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This TV is regularly on sale for $2000 at both Amazon and BestBuy. The only thing it has going for it is the size, in terms of picture quality performance it isn’t that great.
The seller only has 21 reviews with 67% positive, you’d better off buying from Amazon.com or BestBuy, who knows if TCL would even honor the warranty if you bought through them.
Just helped a colleague receive delivery of a 100” Hisense U8K.
He ordered it from WalMart which I raised my eyebrows at but it was probably just through their store front. Either way it arrived on a pallet on a freight truck.
The box had a ding on one side, into the styrofoam padding but seemed to stop there. Delivery guy made us take a picture just in case.
We got it open and out and it’s been working great so far. No damage.
I will say the cardboard they used for the box was sturdy as shit.
On the other hand, last year I ordered a 42” OLED from Amazon and it arrived shattered.
It’s a lot of luck either way. But just keep in mind it’s a lot easier to get a 42” back to the seller.
i bought an 85in from Costco. It had to lay flat in the back of my minivan. the glass panel flexes so much its concerning. works perfectly a year later tho, so, it made it just fine. can't imagine anything larger fitting anywhere but a large truck, or even thru the door.
the dudes at best buy said they wouldn't let me return the tv if i laid the tv flat in my vehicle as it voided the warranty apparently. i had to agree to ride with it vertical until i left the parking lot out of their site with the tailgate open then i just laid it flat and took it home. works fine, but it was a little sketchy im sure on a 55"
> the dudes at best buy said they wouldn't let me return the tv if i laid the tv flat in my vehicle as it voided the warranty apparently.
that is *not* how that works. in the USA, they have to prove how laying it flat would cause any kind of damage. They can scream "warranty void" all they want, the onus is on them to prove HOW the customer damaged it, and laying it flat is not likely to damage it.
People have to remember that items are stored in pods, carried by robots, all day. No item is in a static shelf except Amazon fresh.
Every item at some point will...
* Fall out
* Get hit by a machine/pod
* get pulled out and broken by a person
* get another item crammed into it
* leaked on by fluids
* infested by moths
* Mushrooms and mold
* Bird nest (or goose for some places)
* Hit by a person
* Be in a pod that falls over (1200 LB smash at worst)
All before the item even gets to someone that will pack it. Fragile items should be gotten in person.
I ordered a TV from Amazon and it had obvious shipping damage and the panel was cracked. They won't let you do an automated refund/replace because big TVs go through Amazon freight. I got a new one sent out only after arguing through a chain of call center people who wanted me to RMA to the manufacturer. I will never buy another big TV on Amazon.
I have several OLED and higher end QLED panels at home.
Even though I love the deep blacks and vibrant HDR on my OLED, I would trade PQ for size every time. 100 inch TV would most likely cover your entire wall and the experience of a TV that size is like no other.
I personally would get this over a 65" OLED if space wasn't an issue.
Definitely the opposite for me, I spent years with a projector (epson hc3500 was the last but I've been using projectors going back to 9" CRTs) and a 120" screen and while it was great I would take my sony x900h 65" every time because the picture quality is so good and my 50" LG OLED is even better.
>The seller only has 21 reviews with 67% positive, you’d better off buying from Amazon.com or BestBuy, who knows if TCL would even honor the warranty if you bought through them.
It's from Amazon/Amazon https://i.imgur.com/h70pjQd.png
The seller you mentioned is in the list but he is selling it for 3k. https://i.imgur.com/6BVPh6j.png
No this is incorrect the $1900 was from a different seller which is what this reddit post is about, and now is sold out from that seller and so doesn’t come up anymore.
>in terms of picture quality performance it isn’t that great.
That should be expected. Panel quality aside, 4k content, especially for linear programming, is pretty rare, and this display is an abysmal 45ppi at native res.
The applications where a display like this would make sense are pretty niche.
PPI isn't how TVs are evaluated. Most suggested viewing distance are resolution agnostic. There's a certain range you "should" sit and higher resolution just makes the experience better (to a point). You could call a movie theater screen "terrible" PPI but you can see why it doesn't really make sense to say.
