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LiveWire68

The wife and Tvs/surround

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So like alot of us, the spouse doesnt care for the big tvs, surround systems,etc.. My wife bitches nonstop about surround. We have a 58" tv in the bedroom, she asked yesterday If I could buy a new tv for our living room, so she could take the 82" to the bedroom.. I was like huh? what? who the hell are you?.. Took me 5 minutes to order a samsung 85" qn90A. I still dont know what happened.

Edit: Received the qn90a yesterday, I wasnt sure If I would even notice a difference from the 82" 8000 series, considering most our content is netflix,etc.. But its huge, this tv actually has blacks

Posted Apr 5, 2022, 5:28 PM UTC · edited

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movie50music50•

I have no way of knowing for sure so this is just a possibility that came to mind. I’m a suspicious person by nature. So, maybe her boyfriend wanted a larger bedroom TV for porn? Either way, I wouldn’t question it if I were getting a bigger TV.

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LiveWire68OP•

Guess I need to hire a private investigator so I know who to actually thank. Ill leave some snacks by the tv to see if someone takes them.

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kernelpanic789•

I like, I mean... I heard this asshole likes, chocolate chip cookies... or Oreos both are good

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sk9592•

Hey OP, I'm not a suspicious man by nature, but the first person I would set the PI on tailing is u/kernelpanic789

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LiveWire68OP•

Its all good , hes hooking me up with speakers. .and dont tell him, he got screwed on this trade

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LiveWire68OP•

Well I will leave you.. I mean the asshole dude cookies, double stuffed oreos and maybe a beer. We will never mention this again (except tell her bigger speakers please, you can pm me for specs)

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kernelpanic789•

Copy that

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movie50music50•

Now, that sounds like a solid plan. ;-)

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[deleted]•

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Emuc64•

So size does matter! (Bad joke, I know...)

Maybe she was used to the image size of the 82", so the 58" seemed too small in the bedroom. If the viewing distance is the same, the difference between an 85" and 82" shouldn't be as noticeable.

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LiveWire68OP•

I actually almost said something about size matters :). She has to use subtitles on almost everything. And I have to admit (and I hate subtitles) I have trouble reading them sometimes. Getting older sucks. were probably 16'-18' in the bedroom. So even though 82" is huge for a typical bedroom, its not out of line for distance. Far as difference between the 85 and 82. The old is a 8000series, medium line. So I may see some quality difference with the qn90. Most our content is netflix,etc. Hard to say

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sk9592•

Sidenote: I hate how subtitles in most apps show up in the picture rather than on the black bar at the bottom of the screen.

Say I'm watching a 2.4:1 movie on a 16:9 TV. If the subtitles are on the bottom black bar, not only will they not be blocking the picture, they will also pop out more and be easier to read (white text on black background)

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sk9592•

This actually happens quite often. People don't care when they don't know what they're missing.

An SO will complain about the cost and appearance of discrete speakers and why we can't just get a sound bar. And when it's all in, they claim they don't notice a difference. But the moment you swap it all out for a sound bar or TV speakers, they immediately notice and miss it.

Same thing happened with SSDs in computers 8-10 years ago. Most people felt like they didn't notice a huge difference, but as soon as they tried to use a hard drive as a boot drive again it was painful.

It's human nature. We don't really appreciate it that much when things get better, but we absolutely notice and complain when things get worse.

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LiveWire68OP•

First I 100% percent agree, as you said, its like getting a faster computer. Its not noticed until you might go sit at the old one, then its like WOW. But Im not sure thats the case with some people with surround, they just dont enjoy the effect and would rather have just monologue as its always super clear. I dont get that, dont understand it, to me its part of the enjoyment of a home theatre system . But I know Ive dealt with quite a few that enjoy movies with just stereo. And believe me, ive turned up the dialogue to high just trying to make it better for the other parties..

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sk9592•

Agreed, it's not universal for everyone, but I've noticed it happen more often than people expect.

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LiveWire68OP•

Guess the summary of this is, some people are never happy and only open there mouth to bitch.. Ill agree with that also :) Has to be taken into account when reading reviews.

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an_angry_MooseNZ7, 7.2.4, A6A, etc•

I’m betting her boyfriend mentioned that it would be easier to watch TV if there was a better screen in your bedroom.

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LiveWire68OP•

This is been clarified, but she wont tell me his name. Im not sure who to make the gift card out to now. "Wifes boyfriend" seems so inpersonal

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an_angry_MooseNZ7, 7.2.4, A6A, etc•

It’s probably u/areallyweakguy, let’s be real.

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Xaxxon•

My gf has a strict no tv in the bedroom policy. She says that’s not an activity that should take place there.

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LiveWire68OP•

So you know my wife actually used to say that also. "Bedroom is time for sleep,intimacy,etc" , but again were a bit older now..

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an_angry_MooseNZ7, 7.2.4, A6A, etc•

Mine still says it, but she’s happy to watch a show on the iPad every night…

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LiveWire68OP•

Well I just joked.. But I get it, and truthfully dont disagree. Bedroom should be closeness, but if your on the phone,ipad,watching tv.. whats the difference.

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LiveWire68OP•

Whatever guy got me the bigger tv, ill send him your way (im sorta thinking he needs to mention some new speakers,etc) so it might be a few Edit: should I leave him secret notes in lipstick on the tv? "Big speakers bud!"

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LiveWire68OP•

Well this didnt totally work out perfect, now Im shopping for a q90a for the wife.. there is a big difference

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jibberbeats•

Condolences for the Samsung TV.

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