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Any word on Super Bowl sales? The tv we bought my sister for Christmas ended up being defective and she wanted something a little bigger so she returned it and has been waiting patiently for another sale. We're looking for something right around 40" and around $400.
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Baby Proof posted:I remember some decent 0% interest / no money down deals in previous years, but I wouldn't expect Black Friday prices. If you're willing to wait until after the Superbowl and hunt a little, it should be a good time for open-box deals. She wants a name brand, 3d and smart don't matter. That Panasonic is nice but I don't know that she'll want to spend $100 more even if she does get it back in an Amazon credit.
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Jan 22, 2013 05:34
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AzCoug posted:How do you get rid of that?? Spend more money.
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Jan 24, 2013 06:19
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AzCoug posted:Not gonna happen. Paid good money for this TV. Isn't there a setting or something that can be adjusted? No.
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Jan 24, 2013 06:42
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AzCoug posted:So when buying a new TV what am I looking for or NOT looking for in order to ensure I don't get this same fancy "feature"? Others can explain it better. Either buy plasma or spend more money.
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Jan 24, 2013 07:15
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I'm a little out of touch with TVs these days, what are the best bang for the buck options in the 65" 4K neighborhood? I actually need it to fit in a 68" wide section of the wall so I'm not sure if a 70" would fit there or not.
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May 4, 2019 19:49
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American McGay posted:Depends on your budget. <$1000 = TCL R615, <$2000 = LG C8 Hmmm, budget isn't set in stone but that cheaper one is kind of calling my name.
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May 4, 2019 19:57
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Kilometers Davis posted:
Do you use it for gaming much? That's probably going to be the bulk of its use where I'll be directly in front of it.
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May 4, 2019 20:47
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Excellent. I'll probably head over to BB on Monday to check it out in person.
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May 4, 2019 20:52
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tetrapyloctomy posted:I'm not recommending this television per se, but for reference purposes this 75" TCL is just under 66" wide. So if you're confident in your measurements you can get 33% more screen area in there compared to a 65" television. That might be a bit insane for the space. My viewing distance isnt quite far enough to make that worthwhile either. Maybe in the living room!
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May 4, 2019 21:47
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Question, I was cross checking the TCL https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tcl-65-class-led-6-series-2160p-smart-4k-uhd-tv-with-hdr-roku-tv/6204551.p?skuId=6204551 on Amazon as I have $142 in gift card credit there. The search turned up this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0798B2L5H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_oKs0CbR0S33M2 What's the real difference between them? Edit: Between the 5 and 6 series I guess? Rhyno fucked around with this message at 14:14 on May 7, 2019 |
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May 7, 2019 09:00
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Astro7x posted:Just look at this comparison. Outstanding, thank you. So one last dumb question, what's different between the 65R615 and the 65R617? The 5 being the Best Buy model and the 7 being the Amazon model. Just different numbers for different retailers?
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May 7, 2019 16:46
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GreenNight posted:The 617 has some voice control. That's it. Oh I don't care about any of that. So Best Buy has 24 months no interest so I guess I'll just buy it.
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May 7, 2019 16:56
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Okay I may need to rethink this a bit. My viewing distance is maybe 6 feet, going by the rtings site a 65" is going to be massive overkill. It looks like a 50" is optimal for my viewing distance, maybe a 55" max. As much as I dug that 65" TCL it's just way too big for how close to the tv I will be. This appears to be the 55" model of the suggest TCL, should I be aware of anything with this? https://www.amazon.com/TCL-55R617-5...ps%2C165&sr=8-3
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May 11, 2019 20:11
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Kilometers Davis posted:Get the 65”. I just got mine and often watch 6’ or closer and it’s awesome. For what it’s worth I’ve always found optimal viewing distance to be BS outside of extreme cases like 100” from 5’ away. Which honestly sounds awesome. I mean, I WANT the 65 but I think we're going to do that one for the living room. For the space I think the 55 down here is the better option unless there's some major issue with the smaller size that I'm unaware of. Edit: Service plans are still a waste of money right? Rhyno fucked around with this message at 21:12 on May 11, 2019 |
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BeastOfExmoor posted:
So I cut up an IKEA box to the approximate size of the screen and taped it to the wall, then sat where the recliner will be and 55" is definitely the perfect size for the distance so I pulled the trigger on the 55" TCL.
