Bigger or better

robtheb · 20 Sep 2022 at 10:20

Hi folks, I am currently in the market for a new OLED (currently a 55"), but am somewhat stuck as to the way forward. I sit about 2.4m away from the screen and from what i have been able to research i am between a 55" and 65". My budget is around £1500. For this I could get a 55" LG G2 or Samsung S95B vs the larger 65" LG C1. My viewing is mixed 10% terrestial, 30% PS5, 60% streaming services.

bigger or better?

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hornetstinger · 20 Sep 2022 at 10:56

Ideally, both. Bigger screen, and better quality.

Also upgrade your speakers too.

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2022 at 11:14

With that constraint, 65 older OLED as opposed to smaller newer OLED personally.

You can get the 65" C1 for £1k now.

robtheb · 20 Sep 2022 at 11:15

hornetstinger said:
Ideally, both. Bigger screen, and better quality.

Also upgrade your speakers too.

Unfortunately I cannot stretch to both. I am already starting the upgrade of the speakers to a monitor audio setup

robtheb · 20 Sep 2022 at 11:17

Raymond Lin said:
With that constraint, 65 older OLED as opposed to smaller newer OLED personally.

You can get the 65" C1 for £1k now.

I have not found one at the price. Currys had it at that for a while, but it isn't available for delivery. Have you seen it somewhere else?

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2022 at 11:22

robtheb said:
I have not found one at the price. Currys had it at that for a while, but it isn't available for delivery. Have you seen it somewhere else?

Take a drive to Hereford, it says it's available in my local one! Your £500 budget should cover petrol or even hiring a van.

hornetstinger · 20 Sep 2022 at 11:32

If you're going to keep a TV for 10 years then it's worth spending the extra. Its' not like you change it every year.

robtheb · 20 Sep 2022 at 12:58

hornetstinger said:
If you're going to keep a TV for 10 years then it's worth spending the extra. Its' not like you change it every year.

Yeah, I understand this, but the jump to say a A90J is another 30% and I am not sure that is worth it.

VincentHanna · 20 Sep 2022 at 15:54

65" C1, no contest.

I agree that size and quality are both important

However, When comparing two OLED screens already, you are talking about small improvements year on year, so size trump's that.

no_1_dave · 20 Sep 2022 at 16:07

Modern OLED's are so similar in picture quality that it's always worth going bigger instead of better.
You'll notice and utilise the extra screen size a lot more than the small differences in shadow detail etc

Raymond Lin · 20 Sep 2022 at 16:13

I believe the C1 is HDMI 2.1 anyway so you have the 4k 120hz covered for gaming.

glenimp617 · 20 Sep 2022 at 17:33

another vote for a 65" C1

200sols · 21 Sep 2022 at 08:00

The differences between different OLEDs for me is not massive, you will be paying for 1-2% improvements that most people wouldn't even notice.

MartinPrince · 24 Sep 2022 at 20:06

Definitely the LG 65 C1, a no brainer really. Also check that it's the later C1 with the better Evo panel, which is what they use in the G1 and G2. (Just google it as it's simple to tell)

robtheb · 24 Sep 2022 at 20:25

I didn't think the C1 had an evo panel. However, I have only just bought it from richer sounds....guess I could Google or find out

Kenai · 24 Sep 2022 at 20:54

robtheb said:
I didn't think the C1 had an evo panel. However, I have only just bought it from richer sounds....guess I could Google or find out

It wasn't advertised as such but some were manufactured that way, apparently you can tell from the product number on the box

robtheb · 24 Sep 2022 at 22:29

OLED55C14LB.DEUPLJP”. The letter we are interested in identifying is the fourth letter after the periodthat is, the first after DEU. If the first letter is a P or a W you have an EVO panel.
Sounds like it might be pot luck

Ayahuasca · 25 Sep 2022 at 13:03

Question for the wife?

robtheb · 25 Sep 2022 at 13:35

No, my partner is not bothered.....in TVs

kitfit1 · 25 Sep 2022 at 13:56

robtheb said:
No, my partner is not bothered.....in TVs

BBC's then