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65" Sony XR-65A80CL Bravia XR 4K UHD 120Hz Smart OLED TV (Refurbished, 2023)

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$2,200.00
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Select Micro Center Stores have 65" Sony XR-65A80CL Bravia XR 4K UHD 120Hz Smart OLED TV (Refurbished, 2023) on sale for $999.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member rutgersftw for finding this deal.

Note: Availability will vary by location.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • Cognitive Processor XR, HDR10, XR HDR, XR OLED Contrast Pro, XR Triluminos Pro
  • Display Type: OLED
  • VESA: 300x300mm
  • Ports:
    • 4x HDMI
    • 1x Composite
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I picked one up yesterday and it looks and operates like brand new. Mine came in the original box with some electrical tape over some serial numbers and "Refurbished - 90 Day Warranty Applies." Otherwise, like new.

The LG C3 was recently the same price at Microcenter, but I prefer the Sony for a number of reasons which may make it more appealing to you, too. First, the Sony's stand is height adjustable. Second, the Sony's built-in speakers are much, much better. Third, Google TV is miles ahead of WebOS. Fourth, the remote is much, much better than the Magic Wand. Fifth, Sony's video processing is much better on the 720P and 1080P content that will make up most of your TV watching. Finally, Sony just builds better TVs than anyone, in my experience. Yes, the panel is LG, but the caps and soldering are still Sony quality.

The LG, on the other hand, has four HDMI 2.1 inputes vs. 2 on the Sony. It gets a little brighter, and the anti-reflective coating is more effective. Both are great sets, but the Sony at this price was too tempting to pass up.

Microcenter offers extended warranties on these. I may pick up the 3-year with screen protection - I have a cat and he is very, very stupid. As usual, this is in-store only, so YMMV.

Good luck!
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So I bought the prior year model A80CK (Costco's A80K model) refurb'd from Secondipity for $1,050 about a year ago now and I'm in a room with a decent amount of natural light and it still seems very bright to me. I prefer Sony TVs because of their build quality and I'm very happy with it. The XR 4K upscaling is fantastic too. Just my two cents 🤷
Good deal. Keep your cat away from your TV. Check out various Reddit posts where cats destroyed, chewed on, or scratched OLEDs.

Here's one for example.

https://www.reddit.com/r/S95B/s/wxfBWV85NI
If you can get your hands on one. No targets in my area had stock yesterday, I bet most are out of stock nationwide by now

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04-24-2024 at 02:38 PM.
04-24-2024 at 02:38 PM.
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Dim ass tv. Avoid.

What would you recommend instead at this price? Leaving aside the C3 at target since that was very YMMV
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04-24-2024 at 02:57 PM.
04-24-2024 at 02:57 PM.
I got 2 of these referbs from Microcenter and both were defective. One had two clusters of dead pixels and the other had scratched screen. Return was easy, but these were refurbished for a reason. I guess YMMV
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04-24-2024 at 03:06 PM.

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04-24-2024 at 03:06 PM.
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Unless one is a die hard Sony fan, this deal doesn't make sense for a refurb compared to the LG Target deal.

If you can get your hands on one. No targets in my area had stock yesterday, I bet most are out of stock nationwide by now
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04-24-2024 at 03:12 PM.

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04-24-2024 at 03:12 PM.
I'll say the same things I said in the thread for MicroCenter's refurbished C3s.

MicroCenter offers an extended warranty that covers screen repair and replacement for standard use AND accidents. It's the 3-year warranty option, and I highly suggest it for these refurbished units. You likely won't need it, but in the case that you do, it's good to have. There are more than a few posts around of people "abusing" this warranty to get things covered that otherwise would typically be up to the store's discretion. Burn-in isn't explicitly covered here, but if you really don't care about integrity and you run into a burn-in issue, feel free to "drop" your TV and make a warranty claim for a new unit.

