Glad to see so many people finding even better deals, the Hisense U8B, Samsung Q70R and Sony XF9005 price drops I've seen are great. Those who missed out, don't worry so much. Whilst it may be the prices temporarily raise again, seeing these TVs get this low already, they will drop again. If no stock returns on current pricing there should be similar deals around the boxing day/jan sales.
Its always hard to answer because what may be worth it to one person, could be different to another.
Its definitely worth it for
most people. I listed both in my guide before this price drop happened, the U8B in a higher "range" category.
I'd say the Q70R is a lot, lot better value than the others. The Q60R is the next best value..but there's no RU8000?
You're making life a bit harder on yourself comparing different sizes. Are the gains made by going with the U8B worth you going down a size? Also, its not out of question there's also going to be a price drop on the 65" U8B. Well worth waiting for.
Wow, those are some crazy deals. Congratulations! Enjoy the new TVs!
I think the bonus discount may have ended on Black Friday but here's a link that should help
Samsung Student Discounts & Deals with UNiDAYS
@aoaaron knows more about it than me.
Wow a Q70R for nan and grandad! You can tell them they probably have a better TV than the Queen!
Yes, never to be overlooked is your sources, always pair these TVs with the highest source quality you can to get the most out of them!
I'm a keen admirer of Vincent and his reviews, even before his recent foray in to YouTube. I think its good to take away the weaknesses of each TV he reviews and use them when considering how much money you want to spend. The Hisense U8B really, for the money (even before the recent 55" discount) is a lot more TV for the money. You could instead pay more to get a more well reviewed TV such as the Panasonic GX800 but you are looking at spending more money for a TV that has worse motion. Value is always relative to price and I think we already saw this with his recent LG B9 review.
At the time he reviewed both Hisense 55U8B (600) and Panasonic 50GX800 (700) around the same time and commended the Panasonic, despite being smaller and lacking a 120hz panel because there are lot of things the TV does right, however he did not grant it his best value award as he does with the recent LG B9 suggesting he took into consideration despite the things it does well its price point.
Being a calibrator, I think he focuses on picture accuracy a lot, which is one of the reasons he marks the Hisense down, but I feel like he didn't really consider that the Hisense can get a lot brighter and even, like the Panasonic now supports HDR10+ together with dolby vision.
The main selling point for the Panasonic is its tone mapping feature, but I feel there's no room for it in the market when for so little extra you can now get TVs that actually have good HDR capabilities such as the Q70R or Sony XG9005/XF9005 for relatively little more. If someone wants a TV for HDR, then it makes sense to spend more money for actual HDR hardware than it does to spend more for a feature that compresses HDR (albeit to a good standard) to lower peak brightness. HDR is all about spectacular highlights and enhanced contrast as a result of that, so I see no gains really other than less compatibility problems having the tone mapping feature on such an expensive TV.
It would be different, and I hope eventually if it becomes the norm that its something that is included on much cheaper TVs. But the Panasonic is nothing more than a low range model with good picture accuracy and this tone mapping feature, at mid range prices. I hope he reviews the Hisense B7500 or U7B to compare!