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65" Sony XBR65A8H Bravia A8H Series OLED 4K UHD Smart Android TV Expired

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Best Buy has 65" Sony Bravia A8H Series OLED 4K UHD Smart Android TV (XBR65A8H) on sale for $1499.99. Shipping is free, otherwise select free curbside pickup where stock permits.

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Specs/Key Features
  • Resolution: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • Dolby Vision/HDR 10/HLG
  • WiFi w/ Bluetooth 4.2
  • Android TV Smart Platform
  • OLED Display
  • VESA: 300x300mm
    • Inputs
      • 4x HDMI
      • 3x USB
      • 1x Digital Optical Audio
      • 1x Composite
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  • Includes a standard 1-year warranty w/ purchase (parts + labor)
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Model: A8H 65" OLED Smart Android TV XBR-65A8H

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I have this TV from the last deal at this price. It's a great tv with 1 exception. It's not very bright. I tried it in our living room which is a little bright during the daytime. The only place to set up the TV was across the room from some windows. That condition made for a terrible experience for daytime TV watching. Unless we used room darkening shades it just wasn't worth it to have OLED. Night time it was great. So we relocated the TV to the basement and it awesome down there. With the lights on it's an average TV in the basement. With the lights off it's amazing. I love everything about this TV except for the brightness.

Seems to me if you do a lot of daytime TV watching OLED might not be worth the extra $$. However, night time movies are awesome.

No signs of burn in whatsoever.
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No hdmi 2.1, pass!
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This is a 2020 model. So it's basically 2 years old now. Not bad. I rather have the LG CX if you're talking about older model and those you can also find for $1500 new. My Costco had the display model LG 65C1 for $1300.
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williewc
01-21-2022 at 12:58 PM.
01-21-2022 at 12:58 PM.
Quote from gkdiamond :
I don't understand why you, your parents and all your friends paid $1500 to $4000 more (it's in the price of the home when sold) for fireplaces you NEVER use. You could have bought an OLED with that wasted money and space LOL. Even if I didn't use the fireplace I wouldn't mount a TV above one, I don't enjoy looking up all the time to watch TV.
i didnt buy my house because of a fireplace, if i could have found one without a fireplace i would have bought it lol. I have never understood why you would use a fireplace other than looks, its not doing anything but heating a single room. So its not like it saves on heat since it has to run to keep the rest of the house warm.
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legitduner
01-21-2022 at 01:02 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:02 PM.
These were selling like hotcakes around Thanksgiving I thought they were blowing them out guess they weren't selling as much as I thought
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williewc
01-21-2022 at 01:04 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:04 PM.
Quote from deshwasi :
A80j refurbished at secondipity is $1840 currently. If I didn't just take delivery of 85" x900h last week ($1040) I would have been mighty tempted. Is A80j bright enough for full sun room (ambient, not direct on tv)
the 65" is going for $1498 right now on secondipity, unless your price included 3 year warranty

they also have the 77" A80 for $2298
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SamQ
01-21-2022 at 01:14 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:14 PM.
Quote from woomer051 :
People need 2.1 to run 8k games on $500 machines to get 20fps lawl.
It's for the 120hz. Games cannot run at 120hz on PS5/Xbox Series X without it.
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turborider
01-21-2022 at 01:14 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:14 PM.
Anyone know how the HomeKit integration is on this model? According to Sony's website, the 2021 models are supported (natively?) but the 2020 models are supported through a built-in app. Is there actually any difference? Thanks!
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SamQ
01-21-2022 at 01:17 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:17 PM.
Quote from gkdiamond :
I don't understand why you, your parents and all your friends paid $1500 to $4000 more (it's in the price of the home when sold) for fireplaces you NEVER use. You could have bought an OLED with that wasted money and space LOL. Even if I didn't use the fireplace I wouldn't mount a TV above one, I don't enjoy looking up all the time to watch TV.
I'm convinced you are not a homeowner. Pretty much nobody buys a house and thinks "oh I'm going to pay xx amount more for a fireplace". They buy the home and a fireplace was already in it if the house had a previous owner. As a matter of fact, it'll cost even more money to buy the house if you made the seller remove the fireplace.

No matter what you say at this point based on your comment, you are not a homeowner nor will you ever if you keep this train of thought with you.
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Gdog2004
01-21-2022 at 01:18 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:18 PM.
Quote from PeeLo801 :
I agree. My 950G was so bright at first, that I got uncomfortable watching TV during the night, esp with HDR/Dolby Vision content when it switched from a dark scene to a bright scene. But i've since added a bias light, which helped out big time. So, if you don't have one, I highly highly recommend it.

