Black Friday & Cyber Monday

[andrew_fishy (Biggest horse fanatic in Leeds)]

I think you’ll struggle with that, I love my LG OLED 45 (I think) inch I use for my bedroom… but WebOS sucks so bad, it’s just way too laggy, even on high end LG OLED TV’s

[HoldenCarver (Nick)]

I think you’ll struggle to find that size OLED for under £1k. Would require retailers knocking £300 off a 55", and I’ll stick my neck out and say there’s no chance a 65" would get under.

If you’re willing to be flexible, What HiFi have rated this TCL QLED as the best budget 55" of 2023. Prices at the moment are £950, so if that gets included in any Black Friday discounting it could be comfortably under budget.

TCL C845K (65C845K) review

[glenmcfar]

@andrew_fishy

WebOS sucks so bad

Any TV l get immediately gets a streaming device rammed into it to bypass the built in TV-OS.

And not enough is said about how poor TV remotes are. Try finding your way around an LG remote in the dark! That’s another advantage of plugging in a cheap streamer.

[andrew_fishy (Biggest horse fanatic in Leeds)]

I’m not sure he wants an OLED that won ‘best in show’ 10 years ago! I know you meant 2023

[andrew_fishy (Biggest horse fanatic in Leeds)]

I have no issues navigating the LG WebOS in the dark using the wand remote

I have a Roku Streambar that matches the laggyness of LG’s WebOS

Firestick 4k Max is fine-ish though

[HoldenCarver (Nick)]

Oops! Good catch, have fixed. I must have been having a particularly nostalgic moment for my lost youth this morning.

[glenmcfar]

@andrew_fishy

the wand remote

I just knew you’d have the fancy remote. I don’t. I’ve got a nasty standard remote.

[andrew_fishy (Biggest horse fanatic in Leeds)]

Oh, yeah… I’ve seen the standard remote… it’s awful - like the samsungs standard remotes

[AlanDoe (Alan)]

On the lookout for a new gaming headset

Currently using these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SteelSeries-Arctis-Illumination-Headphone-PlayStation/dp/B07GG2VNW9?ref_=ast_sto_dp

Hoping the sale gods look down kindly on me.

[andrew_fishy (Biggest horse fanatic in Leeds)]

Would recommend a pair of DT990’s and a Blue yeti mic - nothing compares in terms of gaming headsets, the combo sounds so good

Though you can get good cheap mic’s that sound just as good as a Blue Yeti these days

Have a look at Ashens, he did a headset roundup and a couple microphones in later video’s

[Sprinter1067]

@AlanDoe

On the lookout for a new gaming headset

I’ve had a pair of Steel Series Arctic 7s for years. Sold them a few months ago with the intention of replacing with something newer/better and USB-C charging compatible.

Did a load of research expecting things to have changed since 2017. But it seems like for the money I’m looking at, the best options is …drumroll… just the newer version of the same thing!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SteelSeries-Arctis-Nova-Multi-System-Simultaneous/dp/B0B7X8D45M/

[Ordog]

I use my PS5 headset when gaming on my PC. They’re ace

[dinosm]

You are using Steelseries Arctis and you’re looking for a new headset?

Ok… well, the only possible answer here is… Steelseries Arctis Pro
The wireless ones with the base station that charges the extra battery and connects via optical to speakers, so when the headphones are off your speakers are auto set to output, i love this set up and wouldn’t change it for the world!

[RichardL (Rich)]

@HoldenCarver

I think you’ll struggle to find that size OLED for under £1k. Would require retailers knocking £300 off a 55", and I’ll stick my neck out and say there’s no chance a 65" would get under.

That’s not beyond possibility

@RichardL

I went out with the intention of picking up an LG C1 55” OLED from John Lewis, but what I actually got was much better.

There was only one LG left in stock and it was on display, so I got chatting to the sales rep, and they pointed me towards the Samsung S95 55” OLED. List price was £1599, so much much more than I’d budgeted for, but they tipped me off that they had a customer return available. The customer had opened the box but realised they wanted a larger model. Price was reduced to £1039 plus I get £200 cashback from Samsung.

£839 for a TV of this quality is an absolute steal! I’ve just got it set up and the picture is stunning.

I think the position @michaelw90 is in is good at the moment. Since there’s no urgency, they can pop into John Lewis every now and again to see what’s available. They might just get lucky and find a heavily discounted LG set.

[neovo]

I’m in the Black Friday market for a Garmin watch

The 945 spec is ideal

[Revels]

So I settled on this mini printer in the end

https://www.amazon.co.uk/KODAK-Portable-Printer-2-1x3-4-inches/dp/B08FSXD12D/ref=sr_1_4?crid=GGJ3YNIAJKUB&keywords=kodak%2B2.1%2Bx%2B3.4&qid=1700215189&s=computers&sprefix=kodak%2B2.1%2Ccomputers%2C71&sr=1-4&th=1

Even better deal now, it was £100 last week, down to £84.99

Bonus for this one is that future prints are cheap

https://www.amazon.co.uk/KODAK-Cartridge-Paper-Ribbon-Refill/dp/B086KST5K5/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GGJ3YNIAJKUB&keywords=kodak+2.1+x+3.4&qid=1700215189&s=computers&sprefix=kodak+2.1%2Ccomputers%2C71&sr=1-3

cc @BritishLibrary

[michaelw90 (Michael)]

Is Black Friday today, or Next Friday? Next Friday, right?!

If it’s next Friday, can someone let retailers know? Some are emailing me it’s today!

[Ordog]

It’s next Friday Just like Christmas, it starts earlier each year

[MrDapper]

Harvey Nichols has started their sales up to 30% off. I wouldn’t bother shopping there if it wasn’t for the AMEX credit.

[Ordog]

I’ve just bought a Christmas jumper in the Black Friday sale