Also, MicroCenter offers delivery for these units. You can't add it when checking out online, but even if you submit an online order, you can walk into the store and request (paid) delivery. The price for delivery increases for every 20 miles further away the delivery address is

Think it comes out to $1219 for the TV + 3 years of screen protection warranty, and close to $1300 if you're paying for delivery. Pretty slick deal

I got the 77" for $1599 a week and a half ago and it's been great. No issues with my unit so far. I paid for the delivery since renting a truck would've been over half the cost already. There's 30 days to return for full refund (minus delivery fee). In real world use, it feels fairly similar in brightness to my family member's C2.
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04-24-2024 at 07:08 PM.
04-24-2024 at 07:08 PM.
Sony OLED seems to have a blue tint as I saw from YouTube. Not sure if the a8/a9 owners can comment on that.
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04-24-2024 at 09:02 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:02 PM.
Quote from n8236 :
Unless one is a die hard Sony fan, this deal doesn't make sense for a refurb compared to the LG Target deal.
So then get one if you can find the OOS unicorn.
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04-24-2024 at 09:10 PM.
04-24-2024 at 09:10 PM.
Quote from LivelyDime2637 :
I'll say the same things I said in the thread for MicroCenter's refurbished C3s.

MicroCenter offers an extended warranty that covers screen repair and replacement for standard use AND accidents. It's the 3-year warranty option, and I highly suggest it for these refurbished units. You likely won't need it, but in the case that you do, it's good to have. There are more than a few posts around of people "abusing" this warranty to get things covered that otherwise would typically be up to the store's discretion. Burn-in isn't explicitly covered here, but if you really don't care about integrity and you run into a burn-in issue, feel free to "drop" your TV and make a warranty claim for a new unit.

Also, MicroCenter offers delivery for these units. You can't add it when checking out online, but even if you submit an online order, you can walk into the store and request (paid) delivery. The price for delivery increases for every 20 miles further away the delivery address is

Think it comes out to $1219 for the TV + 3 years of screen protection warranty, and close to $1300 if you're paying for delivery. Pretty slick deal

I got the 77" for $1599 a week and a half ago and it's been great. No issues with my unit so far. I paid for the delivery since renting a truck would've been over half the cost already. There's 30 days to return for full refund (minus delivery fee). In real world use, it feels fairly similar in brightness to my family member's C2.
I saw the deal and upset I didn't take it. With 3 year warranty + taxes + truck rental, it would have been close $2100 and not sure if it would have been worth the risk.

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04-24-2024 at 10:04 PM.
04-24-2024 at 10:04 PM.
Quote from AXXXXXXXXA :
Dim ass tv. Avoid.

It's dim. But not enough to be avoidable. I LOVE mine. Some of the best upscaling I've seen. Paired with an Apple TV 4K unit.
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Quote from ShaZam9 :
What would you recommend instead at this price? Leaving aside the C3 at target since that was very YMMV

New sony 7 series. Or x90l, x93l
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It's dim. But not enough to be avoidable. I LOVE mine. Some of the best upscaling I've seen. Paired with an Apple TV 4K unit.

I cant justify spending that much on a tv with such a major flaw.
Would rather a cheap tv over it
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04-24-2024 at 10:54 PM.
04-24-2024 at 10:54 PM.
Quote from ShaZam9 :
What would you recommend instead at this price? Leaving aside the C3 at target since that was very YMMV
I got the 65" C3 refurbished from Micro Center for $999.99 and been very happy with it.

Had a tiny bit of remorse with the target deal but at the end of the day it's the same TV regardless so I don't care. I also had my dad pick me up one of the 42" C3s for $359 today.
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04-25-2024 at 01:28 AM.
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Dim ass tv. Avoid.
The picture quality is fantastic in 4K HDR but it is DIM if you don't use vivid mode.
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falcon1ps2
04-25-2024 at 01:37 AM.
04-25-2024 at 01:37 AM.
The TV looks great but I noticed some bubbles on the center of the screen that you can notice even when the TV is off. Googling it, it seems to be screen delamination. Can't find out if this could get worse with time since it already has this issue right out of the box despite being refurbished. Not sure if there's a way to exchange this for a different TV or if it's only returnable at this point. Really great price otherwise
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rgadowski
04-25-2024 at 03:34 AM.
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sony's android software on these tvs are a horror show. i would stay away even though I love sony products.
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