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- Review count50
- Helpfulness votes7
- First reviewMay 7, 2020
- Last reviewJuly 18, 2023
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- Average rating4.3
- Review comment count1
- Helpfulness votes4
- First review commentNovember 13, 2019
- Last review commentNovember 13, 2019
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- Question count5
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- First questionApril 14, 2020
- Last questionOctober 12, 2023
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- First answerOctober 18, 2018
- Last answerNovember 3, 2021
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AirPods Max reimagine over-ear headphones. An Apple-designed dynamic driver provides immersive high-fidelity audio. Every detail, from canopy to cushions, has been designed for an exceptional fit. Active Noise Cancellation blocks outside noise, while Transparency mode lets it in. And spatial audio with dynamic head tracking provides theater-like sound that surrounds you.~
Customer Rating
4
Great for Apple device owners
on August 5, 2021
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Great headphones. Especially if you're in the Apple ecosystem. They automatically connect to my iPhone, iPad, AppleTV - whatever I'm using at the moment. Fits well. With AppleTV the use of Spatial Audio (simulated surround), especially with noise canceling on is just amazing. Only knock her is battery life. With higher volumes or noise canceling on you'll only get get a lot of playback. So that sucks. The good thing is that you can get a quick 3-5 recharge and you'll be good to go again. The device tracking in the Apple Find My app is helpful so see where you last used it. The ping location sound is also helpful to track them down further. Price is high for what you get, but that's typical Apple; besides they do offer some features with Apple devices you just can't get anywhere else.
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4
Value
3
Ease of Use
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Active noise cancellation for immersive sound. Transparency mode for hearing and connecting with the world around you. A more customizable fit for all-day comfort. Sweat- and water-resistant.~ All in a super light, in-ear headphone that's easy to set up with all your Apple devices.~
Customer Rating
4
Great product for Apple users.
on August 5, 2021
Posted by: Videophile
Great headphones. Especially if you're in the Apple ecosystem. They automatically connect to my iPhone, iPad, AppleTV - whatever I'm using at the moment. Compact and fits well. Can be used while laying on your side with no discomfort. With AppleTV the use of Spatial Audio (simulated surround), especially with noise canceling on is just amazing. Only knock her is battery life. With higher volumes or noise canceling on you'll only get get a lot of playback. So that sucks. The good thing is that you can get a quick 3-5 recharge and you'll be good to go again. The device tracking in the Apple Find My app is helpful so see where you last used it. The ping location sound is also helpful to track them down further. Price is high for what you get, but that's typical Apple; besides they do offer some features with Apple devices you just can't get anywhere else.
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![Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2019]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/29433aaa-9527-4e67-b12c-d9d9b47e2e10.jpg)
Customer Rating
4
Action and Fun but nothing extra special.
on July 17, 2020
Posted by: Videophile
Verified Purchase:Yes
The movie is fun but very cartoonish. Acting is kind of hammey but fits the characters. Lots of action. This side movie of the franchise has gotten kind of overblown though. Latest films are more unrealistic, too many characters, try and take themselves too serious.
Good fun though.
Great cameo by Ryan Reynolds.
Length of ownership: 261
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![Fast and Furious: 8-Movie Collection [Blu-ray] [9 Discs]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/37d63397-b28d-4582-8382-74e965ec1c5e.jpg)
This collection features every movie of the high-octane, adrenaline-soaked Fast & Furious franchise. Featured are The Fast and the Furious; 2 Fast 2 Furious; The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift; Fast & Furious; Fast 5; Fast & Furious 6; Furious 7; The Fate of the Furious.
Customer Rating
4
Frivolous But Fun
on July 17, 2020
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The movies are fun but very cartoonish. Acting is kind of hammey but fits the characters. Lots of action. The franchise has gotten kind of overblown though. Older films are more unrealistic, too many characters, try and take themselves too serious.
Good fun though and nice box set.
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![Avengers: Endgame [SteelBook] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy] [2019]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
Avengers: Endgame SteelBook [SteelBook] [Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy]
Customer Rating
5
Endgame is just the start !
on July 17, 2020
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Verified Purchase:Yes
I love the Avenger films. This is one of the better ones. All are wonderful. Each has their own vibe. The steelbook is a great quality piece too. Wonderful transfer, picture, and sound.
Length of ownership: 338
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5
Thor Hits It
on July 17, 2020
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I love the Thor films. This is one of the better ones. All are wonderful. Each has their own vibe. The steelbook is a great quality piece too. Wonderful transfer, picture, and sound.