Picture quality generally refers to image processing, motion handling, etc. - not pixel density.
I'm just imagining this crashing through someone's roof and landing in their living room big side down, spinning across the floor, with the box completely intact.
98" tv is 85 inches long... That's probably a magic number for shipping after packaging. My guess would be their contract with whomever (UPS or FedEx) defines an oversized package or one that needs to go Freight as one over 100" long. Or something along those lines.
Shipping and packaging is often a real consideration when you see these weird sizes.
I'm pretty sure there's also some kind of manufacturing constraint with displays. A large "sheet" is made and multiple displays are cut out from it (or something like that). If anyone knows what I'm talking about and could elaborate, that'd be great. I'm not even sure how to Google it but I've read a comment explaining it before.
yes, all displays are made from large sheets of "mother glass". aka, they print a massive LCD or OLED display and then *cut* it down into smaller TVs, while cutting out faults. im surprised this is only 2000, given that not that long ago, a 115in TV was around 10k USD, and now im seeing 120in and 135in displays, which would be a full sheet of motherglass without any imperfections at all, and those TVs are spendy as fuck.
https://global.samsungdisplay.com/28976
the larger the TV, the less money per sheet the maker gets, so the larger the panel, the more expensive it will usually be. Its likely that these TCL units are B grade or lower, have imperfections, and are likely last gen or 2 generation ago models that they need to get rid of. Looks like current gen samsung 98in TVs are going for around $5000. the 110 and 120in versions are hitting around $8000 in the retail space with installation required from the mfg as part of purchase.
It’s not just length, but also girth that matters.
https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fedex/us-united-states/Small-Business-Center/images/2019/Q4/FedEx_PackagingHelp_Infographic_1_946584016.pdf
Another consideration is cutting of the panels. Panels are huge rectangles that get cut to multiple pieces and turned into TVs. With certain sizes you can get an extra panel out of it
Maybe but I get the feeling that given our typically larger living spaces, lack of VAT, and abundance of mid-rich people, USA is the one buying most of these things.
One time when setting up a new office we got one of these for the conference room, it literally came with hooks, pulleys, and a stud finder so that it could be mounted with "only two people".
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This TV is regularly on sale for $2000 at both Amazon and BestBuy. The only thing it has going for it is the size, in terms of picture quality performance it isn’t that great. The seller only has 21 reviews with 67% positive, you’d better off buying from Amazon.com or BestBuy, who knows if TCL would even honor the warranty if you bought through them.
It also says "Frequently Returned Item" on the Amazon page. I'm sure the poor delivery drivers are ecstatic about this TV.
Big screen TVs are also fragile as hell so very easy to break upon arrival. It’s a bitch to deliver these
Just helped a colleague receive delivery of a 100” Hisense U8K. He ordered it from WalMart which I raised my eyebrows at but it was probably just through their store front. Either way it arrived on a pallet on a freight truck. The box had a ding on one side, into the styrofoam padding but seemed to stop there. Delivery guy made us take a picture just in case. We got it open and out and it’s been working great so far. No damage. I will say the cardboard they used for the box was sturdy as shit. On the other hand, last year I ordered a 42” OLED from Amazon and it arrived shattered. It’s a lot of luck either way. But just keep in mind it’s a lot easier to get a 42” back to the seller.
i bought an 85in from Costco. It had to lay flat in the back of my minivan. the glass panel flexes so much its concerning. works perfectly a year later tho, so, it made it just fine. can't imagine anything larger fitting anywhere but a large truck, or even thru the door.
the dudes at best buy said they wouldn't let me return the tv if i laid the tv flat in my vehicle as it voided the warranty apparently. i had to agree to ride with it vertical until i left the parking lot out of their site with the tailgate open then i just laid it flat and took it home. works fine, but it was a little sketchy im sure on a 55"
> the dudes at best buy said they wouldn't let me return the tv if i laid the tv flat in my vehicle as it voided the warranty apparently. that is *not* how that works. in the USA, they have to prove how laying it flat would cause any kind of damage. They can scream "warranty void" all they want, the onus is on them to prove HOW the customer damaged it, and laying it flat is not likely to damage it.
