Just bought this TV. Amazing deal for a 75” QLED. I had a look in store and was blown away by the size and picture quality.
Advertised price is $995 but If you chat to them and ask for a better price they will give you a price of $945.50 + free delivery within 30km of a TGG store.
Alternatively if you click on the price beat link it will give you $974.
You should have got the 115" TV from Bing Lee!!
Or at least the 98" TCL
It's $925 with coupon on their eBay store.
Add a $5 item comes to $900, downside $59 shipping
Yeah and the additional item also has additional shipping. Unless both of your items have click & collect (and you are able to collect it) or you collect the additional item to avoid double shipping. I got this with some $7 oven cleaning wipes and 2 lots of shipping ($59 + $5)
Items (2)
AU $1,002.00
Postage
AU $64.00
Gift cards, vouchers, coupons
-AU $100.00
Order total
AU $966.00
Coupon PLUS120
Link to TV
Don’t have to chose a $5 item from tgg, can be any eligible item on eBay, these straws work without adding shipping
@RogueWolf: What's the code for $100 discount with a $3 item, please? And do I need eBay plus for it to work?
@nickj: Yeah need eBay plus, can sign up for $5 if u don’t have it, code PLUS120, can use these straws to get it over $1000 or find something for $3
@hamza23: Yes but if you chat to them online they will get the price down to 945.50. That’s the price I paid today.
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https://www.appliancecentral.com.au/75c655-tcl-75-inch-c655-…
$898 Free Delivery for Selected Cities Only
No stock.
backorder 2 week wait.
Hopefully the JB worker doesn't see the backorder bit
@peter369: Luck of the draw, I just tried the same and got knocked back as it's on backorder
Unfortunately, that item is not in stock at ApplianceCentral and they have it on backorder . As per our policy, I can't match that for you because the item has to be in stock with us and the competitor for us to match
Best they could do was $975 so looks like I'm waiting!
@Jazdogz: I just tried. No luck as well. Same offer
"it is for back order in appliance central , Unfortunately we are not able to price match competitor products with limited or restricted quantities available in stock. This goes against one of the exclusions in the JB price match policy. I am however, more than happy to see what pricing I can offer you today, please give me a moment."
@legelas: TGG's price matched this with delivery included, and then JB's price beat TGG by $10. As a consumer, I love competition.
Anyone compared this with the entry level miniLED C755?
Worth the extra $?
I think miniLED has the same viewing angles as OLED (so that's one advantage over C655s QLED)
Think of it this way, miniLED is just LCDs potentially better backlighting solution than local dimming, it does nothing else to make it comparable to OLED.
The c755 has noticeably inferior viewing angles compared to an LG oled. If you head instore, you will notice it yourself. In terms of picture quality the 755 is pretty darn close to an LG oled. Sorry i didnt really look at the 655 models to conpare against the 755
I've seen a C755 in someone's home and it's a VA panel so no way is it going to get close to an OLED for viewing angles.
In terms of picture quality I distress to OLED, the C755 is honestly a tad better than my old sony X800D from 2016. Check the Rtings.com reviews and the measurements are close to each other.
Coincidently was looking at the C755 reviews yesterday (55" is just $883) and found this: https://cybershack.com.au/reviews/tcl-c755-4k-tv-entry-level… They were mighty impressed although suffice to say the exuberant summary impression didn't appear to match the actual test ratings.
@Igaf: Would take that with a grain of salt. Seems like a lot of regurgitated specifications rather than actual testing values. Would go Rtings 10/10 times over sites like this
@adrianhughes1998: Did you read the whole article adrian? Appears not. rtings is a poor man's whathifi, good starting point..
@Igaf: Did they test it or not is the question? I did read further down the article but maybe they did maybe they didn't.
Sorry but would put more faith in Rtings than a local Aussie publication that may or may not have the testing equipment …
@adrianhughes1998: If you bothered to read it properly you'd know they did various lighting tests. They even expalin how they scale their ratings for consistency. The thing I found a little odd is that the rave review - which is quite reasonably about user experience and perception - wasn't exactly matched by the test results, which I'd expected to show at least a few "Exceeds" (exceptional for the class). Drop another neg if you like.
