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

$1500
$2,499.99
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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
Warranty
  • 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.
No hdmi 2.1, pass!
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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gat0rjay
01-21-2022 at 06:50 PM.
01-21-2022 at 06:50 PM.
Quote from bigo_oxes :
I know this TV is also originally released May 2020 but the Label on mine says Made in Mexico Nov, 2021 followed by the tvs serial number. Still not quite sure what's on going there, but It's nice to know it could have been manufactured recently instead of sitting in a box somewhere for almost two years ?
Just bought mine today and was lucky enough to pick it up directly from BB warehouse locally. Box had an 11/2021 date on it, and S/N on unit itself is Dec, 2021. Maybe they're repacking like someone suggested? Or maybe due to covid related issues that slowed/closed manufacturing in a large part of 2020 they're just finishing assembling and pushing the last of this hardware out the door? Idk
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life4eva
01-21-2022 at 06:51 PM.
01-21-2022 at 06:51 PM.
Quote from 1gokart :
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.
Exactly also the CX is an overall much better tv. I owned this Sony.

I bought first the Sony A8H 65" (it's a beautiful high end tv), then a LG CX and finally a BX.

Sony A8H beautiful motion and processing but not as bright and poor for gaming as the input lag is too high and noticeable.

Lg Cx much brighter and overall perfect tv. I then bought a BX (on sale for $1500 65" like 8 months ago) The Bx is a little sluggish, but very bright with the settings adjusted and supports hdmi 2.1.

Personally for $1500 I would not buy the Sony A8H. I would look for a BX/CX or pay a couple hundred more and buy the LG C1

I would even recommend the Samsung QN90A , but recent prices for the 65" have it at $2000+ which is rather high.
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01-21-2022 at 07:51 PM.
01-21-2022 at 07:51 PM.
Quote from PoorFatKid :
I don't see the power requirements listed on their website. I have a few 500mA USBs and 1 900mA on my tv.
Unfortunately, none of them work well enough to power it off when you turn the tv off, much to my chagrin. Here's the link in case you haven't come across it yet:

https://www.biaslighting.com/page...turned-off

To get around this, i had to plug it into my soundbar.
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markt2005
01-21-2022 at 08:02 PM.
01-21-2022 at 08:02 PM.
I bought one and now I have to lug the one I got from Costco last week for $2198 back to the store.
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01-21-2022 at 08:55 PM.
01-21-2022 at 08:55 PM.
Quote from PoorFatKid :
For those on the fence. I set up an X90J next to an A8H. After tweaking the settings it's amazing how close I could get with the X90J. I certainly could not the the deep blacks but man the rest is close. I did this in a dark room. In bright daylight the X90J wins. To be honest if they were not side by side I'd be super happy with either.

Now after reading your comment I'm convinced its X90J. I'm in market for 75" and will look for deals. If anyone knows any let me know.
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01-21-2022 at 09:06 PM.
01-21-2022 at 09:06 PM.
Quote from PoorFatKid :
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.
I've heard so many times how they don't look good in a bright room. Never having had an oled, what does that mean? The light washes out the screen so you can barely see it?
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01-21-2022 at 09:18 PM.
01-21-2022 at 09:18 PM.
Funny how people here are so critical of this tv when it's rated 5 stars overall by folks who bought one and reviewed them on bb. Really tough crowd. I'm tempted to get this and i'm not in the market for a new tv. Need to save my $1500 for a while.
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01-21-2022 at 09:31 PM.
01-21-2022 at 09:31 PM.
Quote from insanelygifted1 :
Any benefit to HDMI 2.1 outside of gaming?

Use will be exclusively for sports/movies.

Not at the moment. Hdmi 2.0b is 18 gbps and plenty for streaming with atmos with 4K 60hz (most streaming service is 30 Hz). You'll need Xbox x or ps5 to need 48 gbps 4k120 Hz or if they ever make content for 8k (which is completely unnecessary bc your average human can't see any better detail than 4K at normal viewing distance). I have the previous model of this tv and it's fantastic. I also have a 4K projector with 130" screen from 11ft away and the picture is phenomenal. Even blown up that size 4K fills in all the detail without blurring. There is no need for 8k anything. It's a complete waste of internet bandwidth if it ever takes off.
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01-21-2022 at 09:58 PM.
01-21-2022 at 09:58 PM.
good price
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01-21-2022 at 10:23 PM.
01-21-2022 at 10:23 PM.
I got this in the same deal in early December around Black Friday, and once you go OLED you can't go back. The picture quality is amazing. You'll also be happy with non-OLED, but watching high quality content on this is truly a treat
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01-22-2022 at 12:09 AM.
01-22-2022 at 12:09 AM.
Dimmer room movie TV (regardless of the movie source).

I've got this, the same year LG and the Skyworth OLED. I use the Sony in the bedroom. It's by far the dimmest of the 3. It largely has the best picture processing and color accuracy.

I think the best use for this one is in a light controlled or dimmer room but it's picture processing is better so if you watch say a lot of older lower quality DVDs and such they look far better. It's color accuracy uncalibrated is much more accurate.

The LG and Skyworth are way brighter and give way more dynamic pop with HDR content.

I've had it quite a while now and had no issues whatsoever.
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01-22-2022 at 02:10 AM.
01-22-2022 at 02:10 AM.
Just curious how many people is actually using the HDMI2.1 features daily?
HDMI 2.1 looks good on paper but as it is not easy to find the quality content in 4K@120Hz, this doesn't seem to be a blocker.

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01-22-2022 at 05:29 AM.
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Quote from tiggard :
I've heard so many times how they don't look good in a bright room. Never having had an oled, what does that mean? The light washes out the screen so you can barely see it?
No, you can certainly see it but it's just not as bright. Especially in dark scenes. If you go from a bright LED in a bright room to this OLED in the same room you might be disappointed. My GF couldn't tell the difference where I could. So it might just be how finicky you are? To be honest, if I didn't do a side by side comparison maybe I would not have noticed either?

I'd sum it up this way. This A8H looks good in a bright room, however, it looks awesome in a dark room.
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01-22-2022 at 05:31 AM.
01-22-2022 at 05:31 AM.
Quote from tiggard :
Funny how people here are so critical of this tv when it's rated 5 stars overall by folks who bought one and reviewed them on bb. Really tough crowd. I'm tempted to get this and i'm not in the market for a new tv. Need to save my $1500 for a while.
I'm critical of the brightness in a bright room but I'd still give it 5 stars. It's performance in a light controlled/dark room far out weighs that one weakness.

My brother picked up an open box A8H last night for $1,035 at BB. Appears to be in pretty good condition. Some scratches on the back where it looks like someone struggled to wall mount it. Finger and hand prints on the screen. According to the diagnostics it only has 42 hours. Made in October 2021. I'd call that a bargain.
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01-22-2022 at 05:38 AM.
01-22-2022 at 05:38 AM.
Quote from PoorFatKid :
No, you can certainly see it but it's just not as bright. Especially in dark scenes. If you go from a bright LED in a bright room to this OLED in the same room you might be disappointed. My GF couldn't tell the difference where I could. So it might just be how finicky you are? To be honest, if I didn't do a side by side comparison maybe I would not have noticed either?

I'd sum it up this way. This A8H looks good in a bright room, however, it looks awesome in a dark room.
i'd think curtains or cheap blinds could remedy that for the most part during the day. i guess i'm not so finicky too since i have a low end hisence.
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