The TV Deals and Recommendations Thread

[bjstare]

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I got mine in LD in Airdrie as I was having lunch in the area and walked in for shits and giggle. I checked it's not advertised on website or may be not yet. I don't know if I got the jump on BF or something but glad I saw it first.

I can't even find that model on the website. I'll maybe pop down to the LD near me and see if there is any there.

[Xtrema]

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I can't even find that model on the website. I'll maybe pop down to the LD near me and see if there is any there.

It's in the system somewhere. Heard dude was talking about a 65" model with manager as he started to walk out with me to load the TV into my car.

[dj_rice]

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Well, damn FOMO......

Walk into London Drugs, saw a 55" X90H (X900H old stock) for $799. Grabbed it.

That's the max size I can get for the main floor and was going to replace it with a cheap LG for roughly the same price. But for $500 less than X90J and better in some regard, why not.

Was it open box or BNIB?

[benyl]

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It's in the system somewhere. Heard dude was talking about a 65" model with manager as he started to walk out with me to load the TV into my car.

Any 85”? Lol

[Xtrema]

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was it open box or bnib?

bnib.

[Xtrema]

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Any 85”? Lol

This is the only x900h in the clearance isle. If they have anything else, it'll be in the back. Not going to lie, I was thinking about the same thing as I started to drive back to Calgary.

[benyl]

Saw this in the nov 19 flyer that just got delivered.

[Xtrema]

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Saw this in the nov 19 flyer that just got delivered.

X90J price has been set a month ago. Everybody is the same and within a buck or 2 of each other in adverts.

[jwslam]

are curved tv's dead?

[rage2]

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are curved tv's dead?

Was it ever alive?

[Clever]

I’m looking at the X90J as well, a contractor working at my house dropped a ladder on my 900H so he is buying me a new tv. The bonus room gets a lot of light and was hard to see the 900H at times, I read that the X90 might be better, or should I be looking at something else?

[rage2]

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I’m looking at the X90J as well, a contractor working at my house dropped a ladder on my 900H so he is buying me a new tv. The bonus room gets a lot of light and was hard to see the 900H at times, I read that the X90 might be better, or should I be looking at something else?

X90J is physically the same display panel as X900H. You'll have the same problem. I noted this issue with the X90/X900 previously in this thread, it's just not bright enough for rooms with lots of natural light.

You'll want an X95 which is almost twice as bright in SDR mode alone.

[Clever]

Thanks Rage, I’ll look into the x95’s.

[ramminghard]

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X90J is physically the same display panel as X900H. You'll have the same problem. I noted this issue with the X90/X900 previously in this thread, it's just not bright enough for rooms with lots of natural light.

You'll want an X95 which is almost twice as bright in SDR mode alone.

For a basement without a lot of natural light, would the X90J be sufficient?

Any Sony sound bar recommendations to go with the TV? Was thinking of this: https://www.costco.ca/sony-ht-x9000f...100422047.html

Hoping to lock in a 65" TV and sound bar for around $2k. Mainly used for Xbox and streaming movies.

[ZenOps]

https://www.amazon.ca/TCL-Class-UHD-...dp/B08MWTT7XB?

Entry level 65 incher for $500, shipped. Android based, but you can always just get a Roku stick if you want Roku. Personally I prefer Android. Should have been produced pre-covid as well, if that is a factor going forward.

[rage2]

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For a basement without a lot of natural light, would the X90J be sufficient?

Any Sony sound bar recommendations to go with the TV? Was thinking of this: https://www.costco.ca/sony-ht-x9000f...100422047.html

Hoping to lock in a 65" TV and sound bar for around $2k. Mainly used for Xbox and streaming movies.

Yea it’d be sufficient. The main differences between 90 and 95 are brightness (both sdr and especially hdr highlights), and wide color coverage. If you don’t care about hdr content, the 90 does the job well.

I’ve been historically negative on the 900h because it was touted as the greatest tv ever, which it isn’t. It’s not a bad TV, it’s a decent balance between price and picture quality, but it ain’t the holy grail tv that does everything perfect as it was portrayed to be.

[benyl]

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but it ain’t the holy grail tv that does everything perfect as it was portrayed to be.

What is?

[ramminghard]

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Yea it’d be sufficient. The main differences between 90 and 95 are brightness (both sdr and especially hdr highlights), and wide color coverage. If you don’t care about hdr content, the 90 does the job well.

I’ve been historically negative on the 900h because it was touted as the greatest tv ever, which it isn’t. It’s not a bad TV, it’s a decent balance between price and picture quality, but it ain’t the holy grail tv that does everything perfect as it was portrayed to be.

That’s good enough for me, thanks! Grabbed the last one at Heritage Costco.

Only thing left is a decent sound bar to finish it off.

[rage2]

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What is?

X95's or OLEDs, but still not perfect. The holy grail will be MicroLED maybe in a few years?

X95 is probably the closest today to consistently delivering the ultimate picture quality, with blooming being its weakness. Samsung QN90 is up there as well, probably even better visuals than the X95, but lack of dolby vision support can't leverage the TV's abilities. LG OLEDs deliver color and vibrancy the best, but can't come close in HDR highlights.

[94CoRd]

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Yea it’d be sufficient. The main differences between 90 and 95 are brightness (both sdr and especially hdr highlights), and wide color coverage. If you don’t care about hdr content, the 90 does the job well.

I’ve been historically negative on the 900h because it was touted as the greatest tv ever, which it isn’t. It’s not a bad TV, it’s a decent balance between price and picture quality, but it ain’t the holy grail tv that does everything perfect as it was portrayed to be.

I've got the 900H in a basement setting, no direct sunlight in to the room where the TV is and I really like it.

Rage's 900H bashing a few pages ago did have me second guessing the purchase. The 950 was out of my price range for a 75", and I was hesitant on a comparable TCL model for the fact I didn't want to mount and setup the TV more than once if there were any panel quality issues. I felt like I had a better chance of setting it and forgetting it with the Sony, and it also lined up nicer with my in wall cable management. 6 months in, no complaints and a few compliments from friends / family.