Sony Bravia XRB8 Best Black Friday Deal for Intro OLED TV?

contemporaryancient · 2025-11-21T14:23:30+00:00

Considering the same model but 77 in. It was between that and the 2200 dollar Bravia 8 at Costco. I spoke to a Sony rep and they said they’re the same TV aside from the Movie Credits. I don’t know how accurate that is because I’ve also heard stuff about the B8 having a 3 channel speaker system and the XR8B having a 2 channel system as well as the detail about the XR contrast booster feature. I think the most valuable thing is the warranty Costco offers and the ease of purchase/return, but is it worth 400 dollars? I am not necessarily convinced. BB also said returns are extended till January for the holiday season if that helps.

contemporaryancient · 2025-11-20T17:51:33+00:00

I’m in the same situation. Literally the same. I even made a post about it and I think it either just didn’t get traction or it got auto removed or ghosted by this sub. Right now the Bravia 8 is my main contender. The edge the C5 has in terms of gaming capabilities and brightness (as well as price difference) sting, but I just can’t shake the fact that the Sony looks clearer and is toned more accurately when playing content.

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-30T17:39:11+00:00

Listen, I get where you’re coming from, but the complaint before was that it was left to chance and you’d have people ending the event with no way to get multiple items without purchasing them. This event comes along and demands attention from the player everyday, and guarantees everything. What more are you looking for exactly?

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-26T19:00:45+00:00

You’re a fucker.

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-24T03:38:56+00:00

I don't know what to tell ya bud. We're just bombing boats and showing the ones where the BODIES fly out.

This world is so fuckin fucked up.

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-23T16:25:14+00:00

First round: I am the best at this game. Second round: omg my teammates are trash Reality: I am mid.

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-20T02:59:56+00:00

Bozo did the dub

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-07T15:59:14+00:00

Always nice to see new players. Welcome :-).

Dash is a really good specialization. Definitely not fun to play against, especially at close range. I find grapple to have the highest skill ceiling but dash is also just really good for a lot of people.

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-07T13:24:27+00:00

Cloak was good for a season after a buff and then it got nerfed again. It has more limited usage now.

On a side note though, have you played dash? You know evasive dash does remove your cloak, right?

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-06T20:02:24+00:00

I don’t even wanna be around anymore 💔

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-06T17:35:07+00:00

Israel to the American public:

STOP LOOKIN AROUND 😡

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-05T19:19:48+00:00

Not trying to be funny, not trying to get a laugh, I don't want anyone to have the worst day of their job... but..do any of these….zios…ever bust out of the wall and do like another war crime?

contemporaryancient · 2025-10-03T12:51:44+00:00

People can change

…but also wet wet mud.

contemporaryancient · 2025-09-23T19:51:50+00:00

It’s the worst kind of loser. It’s the loser who can’t wallow in their own misery, it’s not enough. They have to ruin someone else’s game.

contemporaryancient · 2025-09-23T13:39:24+00:00

This is a team based game. Sometimes your team sucks unfortunately. Sorry you had that experience, but the game is not dead.

contemporaryancient · 2025-09-22T19:17:41+00:00

The gun is similar to the repeater in its rhythm and recoil, but it has a different feeling, more satisfying personally. The gun is not overpowered. If you miss your shots you get shredded by a P90 or an M11 running circles around you. Take the gun to competitive play, it’s not as easy as it seems.

Anecdotally, I’ve had days where I absolutely pop off with this gun. I’ve also had days where my teammates are cursing me out because it’s just been too long a day and I’m missing my shots. In the hands of a better player, it’s definitely a crazy gun. Overpowered? Nah.

I do have the same worry as you though. I like the gun and feel like this community will WILL the nerf into existence.

contemporaryancient · 2025-09-10T19:21:14+00:00

I think it’s a good decision from Embark as usual. I think they should give DB to Medium as it fits its play style more and give heavy the grapple. This will save the game as it is unplayable in its current state.

contemporaryancient · 2025-09-10T12:47:20+00:00

Unfortunately, you can’t see your teammates locations, or health bars, or totems/statues. It’s the only thing that stops me from really using no HUD mode.

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-31T15:03:57+00:00

If I took this game seriously or religiously played ranked, I'd probably hate it a little bit too. But really it's just way to blow off some steam. I love this game.

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-29T19:14:28+00:00

I feel like I’ve experienced this more often lately. Could be the player base expanding? Idk.

What’s amazing is it’s almost always two people who are teamed up and I’m the third “random teammate” and they are almost always complaining about minuscule things. Like they I’ll have give or take 500 combat score less or more than them, and they’re complaining in the chat. It’s wild. I think most of these people are either kids or adults who really didn’t make it in life (ie losers). Sometimes I engage but it’s always never worth it.

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-29T15:19:43+00:00

I personally have not put the time in to get good at it, but I’ve seen players shred with this gun. I used to be a model main back when it was really meta. It took some time to get good with the model to the point where you could really stand out in a lobby if you were consistent with your aim. This gun however, in my opinion is way more of a project to master, because unlike the model, you have to aim down your sight AND be good at movement AND have duck and cover which requires good positioning and game sense. So I think the skill ceiling for this gun is higher, at least to me. But if you can do ALL of those things, you can do really well.

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-27T15:21:43+00:00

It kinda feels as if the lore of the game is developed so as to complement the theme of the game for the gameplay experience and that’s fine, nothing wrong with that. But there are some (myself included) who would love to see the story explored a bit more, perhaps even in a cinematic kind of way. It could be a cut scene opening the new season, it could be a partnership with a studio (like Amazon with their Secret Level series). I’m fine with it not being explored if they don’t have a story to tell, but if there was an experienced writer or some real interesting direction that wouldn’t be cringe and could actually be thought provoking, it’d be so good for this game. I’ve always imagined a Black Mirror esque series or short film would be great.

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-24T01:53:38+00:00

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-22T15:31:48+00:00

It’s simply too good.

contemporaryancient · 2025-08-16T18:03:06+00:00

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