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Costco Members: 85" Sony XBR85X850G/C Motionflow XR 960 4K HDR Smart TV

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$1,400

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Costco Wholesale for it's Members: 85" Sony XBR85X850G/C Motionflow XR 960 4K HDR Smart TV on sale for $1399.99. Shipping is free. Thanks liveoss

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  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • Sony 4K X1 Processor
  • HDR (HDR10), Smart TV, WiFi
  • Ports:
    • 4x HDMI
    • 3x USB
    • 1x Composite/Component
    • 1x RF
    • 1x Ethernet
    • 1x Digital Audio Output (optical)

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Update: This very popular deal is available again.

Costco Wholesale for it's Members: 85" Sony XBR85X850G/C Motionflow XR 960 4K HDR Smart TV on sale for $1399.99. Shipping is free. Thanks liveoss

Specs
  • Resolution: 3840x2160
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • Sony 4K X1 Processor
  • HDR (HDR10), Smart TV, WiFi
  • Ports:
    • 4x HDMI
    • 3x USB
    • 1x Composite/Component
    • 1x RF
    • 1x Ethernet
    • 1x Digital Audio Output (optical)

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It's not that crap. Not everyone needs OLED. For a good brand at this size and with Costco warranty, this is very good deal.
Love this TV! Native 120hz, VA Panel, Direct-lit but without Local Dimming, good natural color, great panel uniformity, low input lag, solid HDR performance (only 500-600 nits though) Highly recommended at this price.
This for sure

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Aug 9, 2020
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jbloggs
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Regarding SquareTrade 3 Years (For TVs Over $1,000) Warranty - $99.99 (Item 1575686)

According to description (see below) it covers years 3, 4, & 5. What if you use Citi card that gives coverage for year 3 & 4, will the SqaureTrade then cover Years 5, 6 & 7?


Features:
Years 1 and 2 covered by Costco Concierge plus Extended Protection for Years 3, 4 and 5 with SquareTrade = 5 Years Total
Each Plan Covers 1 Item Only
Contact SquareTrade at 1-877-927-7268 Mon-Fri 5am-9pm, Sat-Sun 6am-6pm (PT)
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pawanjain19
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Quote from jbloggs :
Regarding SquareTrade 3 Years (For TVs Over $1,000) Warranty - $99.99 (Item 1575686)

According to description (see below) it covers years 3, 4, & 5. What if you use Citi card that gives coverage for year 3 & 4, will the SqaureTrade then cover Years 5, 6 & 7?


Features:
Years 1 and 2 covered by Costco Concierge plus Extended Protection for Years 3, 4 and 5 with SquareTrade = 5 Years Total
Each Plan Covers 1 Item Only
Contact SquareTrade at 1-877-927-7268 Mon-Fri 5am-9pm, Sat-Sun 6am-6pm (PT)
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for!
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jbloggs
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Quote from pawanjain19 :
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for!
Sure, but hopefully someone can answer my question...

if you use Citi card that gives coverage for year 3 & 4, will the SqaureTrade then cover Years 5, 6 & 7?
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pawanjain19
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Quote from jbloggs :
Sure, but hopefully someone can answer my question...

if you use Citi card that gives coverage for year 3 & 4, will the SqaureTrade then cover Years 5, 6 & 7?
Oh sorry I didn't realize there was a question involved. See page 15 of the guide at https://www.cardbenefits.citi.com...coCon.ashx

I believe that answers your question
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alinski
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Quote from jbloggs :
What is this "Handy" service? Is it a service offered by Costco?
Once the item is added to your cart, there is a po-up screen with items Recommended For You which includes a TV mount, the SquareTrade offer and the Handy Premier TV Mounting service for $99.99.

More information at https://www.costco.com/.product.1333976.html.

Edit: After reading some of the review, it appears to be a hit/miss service.
Last edited by alinski August 8, 2020 at 06:43 PM.
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r3a1ist
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How wide apart are the legs?
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Quote from CleverLaborer8903 :
How is this compared to Samsung 82" 4K QLED TV, Model: QN82Q6DTAFXZA, Item: 9982600, $1599.99 (another Costco sale) ?
Didn't see if this was answered but I would also like to know. This or the Samsung 82" 4K QLED TV, Model: QN82Q6DTAFXZA

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Quote from skdeal :
Didn't see if this was answered but I would also like to know. This or the Samsung 82" 4K QLED TV, Model: QN82Q6DTAFXZA
of course, this one. Samsung does not have lots of apps on their apps store as compare to Android built in on Sony
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Mr_Sadness
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Quote from jbloggs :
Sure, but hopefully someone can answer my question...

if you use Citi card that gives coverage for year 3 & 4, will the SqaureTrade then cover Years 5, 6 & 7?
"if you purchase a television using a Costco Anywhere Visa® Card for the transaction and also purchase a SquareTrade television extended warranty, the total warranty coverage is 7 years (the first 2 years through Costco Concierge, the following 3 covered by SquareTrade, and the final 2 years covered through Citibank)"

http://customerservice.costco.com.../a_id/8662
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For the price, you may able to live with it, especially if you watch in bright room and/or bright content. In dark room, dark content, you will see the light blooming in the background which is very annoying. I couldn't live with it. I copied and pasted my review on Costco below.

