Group Buy Sony OLEDs A80J/A90J 55"/65" (Bangalore 2021)

[guessmewho]

Hi Guys,
I am almost 90% decided on the A80J 65". If we can pull in sufficient people in Bangalore here, we can exchange discounts or even get a group buy going to bring the price down. I am planning around Diwali and anyone interested would probably be planning around the same time i guess.

Some useful links for A80J
A80J spec from Sony India
rtings review | vs C1

YouTube Reviews
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[MeAlien]

Please add A80J/A90J buyers in subject so that it becomes more inclusive. I am waiting for A90J launch here. As per Croma ppl, It is going to happen early October.

 

[insane79]

I am waiting for A90J launch here. As per Croma ppl, It is going to happen early October.

Yes, i got similar information from Sony Center here, should have been launched by now.

 

[jagmarg]

A80J / 65" ... Unilet it's quoting 2.55 plus Credit Card cashback of about 12k...

 

[guessmewho]

Hi Nikhil,
Completely agree with you. I will step back on leading the 'Group Buy' part. Request someone with more experience to take over. We can still keep this thread to share any common discounts and offers. Thanks

 

[insane79]

A80J / 65" ... Unilet it's quoting 2.55 plus Credit Card cashback of about 12k...

Thats a pretty good price for the A80J.
Sony India has to still announce a diwali promotion which is rumoured to be in 1st week October.

 

[jagmarg]

Got a call from Pai International yesterday... That they can better the price of 2.55 + Cashback of 10k. They wanted me to visit the showroom. Hosur Road.

 

[htfan17]

Officially sony on its website is now announcing Diwali offers. However the website now shows the prices which actually were the existing actual prices in retail outlets before the diwali offers. Earlier the website showed MRP which was always inflated vs actual retail prices. So proportionately if website prices have reduced the actual prices in retail should further reduce now much more

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[jagmarg]

Ok.. So the 30% discount on MRP remains.
1+1 warranty is now increased to 1+2
10k cashback is now increased to 15k (on no cost EMI purchases only.. Upto 18 months)

So the additional 5k cashback is what Pai was calling about.

Not sure how much they can better Unilets 2.55Lakhs. Will try finding this weekend.

 

[htfan17]

A90J should have launched by now its high time before Diwali offer. Any idea anyone where is this legend for India

 

[jagmarg]

I wish it was here.. no news actually... dont think they will launch it this year... here in India.. unfortunately. A80J was launched only this year.

 

[guessmewho]

I wish it was here.. no news actually... dont think they will launch it this year... here in India.. unfortunately. A80J was launched only this year.

I too have the same feeling that they may not launch A90J here at least for now, if they have not added it in time for Diwali offers.

 

[insane79]

Ok.. So the 30% discount on MRP remains.
1+1 warranty is now increased to 1+2
10k cashback is now increased to 15k (on no cost EMI purchases only.. Upto 18 months)

So the additional 5k cashback is what Pai was calling about.

Not sure how much they can better Unilets 2.55Lakhs. Will try finding this weekend.

I had a chat with Sony Center, so the 15k cash back is with credit cards for the Sony 65 A80J.
The thing is when i read the pdf of the Emi details earlier in the morning, it was mentioned first emi will be cash back but the Sony Center said you will get 15k cash back if you go for the 65" A80J, very confusing indeed, also they saying it will be zero interest emi, could you find out from the dealer there if the cash back is 15k or it's the first emi refund for the 65 A80J?

Thanks.

 

[Jayaesh1]

Sony A90J n X95 will not be coming to India, I spoke with few of the Sony dealers so it is either A80J if OLED or X90J if FALD.

I spend an hour checking out both of them n based on my observations the A80J looked much more sharper , cleaner n clearer (upscaling) than my LG CX , it also was more colourful ( Live Colour Medium) n brighter (Peak Brightness on high)Standard Mode/ Advanced Contrast Enhancer on Medium).

Similarly X90J had better upscaling n better blacks( VA panel) than my QN90A ( refer to the QN90A owners thread ). My experiences with both the Koreans TV makers have been pretty underwhelming sadly n costly

Lastly XR processor is indeed legit !!!

 

[lightgamer]

Sony A90J n X95 will not be coming to India, I spoke with few of the Sony dealers so it is either A80J if OLED or X90J if FALD.

I spend an hour checking out both of them n based on my observations the A80J looked much more sharper , cleaner n clearer (upscaling) than my LG CX , it also was more colourful ( Live Colour Medium) n brighter (Peak Brightness on high)Standard Mode/ Advanced Contrast Enhancer on Medium).

Similarly X90J had better upscaling n better blacks( VA panel) than my QN90A ( refer to the QN90A owners thread ). My experiences with both the Koreans TV makers have been pretty underwhelming sadly n costly

Lastly XR processor is indeed legit !!!

A80J uses the EVO panel which has overall better characteristics on a hardware level as well. Not really fair comparing it to CX as it costs more than the G1. LG still does better as a gaming TV or monitor.

Samsung fucked over the QN90A by launching the IPS version in India. You can add all dimming zones to IPS, but text like subtitles will still bloom badly.

 

[Donivlapog]

+1 (except for the language). FALD on IPS is a LG Nano quintessential hype that will not hold water.

 

[guessmewho]

My experiences with both the Koreans TV makers have been pretty underwhelming

Thanks for the honest feedback. It takes a lot to give opinions against our own chosen products

 

[jagmarg]

A80J uses the EVO panel which has overall better characteristics on a hardware level as well. Not really fair comparing it to CX as it costs more than the G1. LG still does better as a gaming TV or monitor.

Samsung fucked over the QN90A by launching the IPS version in India. You can add all dimming zones to IPS, but text like subtitles will still bloom badly.

A80J 77 inch is said to use the EVO panel ( not officially confirmed)... But the 55 and 65 inches don't use the EVO.

 

[insane79]

Not really fair comparing it to CX as it costs more than the G1. LG still does better as a gaming TV or monitor.

Samsung fucked over the QN90A by launching the IPS version in India. You can add all dimming zones to IPS, but text like subtitles will still bloom badly.

The A80J is cheaper then the G1 at least by the dealers i got the offers from.

I agree Samsung should have launched the Qn95a here too like they did in Europe, guess they will learn this mistake by bad sales from the Qn90a over here.

 

[DB1989]

The A80J is cheaper then the G1 at least by the dealers i got the offers from.

I agree Samsung should have launched the Qn95a here too like they did in Europe, guess they will learn this mistake by bad sales from the Qn90a over here.

G1 was available for 2.2L after factoring in cashback of 14k last I checked 2 weeks back(prices ex-showroom Delhi). Now, the cashback is 20K i believe.