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codo27 posted:Lets be real here. If we could all add a few extra inches for ~$400 a pop, we'd do it. I laughed.
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Pro tip for anyone in my situation: By far the best way to tell whether a TV has a wifi module that you can easily remove/disable is to search ebay for <Model Number of TV you're considering> "wifi module". Turns out not many people do teardowns of TVs but a ton of people resell parts. It's pretty easy to tell by looking whether you could clip the antenna or unplug the module. Ordered a TCL 6 series since there are a zillion wifi modules available. Hopefully I can manage to do TV surgery without ruining it (but this doesn't really look much harder than removing a HDD from a computer).
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Found a hell of a glitch today; was watching a video, activated assistant on my remote, tried watching a video when the selection was pulled up... but now every video is audio only, no picture. It shows a thumbnail when you scrub the timeline, but no video. Clearing the app's cache and data does not work. What the gently caress it's screwing with all my other streaming apps too Chromecast doesn't show anything either. Holy poo poo my inputs don't show anything at ALL. FACTORY RESET MOTHERFUCKER  As usual, Google proves you should never, ever use Google Assistant on anything because it never loving works. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 00:22 on May 6, 2022 |
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Looking for a TV to play Dance Dance Revolution - I will be connecting my MacBook via HDMI and the only requirement is low as possible input lag. Bigger is better, and it does not need to be 4k or have any sorts of bells or whistles. I don't really care if it's a TV or a monitor or whatever.
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In the back of my head I always thought to myself "when OLED TVs are cheap enough to get a gigantic one the size of a projector screen, I'm going to do a home theater." Well I looked on a lark and 77" OLEDs are ~2500 which, while not cheap, is certainly splurgeable. So my questions are: - Is now a decent time to go in on something like that or are a new batch of better/cheaper/whatever things just around the corner? I don't follow the TV market at all. - Between these two, which is the one to get? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-77-class-a1-series-oled-4k-uhd-smart-webos-tv/6461911.p?skuId=6461911 https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-77-class-bravia-xr-a80j-series-oled-4k-uhd-smart-google-tv/6455215.p?skuId=6455215 - Any others I should look at? Like I said I don't know poo poo about the TV market so I just looked up 77" OLEDs. I have a 55" LG OLED in the bedroom and I love it (and it's why I'm spoiled AF on OLED), but I know Sony usually makes very nice (and very expensive) poo poo. - I don't know how non-OLED screens have improved in the last 5 years or whatever. Is an 85" Samsung QLEDOMGWTF or whatever a better value for the image quality? - Any recommendations on wall mount hardware for a big chonker like that? - Why haven't TV prices gone insane with all the other electronics? What gives? My use cases are movie nights with the SO and friends; garbage trash tier anime when I can't bear to think about life for a while; playing Elden Ring until my eyes bleed KillHour fucked around with this message at 22:13 on May 15, 2022 |
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May 15, 2022 21:43
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Harriet Carker posted:Looking for a TV to play Dance Dance Revolution - I will be connecting my MacBook via HDMI and the only requirement is low as possible input lag. Bigger is better, and it does not need to be 4k or have any sorts of bells or whistles. I don't really care if it's a TV or a monitor or whatever. Is it emulated? Because if it supports higher frame rates than 60fps you should consider a high fps 1080p/1440p monitor.
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May 15, 2022 22:48
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KillHour posted:In the back of my head I always thought to myself "when OLED TVs are cheap enough to get a gigantic one the size of a projector screen, I'm going to do a home theater." Well I looked on a lark and 77" OLEDs are ~2500 which, while not cheap, is certainly splurgeable. So my questions are: Oled has really improved in the last two years and come down on price. It's only going to get better from here. And they're more resistant to image retention than ever, too. I wouldn't bother with Samsung's regular qled TVs, even their mini-led ones. Samsung's QD (quantum dot) oled is superior to LG's panels (Sony sources from them, but has different processing) judging from all the early looks on YouTube, but it's going to be expensive as gently caress. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 22:54 on May 15, 2022 |
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May 15, 2022 22:52
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Mister Facetious posted:Oled has really improved in the last two years and come down on price. It's only going to get better from here. And they're more resistant to image retention than ever, too.
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May 15, 2022 23:00
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So if you have 3 grand burning in your pocket for a big fuckin tv, what would it be and where would you get it from?
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May 15, 2022 23:25
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LG C1 OLED from either Best Buy or Costco.
