55" LG OLED or 65" Sony LCD?

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Still umming and ahhing over a new TV, and now Black Friday's here and a few that I've been looking at have been reduced, I think I've narrowed it down to either the LG OLED55B9PLA or the Sony Bravia KD65XF9005.

We sit 2.5 to 3m away, our main source will be Freeview HD, gaming on a PS4 Pro and Xbox One S, and watching 1080P movies from a PC (with the potential to watch 4k from the PC).

Not much 4k content for now, but that's easily rectified when we eventually get a 4k TV, just torn between sizes and technologies, any comments or alternative recommendations much appreciated.
 
Thanks for the reply, I did see a 55" C9 up against an £800 65" TV in Currys recently and was blown away by the OLED in comparison, but obviously that wasn't the Sony I'm considering.

What's the chances of the 65" B9 dropping below £1500 on Friday? ;)
 
aoaaron said:
55'' is so small.

OLED has much better PQ but personally I find my 65'' TV small so 55'' just seems wayyyy too small in a lounge environment

any black barred content will look so cramped.
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My living room is small though, my current 51" feels perfect for normal TV, just a little small for movies and gaming, just thinking that stepping up to 55" isn't a big enough upgrade.

200sols said:
The XF90 is a good mid range TV, however put it next to an OLED and it looks noticeably worse. Personally I would just save some extra cash and buy a 65" OLED.
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Thanks, I'll see what comes up tomorrow.
 
nuke_neon said:
I like my OLED a lot but would worry about gaming on especially at high brightness in a living room. I have the brightness set down as watch in pitch black cinema room and have still had temporary image retention on it from menus in applications sometimes (although not often and has happened less with use). How prone OLED are to temporary retention seems to vary. I think long term retention is less of a risk as long as you avoid games or things with fixed UI elements. I are going to do a lot of watching in a dark room it would recommend the OLED. Otherwise way up if you want a bigger screen or better image quality. I recently went from a 5 year old Samsung 55 led 1080p to 77 oled and I would say that when watching with lights on or curtains open the size has had the biggest impact for me. When watching in a dark room the perfect blacks of the OLED. Picture quality has less of an impact as the amount of 4k content is limited other than movies.
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I've had 2 plasma TVs, my current PS51D6900 being the second, and was told when I bought it that image retention and burn in would definitely happen, 7/8yrs of 4hrs+ use per day later, it's still going strong, no signs of any burn in at all, and very good blacks to my eye.

We mainly watch in a fairly dark environment, doors closed, blackout curtains closed, but there will be some daylight viewing.

MrRockliffe said:
OLED, 5 year warranty with a company like JL or Costco (I.e. who will replace if burn in occurs). Be aware of design limitation, be cautious about it but don’t be overly so. Enjoy perfect blacks, the immense HDR experience and in 5 years, newer technologies will be around.
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Is OLED more or less prone to burn in than plasma? If it's similar, and like you say, if we can get a good 5yrs out of it, it might be the sensible choice, especially if I can wangle a 65" rather than a 55"!
 
And then I see the LG OLED65B9PLA for £1700 or the OLED65C9PLA for £1920, are either of these worth the premium over the Samsung or Sony? Just finished nightshift, off to sleep and dream about buying a TV when I wake up...
 
Thanks again for the replies, and the bickering, lol, all part of the fun of buying a new TV!

Think it's got to be the 65" C9, way over my original £1000'ish budget, but 18 months interest free credit sweetens that bitter pill, going to ring up and order one tomorrow as long as it's still the same price and still in stock.
 
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