Anyone else underwhelmed with OLED?

TheLegendOfMart · 26 Feb 2023 at 09:32

I saw that the Hisense 55A85HTUK 55" was £400 off with £100 voucher on the rainforest bringing it to £999 so I thought to treat myself.

After setting it all up, disabling all the crap that kills image quality, putting it in FILMMAKER mode which is apparently the most accurate colour reproduction and..... I just can't notice that much of a difference from the old QLED set I was using.

I get that the cheap OLEDs aren't as bright as the newer high end ones but the colours don't pop like I expected them to. The inky blacks are nice compared to the dirty grey with my old set but I just don't see £1000 worth of difference.

I am playing back 4K HDR files that I ripped myself so there are no compression artefacts on an Nvidia Shield TV.

Am I doing something wrong?

TheLegendOfMart · 26 Feb 2023 at 09:39

I have no idea what my expectations were. With the "infinite" contrast I expected the image to "pop" a little more.

TheLegendOfMart · 26 Feb 2023 at 11:20

Display snobs make me laugh. OH EM GEE you actually bought a Hisense lolololooll.... it's an LG panel underneath so I don't see what the problem is.

So I guess I was dumb and didn't understand OLEDs and I had higher expectations than I should have. Good to know.

TheLegendOfMart · 26 Feb 2023 at 12:22

I wasn't asking if my purchase was a good one and if I should have gotten a different TV. If I wanted LG I would have bought LG. It's clear I just had unrealistic expectations.

TheLegendOfMart · 26 Feb 2023 at 12:40

Yeah well I did and I wasn't asking if I should have got an LG.

TheLegendOfMart · 28 Feb 2023 at 11:02

MrRockliffe said:
Why not educate him instead of being inflammatory?

@TheLegendOfMart here’s some info:

1. You’re coming from a QLED, which is generally going to be a decent TV anyway

2. You bought a Hisense - while they use the same panel, the way in which it’s calibrated makes a big difference. Much like gaming monitors.

3. The biggest difference between OLED and LCD is demonstrated in the evening, when you watch a film in a darker room. It’s all about the contrast ratio, not necessarily about the colours. If you game, try gaming on it too - also a huge difference due to improved motion clarity.

Also, just FYI, £1,000 on a Hisense OLED is quite a lot. You could recently get an LG C1 for <£900

Plugged my previous QLED back in and other than blacks being dark grey (doesn't have FALD) there's not really that much difference. I think I'm going to return the Hisense.