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post May 22 2018, 07:13 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ May 20 2018, 05:00 PM)
Just saw the 55" C8 at Best Denki - selling for RM10k, 6% cash back (so RM9.4k).

The bigger models should be here by June.
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ESH Selling for 9.3k plus a little bit more price reduction if interested. Damn quite a significant price jump compared to C7
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post May 22 2018, 07:17 PM

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QUOTE(Alias @ May 22 2018, 07:13 PM)
ESH Selling for 9.3k plus a little bit more price reduction if interested. Damn quite a significant price jump compared to C7
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C7 55" exactly 1 year ago today was actually selling at RM9.7k in most places AFTER discount. C8 price at 9.3k is actually not as high as I expected it to be.

I know because it was exactly 1 year ago I sold my E6 for a C7 albeit 65" model.
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post May 22 2018, 08:51 PM

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well, I might probably get the c8 as there is a higher chances that the alpha chipset is able to support HDR11 via firmware upgrade.

Well, its hunting time! Glad I didn't pull the plug on C7 last week, almost though. Hope this can last as long as my Kuro.
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post May 24 2018, 03:56 AM

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FYI LG C8 55" can be purchased for about 8.5K this week tongue.gif
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post May 24 2018, 05:30 AM

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QUOTE(flubear @ May 24 2018, 03:56 AM)
FYI LG C8 55" can be purchased for about 8.5K this week tongue.gif
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Tell me where!!!
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post May 24 2018, 12:36 PM

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Sunway Pyramid LG Roadshow, PM me
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post May 25 2018, 02:07 PM

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QUOTE(flubear @ May 24 2018, 12:36 PM)
Sunway Pyramid LG Roadshow, PM me
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Will there be a 65'' C8? If yes how much?
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post May 28 2018, 01:15 AM

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yes it was available there =) sorry for late reply

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post May 28 2018, 02:46 PM

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Interestingly the new 2018 A8F Sony OLEDs hv dropped in price compared to the 2017 A1E sets by quite a bit. I was hoping this would mean that LG2018 sets would start lower than the 2017 but it does not seem like LG has the same strategy.
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post May 28 2018, 03:24 PM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ May 28 2018, 02:46 PM)
Interestingly the new 2018 A8F Sony OLEDs hv dropped in price compared to the 2017 A1E sets by quite a bit. I was hoping this would mean that LG2018 sets would start lower than the 2017 but it does not seem like LG has the same strategy.
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The A8F and A1E are 2 different categories as far as Sony is concerned though? I mean, the A8F has a cheaper build quality out of the box, doesn't have that fancy unpractical stand. To Sony, the A1E is still their flagship OLED TV.

Technically the C8 although it's releasing at the same SRP as last year's C7, the C8's street price is already lower than that of the C7 at this time last year.

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post May 28 2018, 03:46 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ May 28 2018, 03:24 PM)
The A8F and A1E are 2 different categories as far as Sony is concerned though? I mean, the A8F has a cheaper build quality out of the box, doesn't have that fancy unpractical stand. To Sony, the A1E is still their flagship OLED TV.

Technically the C8 although it's releasing at the same SRP as last year's C7, the C8's street price is already lower than that of the C7 at this time last year.
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That's good to hear. I believe the A8F is to compete with the C8 and it's close in terms of SRP.

The 65A8F is definitely good value to where the SRP is. With some discounts it could be a decent price. I hv not seen the 65C8 prices as yet.
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post May 28 2018, 04:44 PM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ May 28 2018, 03:46 PM)
That's good to hear. I believe the A8F is to compete with the C8 and it's close in terms of SRP.

The 65A8F is definitely good value to where the SRP is. With some discounts it could be a decent price. I hv not seen the 65C8 prices as yet.
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I believe the 65C8 is going for around RM16k (street price), might be wrong on this though.

Anyways, the one glaring weakness I found with the A8F in comparison to the C8 is in EOTF tracking. The C8 tracks a lot better and only rolls off after 600 nits where as the A8F rolls off after 120 nits. Also the ABL on the A8F is just far too aggressive unless you watch in a pitch black room and have the ABL setting set to Low, but that will also in turn hurt specular highlights.

