11-02-2020, 10:58 AM
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#261
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Just a quick look but the best bet looks to be maybe the Samsung TU8000, Hisense 58H78G or LG 55UN7300. I know Hisense isn't sexy but the H8G reviews very well and you get a slightly larger TV in 58" for the money.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/h8g
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11-02-2020, 09:54 PM
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#262
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
They pulled out in the summer. Apparently they weren't selling enough units to warrant the expense of bringing the TV's to Canada to sell at small margins with the extra expenses of Canada specific documentation and English/French packaging, etc. The added sales slump of the pandemic kind of sealed the deal. I was kind of surprised as I thought they were doing well up here as I own a Vizio and know several people that also own them.
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Argh - totally didn't know this. Will be interesting to see how Costco handles this from an extended warranty perspective - hopefully they just give store credit. My 1.5 yr old P65-F1 just developed a problem with the inputs / remote (arising from bad firmware regarding CEC inputs I think) and it's still within Vizio warranty. They claim to be sending me a new Quantum set as a warranty replacement - fingers crossed...
This aside, I really regret not going for the Sony I had originally intended on buying at the time. Quality has been flaky on this set, particularly the inputs cutting out. SmartTV functions are terrible on this and won't work unless you enable ACR, which lets Vizio mine data on the titles of what you're watching. Wouldn't recommend regardless.
Last edited by I-Hate-Hulse; 11-02-2020 at 10:01 PM.
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11-03-2020, 09:13 AM
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#263
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
SmartTV functions are terrible on this and won't work unless you enable ACR, which lets Vizio mine data on the titles of what you're watching. Wouldn't recommend regardless.
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Haha what? That's crazy.
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11-06-2020, 04:43 PM
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#264
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Just a quick look but the best bet looks to be maybe the Samsung TU8000, Hisense 58H78G or LG 55UN7300. I know Hisense isn't sexy but the H8G reviews very well and you get a slightly larger TV in 58" for the money.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/hisense/h8g
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Went with this one, set it up last night and threw on a 4K version of Avengers - beautiful!!! Bonus is Android TV so I can run Plex natively through the TV itself
Thanks for the heads up on this!
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11-06-2020, 04:51 PM
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#265
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I_H8_Crawford
Went with this one, set it up last night and threw on a 4K version of Avengers - beautiful!!! Bonus is Android TV so I can run Plex natively through the TV itself
Thanks for the heads up on this!
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I bought this too to replace an old Samsung we have in our living room. Really happy with the out-of-the-box picture quality. I just set everything to auto and it seems great for Netflix, Prime, OptikTV.
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11-13-2020, 02:37 PM
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#266
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wins 10 internets
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: slightly to the left
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Can anyone recommend a good quality TV stand for a 72' TV? I bought one from Ashley that looked really good, but when it arrived all the boards were warped so bad it wouldn't even fit together. Price range is up to $1k
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11-14-2020, 12:03 AM
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#267
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First Line Centre
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Just bought a 75 inch Samsung Q80T. Upgrading from a 65 inch Samsung (circa 2013). Can't wait to experience some 4K videos.
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11-14-2020, 10:29 PM
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#268
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North of the River, South of the Bluff
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Looks like your typical Chinese back doors are built into non-roku TCL TVs
I am super hawkish on Chinese hacking, but I think this falls more into laziness than malicious. Yet that doesn’t matter when the state now has a back door to your TV
https://www.tomsguide.com/amp/news/t...security-flaws
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11-16-2020, 08:58 AM
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#269
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDutch
Looks like your typical Chinese back doors are built into non-roku TCL TVs
I am super hawkish on Chinese hacking, but I think this falls more into laziness than malicious. Yet that doesn’t matter when the state now has a back door to your TV
https://www.tomsguide.com/amp/news/t...security-flaws
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If I was a hacker I would turn off everyone's motion settings for them.