@Igaf: Lol it's called being busy with work.
And no, 1998 isn't when i was born either and Adrian isn't my name either. God you're assumptive and stupid in one hit - what a catch.
I've already replied to your comment before about CyberShack. They may do their testing but values seem to differ in bits with Rtings.
@adrianhughes1998: Did I suggest your name was adrian adrian? Birth date seemed a reasonable guess, although given your comments and voting the new millenium is much more likely.
@adrianhughes1998: So what's your nic adrian, not adrian?
So after three prompts it seems you *may" - only may - have finally gotten around to reading at least part on the article you rubbished in your initial comment. Good job, keep up the good work, you'll eventually learn how it works.
You'll have to remind me - specifically which test values differed between the two review websites, and why?
@adrianhughes1998: Question too difficult adrian? Invention and scrutiny are often at loggerheads I find.
@Igaf: Bit rich coming from someone that can't read their own comments above, and gets offended by having their comments downvoted. Something about the "-" character must trigger you.
Have other things to tend to, rather than continue this conversation. You do you, by all means. If it affects your mental health, that's a shame, because it doesn't for me.
@adrianhughes1998: What's a bit rich adrian? The question about your nic apparently not being your nic, or the more important one about those pesky differences in test values which seem to have gone walkabout - for obvious reasons? I don't care about your negs - water off a duck's back, just the puerility it embodies. Did you know about the 24 hour neg limit?
$850 for those with costco membership. OOS online but in stock @ moorabbin
It's a shame Costco don't offer more units for delivery, will need a van or trailer to carry it home.
Need the C855 98” below $5k!!!
try negotiating instore few different retailers, offer $4500 worse they can say is no
or $4250 from this eBay seller, if they have the receipt would be worth considering, likely they would have a listing on fb marketplace try finding that, probably get them down cheaper as they are paying ebay fees
Too small. I wont consider any TCL smaller than 115"
How does this compare with the 115" TV from Bing Lee 🙂⭐🙂
Hmm, it's about 40" smaller, and you know what happens in cold weather?
20 x 75” or 1 x 115”.
Why is this less than half the price of Samsung the frame?
This TV any good?
Yep. Got one for $899 from Costco.
Great, snappy UI (Google TV), nice clean picture.
Perfect for living room, blacks look perfect in my living room…tbh, would probably only notice the theoretically less than perfect contrast (from edge-lit TV…no local dimming) in darkened room watching a dark movie.
For this price, absolute no-brainer.
How's the brightness? I only really watch at night time and with not much light around me. So does not need to be ultra bright. Just don't want the colours to look dull on 75inch with low brightness.
Brightness is excellent, as are colours.
The only relevant thing that puts this TV below TVs that cost 5 times as much is the black contrast levels (essentially, how black do the blacks get). In a dark movie, this TV will reproduce black areas as being very, very dark grey, whereas an OLED TV for example, will actually reproduce the blacks the way they appear in reality (actually, truly black).
In practical terms, this means absolutely nothing for the vast majotiry of people, who are much better off buying this TV than the more expensive TVs.
How's Google TV for Australian apps? Kayo, Stan, Binge, etc? Trying to find info online but struggling to get solid answers.
Strange that you couldn't find the answer.
Google TV is fine, both the Australian catch-up apps and those apps exist for it, the issue comes down to the device and whether the developer has enabled it, sometimes even though the app is available on the play store, it will say it's not compatible because the Dev's have marked it so.
The beauty of it though, is you can usually sideload it.
Gimmie a sub $500 55in or better 120hz screen somebody! one of these yrs!
wai tfor 855?
We have two 60" LCD TVs and want to upgrade the one in the living room with a bigger one as my wife watches it from the kitchen so thinking of getting either a 75" or 85". We primarily watch full HD live streaming videos (no games) on Youtube so our needs are very basic. The room is usually very bright but haven't had any issues with our existing ones so don't think most TVs will be a problem.
Now the budget is very low, preferably under $1500 if possible. Most important thing, it has to be Samsung (don't ask me why) so I am looking at a couple of options.
