Sony 65" A80J (2021) $1894.99 (in-store, YMMV)

XOMTOR wrote: ↑ Seems like a decent price; $100 cheaper than the LG C1 clearance price.

Heading to Costco soon to check out TVs. Whadda y'all think of these choices: this set for $1900, the 65" Samsung QN9 for $1700 or the LG C1 55" for $1400?

shone1980 wrote: ↑ 2200$ in January awesome oled once calibrated properly. Still using shield since gtv is struggling with ram and can't run Kodi for ex.

Espot wrote: ↑ Which Costco west location had the 65” Samsung QN9DA for $1,600? Thanks.

tietherope wrote: ↑
How far do you sit? That could kill the 55" chances right away.

shone1980 wrote: ↑Well, not decent it's great price for this great oled. QN9 can't even come close to pic quality, contrast, blacks, etc. A80j or c1 is the way to go.

Mando1 wrote: ↑ 65” Samsung QN9DA was $ 1,600 at my local Costco West today.
All good choices and amazing prices, just depends on your use case what you watch.

XOMTOR wrote: ↑ The den isn't used by anyone but me, so I can technically move my chair as close as I want but it's not a small space so the 65 would certainly "look" better in there.



I just got back from Costco and they had the QN9 setup right beside the A80J and I gotta say, the Samsung is nothing to sneer at. Holy crap that thing is insanely bright and the colors, even at that brightness, are crazy good. In that type of bright environment, the A80J looked downright dingy in comparison. There was a bright sunset/beach scene in the store footage and the Samsung was just noticeably more impressive. Obviously, for a dark space, the OLED will shine, but then again, the Samsung has something like 700 dimming zones and they certainly appeared to be doing a good job keeping blacks in check.

My personal impression would be: for HDR gaming and movies, regular programming, home/vacation videos etc. the Samsung is going to impress, especially when you can't always control the lighting. In a light-controlled environment for movie watching, the OLED would be a better choice.




At that price, I would hands-down grab the Samsung. Sadly, my store still has it priced at $1900.

FeralWalrus wrote: ↑ The downsides for the Samsung for gaming is that the local dimming is less effective as they reduce the amount of picture processing in order to reduce latency. The HDR tone mapping is also undefeatable, so you'll end up with a brighter than intended image (which to be fair is some people's cup of tea). You're also looking at the usual LED disadvantages of slower pixel response times.

Not a bad set for gaming especially in a bright room, but it's got some drawbacks.

XOMTOR wrote: ↑ All true. Unfortunately, every TV has its drawbacks. The Sony has aggressive and un-defeatable ABL. At least with the LG, the ABL can be disabled.

FeralWalrus wrote: ↑ The logo detection in the Sony is also dumber than LG as well. It dims the whole screen not just the area around the static elements that can be annoying while gaming especially in a game like FIFA.

Hans_Moleman wrote: ↑ Hi Hisense just died, couple months outside of warranty...

How's the Sony X85K in people's opinions? It is $1098 at Costco. Going in a bedroom, viewing angle will always be straight on. Streaming only, no gaming.

tietherope wrote: ↑ That set has no local dimming. Going in a bedroom generally means viewing it in the dark often. So that's going to be a big downside IMO. But if your previous set didn't have it and you were happy with it, then don't worry about it.

Hans_Moleman wrote: ↑ Hi Hisense just died, couple months outside of warranty...

How's the Sony X85K in people's opinions? It is $1098 at Costco. Going in a bedroom, viewing angle will always be straight on. Streaming only, no gaming.

boonjaca wrote: ↑ I believe you are referring to the x80k at that price. I’ve been eyeing the x85k for my family room for awhile and would buy it at $1098.

Hans_Moleman wrote: ↑ No it's the X85K. Same price elsewhere.

https://www.costco.ca/sony-55%22-class- ... 84737.html

boonjaca wrote: ↑ Ok, I thought you were referring to the 65” which is the one I was looking at.

I am waiting for mid October, Costco had some sort of online sale and the price for tvs was better than Black Friday a couple of years ago. Amazon is having a second prime day sale October 12-13 and Costco should be having a sale too.

Hans_Moleman wrote: ↑ Yeah it did, we had the 55H8G.

Ok, then what about X90K for $1298? Or any other recommendations $1000 range?