Thank you. Much appreciated
NP, I just saw your edit. That takes you into a new bracket usually. I think as stated you can look into the X800D which meets the standards for the HDR10 true experience more closely.
See if you can't get an invite to the EPP deal though, if you can get the 55" KS8000 It's absolutely worth stretching your budget a little.
I have to get it at best buy as id be using my bb credit card. Worth double the price?
That's hard to say. I'd recommend you go into BB and see if they have the TV's on display, ask for the remote and adjust some of their settings to not be entirely blown out. You may find it's not worth it to you. I think personally, it would bug me a bit knowing that I'm right on the cusp of getting a better HDR experience.
Basically it goes
Hisense 50H8C- Great value for size, has somewhat high input lag for HDR around 50. Generally good features, fairly good color gamut, but not quite at the level of the quantum dot TV's above it. ~80% coverage.
SonyX800D - Still light on some features, the panel quality isn't as good as the KS8000, contrast not as high, but a great TV and cheaper at $650 (Maybe you can nab a deal too, I find it crazy Sony hasn't lowered the price for the holiday sales).
Samsung KS8000- Most expensive (As you are buying it from BB) 49" only $100 cheaper than the 55" $899 vs. $999. Full suite of features, brightest of the "Mid range" 4K HDR TV's. Best panel quality, fantastic uniformity usually. Smart remote which can be used on most your devices and very intuitive/simple with voice functionality. (I'm biased slightly obviously) but it holds true from what I've seen. Just that cut above with extra features.
Whether that's worth 2x the price is really hard to say. I was originally going to go for the $300 Samsung UN40KU6290 (I did actually buy it prior to knowing about the EPP deal) Seeing the 55" deal and I had to buy that. So now I'm sitting on that TV as well. To me that jump was worth the ~2.4x cost.
? I could leave, but it's for my final exam...