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Enos Cabell posted:LG C1 OLED from either Best Buy or Costco. The A models from LG usually do poo poo like only one 4k/120 port so be careful
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FilthyImp posted:Though the C2s are just around the corner, a C1 is a pro-tier buy Any idea if waiting for the C2 to come out is going to result in some deals on a C1?
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May 16, 2022 03:38
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KillHour posted:Any idea if waiting for the C2 to come out is going to result in some deals on a C1? You can always wait and there will always be deals in the future. Buy when is right from you and if you buy it from Costco get it price adjusted when the price drops later.
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May 16, 2022 03:46
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Oh. Duh, looks like Costco.com has the C2s in stock now. With the usual "get a 3 yr warranty for free after $100 rebate" with purchase.
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May 16, 2022 08:10
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KillHour posted:Any idea if waiting for the C2 to come out is going to result in some deals on a C1? It already has. I bought my 55” C1 for $1,100 because it dropped from the &1,500 it’s been going for to free up space for the C2 line.
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KillHour posted:In the back of my head I always thought to myself "when OLED TVs are cheap enough to get a gigantic one the size of a projector screen, I'm going to do a home theater." Well I looked on a lark and 77" OLEDs are ~2500 which, while not cheap, is certainly splurgeable. So my questions are: The LG A1 is the "entry level" model for OLED. It has the previous year's processor and other compromises for cost. The Sony A80J is the midrange equivalent, so I would cross shop it with the C1 instead. I personally went with Sony because of Right now and the next month or so will be the best deals available on the 2021 TV models (C1/A80J) before they are all sold out in favor of the 2022 models (C2/A80K). Those will usually stay about the same price until Black Friday sales, and then they tend to dip permanently in price after January. If you're wanting the TV now, you'll get the best value from outgoing models. I don't know what new stuff the new models have, but you won't get "deals" on them until late this year. I did just read that this year Sony is introducing the A75K to compete with the A2 in the "entry level" OLED space, so in descending order of price it'll be: Sony A90K - Premium LG G2 - Premium A80K - Midrange C2 - Midrange A75K - Entry OLED A2 - Entry OLED Edit: Costco adds a C to their Sony TV model numbers so other retailers don't have to price match them, so it's A80CJ there instead of A80J. Tricky Ed fucked around with this message at 13:46 on May 16, 2022 |
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May 16, 2022 13:43
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I also want to note, that Sony buys their OLED panels from LG.
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May 16, 2022 14:47
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I know absolutely nothing about wall mounting. If I wall mount my Samsung 65" KS8000 and later get a same size LG C1/C2, can I reuse the wall mount or do I have to install something completely new? What if I get a 77" C1/C2?
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Hmm.... Costco claims to have the 42" in stock for the C2 where Best Buy has been sold out. I'm not READY for it right now, but it's tempting to grab while it's in stock.
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Harriet Carker posted:I know absolutely nothing about wall mounting. If I wall mount my Samsung 65" KS8000 and later get a same size LG C1/C2, can I reuse the wall mount or do I have to install something completely new? What if I get a 77" C1/C2? You should be good using the same mount.
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I don't live anywhere near a Costco until they finally build one next year 
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Best Buy warranties against burn in (which is extremely rare with new models) and are worth buying from.
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GreenNight posted:Best Buy warranties against burn in (which is extremely rare with new models) and are worth buying from. I assume I have to get the extended warranty for this? Is it generally worth it?
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KillHour posted:I assume I have to get the extended warranty for this? Is it generally worth it? Yes and I don't believe it is. I have an OLED from 2017 and I play a gently caress load of games with a static GUI that is in the same place for 100+ hours with no burn in. I got my TV from some online shop. Newer OLEDs are way better.
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I bought the BB warranty for peace of mind but I acknowledge that it almost certainly will not be worth it unless I intentionally abuse the TV.
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My bedroom is a 5+ year old curved OLED that was a store display at best buy (so I got it for like... a thousand bucks) back when those were the new hotness and it came pre burned-in with the best buy logo. You could only ever see it on a flat background (so only like when a cartoon pans to a flat blue sky or a title card is plain white or something). It never bothered me and after a few years of use, it faded away and now I can't even see it anymore. That is like an absolute worst-case scenario, too.
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I pulled the trigger on the Sony because it was $100 cheaper, is supposedly better calibrated from the factory, and I don't need 4 full-throughput HDMI ports. It will be here Friday. What wall mount do I get for that chonker?
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Went with this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07SMF9SQM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Seems pretty beefy.
