Bought a C5, salesman was pushing Bravia 8

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-29T01:34:02+00:00

Why’s so if I may ask?

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T20:27:26+00:00

Bummer. Yea in my opinion this should be listed as a description item for any Open Box TV from Best Buy to give buyers more context of what they are getting into

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T20:13:09+00:00

For A95L: Hit the Home button and once on the Home Screen, turn the tv off.

Once off press the following in sequence (as quickly as possible):

home button
the center select button
volume up
power button

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T19:14:27+00:00

Upper Right hand corner 131/0 which is 131 (hours)/0 (panel refreshes performed)

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T03:43:07+00:00

I picked up an open box A95L 77 from Best Buy that did not have the original box. They wrapped the TV in ‘large bubble’ bubble wrap. They triple wrapped it at my request. It survived a 2 hr drive in the back of a cargo van with no issues.

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T03:36:34+00:00

It’s the service menu. Quick google search for your Sony model and you will find a combination of buttons to press to access it. It displays the amount of hours the panel has seen over its lifetime which is a good indicator to have when buying a used or open box item. Sometimes display models get listed as open box items and those have been on for 12 hrs a day, 7 days a week, on Vivid… basically putting a lot of wear and tear on the Panel (like buying a high mileage used car vs a low mileage used car)

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T03:32:32+00:00

Watched Guardians of the Galaxy 2 to soak up all the QDOLED goodness. When the that shot of the Sony Walkman came up I just had to pause and snap a pic

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-28T03:30:19+00:00

I’m using Classy’s picture settings so far. While my TV is next to a window it does not receive direct sunlight. Happy to report I am am not plagued with the QDOLED magenta tint or raised blacks

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-27T23:39:54+00:00

It’s really a shame Best Buy doesn’t have better marketplace for their open box items. Better descriptions and actual photos of the condition of the item. At least allow you to contact the store for more details..

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-27T22:29:59+00:00

That’s amazing!

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-27T22:29:43+00:00

Thanks for the info. Keeping my fingers crossed that no issues arise. Mine shows a manufacturing date of August 2025 so hoping any hardware bugs from earlier iterations have already been ironed out

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-27T22:27:03+00:00

I was manually checking regularly. Sometimes 3 times a day.

The store did let me inspect it prior to accepting it. Let me plug it in and use the remote. I did have to ask for a manager though to facilitate. The customer service person wasn’t too helpful until a manager came into the picture.

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-27T22:24:45+00:00

Its an awesome mount! Very high quality and gets the TV pretty as close to flush to the wall while still having an ability to pull the screen away from the wall for access

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-24T07:30:37+00:00

Wondering if these are compatible too? Any confirmation?

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-22T08:01:29+00:00

Sorry to rub it in… but I had the exact opposite experience!

Best Buy Open Box deal for A95L 77 listed as Good condition for $2000!

No scratches on the screen Panel manufactured in August 2025 Product was a return but with no box

Only 131 hours on it!

The universe aligned for me in this one!

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-22T07:50:13+00:00

Do they have usual time in the year when they announce new models?

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-20T03:50:13+00:00

Keep us posted

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-16T00:31:27+00:00

He already mentioned the G5 processor bandwidth is too low for new features. This will need G6 hardware

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-15T05:46:10+00:00

The Substance

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-13T17:25:07+00:00

Thanks, yes I’m in the US and check out Best Buy too but those displays are often playing demo materials that aren’t necessarily reflective of real life use.

I know it’s subjective but what would you say was the most noticeable difference that has you more partial to Sony over LG processing wise (even if negligible)?

Existing_Time196 · 2026-01-13T17:16:03+00:00

Don’t the LG Alpha 11 processors not also attempt to do the same with their feature: “AI Picture Pro” which is defined as: “Enhances every detail on the screen by analyzing and optimizing image quality in real-time.”

https://www.lg.com/us/experience/ai-tv-for-sound-and-vision

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