The TV Deals and Recommendations Thread

[blownz]

This thread really has me thinking it might be time to upgrade my 65" Panasonic Plasma. I bought it ~5 years ago right when they announced they were going to stop making Plasma's. At the time the picture quality and motion was so much better than LED and 4K was still new. But now I am really wishing I had something 75" or bigger...

[The_Penguin]

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This thread really has me thinking it might be time to upgrade my 65" Panasonic Plasma. I bought it ~5 years ago right when they announced they were going to stop making Plasma's. At the time the picture quality and motion was so much better than LED and 4K was still new. But now I am really wishing I had something 75" or bigger...

Just finishing a basement reno here. Ripped out the built-in cabinets that housed my 46" Panasonic plasma. New 75" Sony 900F on the wall now, great upgrade.
75" seems like pretty good bang for the buck. Could have gone a bit bigger, but the sweet spot seems to be 75.
Haven't tweaked any settings yet, but looks pretty good right out of the box.

[hurrdurr]

All mounted and good to go

[KRyn]

Hey TV Gurus, is the TCL 65R617-CA worth the money over the Vizio M65-F0? It will be used strictly for Netflix and maybe an Apple TV. It will be in a south facing room that gets a lot of natural light.

[The_Penguin]

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All mounted and good to go

Ditto. 75 seems just right for this wall.

[Asian_defender]

Costco just dropped the 80" Vizio E series to $2500.
Anyone have any experience with the E series? It looks like its the 2017 model according to rtings and the HDR doesn't get very bright

[rx7boi]

@rage2 mentioned E series around Nov/Dec when several of us were looking at picking a TV up.

You're right about the HDR; it doesn't get very bright but the general consensus is that if you're watching run of the mill non-4K stuff, you'll be happy with the E series.

[rage2]

Now that I've seen the PQ series (2018 one), if you care about HDR, I wouldn't even buy anything less. Makes the M and P series look like shit.

But yea, if you DGAF about HDR, E series is a great TV. Huge bang for the buck.

[Asian_defender]

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Now that I've seen the PQ series (2018 one), if you care about HDR, I wouldn't even buy anything less. Makes the M and P series look like shit.

But yea, if you DGAF about HDR, E series is a great TV. Huge bang for the buck.

Do we know what the PQ 75" is going to be priced at in Canada? They've been really tough to find so far

[killramos]

I don’t think thing the 2019 vizios have even been mentioned once since CES let alone pricing to availability.

I really want a PQX 75...

[rage2]

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Do we know what the PQ 75" is going to be priced at in Canada? They've been really tough to find so far

The New Quantums aren't out anywhere yet. If it's anything like the PQ65 (2018), don't expect them to be out till Xmas in Canada, at ridiculous prices. The PQ65-F1 was initially priced at $3500 CAD, and Costco had it on sale for $3000.

With that said, this reminded me to check on pricing. Looks like the 2018 PQ65-F1 is on sale right now at Costco!

https://www.costco.ca/Vizio-Quantum-...100426650.html

Which puts it close to the lowest it's been offered in the US. Only 24 units left, just ordered mine.

[killramos]

That’s a great price. But no way I can move down to a 65. 70 is already too small for the room.

[rage2]

I hear ya. This is for my bedroom which can't fit anything bigger without having to move my head when I watch TV. Need those nits to fucking blind me at night.

Mainly it'll be for HDR gaming. COD WW2 already gets my eyes watery from the fucking sun in the 2nd mission when I play in the dark. This should sear a nice hole in my retina.

[killramos]

HDR gaming is definitely going to be primary usage. But UHD Blu-rays are a strong second for me.

[Asian_defender]

Guess I'll pull the trigger on the E80
Still kicking myself for missing out when Costco was clearing out the Samsung 82" 8 series

[msommers]

Where is TV tech at w.r.t. OLED vs. plasma performance currently? Are OLED prices still silly expensive?

[killramos]

Is plasma still a thing?

[Asian_defender]

OLED prices are out to lunch IMO. QLED seems to be better bang for the buck.
The new Samsung QLED series are out but still expensive. Even with my directbuy membership the 6 series QLED is still 3800 for a 75"

[msommers]

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Is plasma still a thing?

I've still got mine from...8 years ago? Only thing I've been noticing lately is that super white screens will emit a little buzzing noise when sound is low. Not sure if that's the bulb or something else but it might be on its way out sooner than later sadly.

[rage2]

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Where is TV tech at w.r.t. OLED vs. plasma performance currently? Are OLED prices still silly expensive?

OLED is the new Plasma. Unrivaled black levels, zero blooming and other local dimming zone artifacts of LED/QLED etc, expensive as fuck, and can be damaged if not used properly. Image retention first, then eventually burn-in. It's literally the new plasma, same high price, same drawbacks, top notch image quality. One difference, OLEDs aren't able to produce the local brightness that the Vizio Quantums can do. Not sure if they're ever able to, as those levels would shorten the time it takes to image retention/burn-in.

This is why I'm so horny over the Vizio Quantums, especially for HDR stuff.