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expired Posted by Champagne13 • Aug 7, 2021
Aug 7, 2021 12:26 PM
55" Sony Bravia XBR55A8H A8H 4K Ultra HD OLED Smart TV (2020 Model)
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No 2.1 is a dealbreaker
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We still use a 50" Panasonic Plasma and think its PQ is fantastic. We mostly watch TV series and some movies, though those movies are more independent or documentary vs blockbuster.
I honestly wonder how much 4k content we'd even actually be viewing and its a big reason we've stuck with the 1080p Plasma for so long.
How would this Sony compare with a 1080p Plasma?
Does HDR improve quality much? Its the most intriguing part for me personally.
Regarding HDMI 2.1, eARC and Dynamic HDR sound interesting, but I've never gamed nor do I plan to game on the TV. I also wonder if 2.1 would be of any value to our use case...even down the road.
TL;DR - Is this Sony a worthy upgrade from a very fine Plasma TV for 1080p viewing?
We still use a 50" Panasonic Plasma and think its PQ is fantastic. We mostly watch TV series and some movies, though those movies are more independent or documentary vs blockbuster.
I honestly wonder how much 4k content we'd even actually be viewing and its a big reason we've stuck with the 1080p Plasma for so long.
How would this Sony compare with a 1080p Plasma?
Does HDR improve quality much? Its the most intriguing part for me personally.
Regarding HDMI 2.1, eARC and Dynamic HDR sound interesting, but I've never gamed nor do I plan to game on the TV. I also wonder if 2.1 would be of any value to our use case...even down the road.
TL;DR - Is this Sony a worthy upgrade from a very fine Plasma TV for 1080p viewing?
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We still use a 50" Panasonic Plasma and think its PQ is fantastic. We mostly watch TV series and some movies, though those movies are more independent or documentary vs blockbuster.
I honestly wonder how much 4k content we'd even actually be viewing and its a big reason we've stuck with the 1080p Plasma for so long.
How would this Sony compare with a 1080p Plasma?
Does HDR improve quality much? Its the most intriguing part for me personally.
Regarding HDMI 2.1, eARC and Dynamic HDR sound interesting, but I've never gamed nor do I plan to game on the TV. I also wonder if 2.1 would be of any value to our use case...even down the road.
TL;DR - Is this Sony a worthy upgrade from a very fine Plasma TV for 1080p viewing?
Same with 77" OLEDs being upper 2k for 2020 models, lower to mid 3k MSRP for the 2021 models.
65" have generally hovered around the 2k range, best case scenario upper 1k and held their own a lot.
I then proceeded to buy the OB-satisfactory online for $809 from the same store. Went back to the store 30 mins later and pick it up. Will see how it looks at home
Seeing that, I figured it was probably a display model, but thought I would still take a chance on it. I got home and saw the manufacture date of June 2020, which pretty much told me, but I wanted to confirm the panel usage to be sure. It took me forever to find my old Harmony remote, get it programmed, and figure out the equivalent of the "Display" button was on the Harmony, so that I could check the hours on it via the secret Service Menu.
It has 3,110 hours on it. Definitely a display. Anyone looking on how to check the number of hours can use this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byzhpE-1c0o
Ran through a color checker test on YouTube, and the colors all looked pretty good. Then, I noticed a small, dark inky-looking spot on the edge of the screen. Not sure what caused that. Maybe a pressure spot from mishandling?
I was considering possibly keeping it up until I noticed the inky-looking spot. Year old display model being sold as open box excellent. LOL. Thanks, BBY.
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