Anyone else underwhelmed with OLED?

I thought the jump was initially underwhelming when going from a Samsung KS8000 to an LG CX.

This is mostly because the KS8000 was a damn good TV that was really good for HDR contrast - the bright colours popped.

In comparison, the LG CX has a different sort of ‘darker colour’ contrast - the blacks are actually black, plus I feel there was better contrast across all other colours. It overall is a higher quality image, but the bright HDR content is nowhere near as good.

Also, the LG OLED has noticeable colour banding at times, which I think looks poor, plus the occasional auto dimming is ****ing maddening. If anyone has found a way to turn this off completely on an LG CX, let me know.

In summary, the OLED is overall better on a ‘pros and cons’ basis rather than a knockout ‘better on everything’.
 
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kitfit1 said:
It's clear to me you had unrealistic expectations of a Hisense OLED. Especially when it dosn't even make use of last years best tec from LG.
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TheLegendOfMart said:
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.
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Just cos you got the ingredients, doesn't make you a good chef.

Having an LG panel is half the story. If it ain't tuned well it's pants.
 
TheLegendOfMart said:
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.
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TheLegendOfMart said:
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.
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TheLegendOfMart said:
Yeah well I did and I wasn't asking if I should have got an LG.
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Someone's a bit butt hurt.

Return and get better - there are better TV's for what you paid.
 
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Doesn't seem a great price to reward ratio at 1000quid for a hi sense oled. And I get they're not like the change from 1080 to 4k but any new TV I buy will be oled.

Personally I have an LG C1 and cost £1370 a year ago
 
TheLegendOfMart said:
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.
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Display snobs, ahem, you paid more than these display snobs did and you bought a Hisense..
 
This is just my experience so don't hate.
I bought two Hisense products in my life.

1: A fridge freezer. It went back a week later as it made a horrible noise.
2: A 50 inch LED TV (forget model). The TV is adequate...we kept it. The picture is a bit washed out with grey blacks. I don't mean in comparison to an OLED. I mean in comparison to other LED TVs. The menus are a bit pap, and the in built apps were poor I just bought a firestick instead. It's ok, but I can see flaws in it. It's in one of my kids bedrooms so they find it ok.

I personally wouldn't buy a Hisense product again. I know they are a budget brand, but with TVs, the market is so competitive, you may as well spend a small amount more on the better brands. My experience of TVs over the years has been like this:

Hisense - average
Toshiba - good
LG - excellent
Sony - excellent
Samsung - mixed, good and bad
 
Broken Hope said:
Imagine thinking that the same panel means it’s just as good.

Samsung and Sony both have the same QD-OLED panel and yet the Sony is supposed to be a lot better due to tuning and processing.
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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 :-)
 
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 :)
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This might come across as not very helpful, but I always assumed hisense tvs were more in the 500 quid range and not really much higher.
 
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 :)
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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.
 
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