Dude, you are incredible for posting this...thank you!!! I did the same thing and was offered the 10% discount for being a loyal customer. It was also the rep's birthday so I think he was in a good mood. Always be courteous to these folks and make small talk, it usually improves your chances of getting what you want. If you are nasty/mean/condescending, then they have little incentive to help you out. A little kindness goes a LOOOONG way!
Wow. That thing is HUGE!Pretty cool official teardown. That heatsink is huge! Looks easy enough to take apart and make a custom water-cooled PS5 Slim! heh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaAY-jAjm0w&feature=emb_logo
And oddly enough, if laying on its side instead of standing up, this fits in my entertainment center and the Xbox series x does not.
I didn't get the 10% off like you and the other poster did sadly, but I did get $20 off! I'll take it! Well worth 3 minutes of my time.
My 2016 Vizio P series developed some major banding I think I'm gonna save for the 85" Sony. By the time I get it the update for the hdmi should be available.PS5 pre-order making me want to upgrade my tv since my sony x900f doesn't have 2.1 hdmi, even thought the latest version (x900h) doesn't technically have it yet either. Also I realized after moving that my 55" can go away as I now have room for the 65 or even the 75 if I want to get crazy
85 is a beast, nice. I really miss my plasma. Most people hate motion interpolation, but it was amazing on it and spoiled me. My 4k Sony tries, but leaves an small aura around my character sometime if it's not a 60fps game. The plasma was so good it could make any game look like 60fps, but no HDR and 4k of course.
Very good point.
I’m just glad that it will help with cooling and keeping it quieter (if reports are true).
How is the OLED? I read they're great for gaming, but have major burn in issues, so that confuses me.
Burn in issues are in the past. Anything 7 series or later should be good to go without much worry. I've never had an issue with my B7.
Best image you can currently get. I love it. Burn in might still be a risk but its very hard to do in current models. You would have to only watch channels like CNN or play games like Cod with a hud for tens of thousands of hours to possibly cause it (Which I wouldn't do anyways). If you mainly use it for enjoying movies and playing single player games, its worth it. The newer models also have anti measures to prevent burn in as well. I have no regrets. Glad I decided to pick one up.
Oled is the new plasma TV. I would personally stick with LCD as their cheaper and avoid burn in. Micro led backlighting out now basically makes lcds have near parity with Oled. You also get a significantly brighter picture with LCD, but worse black levels and some blooming as a result. OLED too have draw backs as well. Colors like grey can look off and they give some people headaches. I would research what’s best for you.
Honestly would wait till 2021 as all the hdmi 2.1 features will be supported or buy a Sony 900H. The Sony 900H supports like 80% of the features and from what I’ve read is currently the best in terms of features supported. It even beats it’s big brother the 950. In 2021 all 2.1 hdmi features will be supported in most mid and high range TVs.
Burn-in is absolutely an issue. It's always a liability with OLEDs. It comes with the technology. Burn-in happens at a rate of somewhere around ~5-12% of OLED owners. (It was polled at 12% in a recent AVS forum poll so in actuality it's probably a lot smaller than that, more like in the high single digits). Some people baby their TVs and it happens to them after 3-4 weeks. Some panels simply go bad. It could happen to anyone.
This post is a 100% correct. FYI even the 900h does not fully conform to all hdmi 2.1 standards. There are some Uber nerdy reviews on it. Still a good tv for 2020. 2021 is when to buy.
I'm a member on AVS forum. I'm not just making stuff up or saying that because it's never happened to me it doesn't happen. They test these things every year, and members post their feedback.
Agreed, as someone that’s owned a b7 for a few years, it’s been a solid tv with a great picture. I’m sure burn in is a possibility but seems rare these days. Reminds me of what people said about Plasma TVs back when I owned one, warning about how laying it flat or jostling it would destroy the picture ... may have been true in some instances but I found the rumor to be rubbish after moving the tv to different cities 4 times.
I’m for sure getting the GameStop warranty on mine. I always do on launch systems and it’s always paid off. My PS4 died a week before my warranty expired last gen and they just handed me a new one. No qualms. Launch systems have a habit of overheating, disk drives going out, random red ring of death every other month. It’s just always the case. Some people get lucky. I had my day one ps2 forever, but some don’t and I don’t want to be out 550 because I refused to pay the extra 40.
I never buy extended warranties on home electronics. Overall, they are a big waste of money. These extended warranties are a huge billion dollar business and they love to offer them up because the vast majority of people won't ever need them.
I am pretty sure for GameStop it’s 30 days.
The most common fault is overheating, but between all the info that Sony payed extra for a better cooling system and early reports of the thing running cold I feel pretty good about it this year.
Yeah I’m not too worried about this one the heat sink on this thing is huge. But Sony is known for using cheap thermal paste. My PS4 was my first PlayStation unit to die on me where I couldn’t fix it myself. My 360 on the other hand I got sick of fixing and ended up going through 4. That thing was a piece of crap.
I got "This is a preorder. We can not adjust the price of a preorder."
Same
Just use an Amex or some other card with an extend warranty policy and get it for free. The cost of that stuff is rolled into your apr.
I think it’ll depend on the store manager and when the actual release time is. I think east coast may be hosed on this issue because I doubt GameStop will give permission since they can’t sell anything to the 12 people standing in line.
Definitely a review wait for me. There's very little hype for this one which is probably because nobody has been able to play it, but still. I'm skeptical that the formula has changed much in the looter/shooter genre, so as of now I'm hard passing on it.
Depends how much $50 is worth to you but clicking chat is like playing a slot machine: just keep pulling that lever until you get a jackpot.
Thanks for the update. Just FYI the guy spreading misinformation got banned.
I thought it felt a little more calm around here today. That explains it. Hopefully the Zantra alts stay away for good.
If you buy the ps5 100% on your Amex card they will give you an extra years worth of coverage at no cost to you. So if it breaks you can call Amex and they will replace any electronics purchase or give you your money back if it can’t be replaced. It’s part of your member perks. Even free Amex cards have it.
