Planning to buy tv from amazon usa
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And that's what I have ranted about earlier too in different threads. We are being ripped off at every level, from cheap to expensive. Paying premium cost high-end products, not having good, cheaper alternatives, even though those companies have a presence here. TCL directly and Hisense indirectly via Vu. They still haven't launched a single FALD set at even 1.5x the US cost. Bummer! Taking that into account, LG is now at least offering their top products for only 1.3-1.4x the US cost. They are better among devils.
Save a bit more and take LG B9 during Christmas and New Year sales. You can get it for 1-1.05 lacs. LG had a 3 year warranty offer too during diwali sales. Maybe they'll relaunch it if you're lucky.
soumyajit92
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Sorry for being the elitist here, but this is partly because of arge number ill informed or downright illiterate people to some extent. Just go through some of the reviews of the indian reviews on indian budget model of tv and their comment section. It'll paint a pretty decent picture of the market and why companies are getting away with it.
No need to be sorry. I agree. They get away with their scam because of a mostly unubfirmed consumer base. Vu especially is selling outdated Hisense models at 2x the cost. No reviewer has called them out.
bitanshudas
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I tried the 65" H9F on amazon USA and it comes down to 1.2 which is roughly double to the orginal price but still a good price compared to Indian 65" TVs
Yeah. This is still a better deal. Shipping is less than the TCL one. But still, who wants to spend 1.2 lacs with zero warranty?
bitanshudas
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Yeah warranty is an issue. So basically to get a warranty we have to spend around 80k more ( Sony X950G 65" price in India) or just take a leap of faith !!
Or get a B9 for 1.7-1.8 lacs
This is why don't get why people are even buying FALD sets here with pricing so close to OLEDs.
bitanshudas
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I own C9 65" but i still feel for cable TV in normal viewing conditions my friend's 950G performs better than my C9 but for watching movies in dark rooms, C9 has only Sony and Panasonic OLEDs as competitors.Or get a B9 for 1.7-1.8 lacs
This is why don't get why people are even buying FALD sets here with pricing so close to OLEDs.
So C9 is for watching End Game and 950G is for watching Big Boss
I own C9 65" but i still feel for cable TV in normal viewing conditions my friend's 950G performs better than my C9 but for watching movies in dark rooms, C9 has only Sony and Panasonic OLEDs as competitors.
So C9 is for watching End Game and 950G is for watching Big Boss
Uff! I keep forgetting that Big Boss and cable TV is also a thing. Lol
soumyajit92
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seriously bro? First they need to spell out a few panel related terminologies first then proceed onto "reviewing" whatever they please to . They hardly have the knowledge or expertise to do so, how can they. All they care about is whether the tv has "quad" or "octa" cores because those terminologies gets thrown around quite a lot in the cellphone review circle, and then they proceed to play android games on the TELEVISION with a concluding sentences like "this tv has dts surround blaster plus atmosphere , which sounds amazing"
soumyajit92
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my usage is 90% movies/tv shows. I'm a self proclaimed data hoarded so yeah i've deleted all my previous 1080p copies and have started collecting 4k hdr copies where possible. No cable tvs for me.I own C9 65" but i still feel for cable TV in normal viewing conditions my friend's 950G performs better than my C9 but for watching movies in dark rooms, C9 has only Sony and Panasonic OLEDs as competitors.
So C9 is for watching End Game and 950G is for watching Big Boss
Now being a student spending around 1L on a tv is quite a bit of challenge for me right now, really wish there was ONE decent option in the 60-70k range. sigh! Let's see if i can mange the budget i ll go with something like b9 or just one of these untested vu/tcl panels.
Vinod.R
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There are exceptions in terms of reviewers. But most of them don't even know the very basics of modern TVs.
soumyajit92
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this is still imaginable .... double the price, umm ok fine. well in case of tcl 6 series, 43k price, 30k shipping, 35k customs ..... i mean
generalxxxstark
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this is still imaginable .... double the price, umm ok fine. well in case of tcl 6 series, 43k price, 30k shipping, 35k customs ..... i mean
The issue with Indian customs is that they are calculated on something called CIF value which includes the price of the product and the shipping price. So you're essentially paying 42.5% of 73k. One way to get around this is to use parcel forwarding as I mentioned earlier. In such a case you'll pay around 18k in customs i.e, 42.5% of 43k. Plus unless the items are sold by amazon.com as the seller, they won't get discounted shipping which you get through amazon direct.
I have imported multiple such heavy stuff which isn't ideal to bring in during personal travel and have avoided huge import fees.
rksingh1
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Apologies for my naivety, I saw a 65in Vu and TCL on Flipkart for 50k INR - whats wrong in going with it?
bitanshudas
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They are not same as the ones available in US. The latest models arent launched in India. India receives mostly their dumped products.
soumyajit92
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not even starting with the panel quality, black lvls, uniformity, motion handling, reflection coating, viewing angles, zone backlighting and so on .... these companies are fooling indian customers in the name of HDR which not only requires certain hardware (10bit panel, 500+ nits brightness atleast for starters) but a great deal of effort from the manufacturer to implement (tone mapping, color calibration etc etc) which i highly doubt they do, not at least in India. And that's fine too, had it not been these companies weren't selling all those features and much higher quality panel with proper HDR hardware and software support in other markets (usa). Rather they are using India as a dumping ground for their sub-par panels and outdated technologies and asking the same price as they are for those superior panels in other markets all in the name of being budget friendly.
now if i have to comment on this particular tv, dont know about the panel quality .... but 300 nits just dont cut it, and i have my doubt whether that 300 nit count is on a 100% windows or 10% peak brightness (which is even more sad). also these are 8bit panels meaning in some challenging scenes there'll be visible banding. And there are many many other things for which we depend on a reputed reviewer to test it out and give verdict. Being India specific model and seeing the current expertise of Indian tv reviewers that i could find online, it just makes me mad.
TLDR: true 10 bit panel, good brightness, wide colour gamut, FALD with decent number of zones, good black lvls are a few basic things you should look for in a new tv and all of these you do get in the same price point you've mentioned in the tv above and they are by the same brand too. It's just they consider india as the e waste dumping ground and they are making money while doing so. smart.
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bitanshudas
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I think H9F is the best budget model (as per rtings). Why not go for it rather than TCL?this is still imaginable .... double the price, umm ok fine. well in case of tcl 6 series, 43k price, 30k shipping, 35k customs ..... i mean
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