Is the s95b a buy now with price drops?

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Is this a buy now?

8m seeing a gulf in price between this and any better model.

I'm seeing 1299 for 55 and 1799 for the 65.
At some retailers. You can get freebies knocking that 1799 right down to 1499.

This is about the max price point I'll pay for a TV. Which excludes Sony and the new Samsungs.

Main thing holding me back is bendy panels, reliability, lack of DV, and dodgy firmware updates.


Is there anything else to consider at the 1k to 1.5k price point?

Note. Sound is irrelevant as I have a 5.1 system
 
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With the Samsung perks can get:

55" - £1169.10
65" - £1619.10

Panasonic code

65" LZ1500 - £1,784.15

Hit me up if you decide to go for any of those can give code or send an invite etc.
 
Bought the S95B 65" today from Samsung (not from EPP store as that only has 1 year warranty) for £1619 on 12 months interest-free. Been considering a few different models (Sony A90J, A80K and LG C2) but they all seem to have pros and cons. All the researching was giving me a headache so just went with the S95B as it will be used in a very bright room and has amazing picture quality but the software is the biggest con for me.
 
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413x said:
Main thing holding me back is bendy panels, reliability, lack of DV, and dodgy firmware updates.
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Bendy panel is unlikely, but can happen. Just swap it if you get unlucky
Reliability is fine. Some people have had their TV fail but so have people with other brands
Lack of DV is subjective. You'd need side by side to even notice and a lot of people actually dislike DV as it tends to make movies darker

You wouldn't have to worry about dodgy firmware updates as those have already happened so your new TV would be on one of those already :D
TBH though, the newest firmware is fine, there are settings you can use which makes it pretty much the same if not better than the older firmware.

Even with all the above, it's a far better TV than anything else you'd get at that price point.
 
Yeah I can't see anything better for the price. As this isn't a priority may wait until black Friday. But none of the other qd-oleds are anywhere close in price.
 
Going to pick up the s95b.
Need to decide on 55 or 65 (old TV is a 46 gt30 plasma).

Seen a few videos now of the lg g3 vs s95b and differences are so small vs the price is going to be the s95b


Which stores offer 5+years warranty? I know richer sounds do
 
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413x said:
Which stores offer 5+years warranty? I know richer sounds do
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Richer Sounds, John Lewis and Costco would be my go to stores for warranty & possible future returns.

It's good to have all bases covered, but don't be overthinking the problems you've read about. They are few and far between because more people post when something is wrong than when something is right. Thousands of people have the S95B and have had no issues whatsoever. It's a great TV
 
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no_1_dave said:
Richer Sounds, John Lewis and Costco would be my go to stores for warranty & possible future returns.

It's good to have all bases covered, but don't be overthinking the problems you've read about. They are few and far between because more people post when something is wrong than when something is right. Thousands of people have the S95B and have had no issues whatsoever. It's a great TV
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I'm definitely getting this one.
I've been waiting and waiting for a big jump. And seeing LGs best fairly equivalent to last year's Samsung makes it an easy choice.

You're looking at 1k extra for differences you can only see on side by sides.

Again, sonys a95k is a bit better. But it's not worth the premium.

End of the day a TV for me is a screen. I don't even use the remote in my TV at home. I control it via Google assistant "OK Google play "xyz" on living room TV. The ir blaster turns on the TV (as my TV is a decade old) and it works perfectly.

I only have Netflix, no live TV, no other streamers.
 
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On the Samsung perks site you can now also add a further 10% off. Decent price for 65".

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After coming from an LG E9, my go to was C3 or C2 but ended up going for a Samsung. The brightness, better uniformity and 144hz swung it.

With 20% code it cost me just over a grand. (Sale price was £1299 before code)

All the scare stories had put me off but I find sometimes reading online can be counter productive.

I’m sure many people post negative stuff about the Samsung with no direct experience of the set.

I’ve noticed there’s a lot of people that fanboy over certain TV brands, it’s as bad as consoles and amd, nvidia.


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I think I'll Probably go for richer sounds due to 6 year warranty vs Samsung which states tvs have 12 months warranty! 12 months? For items that can cost 1000s? Is that even legal?
 
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413x said:
I think I'll Probably go for richer sounds due to 6 year warranty vs Samsung which states tvs have 12 months warranty! 12 months? For items that can cost 1000s? Is that even legal?
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0 months would be legal, a warranty is an optional insurance product
 
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0 months would be legal, a warranty is an optional insurance product
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I don't think that's true. I believe new retail products must be sold with a warranty


But anyway, no way I'll buy from somewhere only offering 12 months on a purchase worth over 1k.
 
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413x said:
I don't think that's true. I believe new retail products must be sold with a warranty


But anyway, no way I'll buy from somewhere only offering 12 months on a purchase worth over 1k.
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You get consumer protections via CRA but those aren't the same as a warranty product - a warranty is optional for a retailer to provide over and above your statutory rights and can have conditions attached (such as depreciated refund vs age, not covering burn in etc.)
 
Kenai said:
You get consumer protections via CRA but those aren't the same as a warranty product - a warranty is optional for a retailer to provide over and above your statutory rights and can have conditions attached (such as depreciated refund vs age, not covering burn in etc.)
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Yeah just read about it.
I can see why people choose lg rather than Samsung.

Richer sounds it is. Doesn't really instil faith in a product when warranty is 12 month.

Nope.. Lgs is only 12 months too. Unbelievable!
 
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