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Question

Need help deciding on a 4k Tv

Apr 19, 2018 4:53PM PDT

Hi everyone, I've been researching for months. I am hoping to buy a 65" 4k tv soon for my living room for under $1100, the three best options seem to be the Sony x850E $1098, the VIZIO M65-F0 (201Cool $999, and 65" Samsung mu8000 $1098. No reviews have come out yet for the Vizio yet. The Sony seems a little better then the Samsung according to rtings.com but it has no local dimming but I guess the local dimming kinda sucks on the Samsung to the point of it not being noticable so I maybe that's a wash. It's going in a sort of dark room. We also have Google homes witch will work with the Vizio and Sony but it's not a high priority. Anyone have any experience with these?

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If you increase your budget...
Apr 19, 2018 7:20PM PDT

...you may be happier in the long run.

I would go with the Sony, but it’s not ideal. Skip the other two.

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How much
Apr 20, 2018 5:49AM PDT

How much would I need to increase? And wat did you have in mind?

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If you like Sony...
Apr 20, 2018 9:58AM PDT

...look at the 900E. $1500 on Amazon.

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What about the p series
Apr 20, 2018 4:48PM PDT

The p series is cheaper, if I replaced the m series for the p series what do you think?

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Nope
Apr 21, 2018 12:53PM PDT

In this size/price band, you get what you pay for IME

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850E and 900E are 2 versions of same TV
Apr 24, 2018 5:38AM PDT

I bought an 850E for $1100 during the President's days sales. I discovered after a lot of study that the 850E and 900E are variations on the same TV; the 850E has a faster processor for handling movies, the 900E has a better motion engine for handling sports. Why they don't market them that way I don't know, but that's useful information for making a choice. I also found that when you learn how to play with your picture settings (which unfortunately, for a more sophisticated tv you'll be doing constantly and obsessively to achieve the ideal quality you saw in the store) you can get color and black levels and clarity which aren't inferior to OLED. Black levels in the 850E are truly black when all the other settings are compatible. I feel as though I hit my sweet spot of price and features with this tv. Downside; onscreen os systems are kludgy and sometimes separate out vital related elements between options and settings...

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Almost
Apr 24, 2018 8:24AM PDT

The 850E lacks local dimming, thus pales a little by comparison vs the 900E. Also, the viewing angle is worse on the 850. Dealbreakers for some.

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For my own reasons.
Apr 20, 2018 6:52AM PDT

I'd get the Sony given only these choices.

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P series
Apr 20, 2018 4:47PM PDT

Well to complicate things further, I just found a p series Vizio the 2017 one $65 new for $1099, might be the best option

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4k tv
Apr 20, 2018 5:40PM PDT

i'd probably go with sony too if they have worked out their bugs with the google operating system. i have an 850c which had these messages pop up when some of the apps would stop working. also sometimes the tv would shut off by itself sometimes. i've gone through some updates and fixes from sony remotely so its been pretty good so far.