I'm a big fan of Sony and really wanted to like this TV. CEVA, freight carrier Costco uses delivered the TV as scheduled with no issue (great carrier). The 85" X850G showed major flaw where it had annoying clouding (lights bleeding where it's supposed to be black) on all four corners of the TV. This is not apparent when watching bright content and or in bright room (i.e. Costco warehouse) but once you watch tv in dark room with dark content (i.e. any Star Wars series at night), you'll see these bright lights in corners as if there's reflection there, including the top and bottom black bands. This is also exponentially worse if you watch HDR content (Mandalorian Disney+). The black level is also crushed (no detail) and you can see pixalation as the dark content shifts. I could not resolve this no matter how much calibration/picture were adjusted per several recommended settings, including Sony's. The calibration couldn't solve it because of the hardware limitations (no local dimming, variation in manufacturing process of the LCD/LED panel). Some buyers are happy with the X850G as their panel had less variation during manufacturing (won the "panel lottery") and/or watches primary brighter content and/or in bright room. I did consider exchanging with another 85" X850G to see if I would win the panel lottery but there has been too many reports of clouding/blooming with this Sony tv and I didn't want the hassle of exchanging 85" tv many times. At the end, I had to return it and purchased other 85 inch TV from Costco at significantly higher price. Unfair comparison due to cost difference but picture quality and no clouding/blooming of the "other tv" was well worth it. Even my wife noticed the difference and she's no where picky as I am and she mentioned I should have bought "other 85 inch" in the first place, even with this large price difference.

Posted picture here so you can see what I mean.

https://www.avsforum.com/attachme...g.2674482/
Last edited by midorix August 8, 2020 at 11:57 PM.
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How quickly one has to buy the square trade warranty? Is there a deadline? (Within 90 days?)
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It baffles me that I can even buy a tv this large for $1400. I used a projector in my old living room at 106 custom screen because I have bad vision. My new living room is a shorter distance so we bought a 65" Visio. Built a dedicated movie theatre in my basement with a 120 projector.

Aiming to upgrade to 75 here when this Visio goes out. So far 4 years and going strong.
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Quote from midorix :
For the price, you may able to live with it, especially if you watch in bright room and/or bright content. In dark room, dark content, you will see the light blooming in the background which is very annoying. I couldn't live with it. I copied and pasted my review on Costco below.

I'm a big fan of Sony and really wanted to like this TV. CEVA, freight carrier Costco uses delivered the TV as scheduled with no issue (great carrier). The 85" X850G showed major flaw where it had annoying clouding (lights bleeding where it's supposed to be black) on all four corners of the TV. This is not apparent when watching bright content and or in bright room (i.e. Costco warehouse) but once you watch tv in dark room with dark content (i.e. any Star Wars series at night), you'll see these bright lights in corners as if there's reflection there, including the top and bottom black bands. This is also exponentially worse if you watch HDR content (Mandalorian Disney+). The black level is also crushed (no detail) and you can see pixalation as the dark content shifts. I could not resolve this no matter how much calibration/picture were adjusted per several recommended settings, including Sony's. The calibration couldn't solve it because of the hardware limitations (no local dimming, variation in manufacturing process of the LCD/LED panel). Some buyers are happy with the X850G as their panel had less variation during manufacturing (won the "panel lottery") and/or watches primary brighter content and/or in bright room. I did consider exchanging with another 85" X850G to see if I would win the panel lottery but there has been too many reports of clouding/blooming with this Sony tv and I didn't want the hassle of exchanging 85" tv many times. At the end, I had to return it and purchased other 85 inch TV from Costco at significantly higher price. Unfair comparison due to cost difference but picture quality and no clouding/blooming of the "other tv" was well worth it. Even my wife noticed the difference and she's no where picky as I am and she mentioned I should have bought "other 85 inch" in the first place, even with this large price difference. The light blooming you show is worse that my 11yr old TV.

Posted picture here so you can see what I mean.

https://www.avsforum.com/attachme...g.2674482/
Thanks, I'm in the market for a 80+ inch TV. I'm in a large room and sit 18ft away from my TV. It is next to some windows but I also watch at night. Perfect picture clarity at that distance probably isnt as important as blacks, motion artifacts, etc. My current 46in TV is 11 years old so I my TV's are long term investments so I'm willing to pay more.
Looking at this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/HTBuying...ing_guide/, they only recommend the Sony X950H, Samsung Q90T, Vizio PX > Sony X900H, Samsung Q80T at that size. Which means paying double the cost. Going to a store is useless as their source material is crappy, and lighting conditions don't let me see what it's like in daytime or night. It is helpful to be able to see what that cost difference is really giving me so I can determine if it's really worth it.
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So what's the deal with the 120hz? Any external source is only 60hz? Dealbreaker?

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Quote from eng33 :
Thanks, I'm in the market for a 80+ inch TV. I'm in a large room and sit 18ft away from my TV. It is next to some windows but I also watch at night. Perfect picture clarity at that distance probably isnt as important as blacks, motion artifacts, etc. My current 46in TV is 11 years old so I my TV's are long term investments so I'm willing to pay more.
Looking at this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/HTBuying...ing_guide/, they only recommend the Sony X950H, Samsung Q90T, Vizio PX > Sony X900H, Samsung Q80T at that size. Which means paying double the cost. Going to a store is useless as their source material is crappy, and lighting conditions don't let me see what it's like in daytime or night. It is helpful to be able to see what that cost difference is really giving me so I can determine if it's really worth it.
I am getting the delivery tomorrow morning
Will report back - I will try in basement first

Or if needed move Sony upstairs to living room which has lot of windows, lights. Right now I have Samsung Q8 75" in living room that I could take down but as it dosent have Dolby vision/Atmos wanted

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