Samsung 75" QE1D QLED 4K Smart TV (NEW) – $1399
https://www.samsung.com/au/tvs/qled-tv/qe1d-75-inch-qled-4k-…
75" Crystal UHD DU8000 4K Smart TV (NEW) – $1499
https://www.samsung.com/au/tvs/uhd-4k-tv/du8000-75-inch-crys…
Or wait for this deal to come back as I missed it last time.
Samsung 85" Q60D 4K QLED Smart TV (2024) – $1195
www.ozbargain.com.au/node/866073
You're really limiting yourself with the Samsung thing there. With no local dimming at that price point, I don't think any of those televisions are a good choice. The real option for you is a TCL 755, however your Samsung requirement takes that out of the equation. No matter which of them you choose will be a large compromise just to get a specific brand name.
Why does it have to be Samsung?
because wife said so :)
Need a deal on a decent 65"
hows the hunt going?
Hanging in to see what today might bring, if anything. Chasing the 65 C755 around $1k would be a nice deal. $1130 via TGG ebay at the moment is the cheapest.
Yeah okay. But steep for me. But I've never had anything nicer than a Kogan 55inch so I have the benefit of never seeing higher end stuff. I'm hunting for something 500 to 800 bucks maybe.
i picked upp the 65 c655 for 799. coming from a 50 inch kogan lcd
I got a tcl mounted at home and the laggy google tv makes me rage regularly
Which TCL model?
is this full array?
Yes
Almost pulled the trigger on this. But got a 75" C835 for $800. In perfect condition. Warranty till 2026. Sold because he wanted the new 85" TCL lol
All these TCL deals are tempting, but I can't bring myself to buy another TCL TV. My C825 started having shadows on large sections of the screen after 12 months. Very distracting watching scenes or menus with a large section of one colour (e.g. panning across a green sports field, or on some app menus). Has a 3 year warranty so I thought they'd fix it. Nope! I sent photos and they said it's normal and not covered by warranty.
Apart from that the contrast is not great, blooming is annoying, and the Google TV menus are so laggy and jerky to navigate through sometimes. If I want to exit out of an app or switch to the TV tuner sometimes it takes 3-5 seconds after the button press. I think the processor in mine is probably too slow.
All of those issues could be fixed with newer models, but after my warranty and customer service experience I just can't justify the risk/hassle again. On that note, does anyone know a brand (looking at Sony, Samsung, LG mainly) that has good customer service and warranty in Australia?
lol at sony samsung lg and good customer service in the same sentence
Is there any TV brand that has good quality and good customer service? Or is it all just a gamble.
Keep in mind the retailer is initially responsible for warranty issues. Chances are you won't need help within any warranty period (manufacturer or statutory) but it's handy to be able to talk to someone face to face when you do.
The vast majority of TVs are decent quality and pretty reasonable value given their place in modern homes. Big brands like Sony, Philips, LG, Samsung are likely to be better quality overall and they're priced accordingly. Whether they're worth the premium over Hisense, TCL etc is something you have to decide. You still have to read reviews about the specific TV you're thinking of purchasing because even within the big brands there are known issues (eg laggy response, mediocre sound, screen reflection, etc)
It appears to be a given that Australian arms of major OS companies are run by people (aholes) who pay lip service to post-sale customer service. "It's important that we put hurdles in the way of customers seeking assistance with faulty products and only provide the minimum of service and warranty even after they've kicked our doors down. How will you fit into that culture?" must be one of the first questions asked when interviewing people for their executive positions.
I can attest to that after going through the mill with Microsoft Australia and HP over the last couple of years. HP's warranty is managed by an overseas call centre which appears not to know about Australian Consumer Law and their "local" contact numbers are automatically re-routed.
Three things save these Australian subsidiaries: (1) the vast majority of their products are okay; (2) "journalists"/online reviewers are too close to suppliers and/or too lazy to research post sales customer experience so they ignore it; (3) most Australians don't know their rights under statutory warranty and many can't be bothered or haven't got the time to waste dealing with intransigent "service" people.
LG is so confident of their expensive TVs that they offer a full 12 months on most. Why reviewers don't shred that is a question worth asking.
TGG Auto price match $885.00
Then get OW to price beat, then gift cards, then cashbacks, then redemption, then return it to get the full GC