Current state of OLEDS vs Plasma

Hmmm still think I have enough to gain in features and performance over my plasma...plus I'm not going to build a feature wall around an "old" TV.... Biggest issue seems then and my concern is the poor quality control on these and getting a dodgy screen.
 
wez68 said:
Who said I buy a TV every year ? And I,m not telling anybody to buy an OLED ,just stating my personal opinions .
Although I suppose the part where I said it took me 6 sets to get a decent OLED could be misread as go out and buy one !!
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How else would someone have owned a g20, 30, 50, 60 , zt60 and a oled?

The only way is if you bought a new TV every year
 
V F said:
You're probably not aware of it but the more they age the more the picture develops a red/green cast on most Panasonic Plasmas. Most people dont experience a lovely neutral picture. Let alone seeing all the shadow/white detail.

Same goes for most "the next new tv".

Personally I'd love to experience an RGB OLED set with a Lumagen.
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Yeap
Mines got a red cast now. I've had to ditch my original settings to using thx as it's less obvious with that.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
How else would someone have owned a g20, 30, 50, 60 , zt60 and a oled?

The only way is if you bought a new TV every year
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Not the only way at all, a few of those models were kept for a short while only ,bought cheaply as last year models and traded up for next to no outlay ,i got rid of the GT50 after a very short while ,moving up to the GT60 which was superior,this in turn was sold to purchase the ZT at nowhere near the list price ,this i kept for 1.5 years ,sold to buy firstly the 960 ,then the 950 old,which all told cost me less than 400 pounds !!

Is there a problem with changing sets every year though ? certainly in my eyes there isn't,if your good at judging the market it can be done with minimal outlay,technology moves so fast ,theres always something better !
I think you stated you would only part with your GT50 for a major upgrade,well let me tell you this ,going from a ZT65 ,to a 950 OLED is a major upgrade in every department,so coming from a GT50 it will be a massive upgrade !!
 

Short video representing both views in this thread.

I would love a 65" 960v but it's beyond my budget at the moment.
 
wez68 said:
Not the only way at all, a few of those models were kept for a short while only ,bought cheaply as last year models and traded up for next to no outlay ,i got rid of the GT50 after a very short while ,moving up to the GT60 which was superior,this in turn was sold to purchase the ZT at nowhere near the list price ,this i kept for 1.5 years ,sold to buy firstly the 960 ,then the 950 old,which all told cost me less than 400 pounds !!

Is there a problem with changing sets every year though ? certainly in my eyes there isn't,if your good at judging the market it can be done with minimal outlay,technology moves so fast ,theres always something better !
I think you stated you would only part with your GT50 for a major upgrade,well let me tell you this ,going from a ZT65 ,to a 950 OLED is a major upgrade in every department,so coming from a GT50 it will be a massive upgrade !!
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You do know that you have only just confirmed what PS wrote...?!
No problem though just enjoy your Tv, whilst you have it :D


It is kinda disappointing, and maybe a relief at the same time, that I still feel there is little worthy of buying as a replacement for my 50" GT50 I noted. Having paid £600 for it from JL almost three years ago I still have two years warranty and will probably not think of changing before it runs out.
 
leaving me feeling more that OLED is not quite ready or cheap enough , and 4k is not really needed at the moment due to a lack of content


i have a 42" plasma and thinking a 55" samsung 6400 1080 set might be the best option for £ 649 for now
 
Paul11 said:
leaving me feeling more that OLED is not quite ready or cheap enough , and 4k is not really needed at the moment due to a lack of content


i have a 42" plasma and thinking a 55" samsung 6400 1080 set might be the best option for £ 649 for now
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you have a 42" so I would say you could easily justify upgrading because 42" nowadays is seen as small. i was playing ps4 online the other day and heard you could get a 50" polaroid tv for less than £300 so that size is readily available to the masses.

55" for £649 sounds very cheap, I would try and go for a better panel than a 6 series samsung otherwise you may be unhappy with the PQ compared to a plasma. I would also look at sony's range too, the PQ on their sets is fantastic.
 
The PQ on the 6400 is fantastic. It needs a bit of setting up but I had no issues coming from either a 4K Sony or LG OLED. If anything I would say the 6400 gives a better all round experience.

I think VA LCD sets give a good inbetween of Plasma and OLED without the retention or motion issues. A well set up LCD can still give a fantastic picture and cost considerably less.

The UE55H6400 at £649 is a fantastic deal.
 
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have they "fixed" the cable specs and things yet for 4k? last time i looked hdmi could only do 30p or something barely enough, think 2.0 raises it to 60hz?

that and the lack of content
 
The cables are exactly the same, cables don't have versions, chipsets do.

There are only 2 types of cable, standard and high speed.

HDMI version 2.0a will do 4K at 60Hz.
 
MatsyLR said:
Will be sticking with my Plasma for a while.
OLED is still way too expensive.
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Same here. OLED clearly is going to be the future, but it's disappointing to hear that the quality control on current panels is highly variable. Will stick with my 55" Panasonic VT65 until OLED matures and 4K content enters the mainstream.
 
I'd agree about the QC issues. My 65" OLED had issues and the replacement arrived totally dead.

That said, now it's sorted it's wonderful. Watching Lawrence of Aabia in 4K was one of the highlights of my Christmas!
 
The 8k model is LCD, not OLED. Next generation yo! I doubt you'll ever get a 32" TV with 8k resolution however. For a 100"+ TV/PJ it would make sense (note the size of the TV announced, and the other 8k screen accounted last year).

Doesn't seem unreasonable to have three resolutions on sale at one time.

1080p for screens <32"
4k/UHD for screens 32-80"
8k for screens >80"

Choose your size and get the resolution best designed for that size.
 
To be honest, at 65" from about 7ft viewing distance 4K is very noticeably better!

Amazon seem to be leading the way in 4K at the moment - there's quite a lot of content on there, but it's largely older films
 
Sagalout said:
I'd agree about the QC issues. My 65" OLED had issues and the replacement arrived totally dead.

That said, now it's sorted it's wonderful. Watching Lawrence of Aabia in 4K was one of the highlights of my Christmas!
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Did you get the Panny OLED or the LG? I would love to get the Panny but just couldn't justify it no matter how hard I tried... I will wait a year or two for the processes to mature and prices to fall.
 
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