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11-16-2020, 10:05 AM
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#270
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Airdrie, Alberta
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Friend of mine works at Visions and said he had a record month for sales from people buying new TV's for PS5 and Series X
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11-16-2020, 11:17 AM
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#271
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Not sure
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDutch
Looks like your typical Chinese back doors are built into non-roku TCL TVs
I am super hawkish on Chinese hacking, but I think this falls more into laziness than malicious. Yet that doesn’t matter when the state now has a back door to your TV
https://www.tomsguide.com/amp/news/t...security-flaws
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Absolutely worth putting TV's and other IOT things on your guest WiFi networks for reasons like this.
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11-16-2020, 11:26 AM
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#272
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burninator
If I was a hacker I would turn off everyone's motion settings for them.
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Ha. I can't stand going into a friends house and seeing it on. I feel so obnoxious saying anything, but I can't believe they are actually ok with it.
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11-16-2020, 04:08 PM
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#273
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North of the River, South of the Bluff
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay
Absolutely worth putting TV's and other IOT things on your guest WiFi networks for reasons like this.
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Very good point and should be done, but I fear people like the DNLA/media player that links their PC/NAS to TV. I do that with my LG TV.
So you can see where this can quickly become a hacking issue for things most people have no idea is possible.
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11-16-2020, 06:24 PM
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#274
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay
Absolutely worth putting TV's and other IOT things on your guest WiFi networks for reasons like this.
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You say IOT but what about smart home stuff such as smart plugs and lights?
Where do you draw the line for what is and isn't networked?
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11-17-2020, 10:54 AM
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#275
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Not sure
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubleK
You say IOT but what about smart home stuff such as smart plugs and lights?
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Those as well, absolutely.
I'd have PC's and cell phones on 1 network, everything else on another.
Things can get tricky when items on one network need to talk to items on the other but can be set up to minimize that traffic.
Last edited by GoinAllTheWay; 11-17-2020 at 10:59 AM.
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12-19-2020, 09:27 PM
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#276
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cowtown
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Need some advice as I’m having a hard time making a decision on my own and I’m struggling with to pros and cons of different options. Looking to pick up a new TV in the next week or two on a Boxing Day deal and my current short list contains the following options:
LG OLED65CXPUA
LG 75NANO90
Samsung QN75Q80T
Samsung QN75Q70T
Sony XBR75X900H
On one hand I want to go as big as possible (75”) is the biggest I can go on the wall I’ll be mounting it on), but on the other hand the reviews of the LG CX are really enticing, and Best Buy currently has it on sale for $2699, which seems like a decent price....
Is it worth downgrading on size for picture quality, or should I stick to my guns and get one of the 75” options above?
Thoughts? Recommendations? TIA
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12-19-2020, 09:32 PM
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#277
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Franchise Player
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Depends on what your room is like. How far do you sit from your screen and how much ambient light is there?
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12-19-2020, 09:36 PM
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#278
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by iggyformayor
Need some advice as I’m having a hard time making a decision on my own and I’m struggling with to pros and cons of different options. Looking to pick up a new TV in the next week or two on a Boxing Day deal and my current short list contains the following options:
LG OLED65CXPUA
LG 75NANO90
Samsung QN75Q80T
Samsung QN75Q70T
Sony XBR75X900H
On one hand I want to go as big as possible (75”) is the biggest I can go on the wall I’ll be mounting it on), but on the other hand the reviews of the LG CX are really enticing, and Best Buy currently has it on sale for $2699, which seems like a decent price....
Is it worth downgrading on size for picture quality, or should I stick to my guns and get one of the 75” options above?
Thoughts? Recommendations? TIA
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I went through the same dilemma. Ended up with the 65 OLED. No regrets. OLED is mind blowing.
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12-19-2020, 09:37 PM
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#279
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Franchise Player
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It’s basically never worth it to give up size for quality.
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12-19-2020, 09:47 PM
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#280
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cowtown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Depends on what your room is like. How far do you sit from your screen and how much ambient light is there?
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I’ll be sitting about 12’ back, so not close. It’s going in a basement, which is quite bright with the lights on, but very little light coming in through the one window.
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