I even got one for my A80J too, so I recommend that for everyone here planning to buy this A8H model. Bias light works wonders for watching content at night, even for OLED.
Yep, I got the M2. On my Sony LED, power always goes to those ports, so it is on and off all of the time when the tv is off. Irritating. I know there is a switch but on my LG OLED it just turns off when the TV is off.
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Mr_Sadness
01-21-2022 at 01:23 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:23 PM.
Quote from Galahad :
Been toying with the idea for a while, but I'm in the same situation (bright living room, TV across a bay window). This was very helpful. I'll stick to crappy LED/LCD until enhanced brightness OLED become more affordable.
If you mostly watch TV in the day-time, can see the reflection of an open window on your TV screen, and cannot close the drapes; then, you should not buy an OLED. Instead, buy a TV with high brightness and good reflection handling.
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01-21-2022 at 01:25 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:25 PM.
Quote from williewc :
the 65" is going for $1498 right now on secondipity, unless your price included 3 year warranty

they also have the 77" A80 for $2298

I was referring to the 77" a80j
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01-21-2022 at 01:29 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:29 PM.
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If you mostly watch TV in the day-time, can see the reflection of an open window on your TV screen, and cannot close the drapes; then, you should not buy an OLED. Instead, buy a TV with high brightness and good reflection handling.

I see. We have that exact setting with light filtering in from many windows on both sides and skylight. Currently using x900h. Is that better than oled a80j for my setup? That way I can stop listing after that.. at least for this room Smilie
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01-21-2022 at 01:34 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:34 PM.
Quote from Mr_Sadness :
If you mostly watch TV in the day-time, can see the reflection of an open window on your TV screen, and cannot close the drapes; then, you should not buy an OLED. Instead, buy a TV with high brightness and good reflection handling.
I have a super bright Sony LED with reflection handling, honestly if you are watching a dark scene with a lot of windows you are going to see reflections no matter what.
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01-21-2022 at 01:36 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:36 PM.
Quote from PeeLo801 :
I agree. My 950G was so bright at first, that I got uncomfortable watching TV during the night, esp with HDR/Dolby Vision content when it switched from a dark scene to a bright scene. But i've since added a bias light, which helped out big time. So, if you don't have one, I highly highly recommend it.

I even got one for my A80J too, so I recommend that for everyone here planning to buy this A8H model. Bias light works wonders for watching content at night, even for OLED.
Bias lighting helps you to perceive deeper blacks and makes the transition between scenes that go from dark to bright easier on the eyes. But OLED has perfect blacks and with Dolby Vision it will tone map the HDR to match the brightness range of the TV. So if you lower the max brightness of the TV wouldn't that mean you do not need bias lighting for OLED?
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01-21-2022 at 01:40 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:40 PM.
No 120hz 4k gaming, doesn't have the great processor in it like the a80j. This one is really lacking.
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01-21-2022 at 01:46 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:46 PM.
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For what it's worth, I just discovered a handful of dead pixels in my E8 after about 4 years of ownership (7,500 hours). I wouldn't hesitate to buy another OLED but I would probably spring for the 4 year warranty. Food for thought.
Thanks good to know.
However, a handful of dead pixels divided by 8,294,400 pixels is 0.0000006 or 0.00006 % of the screen has dead pixels. Can these even be seen on your TV from a foot away? Confused
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01-21-2022 at 01:49 PM.
01-21-2022 at 01:49 PM.
Quote from deshwasi :
I see. We have that exact setting with light filtering in from many windows on both sides and skylight. Currently using x900h. Is that better than oled a80j for my setup? That way I can stop listing after that.. at least for this room
The X900H does not have a very good anti-glare coating but it does have high brightness. While the A80J has a very good anti-glare coating but it does not get as bright as the X900H. So there is no clear winner between those two TVs for viewing in a sunny room with glare.

EDIT: The $1349.99 65" QN85A is arguably the best TV deal that you could buy right now, if you need to fight glare due to it's exceptionally high brightness combined with having one of the best anti-glare coatings in the industry.

https://slickdeals.net/f/15568348-65-class-qn85a-samsung-neo-qled-4k-smart-tv-2021-1-499-99
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