Oh yeah I'm sure they will be at CES.
Sony will he prepping for PS5, so you'll get all the co-branded VRR , 8K HDR and 120hz stuff .
The chipsets for HDMI 2.1 should be more widely available and mature too.
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Oh yeah I'm sure they will be at CES.
Sony will he prepping for PS5, so you'll get all the co-branded VRR , 8K HDR and 120hz stuff .
The chipsets for HDMI 2.1 should be more widely available and mature too.
So really this is the best option? Also, is Amazon a good way to get a new TV? At some point I will want it hung, but this immediate hit will push that off.
I just ordered the 55" C9 from them and the TV is both incredible and delivery was pretty painless, Prime shipping (they used UPS) and just needed signature.
Choose the "free scheduled delivery" option on Amazon at checkout if prompted. They'll send someone out to come to your home and set the TV up for you and take away any trash you don't want. Main benefit to it would be them making sure there are no defects or problems with the set!
I got an LG B8 OLED last week from Amazon and the thing came cracked. Wish I had chosen the scheduled delivery option but I didn't know all the benefits it came with at the time I ordered.
Seems so! This is what one of their pages about it says:
For me the difference is worth it. I especially didn't like how the B7 would dim when bright scenes appear due to ABL. That is more tunable in the C9 now and the HDR game mode is amazing. Plus the other features you mentioned.
Thank you so much for clarifying. I couldn't understand why default on C9 is sharpness 10, now I do.
Wow, if that is free that will be worth it. Especially if they take my broken plasma away.... What to do....
YMMV but I had an issue with an Amazon TV delivery. They sent a second one.. again had an issue. The manufacturer evaluated both and recommended that I work with the retailer b/c it was going to require a panel replacement to fix both.
Amazon initially approved the second replacement (I had informed them that refund was preferred b/c hassle) but then I was contacted by some special department. They refused to take care of the issue and closed my account. I'm not allowed to open a new account with them now, blacklisted.
It's crazy because the second TV had "easy returns" crap all over it. Even more crazy because I had documentation from the manufacturer as well as photos and such. They literally told me that they did not care if the returns were legit or not, just that the 2 returns (second one didn't even wind up happening) put me outside of what they considered acceptable as a customer. The TV's were ~$3000 each.
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Oh God no, not 8K... 4K is already a waste for me, maximum 4K or nothing.
Do you think that high end LCD in 2020 will be only 8K already :/ ?
Oh no. That is no good at all. Did they deliver it to your house and take it out to make sure it was not broken ?
My other option is B&H .....
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i would never buy a tv over the internet. Too many times they are flawed and need replacing. Not to mention that the delivery companies destroy them.
I bought all my TVs through Best Buy And even with returning a couple, the experience was great. The Best Buy rewards are great too. Last time I bought a tv, I had over $700 in My Best Buy rewards to apply to it.
I bought all my TVs through Best Buy And even with returning a couple, the experience was great. The Best Buy rewards are great too. Last time I bought a tv, I had over $700 in My Best Buy rewards to apply to it.
8K won't be a thing for a while.
Look for a good 4K panel instead. By the time there will actually be proper 8K content there will be much better panels out.
When we talk about OLED, it's always about LG. But what about a Sony OLED? The Sony A8G/AG8 for example?
I see praise for it on YouTube about how it's truly mind blowing and better than LG, no black crush etc. End of the day it's all subjective, but anyone here have a Sony A8G?
I see praise for it on YouTube about how it's truly mind blowing and better than LG, no black crush etc. End of the day it's all subjective, but anyone here have a Sony A8G?
How was BB delivery service? Did you order through them online and have them deliver?
The Sony sets definitely look more premium then the LG's and they have much better upscaling technology.
But if gaming is your priority I can't recommend them over the LG C9 since it doesn't support HDMI 2.1 or gsync/VRR. The LG also has lower input lag.
Those are good points for sure yeah. But those features aside, would you say the picture quality is better on the Sony? Also peak brightness wise, who wins that?
I have QLED right now but more and more am I considering going back to OLED, brightness definitely is a factor though because QLED is significantly more brighter.
you get them calibrated, then that's a toss up. LG is usually brighter nits wise, even though they supply the panel. Look on Rtings, as my E9 is 800+ nits and A9 hit 600s.
Honestly though he's right. If you even remotely game then go with C9/E9. 13ms lag, hdmi 2.1 for future, vrr, etc. I tried both and also found Sony really limits brightness and was way dimmer to me for many hdr games than LG.
I can't comment on the picture quality, but according to rtings the C9 has higher HDR and SDR brightness than the Sony.
Right now it only works through PC with an Nvidia Turing series card(16 or 20 series).