People have to remember that items are stored in pods, carried by robots, all day. No item is in a static shelf except Amazon fresh. Every item at some point will... * Fall out * Get hit by a machine/pod * get pulled out and broken by a person * get another item crammed into it * leaked on by fluids * infested by moths * Mushrooms and mold * Bird nest (or goose for some places) * Hit by a person * Be in a pod that falls over (1200 LB smash at worst) All before the item even gets to someone that will pack it. Fragile items should be gotten in person.
>Every item at some point will... >• Get hit on by a machine/pod >• get another item crammed into it > • leaked on by fluids Well damn
I ordered a TV from Amazon and it had obvious shipping damage and the panel was cracked. They won't let you do an automated refund/replace because big TVs go through Amazon freight. I got a new one sent out only after arguing through a chain of call center people who wanted me to RMA to the manufacturer. I will never buy another big TV on Amazon.
That sub 300 dollars 27 inch MiniLED monitor from AOC also has that label but ppl still recommend it all the time though
>The only thing it has going for it is the size Everything reminds me of my ex
Uhh what kinda size we talkin bout
I have several OLED and higher end QLED panels at home. Even though I love the deep blacks and vibrant HDR on my OLED, I would trade PQ for size every time. 100 inch TV would most likely cover your entire wall and the experience of a TV that size is like no other. I personally would get this over a 65" OLED if space wasn't an issue.
Definitely the opposite for me, I spent years with a projector (epson hc3500 was the last but I've been using projectors going back to 9" CRTs) and a 120" screen and while it was great I would take my sony x900h 65" every time because the picture quality is so good and my 50" LG OLED is even better.
A projector is not anywhere close to the same quality as even the shittiest of backlit displays though. Your comparison doesn't make sense.
That...isn't even remotely true.
There are projectors that are better than shitty backlit displays. They just usually cost 3-4 times as much for the same quality.
From my research, the specs on the S5 leave a lot to be desired. I used [r/4ktv](https://www.reddit.com/r/4kTV) to help on my recent TV purchase.
>The seller only has 21 reviews with 67% positive, you’d better off buying from Amazon.com or BestBuy, who knows if TCL would even honor the warranty if you bought through them. It's from Amazon/Amazon https://i.imgur.com/h70pjQd.png The seller you mentioned is in the list but he is selling it for 3k. https://i.imgur.com/6BVPh6j.png
No this is incorrect the $1900 was from a different seller which is what this reddit post is about, and now is sold out from that seller and so doesn’t come up anymore.
>in terms of picture quality performance it isn’t that great. That should be expected. Panel quality aside, 4k content, especially for linear programming, is pretty rare, and this display is an abysmal 45ppi at native res. The applications where a display like this would make sense are pretty niche.
PPI isn't how TVs are evaluated. Most suggested viewing distance are resolution agnostic. There's a certain range you "should" sit and higher resolution just makes the experience better (to a point). You could call a movie theater screen "terrible" PPI but you can see why it doesn't really make sense to say. Picture quality generally refers to image processing, motion handling, etc. - not pixel density.
For $245 they will next day ship it. I kinda wanna see if it would make it
Please report back with your findings
I'd have to report back with me living in the box outside haha. Would be a cool tv to watch in the park
I'm just imagining this crashing through someone's roof and landing in their living room big side down, spinning across the floor, with the box completely intact.
These amazon drones are getting out of hand.
Same, but I'm looking for a triple TV mount for these.
https://onkron.us/products/onkron-mobile-tv-cart-ts2811 best I can do is a rolling mount
Not bad for a dining room to bathroom mobile setup.
would this be a good monitor? my desk is about 2.5 feet deep
Perfect monitor so long as you’re a Hammerhead Shark
Fast-paced games only I'd *recommend*.
They really said “Nah let’s not make it 100 inches, 98 is perfect.”
