55" - 65" TV whilst buying new house

RoboCod said:
Plenty of us with 2017 panels, many hours gaming and no burn issues to report.
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They've only been out a year. What happens when burn in appears out of warranty? Happy to drop another 1.5K on a TV with no return on the old one?

I'm not saying OLED isn't the better technology - it is. But it'd be equally daft to deny the existence of burn in. Im experiencing it on my phone's OLED, and yet phones OLED technology has had more money invested in it than TV OLED.

It's just a flaw that exists because of the nature of the technology. And while there are ways to reduce it and the effects it has, it is going to happen at some point.

Knowing the technology's limitations will allow you to prolong its' life - that's all I'm explaining to OP here.
 
I do consider my VA Panasonic panel extremely good, extremely deep black levels, very real colours. Not sure at all that OLED is the better tech.
Actually, my suspicion is that OLED could die out in the same way like plasma died.
 
Had OP stated his budget was tight then yes I'd agree go with your guys suggestions. Since it isn't, go for best image possible
 
RoboCod said:
You can get the 65 B7 for £2229 From RS through their telesales and price matching. The difference between the B and C are pretty much just aesthetic. The B is a little more wobbly though.
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Where did you use to price match at £2229? That might be the best of both worlds if I can get it for that price plus free Sky / Sky Q for 12 months. Makes it £1905 net cost.
 
RoboCod said:
Had OP stated his budget was tight then yes I'd agree go with your guys suggestions. Since it isn't, go for best image possible
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The OP can still keep his budget, but for this money, he can buy an extremely decent TV for 800-900 quid and an extremely decent computer configuration, or a really good 4K monitor and a decent computer configuration. Who says that he must buy only 1 device for this money, instead of 2 or 3?
 
Abyss said:
Where did you use to price match at £2229? That might be the best of both worlds if I can get it for that price plus free Sky / Sky Q for 12 months. Makes it £1905 net cost.
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I sent you a trust message

4K8KW10 said:
. Who says that he must buy only 1 device for this money, instead of 2 or 3?
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No one :confused: I don't understand your apparent panty twisting.
 
There is a budget Philips rated better for detail and hdr than the pana 750! Check what hifi reviews for calibration settings as it is terrible out of the box. Real value proposition.
 
Get the OLED whilst you get the Sky deal, if you factor in how much Sky would cost you without being a bundle deal that takes a considerable chunk out of the TV price.
 
Hi all, sorry for the slow reply. Works has been manic this week.

Thanks for the PM/offer Robocod. I managed to get across to a couple of shops this week to compare some TVs.

After studying quite a few TVs and looking at some direct comparisons between OLED / QLED / LCD I've come to the conclusion that the difference in quality really doesn't bother me enough to warrant the cost. Ultimately proper films will be on the projector and I was extremely impressed with the black levels and brightness achieved by the more budget 65" VA panels.

On this basis I am seriously considering a Samsung 7000 series at £1100 or the Hisense 6800 at £900. Currently leaning towards the Samsung due to better viewing angle and the connections all being in a box at low level as I currently use my amp for all connections but it doesn't support HDMI 2.0
 
RoboCod said:
I can vouch for the 6800. It's one of the best value sets available right now.
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Cheers RoboCod.

I've mapped out the viewing angle and 30 degrees means that it only just starts to affect one of the seating positions so feels like the impact will be minimal.

One thing I've also realised is that having the connection box on the Samsung doesn't really help as I am still going to have to figure out how to split all sources out to the TV/projector.

Currently I use the amp to manage all inputs and output to the dual HDMI outs on it, but given the Yamaha 1067 doesn't appear to support 4K it looks like I will need to find a new solution. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to manage this? Even using ARC won't help as I assume it'll only function when using the TV?

Sources I will have are PS4 pro, Sky Q 4K, PS3 and Chromecast Ultra 4K
 
Abyss said:
Cheers RoboCod.

I've mapped out the viewing angle and 30 degrees means that it only just starts to affect one of the seating positions so feels like the impact will be minimal.

One thing I've also realised is that having the connection box on the Samsung doesn't really help as I am still going to have to figure out how to split all sources out to the TV/projector.

Currently I use the amp to manage all inputs and output to the dual HDMI outs on it, but given the Yamaha 1067 doesn't appear to support 4K it looks like I will need to find a new solution. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to manage this? Even using ARC won't help as I assume it'll only function when using the TV?

Sources I will have are PS4 pro, Sky Q 4K, PS3 and Chromecast Ultra 4K
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I was the same. The way I overcame it was plug all my hdmi into the TV then one hdmi from the arc on the TV into the amp. The amp handles all the sound, the TV deals with the image.

If your amp has two hdmi out then surely your projector can go from that?
 
Hi all. Quick update:

Went to Richersounds today and bought the Hisense 6800 65" and the Sony 1080 amp. They didn't have the TV in stock but it's being delivered next week. Total cost £1403 including 6 year warranty on both the TV and the amp.

Thanks for your help in reaching the final decision. The new house completes on the 23rd so will let you know what I think to them both in a few weeks.

Now I just need to decide what to do with the Yamaha amp...
 
Abyss said:
Hi all. Quick update:

Went to Richersounds today and bought the Hisense 6800 65" and the Sony 1080 amp. They didn't have the TV in stock but it's being delivered next week. Total cost £1403 including 6 year warranty on both the TV and the amp.

Thanks for your help in reaching the final decision. The new house completes on the 23rd so will let you know what I think to them both in a few weeks.

Now I just need to decide what to do with the Yamaha amp...
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Could use it for a PC gaming system. Upgrade your KEFq500s to Kef Blade. Sell the Sony 1080 and get Anthem D2V 3D and Boulder 3050 monoblocs
 
Abyss said:
Hi all. Quick update:

Went to Richersounds today and bought the Hisense 6800 65" and the Sony 1080 amp. They didn't have the TV in stock but it's being delivered next week. Total cost £1403 including 6 year warranty on both the TV and the amp.

Thanks for your help in reaching the final decision. The new house completes on the 23rd so will let you know what I think to them both in a few weeks.

Now I just need to decide what to do with the Yamaha amp...
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What's the amp? Tell me more :)
 
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