 different GPUs but this TV stuff reminds me of mattress purchasing, a lot of similar models at similar prices to confuse you with slightly different features & tons of marketing gibberish. Am I correct that since I'm playing everything through a PC that the PC GPU will do the upscaling? I have a GT 1030 so can output and H/W decode 4k. bus hustler fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 21, 2020 |
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If I use the ARC from an LG C9 to a 6 channel hdmi audio extractor, would it matter if the extractor was only hdmi 1.4?
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I got the c9 last night. Broke it in with Pacific Rim! Going from 46" to 65" doesn't sound like much on paper but in reality feels like the difference between a lake and an ocean (I did the math and it is 50% more area lol). This is a of of tv and t's going to take some getting used to!
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beep by grandpa posted:I got the c9 last night. Broke it in with Pacific Rim! sweet, what is your viewing distance? my is about 10 feet and I'm trying to figure out if I really want to commit to 65" instead of 55"
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UFOTacoMan posted:sweet, what is your viewing distance? my is about 10 feet and I'm trying to figure out if I really want to commit to 65" instead of 55" I'm at around the same distance and got used to a 75" very, very quickly
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My viewing distance is about 10ft and I'm 100% going with a 77" next time. Though, I'm going to be sure to wall mount it so it will be slightly further away than it is on my stand. That's going to be awhile though. C6 is still going strong at about 9000 hours and I really don't want to give up 3d yet. I keep hoping that LG adds it back as a "why the gently caress not" feature on future models.
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UFOTacoMan posted:sweet, what is your viewing distance? my is about 10 feet and I'm trying to figure out if I really want to commit to 65" instead of 55"
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