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May 12, 2019 06:36
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Ha! It was a Brimness headboard box! You lose!
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May 12, 2019 19:11
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My TCL55R617 arrived today! It's beautiful! I need to do the calibration but I was just super hype to get it out of the box. What other tests should I run to look for issues with the panel?
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May 15, 2019 19:12
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Cool, I'll play some Xbox and watch a bunch of stupid poo poo on YouTube.
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May 15, 2019 19:25
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crestfallen posted:Don’t do this to yourself. Get it, set it up, maybe configure it a bit based on rtings recommendations, and then just watch what you normally watch. Don’t set out to find something wrong with it. If you go in with that attitude, you’re p much guaranteed to love it. That’s what I did and I’m sure I don’t have a perfect panel but I’ve only maaaybe noticed something odd 1 time. I love my TV. It sounds like the 55" sets aren't having as many bad panel problems so I'm even happier with my choise now.
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Jun 1, 2019 20:05
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My mother in law just gave us this https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN40J5200-40-Inch-1080p-Smart/dp/B00WR292JE And this https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P46U1-46-Inch-Plasma/dp/B001UE6M9I/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Samsung is going in the wife's office, the Panasonic will see duty in the master.
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Jun 2, 2019 19:59
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This 10 year old plasma looks pretty good for a free tv. But it's 64 pounds and I don't want to put that on our IKEA dressers so I need a wall mount for this beast. This has 26K review and 90% of them are 4/5, this should do the job yes? https://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-ML...ps%2C157&sr=8-3
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Jun 3, 2019 18:06
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beep by grandpa posted:I connect my laptop to my tv whenever it's on the vast majority of the time so when I get my oled I'm mostly worried about the task bar burning in Why don't you just extend the screen instead of mirroring it?
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Jun 3, 2019 18:08
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Yeah it looks to be correct.
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Jun 3, 2019 20:41
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Never reuse wall anchors.
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Jun 9, 2019 06:39
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Motherfuckers. Not even a month after I buy one.
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Jun 11, 2019 19:30
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The TCL 65 inch 6 series was $500 for like 45 minutes yesterday. My boss nabbed one when the price alert came up.
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Amazon. He doesn't know if they are honoring it yet. https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/the-65-inch-tcl-65r617-tv-hits-an-all-time-low-499/
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Jul 1, 2019 21:02
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My 55" TCL has a notch on the legs that prevents you from installing the legs backwards. Is that a new change?
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Jul 2, 2019 04:54
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Unless the legs are L and R specific and I missed it, my TV stand is half an inch narrower than the TV legs.
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Jul 3, 2019 16:45
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Soni have a weird problem. The wall where we want to mount our main TV contains a pocket door. Would you guys trust a swing arm style mount to hold a large TV up if it was going to be fully extended to one side at all times?
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Jul 6, 2019 23:46
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I wouldn't. At my previous job my boss insisted we could hang a TV in just drywall, he used 16 anchors. We opened the store one morning to find it shattered on the floor.
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Rhyno posted:My 55" TCL has a notch on the legs that prevents you from installing the legs backwards. Is that a new change? So an update, if you wiggle the legs just a tiny bit they fit in with no problem. I don't know why they notched them to begin with.  
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Jul 8, 2019 13:44
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Ablert Einstein posted:TCL 65R617 $500 on Amazon right now Mother loving hell.
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Jul 11, 2019 13:52
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If I hadn't just dropped $300 on an emergency AC repair I'd have ordered that fucker. If it was Amazon and not a reseller I'd have been able to get their zero interest financing but alas.
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Jul 11, 2019 15:42
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beep by grandpa posted:ooooof, I was thinking of getting the 65" TCL 6 series this week but after some more research but the width of its leg stands are 55.5" and the width of my tv stand is 51". sometimes I wonder if they started putting the legs that far apart just to force me to buy new stands Is that where the feet rest or the width of the holes? I recently discovered you can still flip the legs inward despite the notches.
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Jul 13, 2019 22:21
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Are the TCL soundbars any good? I'm still using an all in one Sony system I bought almost 20 years ago.
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Jul 16, 2019 20:00
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Man, I just set the Roku app on the tv up, this is excellent!
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Jul 20, 2019 19:38
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FunOne posted:Discounts on wall mounts and center post mounts on Amazon Deal of the Day today if anyone is shopping for one of those. Thanks! The one I had on my list no less!
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