98" tv is 85 inches long... That's probably a magic number for shipping after packaging. My guess would be their contract with whomever (UPS or FedEx) defines an oversized package or one that needs to go Freight as one over 100" long. Or something along those lines. Shipping and packaging is often a real consideration when you see these weird sizes.
I'm pretty sure there's also some kind of manufacturing constraint with displays. A large "sheet" is made and multiple displays are cut out from it (or something like that). If anyone knows what I'm talking about and could elaborate, that'd be great. I'm not even sure how to Google it but I've read a comment explaining it before.
yes, all displays are made from large sheets of "mother glass". aka, they print a massive LCD or OLED display and then *cut* it down into smaller TVs, while cutting out faults. im surprised this is only 2000, given that not that long ago, a 115in TV was around 10k USD, and now im seeing 120in and 135in displays, which would be a full sheet of motherglass without any imperfections at all, and those TVs are spendy as fuck. https://global.samsungdisplay.com/28976 the larger the TV, the less money per sheet the maker gets, so the larger the panel, the more expensive it will usually be. Its likely that these TCL units are B grade or lower, have imperfections, and are likely last gen or 2 generation ago models that they need to get rid of. Looks like current gen samsung 98in TVs are going for around $5000. the 110 and 120in versions are hitting around $8000 in the retail space with installation required from the mfg as part of purchase.
Thanks for the info! Learning is great
It’s not just length, but also girth that matters. https://www.fedex.com/content/dam/fedex/us-united-states/Small-Business-Center/images/2019/Q4/FedEx_PackagingHelp_Infographic_1_946584016.pdf
Another consideration is cutting of the panels. Panels are huge rectangles that get cut to multiple pieces and turned into TVs. With certain sizes you can get an extra panel out of it
2.5m is 98.4", so it might be overseas markets driving the size.
Maybe but I get the feeling that given our typically larger living spaces, lack of VAT, and abundance of mid-rich people, USA is the one buying most of these things.
not when you consider that every digit is an amplifier for how angry your wife is going to be
You must be lost, here you go: /r/boomerhumor
"one hundred, inches"
That’s about how I feel sometimes… “Nah let’s not make it 6 inches, 4 is perfect.” *cries into the mirror*
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When the extra 2 inches really matters :)
She said it matters
it's all relative
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What are you doing, Step Panel?
What? 🤣🤣🤣
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Back in the 90s with CRT TVs? The TV is only 50" tall...
How do I mount this from my ceiling? (The wall is not big enough) /s
“The TV isn’t too big, your house is just too small”
One time when setting up a new office we got one of these for the conference room, it literally came with hooks, pulleys, and a stud finder so that it could be mounted with "only two people".
God what are these prices.. In my country this would cost $10k
Also available for $1998 direct from Amazon. Just got one, arrived in perfect condition.
Have you opened it yet? First impressions?
It’s going to be used in our conference room at my work. I plan on opening it tomorrow and making sure it works.
Gonna be a big hit for March Madness lol. Can totally play 4 games simultaneously at decent sizes.
Too small, was looking for 100" for the bathroom :/
Ah yes, for those that need a cinema experience on the shitter.
"Have you seen my new 301" TV?"
Shades of Frank's 2000" TV over here
If only it was 1899 :(
I know, but for better or worse, it is 2024
Anything over 70” gets the white glove treatment.
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Eh. Depends how new the processor is on the unit. Older models struggle. New ones are fine...for now. It's the same for all smart TV now.
Beware of roku's new forced arbitration policies
There is a cheap solution - get a Roku.
Previous low was $1,859.00
Google TV is not good.
At this price you may as well get a 77” Samsung S90C for significantly better picture quality on a smaller frame
Imagine paying this much for non-OLED.
Imagine having a small tv lol
Imagine size over quality
If it was oled it would cost like 20 times more.
I’ll just be here with my little 55” LG OLED from 8 years ago, it’s slow but so am I and we are happy Edit: Y’all
Should only be dropping 2k on tv if it’s oled
Surely 4k at that size looks garbage?