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MakeAWishKid
post Mar 22 2021, 12:14 AM

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ok after reading 80% of the discussion here, I am still skeptical. C716 65" is RM4199 like everyone mentioned, I heard many online reviewers say that HDR, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision have little to no effect at such low peak brightness and you have to nit pick to actually see the differences between HDR and DV content so i'm going to disregard those "features". That being said, would all of you still go for C716 or a Sony/LG/Samsung?(Mainly for the brand name reliability)

More specifically,
LG 70" UN7300 at RM3999 (300-350 nits+- brightness, IPS panel with Magic Remote)
Sony 65" X8000H at RM3800 (400-530 nits+- brightness, IPS panel with overall better picture quality than LG)
Samsung 65" TU8000/TU8500 at RM 3800(300 nits+- brightness, VA panel so better contrast ratio than both above)

Based on Rtings.com all 3 brand models above lose to the TCL series 5 but we can't definitively say C715/6 has the same picture quality as series 5.
So with HDR/10+ and Dolby Vision being disregarded (at least to me) would you guys still go for the TCL C715/6?

This post has been edited by MakeAWishKid: Mar 22 2021, 02:38 AM
MakeAWishKid
post Mar 22 2021, 04:27 PM

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QUOTE(smaelz83 @ Mar 22 2021, 11:18 AM)
I bought my TV because of the price of QLED TV. At the time I bought C716 50in, RM2199. The cheapest QLED TV at the time. Furthermore, it's an Android TV.

I don't like Tizen and LG software as it restricted app installation.

So, if I have the money: I choose Sony 65" X8000H at RM3800 from your list because of the Android TV and brand. LG and Samsung I am not interested because of their software.
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I personally don't know much about their software so i'll probably do fine with any and thank you for the recommendation.

QUOTE(kfthoo @ Mar 22 2021, 11:44 AM)
Peak brightness is a "thing" nowadays which every reviewer talks about...to achieve better HDR image. But the ability for a TV to produce the brightest specular highlights at a very short period is going to cost you more money...a lot more money.
For general purpose viewing TV...just get a reasonable priced  TV with a good contrast and able to produce wider colour gamut...which I opt for TCL Qled TV.

Unless you always watch 4k UHD movies with 1000 to 4000 nits peak brightness graded movies (which only a handful of movies have such property), then you can get a better TV like Sony A90J.
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QUOTE(Icehart @ Mar 22 2021, 12:24 PM)
I was considering the X80H and TCL C716.
In the end, I bought Sony because it's cheaper by RM 300.
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After reading another forum, many ppl racun say X9000H is far better than X8000H but the price bump is RM2k+- (out of my rm4k+- budget, can stretch to rm5k if x90h really worth)
Do you guys think with the new J(2021) models launching anytime soon, the H series will get a further price cut? I saw shopee seller "kronoshop" sold out 65" X90H for rm5098, wondering if other places will drop to this price soon.

Harvey Norman and Sen Heng current price for 65" X9000H is RM6499+- which is higher than 2020 November sale time(around 5.9k)

Btw sitting distance from TV to eye is 12ft. and planning to keep the TV for a very very long time(5y++)
MakeAWishKid
post Mar 25 2021, 04:18 PM

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QUOTE(Packer @ Mar 25 2021, 12:27 PM)
I was waiting for Sony 55” X90H for a few months and it was always out of stock. Best price I can find is $3,599. Main reasons are good review of picture quality and was rated top reliability in some US surveys.

Note: My LG got panel problem only after 2 years watching right after warranty period expired. Cost 1k++ to fix and decided to forget about fixing. Nowadays TV start having problems within 2 to 3 years. This is according to TCL technician. You should consider buying extended insurance if you decided to buy expensive TV.

Saw a review on brand reliability and came to conclusion that the higher price you paid, the more reliable the TV. So much for brand reliability... OLED basically top rated in term of reliability (paying top dollar also) regardless of which brand (top end Samsung QLED models included). Simple logic: more money you paid, more QC/QA will be done by the brand.

Main reason I bought TCL QLED 55” is the pricing: RM2,933 + 10% Shopee coins.

TCL Service took back the TV to fix due to slightly bend/curve screen... Hmm... should have bought the Sony instead.

After using Android TV for while, there is no going back to LG... LG/Samsung are just too restrictive like using iPhone. Now that I had jailbroken and saw no reason to be back to jail again...
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Thanks for the detailed information, I think i'm gonna wait until X80J launch and see the prices again. So far the US msrp for X80J is way higher than X80H so I don't have my hopes up.

 

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