They just released the drivers to support it this week.
Day1 is performance is great, but I'm more concerned with he reliability over time with TCL. The same issue that they've always had with their products.
I ordered it in store. Since I'm a My Best Buy Elite Plus member, Geek Squad delivery and setup was free. Actually, it may be free for everyone. I can't remember. :) The delivery service was great. They are Best Buy employees that deliver it.
All I would need is to have my old TV moved away and the new one turned on and make sure it is not broken, bad pixels ….
This might be different in the USA but here Amazon only offer manufacturer warranties (so one year). There is no way I would ever buy a TV from Amazon, when for the same price, or less, I can get a 5-6 year warranty. I bought my TV from Peter Tyson and it came with 6, so peace of mind.
I have an AF9 after coming from an LG B6 and I couldn't be happier with it. I'll never buy anything but a Sony TV (well....maybe a Panasonic) ever again at this point. LG's customer support is terrible, and their firmware updates are nightmare fuel, though in their defence they at least offer new features with them, but most of the time they introduce as many problems.
I would say no, unless you are really bothered by the HDR game performance of your set. I don't think 1440p/120 is a clear win over 1080p/120 due to upscaling losing some sharpness. And since the C9 does not support passing 5 channel PCM over eARC, I personally will not be using VRR until that gets fixed or I buy a VRR-compatible receiver.
In general, you need to figure out how frequently you are comfortable upgrading from a standpoint of cost, hassle, and environmental impact, and stick to it. You can buy a C9 now, but in two years later you will probably want to upgrade again for an 8K top emission panel, with improved BFI and eARC fixes. There is always going to be something to envy the newer models for.
We sit, what happened to the price of the LG OLED65C9PUA? Both Amazon and Best Buy have them at $2100.
Correct me if I am wrong?
Correct me if I am wrong?
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First HDMI cable to TV, second HDMI cable to AVR = win (surround sound + VRR)
If your B7 is working fine and you're satisfied, I would wait a year or two.
Like I said in the text you quoted, the C9 does not support passing 5-channel PCM over eARC, only stereo. Hence surround sound will only work if the game supports bitstreaming Dolby or DTS, and a lot of PC games don't.
In theory you can do real-time AC3 encoding on your PC, but this has gotten much harder since Windows 7 and requires specific sound hardware.
That's where the 2 cables come in. The second cable is from the PC GPU as a "second display" and goes straight to the reciever, so it doesn't need the C9 to interfere.
My GPU only has one HDMI. So I would need some external splitter that could handle a VRR signal. Does one exist?
IN USA here. I plan on getting my C9...or10 from Amazon since I have so much in credit there. I've also found their warranties to be reasonably priced. Longest you get is 4 years for a little over 100 bucks, I think.
Oh that's pretty cool. Not even sure you can buy extended warranty with them here, but it might just be something I've never noticed.
Interesting, according to that best buy link the MSRP dropped on the 65c9 by almost a thousand dollars. Used to be 3499, now 2599.
It's a unidirectional cable of displayport output and HDMI input but it should fit your need for audio. Run the regular HDMI cable from your HDMI output on your video card to your tv for video.
Since you do have two video connections (with one being strictly for audio) windows may try to extend your screen. There was a handy post a couple pages back talking about how your can lock down video for the screen so your mouse doesn't try to extend outside the bounds.
Try this for your audio.
It's a unidirectional cable of displayport output and HDMI input but it should fit your need for audio. Run the regular HDMI cable from your HDMI output on your video card to your tv for video.
Since you do have two video connections (with one being strictly for audio) windows may try to extend your screen. There was a handy post a couple pages back talking about how your can lock down video for the screen so your mouse doesn't try to extend outside the bounds.
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Amazon is selling for a bit cheaper with better pricing for warranty if you aren't set on getting from BB. I guess I don't know if Geek Squad warranties are a cut above...but damn those prices are something.
Part of the reason I am thinking about going with BB is that I believe they will turn it on and make sure nothing is broken? I also know for $20 bucks they remove the old TV. Since mine is a plasma that weights almost 300 pounds ...that's a good thing.
I have a LG 65" E7 and a Panasonic 65FZ802B OLED. I'm going to wait for the top emission OLEDs which might be out in 2021.
The last time I ordered a TV through Amazon was Oct 2009, and the free service at the time was called "White Glove". Two guys carried in my plasma, set it up and turned it on to make sure it at least did that.
Best Buy covers burn in and afaik is the only protection plan/warranty that does.
I have a Sony AF9 as well and I love it. Only issue is when static elements cause the screen to dim - but you kinda buy into that when you buy an OLED so whatever