faidtoblack
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I recently posted asking about older 50” and smaller set recommendations. Initially my budget was going to be around £500 but I have decided to up it to whatever is necessary and instead purchase one of this years sets. I really still want to purchase a 50” or smaller tv although I fully appreciate that the value gets much better at 55” and above. The main issue is that I am going to be moving around a fair bit and I ideally want a tv that will easily fit in my car inside its original the box although I may just accept it and go for a larger set. HDR is important and I am aware that my best option is probably going to be the Sony XH9505; I am discounting the OLED’s at 48” for various reasons.
I am wondering whether the Sony 49XH9505 is going to be much of a downgrade compared to the 55” variant? I am assuming the number of zones will differ considerably and I am wondering what the impact of this will be on the viewing experience (the price difference between the two is not huge and I can afford the larger size). My usage is going to be movies and shows through the inbuilt apps (I will probably Chromecast apple tv subscription and now tv occasionally). I appreciate that the 55" will be 'better' (more zones and more immersive) but I am just wondering whether the 49" really is a very good tv or just the best option at 49"? I also wonder whether I am missing any other sets at that size. There is the Samsung 49Q85T but I have no idea how that would compare with the Sony?
The other option is to just accept it and go for a 55” and that will obviously open up my options quite a bit. Again I will probably avoid an OLED for a number of reasons that I won’t bore you with. I guess the best option is likely still going to be the Sony at 55”? I have noticed though that Samsung have recently added a number of 2019 and 2018 sets at 55” on their site (not all of them are showing as in stock) but I can get 15% - 20% off on the Samsung website so I am considering buying from them if there are some good deals post-Christmas. With this in mind I am wondering how the 2019 55Q80R, 2019 55Q85R, 2019 55Q90R and 2018 55Q9F compare to the Sony? Is there a sweet spot among these sets where they measure up to the Sony and then surpass it in terms of my usage? (Movies through Netflix and amazon mainly). Then there is this years 55Q90T and if that drops to around 1k I would consider it (although I am not sure how it measures up to the Sony XH9505).
Thanks very much for the input
I am wondering whether the Sony 49XH9505 is going to be much of a downgrade compared to the 55” variant? I am assuming the number of zones will differ considerably and I am wondering what the impact of this will be on the viewing experience (the price difference between the two is not huge and I can afford the larger size). My usage is going to be movies and shows through the inbuilt apps (I will probably Chromecast apple tv subscription and now tv occasionally). I appreciate that the 55" will be 'better' (more zones and more immersive) but I am just wondering whether the 49" really is a very good tv or just the best option at 49"? I also wonder whether I am missing any other sets at that size. There is the Samsung 49Q85T but I have no idea how that would compare with the Sony?
The other option is to just accept it and go for a 55” and that will obviously open up my options quite a bit. Again I will probably avoid an OLED for a number of reasons that I won’t bore you with. I guess the best option is likely still going to be the Sony at 55”? I have noticed though that Samsung have recently added a number of 2019 and 2018 sets at 55” on their site (not all of them are showing as in stock) but I can get 15% - 20% off on the Samsung website so I am considering buying from them if there are some good deals post-Christmas. With this in mind I am wondering how the 2019 55Q80R, 2019 55Q85R, 2019 55Q90R and 2018 55Q9F compare to the Sony? Is there a sweet spot among these sets where they measure up to the Sony and then surpass it in terms of my usage? (Movies through Netflix and amazon mainly). Then there is this years 55Q90T and if that drops to around 1k I would consider it (although I am not sure how it measures up to the Sony XH9505).
Thanks very much for the input