ACH1LL3US
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I hear you on the price drop thing, and on that point: when the 2017 prices drop to 2016 prices then the 2018 models will be right around the corner. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
Nothing wrong with this, just a lot of money to keep spending on TV's.
I'm thinking your in the minority having owned many 2016 OLEDS lol..(not a bad thing by any means).
For me I put lots of time in to researching the TV I want (not saying you don't), return some if need be, but stay with a set for a while (these OLEDS aren't cheap).
If I'm not happy, I replace right away. I was in the habit of "buying for the sake of testing out" with stuff like headphones where the cost of entry isn't as high comparatively.
That being said I am glad I stopped buying stuff just to review it and think to myself: maybe the NEXT thing I buy will make me content.. always on the hunt for the elusive end-game-perfect-I'll-be-happy-forever set.
If I let every thing about a - what is already a fantastic set - bother me then I would be endlessly climbing down a rabbit hole of discontent.
I suppose it depends on what you're after, and if you were after most of the things you've mentioned then why ever purchase a 2016 model? (rhetorical question). PC Games at 120Hz and 4:4:4 chroma were never a priority for me and I seriously don't notice any banding or vignetting issues on the B6..
Believe me I'm happy I don't notice.
ABL isn't an issue for me either with my current settings: ISF Dark Room: OLED Light 60, Contrast 83, Brightness 52.. I honestly never notice ABL kick in..
Nope, just had the BB guy demo me film. I'm still riding off the high of my B6 purchase about a month ago.. the difference was seriously negligible to my eyes.
But again, I wasn't dissatisfied with the B6 picture by any means so I wasn't looking for anything specific (ie: lack of vignetting - as I never noticed any to begin with)but I do know what it is and as stated before I see it on a Toshiba at work (and some other shit LCD's)
I'm not saying the 2017 isn't a sweet TV or an upgrade from 2016..For me there's no way I would spend another couple grand to upgrade.. If your above issues were a concern for me then MAYBE.. but if that were the case then I would've returned the B6 to begin with.
Ranting aside, I'm happy you're happy.
Hmm I'm curious to hear if this is an issue for anyone else.
I agree with what your saying, I did enjoy my B6 a lot and it is the best bang for the buck out there imho.
I am happy of the improvements they made this year, the mileage for other's will depend if the improvements are things that bother them with the previous gen oled's.
Also I agree 100% about keep buying thinking the next "hit" so to speak will bring contentness, it never comes. Right now I critiqued this new oled up and down and I can't see what they could improve next year to make me upgrade.
Make no mistake as soon as the 65c7 goes down to $2400 later this yr I will be getting it for the movie room