Samsung EDU/EPP Discount: 55" Class S95B OLED 4K Smart TV (2022)

CoralCorn7070

Oct 12, 2022 11:26 PM

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Quote from LanceL9111

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What is an "EPP discount" I see it as 1599. Please explain.

Sign up using your work email or .edu email . My friend works at Intel , using his Intel email to sign up , the discount showed automatically when you checkout .

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gpawar

Oct 13, 2022 12:36 AM

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gpawarOct 13, 2022 12:36 AM

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I would have bought it if I had not already bought A80J 55 inch.

Stop the FOMO and his fellow colleagues "B the installer" etc were recommending the TV highly when researching on new TV.

squatchy

Oct 13, 2022 3:14 AM

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squatchyOct 13, 2022 3:14 AM

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I'm debating getting this S95B and returning my A80CJ to Costco. It's just $120 more.

Also, for those looking to sign up for EPP, you can do it through https://www.perksatwork.com

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Xephyroth

Oct 13, 2022 3:29 AM

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Quote from Twenty40

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Should have accepted the refund , seems like your post have a lot of personal problems on your behalf. Things lower over time, real issue here is your upset the tv cost less/

Quote from RyThaFlyGuy

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Yeah, I'm confused as well on this complaint. I'd gladly take the refund and buy the TV again at the lower price. Or swap to a different brand if they were so dissatisfied with it and the customer care provided by Samsung…Seems like the person is on a tirade and using SD's to have a therapy rant.

To you both...I literally took the refund, guys. I don't know what you're going on about about. I said in my post:
1. They forced me to accept a refund.
2. And...it took weeks just to get approval for my refund.

I am still waiting for them to schedule a pickup with me as well. I won't receive the refund until several business days after they pick it up as well. So it's just a very long process to go through. And I bought mine through EPP at a higher price than it is right now, as well. The price difference was less than $200 bucks. I've lost all that time dealing with Samsung support instead of enjoying a TV. Not worth it.

Last edited by Xephyroth October 12, 2022 at 08:34 PM.

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Xephyroth

Oct 13, 2022 3:39 AM

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Quote from RahulR8650

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I bought it 2 weeks ago and now reading your comment is scaring me.

If it makes you feel better, Samsung is honoring their warranty, they're just dragging me a bit to get to the end result—which is unfortunately to refund me instead of exchanging the TV for a new unit. If this is your only large display in your house, then this would really be unpleasant to have it stop working. But if you're fortunate to have something else, then the worst case scenario might be that you're basically in limbo waiting for an RMA process to give you a resolution.

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mummy2

Oct 13, 2022 4:30 AM

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Quote from squatchy

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I'm debating getting this S95B and returning my A80CJ to Costco. It's just $120 more.

Also, for those looking to sign up for EPP, you can do it through https://www.perksatwork.com

I would do it if the $120 isn't gonna hurt you. The A80J is so dim when it's not in vivid mode and I read the CJ is even dimmer for HDR. But you'll be giving up sound quality though.

squatchy

Oct 13, 2022 4:51 AM

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squatchyOct 13, 2022 4:51 AM

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Quote from mummy2

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I would do it if the $120 isn't gonna hurt you. The A80J is so dim when it's not in vivid mode and I read the CJ is even dimmer for HDR. But you'll be giving up sound quality though.

I use a sound base that's better than the tv sound anyway, so I'm not too concerned about sound.
The thing that I'm debating on is the warranty (3 year with Sony), and I've heard of potentially more issues with S95B, but that's hard to really tell with some random Internet comments.

MadPup

Oct 13, 2022 5:07 AM

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MadPupOct 13, 2022 5:07 AM

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55"? Pfffft! Go big or go home.

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mummy2

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Quote from squatchy

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I use a sound base that's better than the tv sound anyway, so I'm not too concerned about sound.
The thing that I'm debating on is the warranty (3 year with Sony), and I've heard of potentially more issues with S95B, but that's hard to really tell with some random Internet comments.

Grab a G1 or G2 then if you want a long warranty. I'm happy with my G1.

squatchy

Oct 13, 2022 6:19 AM

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squatchyOct 13, 2022 6:19 AM

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I ended up ordering the S95B. I still have like a month left to return the Sony to Costco, so I'll try out the S95B and either keep it or return it within 15 days. Figure since it's free returns I might as well check it out.

tenpiecenugget

Oct 13, 2022 6:36 AM

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Quote from FNwoz

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Every time I see these threads for this model lots of people claiming quality issues with it. As good of a deal as they may seem I am not sold on the first year of his model. Even Rtings is recommending the LG over this. Not to mention they need a 75 or 77 offering.

Thats not true. Rtings has the S95B as the best TV at the current moment. They may have changed their review after the firmware update earlier this year.

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boringdeal

Oct 13, 2022 11:39 AM

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boringdealOct 13, 2022 11:39 AM

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If anyone wants me to order using my EPP discount, let me know. Discount works for max of 2 TVs per year and I haven't purchased anything. You get discounted TV, I keep WOW Points. Win win.

OliveFaucet9469

Oct 13, 2022 8:39 PM

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Quote from Xephyroth

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I bought the 65" version in May and the internal power supply stopped on me in August. I've had a lot of back and forth with Samsung just to get an exchange. A local Samsung certified technician came out to diagnose, then had to come back to try and replace the panel (which is fair because mine was also a bit bent), but unfortunately didn't try to replace the power supply. He told me the best option was honestly to get a brand new unit. So in some sense, he was trying to do me a solid.

And...Samsung wouldn't do that for me for some reason. Instead, they forced me to accept a refund due to "lack of inventory". Definitely a lie considering I could have bought even cheaper on EPP ($1400) and picked it up locally the very same day.

And of course, their online and phone support has been pretty incompetent during this whole proceeding. They didn't submit forms on their end causing weeks of delay just to get approval for my refund. I've had to reach out to Samsung too many times just to verify that they were working on my refund—which they wren't.

This is Samsung's first generation OLED TV, and while it's great when it works, I'm glad I will be returning it and will instead be getting a 77" Sony A80J Bravia XR OLED from the deal posted earlier today. Sony's been making higher end OLEDs for a while now, and so I feel more confident they have these issues much more ironed out based on reviews I've seen.

Oh man, you described my experience with Samsung support down to a T.

I got one in July and had some issues and then had to deal with abysmal support the entire time. I can't believe a premium product has such subpar support but here we are.

I ended up getting a C1 77" for $1800 at a local brick and mortar and moved on with my life.

For those considering, I would only buy through BestBuy. It's a good deal for sure and a good TV if there's no issues, but at the very least I'm the first month of ownership, you're dealing with BestBuy for returns.

ambiturner

Oct 13, 2022 10:02 PM

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Quote from tenpiecenugget

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Thats not true. Rtings has the S95B as the best TV at the current moment. They may have changed their review after the firmware update earlier this year.

it only got better after the firmware updates... so, that would be weird. ha.

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OMG_BeCkY

Oct 14, 2022 1:56 AM

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OMG_BeCkYOct 14, 2022 1:56 AM

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So what happens if you try and watch something in Dolby Vision on one of these? The movie or program just doesn't play?? Any chance the next gen of this TV will include DV or is Samsung hellbent against it for the rest of time? That along with no DTS pass thru kill this TV for me even though I'm wanting to get away from Sony.

Also, can ABL be turned off on this TV via the service menu? Sony prevents it and the TV is too dark as a result.

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