The TV Deals and Recommendations Thread

[Asian_defender]

I see that Costco has 89 of these on stock. I'll hold off and keep my eye on it. If the prices drop below 2k or if stock is low I'll pull the trigger.

Looking at the vizio forums there seems to be lots of people with issues. Are you guys experiencing issues with your PQ TVs?

[rage2]

What kind of issues are you seeing? I find the built in apps are slow as fuck and WiFi seems to suck as well on it, but I use AppleTV so I’m not affected.

[rage2]

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@rage2 just posted a page back. He recommends the TCL 65" (65R615-CA) best bang for buck.

That said, it's $1200 compared to the $1000 you'd pay for an M65 at Costco.

New M series quantum is out in the wild (M657-G0) and it's hitting a tad over 600 nits of peak brightness at a higher price than what the outgoing M65 is currently selling for. So yea, the TCL with 1000 nits is still the way to go in that price range.

[Asian_defender]

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What kind of issues are you seeing? I find the built in apps are slow as fuck and WiFi seems to suck as well on it, but I use AppleTV so I’m not affected.

Slow interface and shitty wifi seems to be the norm for TVs.
Most common I've read about is HDMI issues, seems to be everything from the whole port failing to not recognizing DV is supported in the setup etc. Seems that people pick that up really quickly and exchange the unit for a new one

[Mitsu3000gt]

Once nice thing about the PQ is Costco's dirt cheap extended warranty, and otherwise good exchange policy. Your credit card will more than likely extend warranty as well. I wouldn't worry about it too much if you're happy with the TV otherwise.

[Chandler_Racing]

What's the consensus on the new TCL 75"?

Will it be a better buy than the P75 / PQ75?

[Mitsu3000gt]

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There is no PQ75 SKU to my knowledge, if you want the PQ you have to go a lot smaller.

[Asian_defender]

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What's the consensus on the new TCL 75"?

Will it be a better buy than the P75 / PQ75?

To my knowledge TCL 75 is not available to Canada and there are no plans. US only, I already looked into this when I was on my TV buying rampage
Someone correct me if I'm wrong

[rage2]

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To my knowledge TCL 75 is not available to Canada and there are no plans. US only, I already looked into this when I was on my TV buying rampage
Someone correct me if I'm wrong

This is correct.

[R-Audi]

Any reviews of the TCL 65S425-CA 4K Ultra HD Smart LED Television?

Just won one in a raffle.. and trying to decide if its worth keeping. For comparisons sake.. Im using a 6 year old 55" Samsung LED and an even older 50" in my bedroom.

[rage2]

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tc...ries-s425-2019

It's a decent entry level TV. Probably as bright as your old TVs. I mean if it's free, use it and enjoy it.

[Chandler_Racing]

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There is no PQ75 SKU to my knowledge, if you want the PQ you have to go a lot smaller.

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To my knowledge TCL 75 is not available to Canada and there are no plans. US only, I already looked into this when I was on my TV buying rampage
Someone correct me if I'm wrong

Brutal just assumed it was delayed as the US always gets things first.

I was trying to avoid spending $6,000+ on a TV but not a lot of options in the 75"+ range without sacrificing PQ/Quality.

[rage2]

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I was trying to avoid spending $6,000+ on a TV but not a lot of options in the 75"+ range without sacrificing PQ/Quality.

Yup. In 80"+ there's really nothing out there. You can spend crack money on a Samsung, but you'll never take advantage of things fully without Dolby Vision. After that your only option is the Sony 950G but that's crack money.

75" fares a little better, again I'm eliminating all the Samsungs from contention, leaving the Sony Z9F in crack money territory, and the 950G as mediocre bang for the buck in the $5k range.

It'll be interesting to see where vizio prices the P75X in Canada. In the US it's priced the same as the 950G, but Vizio lowers pricing much more aggressively than Sony. If that TV drops down to $3500cad, I'm there.

[Asian_defender]

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Yup. In 80"+ there's really nothing out there. You can spend crack money on a Samsung, but you'll never take advantage of things fully without Dolby Vision. After that your only option is the Sony 950G but that's crack money.

75" fares a little better, again I'm eliminating all the Samsungs from contention, leaving the Sony Z9F in crack money territory, and the 950G as mediocre bang for the buck in the $5k range.

It'll be interesting to see where vizio prices the P75X in Canada. In the US it's priced the same as the 950G, but Vizio lowers pricing much more aggressively than Sony. If that TV drops down to $3500cad, I'm there.

In theory Dolby Vision is much better but at a normal viewing distance (say 6-12ft) can you really notice it? Are there even enough sources that do Dolby Vision to rule out Samsungs because of HDR10+?

[rage2]

Dolby Vision and other HDR has nothing to do with viewing distance. You can see the highlights regardless of distance. There are over 250 movies in DV available digitally, over 100 on Blu-ray UHD, I own 60 of them digitally. 1/2 of new releases are DV today on digital platforms.

That’s why I’ve said HDR makes a bigger impression than 4K.

Edit - I was wrong about digital. iTunes has 447 in DV today. https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.ph...&id=1505495519

That doesn’t include the Disney titles on Vudu. I probably have more than 60 as well, iTunes upgrades old HD purchases as the 4K version gets released for free so I’ve officially lost track.

[never]

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Dolby Vision and other HDR has nothing to do with viewing distance. You can see the highlights regardless of distance. There are over 250 movies in DV available digitally, over 100 on Blu-ray UHD, I own 60 of them digitally. 1/2 of new releases are DV today on digital platforms.

That’s why I’ve said HDR makes a bigger impression than 4K.

Edit - I was wrong about digital. iTunes has 447 in DV today. https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.ph...&id=1505495519

That doesn’t include the Disney titles on Vudu. I probably have more than 60 as well, iTunes upgrades old HD purchases as the 4K version gets released for free so I’ve officially lost track.

What are you using for a UHD player?

[rage2]

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What are you using for a UHD player?

Apple TV 4K.

[never]

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Apple TV 4K.

Oh yeah...your stuff is digital. I need to get a physical disc player...was thinking Panasonic DP UB820.

[rage2]

Yea can’t help you there. Unfortunately, physical gets shafted on HDR and DV for some reason.

[never]

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Yea can’t help you there. Unfortunately, physical gets shafted on HDR and DV for some reason.

The newer/better ones seem to have both...the one I mentioned above supports 4 different formats including DV. I’ll have to get one and try it out.