850 vs 860: why wouldn't the 860 model (blue ToC) be as widely available as the 850 (red ToC).
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Go with the 850. I have the 860 and from a distance of 10 feet you will not be able to tell the difference between red and blue. It's all a marketing ploy to gain a couple of extra bucks from you under the smoke and mirror extended warranty haze. Save your money. There is no difference between the 850 and 860 in terms of picture quality and that is what you should be paying your hard earned cash for. 850 vs 860...both are exceptional sets. Enjoy!
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I always used HP XL cartridges, but without seeing what you have and only googling "generic 940xl" I believe it's the same. It also says all 940 XL are compatible with the 8500. Your printer should have the space to hold an XL black ink, but only normal size color.
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That I don't know but I do know that I am very satisfied with the 8500. It has served me well for several years. I would highly recommend it.
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I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar output. Ease of use pays off every time you start the thing up. Hope this helps. I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar... » Read More I went with the 8800 v th Epson v500. It has the LED lightbar - same. That's the major upgrade from the 8600 as far as I can tell. The deciding factor was poor software reviews for the Epson bundle. My profession is end-user software development. There's no way I want to deal with someone's poor UI or feature set or compatibility issues. I just want to scan my family photos. I own the full Photoshop CS so I can basically clean up anything. My guess is for the average user there should be no marked difference between the scratch and dust removal capabilities or the scan densities or lightbar output. Ease of use pays off every time you start the thing up. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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The 850/860 models are about 8 pounds lighter (68 vs. 76 lbs.) On the other hand, 850/860 sound is worse as they had to squeeze smaller speakers into the thinner enclosure. The 860 has 2 USB ports, all other models only have one. The 18-month warranty of the 860 is worth a few bucks for 6 months of extra coverage. The thinner size is unlikely to have a measurable impact on installation because the cable jacks are still in the middle/back of the television so you may have to molest your wall for both a 750 and 850 wall-mount installation. The price differential is now (11/30/08) $240 from a 750 to an 850 model. The 850/860 models are about 8 pounds lighter (68 vs. 76 lbs.) On the other hand, 850/860 sound is worse as they had to squeeze smaller speakers into the thinner enclosure. The 860 has 2 USB ports, all other models only have one. The 18-month warranty of the 860 is worth a few bucks for 6 months of extra coverage. The thinner size is unlikely to have a measurable impact on installation because the cable jacks are still in the middle/back of the television so you may have to molest your wall for both a 750 and 850 wall-mount installation. The price differential is now (11/30/08) $240 from a... » Read More The 850/860 models are about 8 pounds lighter (68 vs. 76 lbs.) On the other hand, 850/860 sound is worse as they had to squeeze smaller speakers into the thinner enclosure. The 860 has 2 USB ports, all other models only have one. The 18-month warranty of the 860 is worth a few bucks for 6 months of extra coverage. The thinner size is unlikely to have a measurable impact on installation because the cable jacks are still in the middle/back of the television so you may have to molest your wall for both a 750 and 850 wall-mount installation. The price differential is now (11/30/08) $240 from a 750 to an 850 model. « Show Less
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Aside from being thinner the 850 (and 750) has the following features over the 650:Internal flash memory (1GB) with pre-loaded interactive content such as cooking recipes, children's entertainment, HD artwork and more,DLNA-Compatibility for better interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers (Learn more)
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They are both lumped under the same listing .... in turn reviews will be for both the 66 and 68. Just look for the BOLDER Black review that says "this review is from" above each review. Sucks to have kinda skim through but no biggie.
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According to Canon, the 860 and other AIO's that use the same 221 ink cartridges print the same as the iP photo printers that use the same cartrdiges. Not sure about yours, but it's probably the same, or older, which means it's almost certain the 860 will print the same or better.
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Just wanted to bump this and see if there are any new replies. The 1050 and 850 are about the same price - so why buy one over the other (MP aside)?
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Only hitch regarding lower price for the 8500 is that the new line models built during the legal battles with Sharp are not backlight but edgelight, making the 8500 models that much more desireable, so greater demand may keep price from dropping much more.
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See side by side review - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras;=oly_stylus820%2Ccanon_sd870is%2Ccanon_sd850is&sh;ow=all ..ultimately I think the 850 / 870 are almost identical, the biggest difference is the weight, 30 g lighter (870) and much bigger LCD which is cooler. Pricewise is a big difference - almost $100 drift.
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It was a red thing for me. I just like the blue of the 860 better. On another note, do any 8 series owners have an issue with the viewing angle? I move so much as 5 degrees one way or another, and the color (particularly the blacks) starts to fade.
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The 640gb is supposed to be faster than the 750gb model, and from what I've seen it gets a higher percentage of 5-star reviews. Therefore it's probably a bigger selling drive, higher demand drives the price higher, it's just basic economics.
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I notice that Cuisinart CTO-390PC is selling at Costco for $99, and Cuisinart TOB-195 looks almost exactly the same but is a different model number is $179.99 at Bed, Bath
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Hello, I remember choosing between the two as well. What I found out is it was the same (tray load). Its lower price is due to the fact that it doesn't come with the Multimedia Suite, which I didn't want anyway.
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Thanks, KS, for commenting about the similarities in the specs. I'm trying to decide between an 850/860 and a 750. And I gotta tell you ... in the store today, the picture on 8's sure seemed crisper and more 3-dimensional than on the 750. The 750 was outstanding, no question! But the 8-series took what I might call depth-of-field to a much higher level. But I don't value the thinness of the 8's, and I don't care about the sound (separate amp, etc). The prices are about the same (for my purposes). I just want the best picture, and the 8's looked better. Can you help me to understand why the 8's might have looked better to me? Thanks, KS, for commenting about the similarities in the specs. I'm trying to decide between an 850/860 and a 750. And I gotta tell you ... in the store today, the picture on 8's sure seemed crisper and more 3-dimensional than on the 750. The 750 was outstanding, no question! But the 8-series took what I might call depth-of-field to a much higher level. But I don't value the thinness of the 8's, and I don't care about the sound (separate amp, etc). The prices are about the same (for my purposes). I just want the best picture, and the 8's looked better. Can you help me to understand why the... » Read More Thanks, KS, for commenting about the similarities in the specs. I'm trying to decide between an 850/860 and a 750. And I gotta tell you ... in the store today, the picture on 8's sure seemed crisper and more 3-dimensional than on the 750. The 750 was outstanding, no question! But the 8-series took what I might call depth-of-field to a much higher level. But I don't value the thinness of the 8's, and I don't care about the sound (separate amp, etc). The prices are about the same (for my purposes). I just want the best picture, and the 8's looked better. Can you help me to understand why the 8's might have looked better to me? « Show Less
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Besides the price difference, the 8620 has slightly faster printing (21ppm vs 19ppm), larger control panel screen (4.3" touchscreen vs. 2.65" no touch), the auto doc feeder handles 50 sheets vs. 35, and the 8620 will handle legal-size copying vs. letter-size limit for the 8610. I bought the 8620 because I wanted the extra features, and the price difference of approx. $30 was not that much for me. FYI - either of these printers will start-up quickly within 1 minute it is ready to go (no printhead cleaning constantly!). Hope this helps... good luck