Like Archiballer mentioned, they get their panels from LG. Nevertheless, I expected an even higher price point than the current ZD9 line. Beautiful TVs, but not $7K+ for me. Maybe if I lived in front of the TV, I'd have a different tune.
I feel you. I wanted to hold out for that, but 6K+ after tax is a huge hit. Right now it looks like its probably gonna be a B6 or B7 for me.
Everything I've ever read says that the benefit from going from 5.anything to 7.anything is nowhere near as big as going from 3 to 5. That's why I'm pretty excited: I've been rocking 3.1 for a while, just because there's no way my gf would deal with the wires from rear channels, but in my new house, we put in in-ceiling rears, so very soon I will finally get to enjoy 5.1.
Its entirely subjective. It depends on how much disposable income you have, how much you value picture quality, and how you prioritize screen size vs picture quality.
Slickdeals had a 65b6p for 2350 or so. Had me considering it but I dont close for another month and thats really above my budget. But Ive read about KS8000s dying so I might rationalize the expenditure eventually.
ielectrica has it for 2599. They seem to have the trust of people over at AVSforum.
I'm in the same boat. My close date is 3.13. I want that price, however, I don't want to have to have it shipped to my current address and then have to move it myself in less than 4 weeks.
