LG 65CX or ?

rhysduck · 6 Nov 2020 at 10:42

So the main TV downstairs is a GT60 Panasonic plasma... still a great TV with no issues 8 years on but is only 1080p... TV is mainly used for Netflix/Disney+ and the PS4.

Is the LG 65CX a good choice for such streaming and PS4 (to become PS5) for us?

Is there anything else I should be looking at?

Hell of a jump in price (£600) from the 55 to the 65 inch

Mr Paul · 6 Nov 2020 at 14:10

I'm planning to get the Samsung Q95T, just to mitigate from the almost impossible to avoid OLED screen burn.

4K8KW10 · 6 Nov 2020 at 14:31

I would take the Panasonic TX-65HX900E. Much lower price.

Psycho Sonny · 6 Nov 2020 at 14:35

If you can wait for the 2021 models I'd do that.

These models have issues with new hmdi format as well as a few other things.

Hdtvtest on YouTube

Rtings website

Will fill in your knowledge gaps.

rhysduck · 6 Nov 2020 at 16:12

Psycho Sonny said:
If you can wait for the 2021 models I'd do that.

These models have issues with new hmdi format as well as a few other things.

Hdtvtest on YouTube

Rtings website

Will fill in your knowledge gaps.

When are the 2021 models out?

Psycho Sonny · 6 Nov 2020 at 16:19

rhysduck said:
When are the 2021 models out?

Usually around march or April 2021.

So 4-5 months.

They Will be more expensive as launch prices are the most expensive.

Cheapest time to buy a TV is late January or early February as models go eol and are sold to clear stock for the new models in march

MOOGLEYS · 6 Nov 2020 at 17:45

Only issue with CX I thought is lack of 12 bit HDR which I doubt matters to much.

Psycho Sonny · 6 Nov 2020 at 17:51

MOOGLEYS said:
Only issue with CX I thought is lack of 12 bit HDR which I doubt matters to much.

Not looked into it much hdtvtest has done several videos on the subject for anyone who wants to know

4K8KW10 · 6 Nov 2020 at 18:05

Psycho Sonny said:
Usually around march or April 2021.

So 4-5 months.

They Will be more expensive as launch prices are the most expensive.

Cheapest time to buy a TV is late January or early February as models go eol and are sold to clear stock for the new models in march

So, almost half a year wait for something that no one even knows what exactly will end to be.

OP, just buy today what you like and forget the discussion.

MOOGLEYS · 6 Nov 2020 at 18:11

CX is a great tv everything has issues if you dig hard enough. I had a play with a Series X on a 65” CX and I did not notice anything with the picture with VRR enabled.....

Get it enjoy it and don’t read to much into it.

Psycho Sonny · 6 Nov 2020 at 18:23

This is the first gen with the consoles in mind I'd rather wait for the refresh which has all the issues ironed out.

Unless you must buy now.

firstborn · 7 Nov 2020 at 07:55

Psycho Sonny said:
This is the first gen with the consoles in mind I'd rather wait for the refresh which has all the issues ironed out.

Unless you must buy now.

I'd wait until 2036, just in case consoles change or TV is no longer a thing.

Converge · 7 Nov 2020 at 11:33

rhysduck said:
So the main TV downstairs is a GT60 Panasonic plasma... still a great TV with no issues 8 years on but is only 1080p... TV is mainly used for Netflix/Disney+ and the PS4.

Is the LG 65CX a good choice for such streaming and PS4 (to become PS5) for us?

Is there anything else I should be looking at?

Hell of a jump in price (£600) from the 55 to the 65 inch

It’s fantastic for both streaming and gaming. The best in fact.

Ignore the burn in tribe, I’ve had a B6, C9 and CX and they’ve all been flawless however I’ve used them.

You’d even notice a power saving using OLED over plasma, though you might have to use more heating in your house if you didn’t have your plasma as a radiator anymore

the wopster · 7 Nov 2020 at 11:43

Mr Paul said:
I'm planning to get the Samsung Q95T, just to mitigate from the almost impossible to avoid OLED screen burn.

Unless your constantly watching sky news/sports news that’s completely false

chaparral · 7 Nov 2020 at 13:49

rhysduck said:
Hell of a jump in price (£600) from the 55 to the 65 inch

The difference is that cheap these days :eek:

Think the difference when i bought my 65" AF9 OLED was £1000+ more then the 55" version

Mr Paul · 7 Nov 2020 at 20:25

woppy101 said:
Unless your constantly watching sky news/sports news that’s completely false

Completely depends what you watch. My wife watches lots of news, most TV she uses subtitles and I watch sport. Ergo I will burn in an OLED screen.

CaptainRAVE · 7 Nov 2020 at 20:26

Mr Paul said:
I'm planning to get the Samsung Q95T, just to mitigate from the almost impossible to avoid OLED screen burn.

I didn’t realise it was so bad until I read updates from people who had bought oleds a few years ago when I picked up qled. My wife leaves the tv paused for ages.

Psycho Sonny · 7 Nov 2020 at 20:30

woppy101 said:
Unless your constantly watching sky news/sports news that’s completely false

No your statement is false.

If you constantly watch sky news then you would never know you had burn in.

All it takes is long periods of static content. It's got nothing to do with news channels specifically.

Varied content is best to avoid it but what does that mean exactly. It means no longer than 2-3 hours of the same content in a row.

So if you watch sky sports for 3 hours it's best to watch a movie or Netflix for the following three.

Watching just sky sports for 3 hours every day and nothing else could cause it. Even though the TV is off for 21 hours per day.

Mr Paul · 7 Nov 2020 at 21:16

CaptainRAVE said:
I didn’t realise it was so bad until I read updates from people who had bought oleds a few years ago when I picked up qled. My wife leaves the tv paused for ages.

Yup that would be a problem (my wife does the same thing lol)

Mr Paul · 7 Nov 2020 at 21:17

Psycho Sonny said:
No your statement is false.

If you constantly watch sky news then you would never know you had burn in.

All it takes is long periods of static content. It's got nothing to do with news channels specifically.

Varied content is best to avoid it but what does that mean exactly. It means no longer than 2-3 hours of the same content in a row.

So if you watch sky sports for 3 hours it's best to watch a movie or Netflix for the following three.

Watching just sky sports for 3 hours every day and nothing else could cause it. Even though the TV is off for 21 hours per day.

Indeed, you just can't watch an OLED TV. You have to plan what you watch to avoid burn in.

Personally, I can't be arsed with that so I'll go QLED (yes I know the picture isn't as good, but there is no risk of damage)