*** General TVs Talk Thread ***
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So as above I got the B9 and it's been fine so far for gaming (via xbox) but in reality when comparing gaming on my B9 vs a friends QLED I didn't really prefer one to the other, where as anything else (TV / movies etc) I thought the B9 was far better (mainly due to the better contrast). Rtings show burn in happening on LG OLEDs via bright static content (so yeah things like 24/7 news) but if you're use is mixed then it seems okay. In your scenario I'd try and get one of the stores to let you connect an xbox (or whatever you game on) to a ~1K QLED and a OLED and see what you think...Hi all, was looking for a bit of help with TVs. I've currently got a 55" Samsung 6670 class TV and it seems to have developed a shadow on the left hand quarter of the screen that goes from the top to the bottom. Had a look online and it appears as though the LED's have died off which explains the darkness so looks like I'm needing to get a new one and was hoping for some suggestions!
I've been looking at the LG OLED55B9PLA - it'll mostly be used for gaming and watching sport. My only concern would be screen burn-in from the scoreboard when watching sports and the HUD's in games.
Hoping to keep the price around £1000ish and ideally 55" if anyone has any other suggestions!
Thanks!
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UL
Update: What a tv! holy cow. I thought going from one 4K to another 4K tv would be a simple step up but this is nice and day. Colours actually LOOK like colour it's so deep and vibrant. I watched a video called "costa rica in 4k" and it blew my mind. Money well spent!
Here's my recommendations for a closer to reference settings:
SDR
- Brightness at 9 (= 200 nits) at night, or 15-20 during the day (= 300ish nits)
- Contrast at 90
- Colour 50
- Light Sensor OFF
- Gamma -2
- Black level 50
- Black adjust OFF
- Adv Contrast Enhancer OFF
- Auto local dimming High
- X-tended Dynamic Range OFF
- Hue 0
- Colour Temperature Expert 1
- Live colour OFF
- Sharpness 50
- Reality Creation Off
- Smooth Gradation Low
- Motionflow OFF
- Film mode OFF
- Video Options stuff you just leave on AUTO
For HDR the only difference is you need Brightness at MAX & X-tended Dynamic Range to High.
In order to properly calibrate the display you'd need professional equipment, which would cost quite a bit, and frankly it's not necessary because the out-of-the-box calibration is quite good already on the XH95.
They have absolutely gutted the BX! And that's just the immediately measurable differences; who knows what quirks it hides for further gimped performance.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/bx-oled
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/lg-cx-vs-lg-bx/10619/13773
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/bx-oled
https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/compare/lg-cx-vs-lg-bx/10619/13773
I'd not considered before, but their reviews don't seem to discuss performance on lower bitrtae stuff where the newer cx processor would come into play,
which seems a big omission, versus hdtvtest ... maybe the rtings video covers it.
manufacturing cost of cx and bx can't be much different , other than the processor , cx, for example, doesn't have any addtional heat-sink ?
so you've got to wonder too whether, bx reducing the brightness is reducing the risk of burn in, so they will have fewer returns, so if a cx costs £300 more than a bx,
they're expecting, say 1 in 5 cx to have issues, and, need replacing, so have to mitigate that.
Yes, stuff like how the TV handles low bitrate content, or how the picture quality is in game mode (because some TVs have worse PQ then), etc are all things that aren't generally tested by reviewers, and never by RTINGS. That's why it, sadly, comes down to combing forums for user reviews for things you're aware of.
It's certainly strange (but not unusual for LG, though perhaps not to this degree) to gimp the B model this much, I don't know why that might be. Perhaps they really are starting to triage panel quality more & that makes a difference. Or perhaps it is as you say and they figure they'd rather just enjoy some extra profit from lower return rate (since OLED's #1 enemy is heat) if they keep the brightness low.
Could be that they're just trying to squeeze every penny out of these oleds while they can. They certainly don't have more than 2-3 years left of milking them (then they're ******).
The B series has always been the runt of the litter TBH
Interesting video by Vincent
Blade Runner 2049 4K Blu-ray Analysis: Should We Call It "Fake HDR"?
so only 200nits ... maybe I didn't yet get to the bit where he discusses if these are mastered down for the disc market, versus netflix, or the cinema ?
Blade Runner 2049 4K Blu-ray Analysis: Should We Call It "Fake HDR"?
so only 200nits ... maybe I didn't yet get to the bit where he discusses if these are mastered down for the disc market, versus netflix, or the cinema ?
TV PRICES UNDER NO DEAL WTO
so prices look like the'll go up under no deal https://www.ft.com/content/7c996241-08ed-4823-a530-cea47f64da8f 25oct
but tv's from china might benefit https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/postbrexit-tariff-change-for-british-imports-from-china.html
apparently zero tarif/duty.
- had been wondering if january sales might be worthwhile.
so prices look like the'll go up under no deal https://www.ft.com/content/7c996241-08ed-4823-a530-cea47f64da8f 25oct
but tv's from china might benefit https://ihsmarkit.com/research-analysis/postbrexit-tariff-change-for-british-imports-from-china.html
apparently zero tarif/duty.
- had been wondering if january sales might be worthwhile.
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So any expectations for 2021's TVs? I'm assuming we'll see far more HDMI 2.1 implementation, but what other improvements might there be over 2020 models?
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Vincent's take on Sony's upcoming offerings. They sound interesting.
I'm not sure that Vincent would agree with this from watching the video.
Me and vinnie don't generally agree so that's fine by me.
Anyone have the samsung q90 55" thinking of pairing it with a xbox series x or a ps5, dont really want an oled screen as i tend to keep my tvs for 5+ years. Seems the best tv if you plan on gaming on it and connecting your computer to it.
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Excellent choice depending on the price. If it's nicely discounted then go for it, but if it's not I'd say wait for March when we get new models.