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5
Thor hammered it out of the galaxy
on July 17, 2020
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I love the Thor films. This is one of the better ones. All are wonderful. Each has their own vibe. The steelbook is a great quality piece too. Wonderful transfer, picture, and sound.
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5
Captain America Is The Best
on July 17, 2020
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I love the Captain America films. This is one of the better ones. All are wonderful. Each has their own vibe. The steelbook is a great quality piece too. Great picture and sound.
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5
Captain Marvel Kicks
on July 17, 2020
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I love the Captain Marvel film. The steelbook is a great quality piece too. Quality transfer. Picture and sound are amazing.
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5
Great Cap Movie
on July 17, 2020
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I love the Captain America films. This is one of the better ones. All are wonderful. Each has their own vibe. The steelbook is a great quality piece too.
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Videophile's Review Comments
Enjoy the 75-inch TCL QLED 4K UHD TV screen that showcases brilliant blacks and captivating colors. Quantum Dot technology provides a full palette of rich colors, increasing the picture's vibrancy. In addition, the TCL 8-Series TV offers mini-LED backlight display technology. This and Contrast Control Zones provide viewers with a high-degree of precision, smoothness, uniformity, brightness, and illumination, not to mention a spectacular, immersive viewing experience on the FullView edge-to-edge glass display. Four HDMI ports and one USB let you connect multiple devices.
Overall5 out of 5
5 out of 5In Awe at the Picture Quality and Value
By SoxFan85
This TV exceeds my expectations, which I admit were pretty high going in. When all my new TV research started pointing to TCL's new mini-LED models as a way for me to get picture quality that rivals the best in the industry, but at 1/2 to 2/3 the cost, my hopes were way up. The TV was delivered last Friday and I feel like I won the lotto!
My first impression on unboxing was that the TV is very well built. The metal screen frame looks and feels high-end. The fit and finish is great - there is nothing cheap about this TV and it is clear no corners were cut. The included stand comes in two pieces and it looks like it would easily screw to the back panel of the TV, but I wall mounted mine so I cannot speak to how easy or difficult it would have been to install the included stand.
Setting up the TV was easy - just follow the onscreen steps to connect to wifi and pick the icons for whatever is hooked up, which in my case is satellite, a blu-ray player, and PS4. I already have a Roku account and linking the account took only a few clicks on my phone. All of my Roku apps automatically loaded, which was a huge time saver, but I found out later that you will need to login individually to these apps (like Youtube, Prime, netflix, or Hulu) the first time you use them.
The picture quality is just awesome. I tested the TV out over the weekend with a mix of live sports (mostly football) and streaming shows and movies from Prime and Netflix. The picture is bright and edges are crisp and clean. I can see details that just were not visible on my old Samsung - like the details of woven fabrics or individual leaves on a landscape of trees. But above all, I just can't get over the insanely vivid and lifelike color.
I highly recommend this TV. It has an elegant, high end look and a truly sunning picture, and I saved literally thousands from what the other tops brands would charge for similar performance - thank you QLED, thank you mini-LED's, thank you TCL!
My first impression on unboxing was that the TV is very well built. The metal screen frame looks and feels high-end. The fit and finish is great - there is nothing cheap about this TV and it is clear no corners were cut. The included stand comes in two pieces and it looks like it would easily screw to the back panel of the TV, but I wall mounted mine so I cannot speak to how easy or difficult it would have been to install the included stand.
Setting up the TV was easy - just follow the onscreen steps to connect to wifi and pick the icons for whatever is hooked up, which in my case is satellite, a blu-ray player, and PS4. I already have a Roku account and linking the account took only a few clicks on my phone. All of my Roku apps automatically loaded, which was a huge time saver, but I found out later that you will need to login individually to these apps (like Youtube, Prime, netflix, or Hulu) the first time you use them.
The picture quality is just awesome. I tested the TV out over the weekend with a mix of live sports (mostly football) and streaming shows and movies from Prime and Netflix. The picture is bright and edges are crisp and clean. I can see details that just were not visible on my old Samsung - like the details of woven fabrics or individual leaves on a landscape of trees. But above all, I just can't get over the insanely vivid and lifelike color.
I highly recommend this TV. It has an elegant, high end look and a truly sunning picture, and I saved literally thousands from what the other tops brands would charge for similar performance - thank you QLED, thank you mini-LED's, thank you TCL!
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Doesn't "Rival" but does come pretty close.
