Anyone else underwhelmed with OLED?

TheLegendOfMart said:
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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In a way, it not having FALD is a good thing.

I've found that too many implementations of FALD cause blooming where the dimming zone is lighting up. At least with it being edge lit, it's a uniform grey.


For me, the differences were subtle, yet immediate. I'd never own an LCD again, as I use my TV for movies and a lot of gaming, for which OLED is the best technology.
 
MrRockliffe said:
In a way, it not having FALD is a good thing.

I've found that too many implementations of FALD cause blooming where the dimming zone is lighting up. At least with it being edge lit, it's a uniform grey.


For me, the differences were subtle, yet immediate. I'd never own an LCD again, as I use my TV for movies and a lot of gaming, for which OLED is the best technology.
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In that case best to go a panel where the backlight is even spread of light. Like the old ccfd leds
 
IMO Hisense are hardly OLED at its best however I'm not that enamoured with OLED personally - I have a VA QD-LED which while it lacks the inky blacks sadly, absolutely blows OLED away when it comes to lighting in scenes - something like a 4K HDR rainforest scene for instance almost looks like you are looking through a window.
 
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Oled's are fantastic and I'd never consider lcd personally.

The grey blacks and generally poorer dark scene performance has always put me off. Prior to OLED being a thing I was plasma so I've always had a preference for self emitting technology.

On another note, not sure I agree with the "display snob" comments, LG have very cheap tv's it's not like all their tv's are top end. I think comments directing you to another model are trying to help, not just putting down the hi-sense brand.

The reality is every manufacturer has good and bad tv's, LG make some terrible ones (mainly lcd range). The best time to buy a tv is always when the new ones launch, i.e buy the previous years models. I'd be looking at a C2 and above if I was buying this year.
 
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I've had 2 Hisense TVs, a more run-of-the-mill IPS 50" which was fine for £400, then my current 65" VA that does proper HDR (1250 nits peak brightness).

Yes, I paid £1k for it, but that was also 2 years ago, and I have been super happy with the tv. The only next option up for me would a 65" OLED, but it would need to also have good HDR specs, so would need to be one of the more expensive top models.
 
hornetstinger said:
The higher end Hisenses aren't too bad apparently. But they make some low end stuff too.
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Yeah there OLEDs don't review badly but fall behind LGs in processing/motion handling iirc.

I've had a cheap Hisense VA previously and it wasn't bad, I quite like their OS/UI and they have plenty of apps they keep regularly updated.
 
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We've recently moved back into our snug, Whilst the main lounge is getting decorated. The snug has a 60" Kuro. I didn't notice a MASSIVE difference going to OLED. But I really notice the difference going back to the Kuro.. Even though the Kuro is still a cracking picture. It's just not a decent OLED.

As for sharing panels. Doesn't mean a lot... Its like comparing a Ferrari and a Focus because they use the same Petrol...
 
I have a Panasonic dx902b which was a good fald TV from about 5 years ago. I also have experience with Oleds in family and friends houses and they are great but not a mind blowing step up. I guess it comes down to how good your initial TV was.

I understand a qled TV to be quite capable so beyond inky blacks I doubt an OLED would blow my mind either.

I'd have bought an LG in this instance mind but I think we've said that enough hah.
 
I have a Sony A80J. Very good TV, the processing makes a big difference, some manufacturers are better than others. A few things to bear in mind, they look at their best in a darkened room. A quality input is important, some streaming is terrible, look for banding in dark areas. Not all physical media is made equal either, but a really good 4K blu-ray really shows you what is possible. Good HDR is very noticeable. I have a Panasonic UB820 and I've set it all up as recommended by various "experts" and the picture is fantastic.

The other thing to note is the demos in shops aren't representative, they are made to "pop" to sell the TV's. Also consider that real life rarely pops either ;)
If you really want to get the most out of you TV buy an AVR and some decent speakers, at least half of the experience.
 
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