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    Default New TV Time

    Looking at 65".
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    Last time I was in the market, hisense was the best value, LG OLED was the best picture. That was a while ago though. How picky are you on sound/picture quality? Kogan Tv's are cheap and not bad (I have a couple at the office for mettings, videoconferencing, etc.)

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    Depends on your price.

    Sony run the best OLED's, but are big bucks.

    Samsung top shelf qled are the best led but pricey.

    I went with the Sony x9000f. What won it for me was the Sony's image processing, and the array backlighting minimises the white light ghosting. For me, any LED with array backlighting is a good bet.

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    We got our daughter a Kogan smart tv for Xmas for her room. It does the job, and she thinks it's great, but it's not a patch on our lg tv. I actually don't think the picture is as good as our 11 year old of tv. But for it's price it's fantastic. Our last two tv's have been lg and we've been really happy with them.
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    Hisense are very good value. Warranty beats most and its in home as well.




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    Looking to keep under $2k. 65" is the largest I will need.
    Sony this week had a 65" for $1300
    Samsung are in run out mode for the new models coming very soon. Definitley want 200Hz or more.
    I noticed Samsung had a gaming mode for the boys and their online Call of Duty thingy.
    My youngest son worked at good guys out the back and said that the most returned TV was Samsung QLED. That was maybe when they first entered the market.
    Have heard Hisence and TCL are trying to hit the Aussie market hard with good TV's at good prices.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wazamac View Post
    Looking to keep under $2k. 65" is the largest I will need.
    Sony this week had a 65" for $1300
    Samsung are in run out mode for the new models coming very soon. Definitley want 200Hz or more.
    I noticed Samsung had a gaming mode for the boys and their online Call of Duty thingy.
    My youngest son worked at good guys out the back and said that the most returned TV was Samsung QLED. That was maybe when they first entered the market.
    Have heard Hisence and TCL are trying to hit the Aussie market hard with good TV's at good prices.
    This is what I would recommend if you could stretch the budget a bit:

    https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/s...d-smart-led-tv

    In the Hisense range, this has local array dimming, would be a decent option:

    https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/h...d-smart-led-tv

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    Thanks Benno.

    Went with the Sony X95 and Sony soundbar to go with it.
    Tad better than my 48" LG 14 year old LCD thingy.
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    How has your Sony been traveling Waz?

    My 9 year old Samsung decided to flicker on and off continuously tonight. Likely to be the power supply


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    Brilliant. Loving it.
    Just need to make sure you have a decent soundbar. For all the work they do on the vision, they forgot about sound.
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    Hard to get good sound out of speakers facing backwards with no room for a decent box around them. Soundbars seem to be doing a good job of fixing that, without having to spend a fortune. I'm still a fan of having the left and right a bit more seperated than a soundbar can provide, on the outside of the tv. Saying that, I hope I inherit my in-laws yammy ysp-5600 soundbar for my front room one day.
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    I’m sending my Sony 75” 8500g TV back to Harvey Norman after having issues for a few months. I can swap it for a Samsung 75” Q60T or the Hisense 75” Q8 (there is no Sony stock).*

    Can anybody recommend one over the other?

    * - I can also get a refund, then buy something elsewhere.
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    When I was looking, it was a tossup between Samsung and the Sony. Hisense have picked there game up trying to win the market.
    Just out of curiosity, are the Samsung and Hisense advertised about the same price? Interested in their cost price and markups considering they are offering those as a replacement.
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    I think i paid $2795 for the Sony.

    The Hisense has been reduced to $2970 and the Samsung is $2895. With 4 months of being stuffed around, I will try and hit them up for a straight changeover, or get a refund.

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    If you have an issue with HiSense, they will replace immediately.

    My in-laws 55 incher developed an issue at 23 months. They contacted HiSense thru the local dealer and walked out with a 75 inch tv 15 minutes later.

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    I have had a Hisense TV for around 3 years now and it has not missed a beat.
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    Purchased the Kogan QLED, looks to be an identical tv to the TCL range.

    Was on a budget as just recently had to fork out 3.5k on a new transmission for the Honda

    Arrives today, see how it fares. Reviews show it is of equal quality to any of the entry level / budget tvs

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    Looking for an update on this, assuming there is any.

    I haven't bought a TV in 10 years, even then a mate bought it for me. Have been renting a place with a Smart TV for a while, so:

    - I'm after a Smart TV (assuming not all are smart), that is, I can get all the streaming apps and iView, 7mate and the other free to air offerings, youtube etc
    - I watch mainly sport, so I guess I need HD, not a massive room so will be sitting 2-3m from the screen
    - maybe prefer to go cheap first, if its not fit for purpose, I can put it in one of the bedrooms and go again for the lounge.
    - won't be going to Harvey Norman

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    Bought a big boy 65 or 75" hisense about a year ago and can't really fault it. It was a great price compared to some of the top brands. I'm guessing you're probably sacrificing some picture quality but my untrained eye couldn't care less. Picture quality seems fine to me.

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    It probably depends on your budget, PG. I just had a quick look at Choice, and they seem to recommend a heap of LG models. Multiple Hisense models were not recommended, but there was a cheap one that did get the tick from Choice.
    Hisense 58S5 Review | TV | CHOICE
    It might be worth paying for one month of Choice to have a look through their reviews.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PerryGroves View Post
    - won't be going to Harvey Norman
    I f***ing LOVE this energy. My wife and I bought a new fridge last weekend. We paid $50 more to not buy it from Harvey Norman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickles View Post
    Bought a big boy 65 or 75" hisense about a year ago and can't really fault it. It was a great price compared to some of the top brands. I'm guessing you're probably sacrificing some picture quality but my untrained eye couldn't care less. Picture quality seems fine to me.
    I too went Hisense a few years ago and it’s been great. Not sure if they still offer it, but 3 year in home warranty was a much better than the others.

    I buy all my stuff from JB Hi-Fi. They’ll price match/beat pretty much anything as long as they aren’t losing money on the deal and the service has always been great.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottt View Post
    I f***ing LOVE this energy. My wife and I bought a new fridge last weekend. We paid $50 more to not buy it from Harvey Norman.
    Same here, more chance of me throwing money into the street then spending it at that pricks stores!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Canuck View Post
    I too went Hisense a few years ago and it’s been great. Not sure if they still offer it, but 3 year in home warranty was a much better than the others.

    I buy all my stuff from JB Hi-Fi. They’ll price match/beat pretty much anything as long as they aren’t losing money on the deal and the service has always been great.
    I got one a couple of month ago, warranty is still there.

    The only problem with it is the apparent difficulty getting all of the streaming apps on it. Google or Apple tv solves that problem though.


 

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