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Steve, any idea when the q80 and q90 release? Place I Usually buy said he doesn’t expect them in for a few months still here in Florida.
Sorry, I don't know the exact date.Steve, any idea when the q80 and q90 release? Place I Usually buy said he doesn’t expect them in for a few months still here in Florida.
They look very similar in terms of specs, but the LG is £100 cheaper. Unfortunately I haven't heard the LG in action yet, so I can't really compare the two in terms of performance.I am trying to choose between this (Q70R) and the LG SL8YG. They are similarly priced here in the UK. Any thought on this?? tia
Best of all, if you decide to add rear speakers at a later date you can buy exactly the same ones included with the Q90 to create 5.1.4 (you couldn't do that last year).
Sorry, I don't know the exact date.
Should be this week.Any indication when HW-Q90R review will be online?
Will you be able to do any comparisons with the n950?Should be this week.
Interestingly the N950 has just updated with new firmware so just maybe last year got the eARC update as well.Good news, Samsung will add eARC to the HW-Q70/80/90 via an OTN update at the end of this month. I will update the review accordingly.
Not directly I'm afraid, it'll only be from memory.Will you be able to do any comparisons with the n950?
Cheers.
What new firmware?Interestingly the N950 has just updated with new firmware so just maybe last year got the eARC update as well.
It sounds great at lower volumes, and you might find the Adaptive Sound feature very useful as well.So I know it's kind of the opposite reason for getting a sound bar, but how does it do at low volumes? While I love big sound, the main tv room is below the bedroom and I anticipate times when low volume viewing is going to be required. My old receiver set up had a night mode and dynamic range compression that helped keep volume in check while still being able to hear voices. Does this sound bar offer any of these type of features?
Mine updated to 1007.5 last night. First time I'd seen it do one whilst using it.What new firmware?
Someone here told me that the left and right were fixed and centre channel adjusted separately on n950.It were one of my main gripes with said soundbar,hence I do not have it anymore, to test it out!@Steve can the volume of the front channels be adjusted separately or they grouped as one like on N850, n950?
I absolutely agree with the first point.I am glad to hear that the q70 allows separate adjustment.I don't suppose that He can confirm 100% that the q80 and q90 are grouped as one,or the left and right are fixed and centre adjusts separately,as someone has suggested to me?I read forums and reviews that on the N950 front left, centre and right are grouped as one so when you adjust, they all move up and down together.
But i just messaged Steve and replied that on the HW-Q70R Samsung allows separate centre channel adjustment separately to the left and right.
I have the Samsung HW-Q70R connected to my LG OLED65C9. LPCM5.1/7.1 works from my Xbox One X when I am directly connected to it through the soundbar.@Steve Withers / Anyone,
Hope you can answer a few questions:
1. Does the Q70R support multi-channel LPCM? (i.e. 5.1/7.1)
2. Between the Q70R and the Sony HT-Z9F, which would you recommend? Just consider the base units as the rears are not available locally. I understand that the LG SL8YG is similar option but I haven't read anything about it yet. I like that the Z9F has 2 HDMI inputs, but is that enough to tip the scales?
P.S. It's annoying how vague Samsung's specs listings are. You have to read reviews and go over forum posts to find out which exact formats they support for a specific feature. LG's generally has a lot details but they go lazy on some parts (e.g. LPCM: Yes). Of the 3, Sony's the only one who goes into the exact details (e.g. LPCM: 2.0/5.1/7.1).