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You'll do well with that. Could have stood to go a little cheaper but you aren't into "please rip me off I'm stupid" territory either
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Yeah, I went with that one specifically because it has the extensions for 24" studs. The place where I want to put this is a little weird and the studs don't perfectly line up with how I want it. The purple is roughly the size of the TV and the red is where the studs are behind that built-in. I can access behind that panel from underneath, so it's possible to add another stud but I'd like to give myself as much flexibility as possible. Edit: I might be able to use the horizontal piece on the right too, since it's basically half way up the TV.
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Best Buy rescheduled my tv delivery for this morning. I ended up having a medical appointment at the same time. I’m in the waiting room and my wife just sent me a text saying “the guys from Best Buy just delivered the tv but as they were walking it through the garage the bottom of the box ripped open and the tv fell out and it hit the ground but they said there was no spiderweb so it’s ok” Fuckers didn’t even plug it in to test it. Im sooooooo pissed.
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otter posted:Best Buy rescheduled my tv delivery for this morning. I ended up having a medical appointment at the same time. I’m in the waiting room and my wife just sent me a text saying “the guys from Best Buy just delivered the tv but as they were walking it through the garage the bottom of the box ripped open and the tv fell out and it hit the ground but they said there was no spiderweb so it’s ok” 
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I just purchased a Sony A80J, 65" for $2300. A90J didn't seem worth the extra money. I plan on using it to watch shows, movies, and to use as a PC monitor every now and then. I may also buy a PS5 in the future, so having the 120hz is future proofing, right? It's a 2021 model. I don't know if I'm a dumbdumb for buying a TV now instead of just holding off. The A80K is releasing just around the corner, but I have no idea if it would be similarly priced. I also don't know how much the price will drop on the 2021 models when the new ones come out. I live in a Middle Eastern country, there's only a single retailer who sells Sony TVs, it's disgusting how these monopolies are able to run. So I haven't got experience here in terms of fair market value, I highly doubt the retailer will properly drop the price once new models come out. It's not like we the consumer can go to an opposing retailer. Qubee fucked around with this message at 19:04 on May 18, 2022 |
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Qubee posted:I just purchased a Sony A80J, 65" for . A90J didn't seem worth the extra money. I plan on using it to watch shows, movies, and to use as a PC monitor every now and then. I may also buy a PS5 in the future, so having the 120hz is future proofing, right? It's a 2021 model. I don't know if I'm a dumbdumb for buying a TV now instead of just holding off. The A80K is releasing just around the corner, but I have no idea if it would be similarly priced. I also don't know how much the price will drop on the 2021 models when the new ones come out. I literally just bought an A80J (on this page) because the new LG already came out and the Sony's went down to compete with the old LGs. I have no idea if that's the case in your country though.
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I just got an upgraded screen for my Nebula 4k Cosmos laser projector. My first attempt was a white fabric cheapie screen with aluminum poles. It gave me a taste. Light bleed was an issue as the intensity of the projector was causing a reflection off the back wall, lowering contrast. Today I got a JWSIT 3 layer PVC screen with black backing with an articulating angular aluminum stand. Even in the daylight, it's stunning. I think my OLED is going to be taking a break for awhile while I burn through some stuff.
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otter posted:Best Buy rescheduled my tv delivery for this morning. I ended up having a medical appointment at the same time. I’m in the waiting room and my wife just sent me a text saying “the guys from Best Buy just delivered the tv but as they were walking it through the garage the bottom of the box ripped open and the tv fell out and it hit the ground but they said there was no spiderweb so it’s ok” Interested to hear the fallout from this My brothers old Vizio (also BB), I think he was on the third one before he got one delivered that was not smashed/malfunctioning
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KillHour posted:I literally just bought an A80J (on this page) because the new LG already came out and the Sony's went down to compete with the old LGs. I have no idea if that's the case in your country though. How much did you pay for yours? I dunno why my post was missing the price, I wrote it originally.
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codo27 posted:Interested to hear the fallout from this It appears the tv is fine. it was apparently from about a foot in the air and it was well packed in styrofoam. Wife thinks the tv is blurry, but I don't see it. I suggested she put on her glasses but she KNOWS it's blurry. I mean, to some extent anything which isnt native resolution will be a little bit blurry when you blow it up to 75" right? I put on Planet Earth and I think it's super sharp.
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otter posted:It appears the tv is fine. If I were you, I'd return it, even if it looks fine. You don't want something to go wrong in 60 days and find out you are poo poo out of luck because you didn't want to bother anyone by returning it.
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Qubee posted:How much did you pay for yours? I dunno why my post was missing the price, I wrote it originally. 2600 USD + tax for the 77 inch
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