PSA: LG CX OLED TV's are on sale today for great prices in the US
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I just looked it up and you are right. Costco changed their return policy on televisions.
We just returned treadmill that would turn off after 30 minutes. And we were incredibly lazy about it. We did it after 6 months and did the most half ass job of taking it apart. Yet they took it back and gave me a full refund.
If Best Buy covers burn in then I am going there. Thanks for the advice!
Seconding this - I sit about 11ft away from my 77" as well, and went from a 65" set. The difference in scale, especially for film/filmic TV is...very noticeable.
I was also able to do my Best Buy price match via the online chat, no issues.
Ok so if I listen to my games either through wired headphones (stereo) or TV audio, it seems like this mostly won't affect me.
We are about 10 feet away from the TV and are worried it will be too large but both of your anecdotes are settling that a bit.
Yeah but it's irrelevant right now. Best Buy extended return is in effect until mid January. So it's the same as the 90 days Costco gives you.
Looks like Amazon is matching it too. I wonder if it will run longer.
Most likely not, but it could if you had a DTS source and didn't have the means to convert it because the sound format would just result in no audio. Chances are, you probably won't encounter it though or won't have a means to convert it.
I believe Smokey has talked about this a bit before, but 77" at that distance is a lot of a visual information, especially for games. If I were a Competitive Gamer™, I probably would feel that I wasn't able to see the edges of the screen as quickly as with a smaller set.
Since I'm but a lowly casul, it's fantastic. Played a bunch of Forza Horizon 4 over the weekend, and the scale/speed of that much landscape zipping by, etc, was a big change from my 65".
Is the Allstate Protection plan Coscto provides "worth" it? I am not currently a member, but wondering of signing up because I mean its 3 years of an extended warranty for free.
Alright I caved to buy another OLED for the playroom. I'm crossing my fingers to win the panel lottery but I'm kinda worried. Seems the 2020 model has had more tinting and banding compared to last year per what I've seen on AVS Forums...
The email I got confirming the plan came from Squaretrade, so I'm pretty sure it's just a 5-year Squaretrade protection plan that's been rebranded as Allstate.
I would highly suggest you have someone else to help you with it. The 55" B7 I own was thin and light enough for me to install with a stand/wall mount, but it's also definitely not easy to do, this one's bigger.
It's not "heavy", it's awkward sizing and it's bottom heavy. You would need to be able to hold the top of the TV which is not meant for 1 person to be honest because it's so thin. You're really better off with two people. But I have done it but do it at your own risk...
I wouldn't do it with one person. The awkwardness of the size, as well as the unevenness of the weight distribution, make it unwieldy.
Do we reckon these will go down even further during Black Friday? The 55" CX has been £1399 in the UK for a while now, some stores drop it to £1299, or have it at £1399 but with a £100 gift card, which is a great price, but if it has the potential to go even lower than I'll wait. I just don't want to wait another month but the prices go up instead.
Also, do we reckon the GX will drop to the same levels too? Part of me is tempted to get the GX instead because I'm leaning towards mounting it, and the GX will look better for that as that's its purpose. But if not then I guess I'll stick to the CX because otherwise it's £300-400 more for the same size.
Also, do we reckon the GX will drop to the same levels too? Part of me is tempted to get the GX instead because I'm leaning towards mounting it, and the GX will look better for that as that's its purpose. But if not then I guess I'll stick to the CX because otherwise it's £300-400 more for the same size.
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Initially it was $500 but it went down to $419 because of My Best Buy
CX 65" is super tempting at that price but...I've always been fine with my 1080p TV!
A quick Google search doesn't show much info/rumors on the 2021 models. Is the CX as good as it'll be for the next few years?
A quick Google search doesn't show much info/rumors on the 2021 models. Is the CX as good as it'll be for the next few years?
Yeah this echoes how I feel. It's a lot if visual information. I played Gears 5 in it for the first time yesterday, and it was absolutely incredible. Playing fast paced MP titles like COD for example, are fun too in their own way, but if you were trying to be super competitive, you'd probably want to sit further back or play on a smaller set.
Guess I am trying to figure out is it worth it or just go the Best Buy route and forgo any extended warranty.
The line gets updated pretty often, you'll find reviews for the C9 written from earlier this year.
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Yep I noticed that! Seems that LG announces the new models at CES every year but with COVID, who knows?
Destiny has opacity settings for the HUD, just lower them. Also, get it from Best Buy with the 5 year warranty. That warranty covers burn in, so you should be fine. The TV is INCREDIBLE, and IMO worth the risk of burn in.
Geez, optimal viewing distance for a 65" 4K set is 4' to 8'? That feels so close. I guess having mixed media and still a lot of 1080p content means I'd want to sit closer to 8 anyway. My current setup is about 9' away with a 60" 1080p set. Maybe I should consider going up to a 77" at some point, but that price jump is enormous.
Ah okay bummer. It's unfortunately a few weeks outside of return window.
Well if you do get burn in thats $3449 back that you get to put towards a new TV if they don't have the CX in stock. And it allows you some piece of mind.
I need to just suck it up and grab a monitor. The CX can be my primary TV for everything else. While it is true that BestBuy has a great warranty you still have to go through several steps and wait before you are issued a like TV or your money back in the form of credit, at least based on prior experience with my Marantz SR6008.
There's always something new like updated chipset etc. For the LG models, probably changes to the stand or aesthetics. If you really want a Sony they will probably have bigger improvement in the 2021 lineup with HDMI 2.1 and all the features that LG already has.
Should've known with covid the price would've shot down. At $3500 I'd get the 77 in a heartbeat if I didn't already have the 65.
That's what I figured. I know I've said repeatedly that I won't buy another TV until my current 1080p set breaks, but $1850 plus tax (with warranty at Costco and cash back next year using my Visa card) is a very good deal on the CX 65"! I wonder if the price will go down further on Black Friday as I do know Costco price matches within 30 days.
Man I just made a "1080p is fine pls support it devs" thread a few days ago, and now here I am a click away from pulling the trigger on a 65". I think what I'm the most torn on now is the warranty, I am sure not excited to spend an extra $419 for the best buy 5-year but I've been so anxious about burn in and the notion that I can just not worry about it at all... maybe that's worth $419? It's still a tough sell tho with Costco offering that free one.
I sure didn't try at all to get a PS5, though, and now I'm gonna have to start figuring out how to chase one down. I bet I don't get one until June or something UGH.
I sure didn't try at all to get a PS5, though, and now I'm gonna have to start figuring out how to chase one down. I bet I don't get one until June or something UGH.
FYI, BestBuy doesn't match BF week sales normally unless it specifically states so on the item. You can always return the one you bought though.
Sub 2000$ is what I'm hoping for here in Sweden this holiday season as well... that's my trigger point I think.
Nothing yet though
Nothing yet though
To add to this though, they do price match their Cyber Monday deals and often the sales during Cyber Monday are the same as Black Friday.
Yeap, but again, not a sure thing. Returns do work just fine :).
Its definitely a lot. I only got the 2 year plan until the pricematch came along. But it was better than nothing imo.
Still I had a B6 for a few years until this set replaced it, and it was fine, no burn in.
I dont think the Costco warranty covers burn in if thats your concern.