November 13, 2019
I wouldn't say it "rivals the best in the industry". It's a very good set, but it doesn't rival the best, it comes pretty darn close through and yes for a fraction of the cost. But if you want the best you'll have to fork over a few thousand more. If you're ok with the limits of the set, which aren't many, this is a good choice for the money.
I'm likely getting this same set myself once it goes on sale. I can afford the better sets but the high end marketing is changing quickly so why spend twice as much for something that will more out of date in 3-5 years when I can spend half now on something fairly close and have the other half left to get the next best thing in 3-5 years. If you want cutting edge TV the days of keeping your set for 5-10 years are LONG gone.
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Videophile's Questions
TCL S2 Class Roku Smart TVs features a brilliant 720p HD LED screen for vibrant colors and exceptional contrast, immersing you in lifelike imagery. Spend less time looking and more time watching with the simple, intuitive interface.
Does anyone has a link to a picture of the remote. I assume it has extra buttons compared to s standard Roku media player, such as input?
2 years, 7 months ago
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TUF Gaming VG289Q is a 28-inch, 4K UHD, IPS display with superior images, 90 % DCI-P3 color space designed for professional gamers. It also features FreeSync/Adaptive-Sync technology, for extremely fluid gameplay without tearing and stuttering. VG289Q supports HDR technology across a range of luminance to deliver a wider color range and higher contrast than traditional monitors. The brightest whites and the darkest blacks bring out details like never before. It also delivers DCI-P3 90% color gamut and contrast performance.
Does it have HDCP for movie streaming ?
4 years, 6 months ago
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Videophile
Enjoy the 75-inch TCL QLED 4K UHD TV screen that showcases brilliant blacks and captivating colors. Quantum Dot technology provides a full palette of rich colors, increasing the picture's vibrancy. In addition, the TCL 8-Series TV offers mini-LED backlight display technology. This and Contrast Control Zones provide viewers with a high-degree of precision, smoothness, uniformity, brightness, and illumination, not to mention a spectacular, immersive viewing experience on the FullView edge-to-edge glass display. Four HDMI ports and one USB let you connect multiple devices.
Is this the 2020 model shown at CES in Jan 2020 ?
5 years, 9 months ago
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Videophile
Enhance family movie night with this 77-inch LG GX 4K smart OLED TV. The a9 Gen 3 AI Processor provides crisp visuals and sound for complete immersion in your favorite movies, while NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync minimize tearing for smooth gaming. This LG GX 4K smart OLED TV comes with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice-activated control, and Wi-Fi connectivity enables seamless multimedia streaming.
What is the part number for the optional tabletop stand ?
6 years ago
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Videophile
Enjoy the 75-inch TCL QLED 4K UHD TV screen that showcases brilliant blacks and captivating colors. Quantum Dot technology provides a full palette of rich colors, increasing the picture's vibrancy. In addition, the TCL 8-Series TV offers mini-LED backlight display technology. This and Contrast Control Zones provide viewers with a high-degree of precision, smoothness, uniformity, brightness, and illumination, not to mention a spectacular, immersive viewing experience on the FullView edge-to-edge glass display. Four HDMI ports and one USB let you connect multiple devices.
Wasn't there a newer 75" 8-Series announced at 2020 CES replacing this one?
6 years, 1 month ago
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Connect this LG 4K UHD monitor to your gaming desktop, and enjoy immersive play without the blur. FreeSync technology means there's no ripping or tearing during high-action sequences, and four times Full HD brings the picture to crystal clarity. This LG 4K UHD monitor has a wide 32-inch display to draw you into the action.
Does this TV have built in speakers or is it just a monitor that requires external speakers?
Connect this LG 4K UHD monitor to your gaming desktop, and enjoy immersive play without the blur. FreeSync technology means there's no ripping or tearing during high-action sequences, and four times Full HD brings the picture to crystal clarity. This LG 4K UHD monitor has a wide 32-inch display to draw you into the action.
Connect this LG 4K UHD monitor to your gaming desktop, and enjoy immersive play without the blur. FreeSync technology means there's no ripping or tearing during high-action sequences, and four times Full HD brings the picture to crystal clarity. This LG 4K UHD monitor has a wide 32-inch display to draw you into the action.
Upgrade your HDTV experience with this Roku Ultra streaming box. It has a voice search feature for hands-free operation, and the quad-core processor and dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity facilitate seamless playback of 4K and HDR content from your favorite streaming services. Connect your headphones to the remote of this Roku Ultra streaming box for discreet audio.