Other minor complaints include the somewhat high input lag (30ms) and the extremely shallow stand. I don't think the A8F is a good competitor to the C8 to be frank. Sure Sony's upscaling is still king and its enhancements over 8 bit content remains superior to the others, but I don't think its strength beats LG's.

On a second note, I can't wait for the Panasonic FZ800 and FZ950.
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post May 28 2018, 06:07 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ May 28 2018, 04:44 PM)
I believe the 65C8 is going for around RM16k (street price), might be wrong on this though.

Anyways, the one glaring weakness I found with the A8F in comparison to the C8 is in EOTF tracking. The C8 tracks a lot better and only rolls off after 600 nits where as the A8F rolls off after 120 nits. Also the ABL on the A8F is just far too aggressive unless you watch in a pitch black room and have the ABL setting set to Low, but that will also in turn hurt specular highlights.

Other minor complaints include the somewhat high input lag (30ms) and the extremely shallow stand. I don't think the A8F is a good competitor to the C8 to be frank. Sure Sony's upscaling is still king and its enhancements over 8 bit content remains superior to the others, but I don't think its strength beats LG's.

On a second note, I can't wait for the Panasonic FZ800 and FZ950.
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Sony's tone mapping cannot be defeated I believe so the effect on preserving highlights vs peak output between the 2 are always different. However, most people won't notice in my opinion unless viewed side by side. Upscaling and motion is slightly to Sony's favour but again hard to notice. The prices tend to give competition as previously Sony prices were much higher. Would be good to compare Panny prices, soon.
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post May 30 2018, 05:29 AM

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QUOTE(flubear @ May 24 2018, 03:56 AM)
FYI LG C8 55" can be purchased for about 8.5K this week tongue.gif
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Is it still available and when is the road show ends ? Tq

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post May 30 2018, 03:44 PM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ May 28 2018, 06:07 PM)
Sony's tone mapping cannot be defeated I believe so the effect on preserving highlights vs peak output between the 2 are always different. However, most people won't notice in my opinion unless viewed side by side. Upscaling and motion is slightly to Sony's favour but again hard to notice. The prices tend to give competition as previously Sony prices were much higher. Would be good to compare Panny prices, soon.
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Yeah agreed. I feel that the only things Sony needs to do is to bring the input lag on its TVs down to sub 20ms and tame the ABL to be less aggressive. As it is right now, in Malaysia at least - there's no point buying an A8F when the C8 is cheaper.


QUOTE(nomar @ May 30 2018, 05:29 AM)
Is it still available and when is the road show ends ?  Tq
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That 55" at 8.5k is a display model unit.
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post May 30 2018, 04:18 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ May 30 2018, 03:44 PM)
That 55" at 8.5k is a display model unit.
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post May 30 2018, 05:16 PM

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Just came back from one of H.N store, best I can get is 11K
Roadshow already ended,didn’t even know about it, that time selling 8K + (close to 9) , don’t feel like simply paying 2K extra
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post May 30 2018, 07:33 PM

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QUOTE(nomar @ May 30 2018, 05:16 PM)
Just came back from one of H.N store,  best I can get is 11K
Roadshow already ended,didn’t even know about it,  that time selling 8K + (close to 9)  , don’t feel like simply paying 2K extra
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Is this for the 55C8?
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post May 30 2018, 08:08 PM

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QUOTE(anfieldude @ May 30 2018, 07:33 PM)
Is this for the 55C8?
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Yes
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post May 30 2018, 11:24 PM

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QUOTE(SSJBen @ May 30 2018, 03:44 PM)
Yeah agreed. I feel that the only things Sony needs to do is to bring the input lag on its TVs down to sub 20ms and tame the ABL to be less aggressive. As it is right now, in Malaysia at least - there's no point buying an A8F when the C8 is cheaper.
That 55" at 8.5k is a display model unit.
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Bullshit. The price was for a new C8 set. The roadshow price was 8996. After -6%, it was on sale for slightly below 8.5K.

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