[Technology] OLED TV's

[Triggaaar]

It's a different technology.

What?

 

[driller]

Look at Samsung q9 65 inch. If space
Incredible.
I love mine.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Get a decent sound system too to match the picture quality.

 

[Bold Seagull]

What?

LG didn't sign an exclusive agreement for the patent they use in their OLEDs until 2015, basically because they were the only ones marketing OLED at that point. Prior to that, it was different technology for the manufacturers that made OLED panels; Sony and Panasonic had a joint venture, Samsung made theirs. After 2015, and when the OLED market share grew for LG, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba went back to LG to license their panels rather than develop their own again.

 

[FatSuperman]

I was fed up with having a monolithic black slab in the front room, so I replaced my much loved Panasonic plasma with the new Samsung ‘Frame’. In my opinion, it looks so much better than a normal TV.


A friend has the LG ‘wallpaper’ TV, it’s ridiculously thin

 

[phoenix]

Been looking to get one of these for the last couple of months. Probably going to be one of the 2018 LG models.

Anyone got one and any recomendations ones to avoid? Is screen-burn still an issue?

Worth waiting until Black Friday?

Any advice would be appreciated

Please don't look at these. Oh sorry, I thought it was bg

 

[casbom]

I was thinking about upgrading as well, but then the Holiday cost for next year kept going up so I've decided to wait till next year. Hopefully some good deals before the Euros Start!

Anyway for me when I was looking it was a toss up between LG 55" C8 (B8 is basic and didn't want that) and the Samsung QLED. Both comparable and in price and reviews.

However I've noticed now that LG are doing Nano Cell technology TV's which looks really good, so some more reviewing for me in the New year to see what to go for.

 

[southstandandy]

I recently got a new one from LG who have had a great reputation for OLED TV's. Did a bit of research and bought model : LG OLED55C9PLA which costs about £1800 but managed to source it for £1499.

Really good sharp images and detail and good strong blacks. A few too many menus if you want to tweak every aspect of the picture in my view but far batter than my previous (albeit 8 year old Samsung LED set from 2011). No screen burn but not sure whether Black Friday will reduce a relatively high end set that much, although as said I did find it on line £300 cheaper than RRP price.

 

[Wykie seagull]

I have the 65 inch LG oled. No problems at all. The picture is fantastic with sky Q. Watching football in ultra HD.

 

[FatSuperman]

If you are willing to wait, then find a few options on Amazon and then copy the links onto camelcamelcamel.com and set up a price change alert. Camel also shows you price history so you can see what the lowest price has been for the item

 

[Knocky's Nose]

I recently got a new one from LG who have had a great reputation for OLED TV's. Did a bit of research and bought model : LG OLED55C9PLA which costs about £1800 but managed to source it for £1499.

You did well there!

AV is "what I do..." so I can say with some authority that the LG OLED is brilliant if you want the blackest blacks and a decent OS. Samsung Frame are also lovely, but LG is the winner for me.

Not a massive difference between the C8/E8 and the C9/A9 in terms of performance, so from a price point I'd go for a C8 or an E8 and get a bargain.

These TV's also look incredible on the Vogels wooden stands...

https://www.vogels.com/en-gb/c/cata...next-op1-tv-floor-stand-light-oak/category/5/

 

[Triggaaar]

LG didn't sign an exclusive agreement for the patent they use in their OLEDs until 2015, basically because they were the only ones marketing OLED at that point. Prior to that, it was different technology for the manufacturers that made OLED panels

That's what I said. LG were using different technology to the other manufacturers. OLEDs weren't too expensive to make, they were just too expensive for the manufacturers who were doing it other ways. LG were the only ones marketing OLEDs because they were the ones making a success of it, with technology that the others weren't using.

 

[Saunders]

I was thinking about upgrading as well, but then the Holiday cost for next year kept going up so I've decided to wait till next year. Hopefully some good deals before the Euros Start!

Anyway for me when I was looking it was a toss up between LG 55" C8 (B8 is basic and didn't want that) and the Samsung QLED. Both comparable and in price and reviews.

However I've noticed now that LG are doing Nano Cell technology TV's which looks really good, so some more reviewing for me in the New year to see what to go for.

Its worth noting that Samsungs QLED isnt the same tech as the organic LED that LG screens have. Its upgraded LCD-LED tech that isnt yet true QLED its no coincidence they renamed it similar to OLED. Its been rumoured that they will bring out true QLED next year (basically a better true black like OLED rather than backlit). QLED is still amazing but I feel it is still behind OLED.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Its worth noting that Samsungs QLED isnt the same tech as the organic LED that LG screens have. Its upgraded LCD-LED tech that isnt yet true QLED its no coincidence they renamed it similar to OLED. Its been rumoured that they will bring out true QLED next year (basically a better true black like OLED rather than backlit). QLED is still amazing but I feel it is still behind OLED.

Wtf

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[Saunders]

Wtf

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LED-LCD tvs (what Samsung are using) require a back light to help you see the colours so even when no colours are displayed (when the screen needs to show black) there is still the back light which makes it not a true black. OLED tvs are not so bright in the first place but its just colours turning off and on and when they are off it is black. Samsung are looking to upgrade what they have to do this maybe next year. Its a similar war as Plasma vs LED-LCD without all the drawbacks of Plasma.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

LED-LCD tvs (what Samsung are using) require a back light to help you see the colours so even when no colours are displayed (when the screen needs to show black) there is still the back light which makes it not a true black. OLED tvs are not so bright in the first place but its just colours turning off and on and when they are off it is black. Samsung are looking to upgrade what they have to do this maybe next year. Its a similar war as Plasma vs LED-LCD without all the drawbacks of Plasma.

Ok cheers

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[Saunders]

Ok cheers

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You are the equivalent of a customer in the car showroom who has no idea what an engine is. Buy the pretty one.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Who remembers the days of renting a 'massive' 28" screen from Radio Rentals or Rumbelows and if it went wrong you called out an engineer. And wondering where you'd have the room for this seriously big tellybox? Lying on the floor close enough to the controls to switch channels with your toes, all three of them, channels, not toes. I feel like Ron the Manager.

 

[Easy 10]

Been looking to get one of these for the last couple of months. Probably going to be one of the 2018 LG models.

Anyone got one and any recomendations ones to avoid? Is screen-burn still an issue?

Worth waiting until Black Friday?

Any advice would be appreciated

Possibly check a specialist forum

I have done that - hence what I have written above. Always good to have personal viewpoints though.

Thanks for your brilliant input.

You typed 5 words.

I think this might just be my favourite NSC exchange of all time.

 

[Robinjakarta]

I bought an LG C7 55 OLED just over a year ago. Fantastic picture and no issues at all. Well worth the expense.