65" LG OLED65C1PUB 4K Smart OLED TV (2021 Model) + $100 Visa GC + 4-Yr Warranty Expired

It is amazing how many people are going nuts over a hot steaming pile of shit; calling it a "deal". LOL Do your sure diligence and research what it is you're purchasing folks. These are not the Evo panels.

A lot of BuyDig vs Bestbuy. What about Amazon. Price seems good from them if I use my Amazon card for 10% cash back.

Go to BB and speak to any of the Calibrators (like myself) and furnish your knowledge. In addition, check out the LG AVS forums and this video:

https://youtu.be/1WHYRvwhDUE

The point is, the US releases for the first quarter came from a different province without the Evo Panel. It is pretty much a gamble when you purchase. From what I have seen and what I know first hand is that the C1s on sale are the non-Evo.

Where do you 10% back on Amazon card? They had 10% back on select TV's but not this one. My understanding is that you'll get 6% back for prime day purchase.

Comparing to buyers sale - Buydig sale is $100 cheaper and includes a 4 yr warranty. If I use a 2% cash back citi card on buydig the difference is $89 (after tax for me). So Buydig is just $11 cheaper but most importantly you get a 4 yr warranty. If there were no warranty added I would have ordered from Amazon. But right now, Buydig remains the better deal.

I don't think one can generalize that these are on sale because these are 'non-evo'. LG has put the all of their C1's on sale, not specific batches. No one knows what they'll get. And I understand there are plenty of reports in US about people getting evo panels so it might just be a lottery.

But one shouldn't give too much stock to the 'lottery'. In the end, most reports say it doesn't matter. The difference is minor and you'll barely notice it even when they are side by side. Remember that even if a particular C1 unit has the same panel as a G1, it's not driven like a G1 (by its software). I know the hack exists to make the TV think it's a G1. But one shouldn't risk blowing the warranty on such an expensive purchase by implementing the hack. Yeah, implementing hacks seems like a cool thing to - but keep the risk vs. reward in context. This is not a $100 router you are hacking. It's is $1500 to $3300 TV (depending on size). What if TV goes bad and you can't get into the settings to change it back; you ship it to LG with the G1 hack, and there is a good chance warranty coverage might be refused. And LG will be in the right to refuse it in such a case. (Side note - there are people that actually use the speakers if the TV. It's known that the hack makes the sound terrible because the speakers are physically different between the TVs).

Bottom line - don't worry about the lottery. Difference between TV brands and models might be noticeable. But between the same TV coming from different factories? Naah. You have to have two TVs sitting side by side playing the same content to make out any difference. At that point you are just splitting hairs.

All the talk about panels seems irrelevant. All reviews I could find say the TV is great. Some even mentioned the panel difference and that it didn't really matter much. The LG C series seems to be hands down the best multi purpose TV out there. It does well with TV/movies, video games, as a PC monitor, etc.

LG C1 for $1450 or Sony A8H for $1200 (prime deal)?
Mostly used for sports/shows/movies, but occasionally use my PS4 (which will be upgraded to PS5 at some point).

I got my 65" with a 5 year warranty for $1,799 and I love it. I miss having built in Roku and I need a new receiver that can handle 4K120 so my surround is kinda messed up for now. But wow the picture is amazing. It's almost too clear.

Sony will have better processing and upscaling so better noise reduction, depth and perceived sharpness especially the newer A80J, not that LG is terrible Sony just does processing better, you can game on both but LG offers more features for hardcore gamers, LGs cimemotion is actually really good.