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Edited August 19, 2022
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After weeks of research and deal seeking on a low-priced 65" TV, I ended up buying this. Unique set of pros and cons depending on your requirements.
Pros:
- Sony X1 Processing is way better than other cheap TVs which makes a huge difference for some content. Excellent upscaling for cable, YouTube etc., good motion interp, etc.
- Latest Sony software implementation with Google TV (fewer glitches and bugs usually than other brands) with updates expected for years to come
- Sony build quality (most reliable brand per Consumer Reports, and fewer unit-level QC issues)
- Much wider viewing angles than almost any non-OLED TV due to IPS panel
- Next gen ATSC tuner built in
- Excellent colors compared to most cheap TVs
- Includes 3 year warranty extended to 5 if using Costco Citi card
Cons:
- Poor contrast ratio (bad TV for dark rooms)
- Poor-ish HDR
- Poor-ish max brightness
- 60hz refresh rate
https://www.costco.com/sony-65%22...54809.html
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Same warranty length and virtually the same performance. The SONY might be a tad brighter, but it's double the price and the scores in all categories on rtings are almost identical between these TV's.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x80k-vs-hisense-a6h/31223/31247?usage=1&threshold=0.10�... [rtings.com]
https://www.costco.com/CatalogSea...yw
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I have a 950h (similar to x90k) in the living room and enjoy it. But for my parents who watch a lot of cable TV and news (can't get OLED due to burn in risk, need good upscale processing), and need a wide viewing angle in a room that doesn't get very dark due to skylights, nothing really came close to the overall solid package this TV offers in this price range.
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Same warranty length and virtually the same performance. The SONY might be a tad brighter, but it's double the price and the scores in all categories on rtings are almost identical between these TV's.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x80k-vs-hisense-a6h/31223/31247?usage=1&threshold=0.10.. [rtings.com]
https://www.costco.com/CatalogSea...yw
Same warranty length and virtually the same performance. The SONY might be a tad brighter, but it's double the price and the scores in all categories on rtings are almost identical between these TV's.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x80k-vs-hisense-a6h/31223/31247?usage=1&threshold=0.10.. [rtings.com]
https://www.costco.com/CatalogSea...yw
My wife had a Hisense before and broke in 2 years, and then had a 42" Vizio and broke in 6 years with much less used than the Sony.
I'd rather pay more for a Sony.
Same price on Amazon if you don't have a Costco membership
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...=UTF8
Same warranty length and virtually the same performance. The SONY might be a tad brighter, but it's double the price and the scores in all categories on rtings are almost identical between these TV's.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/sony-x80k-vs-hisense-a6h/31223/31247?usage=1&threshold=0.10.. [rtings.com]
https://www.costco.com/CatalogSea...yw
Can you use this without setting up wifi? Like operate it as a dumb TV?