Based on Rtings review, X8500F appears to be an IPS panel except for the 85" model. Better to get X8500E or the Samsung MU7000 since its only RM5k now for the 65".

Better buy a new tv first and then sell your current tv. Otherwise, by the time you sell your current tv, your options will change due to stock availability and prices.

Since mid-end tvs like X8500E & MU7000 have gone down in price and are at around RM5k now, the X7000E is a very poor choice unless you find it for RM3k. I feel that the 1k+ price difference between low-end and mid-end is really too small to cheap out. Better go for the mid-end if you can afford it.

This post has been edited by jdgobio: Jun 1 2018, 02:07 PM

Go for MU7000 then, they are quite similar in performance and quality.

65X7000E had been around RM3.5 - RM4.2k for quite a while. At that time it was worth it because the mid-end tvs were above RM7k.
Someone posted a picture of it being RM5k at Best Denki KLCC on the Samsung TV thread. Good price, grab fast before they run out of stock.

Like Lego Warfare said since you don't intend to watch 4K or even 1080p, its not worth it to get a higher level 4K tv than X7000E. In fact, it will make more sense for you to get a 1080p tv if you can find a good model at a cheap price.

Nope, its clearly stated that Dolby Vision update applies to Z9D, X9500E, X9400E, X9300E, A1 only.
The reason X7000E is not in the list is because its not using Android TV OS.

Nope. There is no Dolby Vision support via HDMI or streaming for any Sony tv except for Z9D, X9500E, X9400E, X9300E, A1 (and some 2018 models which are not mentioned here).
Only Sony TVs with the X1 Extreme chipset get DV.

DV support is like HDR support, it doesn't mean anything if its on a low end tv because it may only make the PQ worse rather than better. If at all it manages to make the PQ better, its a fluke that happens for a particular tv show or movie. Even on high end TVs it only makes a subtle difference (if any at all) in most cases. So, DV for now should not be a main consideration to buy a tv especially if you are playing at the budget end of the scale.

Resolution (4k/8k) doesn't make that much of a difference, so your purchasing logic is not very sound. I would not pay a single cent more for an 8k tv right now (if there was one to buy in the first place - no that Sharp tv that you are thinking about right now is not really 8K) since it will make all non 8k/4k sources upscale very badly. In fact I will not buy an 8K tv until 4k is the most common resolution for broadcast tv which will probably happen sometime in 2030.

Prices will eventually come down so you can wait and see until prices become reasonable for you. In the meantime, just buy the Hisense 5010 and enjoy

Oppo firmware for Sony's low latency DV is coming soon.
Got LG Oled 65" for RM4k? gogo2's requirements not fulfilled lah

Let me know if you don't want it, I am willing to buy from your friend.

Its called competition and what you have mentioned is anti-competitive behavior and price-fixing. I have reported to MYCC and let's see if they will investigate this price fixing by retailers.