zammasaurus Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just saw the Sony 75x8500E online at Harvey Norman for $2870 today only (black friday sale) https://www.harveynorman.com.au/sony-75-x8500e-4k-ultra-hd-led-lcd-smart-tv.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp51 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 3 hours ago, zammasaurus said: Just saw the Sony 75x8500E online at Harvey Norman for $2870 today only (black friday sale) https://www.harveynorman.com.au/sony-75-x8500e-4k-ultra-hd-led-lcd-smart-tv.html That looks like a great deal. Can anyone tell me what the difference if between the 8500E Sony for that price and the Sony 9400E on the same website for $5219 ? Trying to read the specs but they look similar and I must be missing something if one is more the 2000 dollars more than the other. Any help appreciated. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thathifiguy Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, bradp51 said: That looks like a great deal. Can anyone tell me what the difference if between the 8500E Sony for that price and the Sony 9400E on the same website for $5219 ? Trying to read the specs but they look similar and I must be missing something if one is more the 2000 dollars more than the other. Any help appreciated. Cheers. I'm pretty sure the main difference is that the 8500 series is edge lit LED vs the Direct LED backlighting in the 9000+ models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thathifiguy Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 There may also be some slightly better native motion processing in the higher model, though I'm not certain off the top of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp51 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 With the research I have done it looks like you are correct. Thank you for that. But then there is a smaller 65 OLED for the same price. Oh what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janjuggler Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Hi, Just had a look at the specs and the 9400 is 12kg heavier, uses 2.5 times more power per year, and says it has " Backlight Drive+ and X-tended Dynamic Range PRO", which the 8500 doesn't have.... JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwt Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, bradp51 said: That looks like a great deal. Can anyone tell me what the difference if between the 8500E Sony for that price and the Sony 9400E on the same website for $5219 ? Trying to read the specs but they look similar and I must be missing something if one is more the 2000 dollars more than the other. Any help appreciated. Cheers. Apart from the better backlighting zone technology being used brad ; the 9400 using the better xtreme pro chipset has just received the dolby vision upgrade ; something the 8500 will never get as its processor isn't up to it... Good read here on o/s versions https://www.itwire.com/reviews/entertainmnent/78561-sony-packs-dolby-vision-into-new-x93-94e,-4k,-2017-lcd-tvs-first-look.html Edited April 13, 2018 by cwt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christoshizz Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 harveys has just dropped the price of the x8500e 75" to $2870, am wondering if its a better buy than the panasonic ex780 75" (which ive had my eye on for ages!) decisions decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbert Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) Went to HN today to pay the rest off and the Sony 75 x9000e was $3995 so I got the same price with free delivery Edited April 14, 2018 by Dogbert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbv20j Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I picked up a Sony X9000e for $3600 with a fair bit of negotiation at my local HN store great tv if you can locate one in a run out sale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Bought a Hisense 75 N7 for 2200 including delivery from JB yesterday Arriving tomorrow and replacing 64 plasma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Bought a Hisense 75 N7 for 2200 including delivery from JB yesterday Arriving tomorrow and replacing 64 plasma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_F Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, sbv20j said: I picked up a Sony X9000e for $3600 with a fair bit of negotiation at my local HN store great tv if you can locate one in a run out sale Was that for the 75" Sony X9000e? If so what a great price. I see JB have them advertised for $4498 and in reading the reviews I saw this: Model is a lemon Go to the Sony website; they acknowledge that this model (and the 55" equivalent) have a design issue with the power supply system. I have just today arranged my second service call to revive my dead TV, since purchase less than 4 months ago. While the TV has been fine while working, I will be going back to Panasonic - never a single service call with multiple TVs over 15 years. ✘ No, I do not recommend this product. Edited May 29, 2018 by Peter_F more info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klattsy Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Great prices on the Sony’s guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyday Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 26 minutes ago, Peter_F said: design issue with the power supply Had an issue with mine a while ago, thought it was dead one day; I tried the Harmony remote, then the original remote but nothing! Was in the process of contacting the retailer for warranty when I though I would look a bit further. Pulled the power lead from the back and plugged it back in, tried it again, Nothing! Switched the power off at the wall and back on and it re-booted. Seems that there is an issue with switching in the power supply but has never happened again since. I did a quick internet search and found a couple others have had a similar experience, not sure of the cause but it seems that they had the same solution and no repeat issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbert Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Hey Peter_F, do you have a link to the page on the Sony site? I cant find anything on the X9000e power supply issue. I purchased mine after my Samsung 64F8500 plasma power supply went kaput and they don't stock spare parts anymore so they cant repair, I dont want to get caught twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_F Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dogbert said: Hey Peter_F, do you have a link to the page on the Sony site? I cant find anything on the X9000e power supply issue. I purchased mine after my Samsung 64F8500 plasma power supply went kaput and they don't stock spare parts anymore so they cant repair, I dont want to get caught twice. No mate I don't have a link to the Sony site. I'm not even sure if the power supply issue was related to the 75" after reading another review on the JB site debunking that comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saa Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 DJ's has the 75" 9400e for $4,299. https://www.davidjones.com/electrical/televisions/tvs/4k-tvs/21482694/75-4K-UHD-HDR-LED-ANDROID-TV-KD75X9400E.html A couple of weeks ago it was $3,999 (free delivery and installation), which I jumped on with DJ gift cards bought through RACQ (10% discount). So I paid $3,600 all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDerrickC Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 9 hours ago, saa said: A couple of weeks ago it was $3,999 (free delivery and installation), which I jumped on with DJ gift cards bought through RACQ (10% discount). So I paid $3,600 all up. Was this online and the gift cards worked? For some reason the online system is not working with gift cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saa Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I saw the deal online but I bought the TV in store (Queen Street Brisbane). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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