I have very specific needs unfortunately. the space I have for the TV is very limited and a 50" is the max I'll go without having to remodel or rearrange in a manner that just isn't practical. Also, the space is relatively small and well-lit with windows from the side, so wide viewing angles, good reflection handling and brightness are a must. I would prefer not paying $1300, but I want that kind of quality in a TV that I plan on having for the next 5-10 years.
According to Samsung the only TV with the Ultra Wide Angle layer is the 85." All of the rest, including the 50", have the Wide Viewing Angle layer. You can see it here:
www.samsung.com
You've got to stand up to her! I tell my wife how it is and am free to sleep on the couch at anytime.
LOL, I spent close to that much on a 32" Sharp Aquos many years ago when those were one of the best around. Now I can get a 65" for less than that & blow my 32" out of the water. Still, the difference in quality between that 65" and the 50" I'm looking at is pretty significant.
Sir....My wife is the meanest red headed Irish woman you ever would meet. She stands 6'-00" and weighs in at 135lb. and packs a punch like Rhonda Rousey. When she says, "NO" I can assure you it means ,"NO". Thank you for your kind words; but to be honest if I came home with a $1200 T.V I would not wake up from the couch.
I just spent 3k on mine after tax. Wife says it’s pretty lol.
Ah, that's wierd cuz I definitely ain't in Singapore.
Ah, that's wierd cuz I definitely ain't in Singapore.
Anyway, the Wide Viewing Angle is more than sufficient for the 50." I've seen the TV in the store and it looks awesome from any angle. Not OLED, mind you, but still really great. The reasons why I'm not going with OLED are dimness by comparison, reflection handling by comparison & longevity. The QLED tops the OLED in all of these areas which all are important to me. I'm willing to sacrifice a small bit of degradation off-angle and small bit of contrast for those facets.
Best thing to do is have him do a side-by-side comparison at the store and see for himself that the Qn90a really does look every bit as good as an OLED for the very large majority of content. That's what it finally took for me to decide. Some things it looks better, some things not as good, but unless you've specifically got a rock for star fields showing every single star then you really can't tell much difference. Certainly if you're not an expert who makes his living off of grading TVs. The funny thing is more times than not, you won't even know what you're missing from the other TV. You'll just look at it & it will be stunning.
So...I pulled the trigger on the A80CJ at Costco. Picked it up at Costco a couple of days ago and I gotta say, I'm really happy with it so far. They have a robust list of built in apps. The picture looks great! I am tending to watch on the vivid setting so far, although I do think I might tweak it just a slight bit. I do need to reroute the surround sound though. It is set up with my devices plugged into the surround receiver, but with all of the slots filled, I'll probably have to run something through the TV then TV through the receiver. I'll probably tinker with it tomorrow morning.
Try plugging the receiver into the eArc hdmi input. On my setup, everything that's plugged into the tv goes through the receiver and I don't have to switch inputs on the TV. It also frees up other inputs on the receiver.
Will check that out, thanks.
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