Looking at buying a returned 83" LG G4 - Am I mad?

D-Ranged · Monday at 18:52

I have just moved house, and my 65", 10+ year old LG has quite a bit of screen burn, and is also now quite small for the new living room.

I was looking at upgrading to a new LG G4 77", as there are quite a few deals about at the moment. Although 77" is probably still a little small for the room, it's what I can afford to pay currently.

I noticed one place selling a few returned ones, they have the the styrofoam marks from transit, so have rubbed the anti glare coating off. This is not visible when the screen is on, only off so it's not a huge deal.

They currently have an 83" for less than the price of a new 77" with very minor marks.

You only get 1 year warranty with it though. A new one from some places gets 5 year full warranty with domestic and general. I am pretty sure all LG OLEDs get the 5 year screen burn warranty though, just not parts and labour?

Unless there is something im missing?

Am I mental for considering it?

200sols · Monday at 20:29

1 year warranty would be a non starter for me.

ProStreet · Tuesday at 06:47

Does the 83 inch even include the extra brightness as the 83 inch last year didn't compared to the 77.

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 07:35

ProStreet said:
Does the 83 inch even include the extra brightness as the 83 inch last year didn't compared to the 77.

Yeah it does have MLA this time.

ProStreet · Tuesday at 07:43

D-Ranged said:
Yeah it does have MLA this time.

If it's the one on ebay, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. £3400 is way too much for a screen in that condition. I bought a 77g3 brand new for 2300 last year.

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 07:49

ProStreet said:
If it's the one on ebay, I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. £3400 is way too much for a screen in that condition. I bought a 77g3 brand new for 2300 last year.

There are two on eBay by the same seller, but I saw them on their website originally. One is slightly cheaper than the other as it has a dead pixel too.

The 77" new is £3999 and the 88" is £5999 from most places, so it's not to bad a price but yeah still a lot of money. I am able to get the 77" with 5 year warranty for £3599 from a place I bought my 65 from who have been around a long time.

ProStreet · Tuesday at 08:00

D-Ranged said:
There are two on eBay by the same seller, but I saw them on their website originally. One is slightly cheaper than the other as it has a dead pixel too.

The 77" new is £3999 and the 88" is £5999 from most places, so it's not to bad a price but yeah still a lot of money. I am able to get the 77" with 5 year warranty for £3599 from a place I bought my 65 from who have been around a long time.

You could get a 83 inch samsung oled for £3400, just a thought.

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 08:00

ProStreet said:
You could get a 83 inch samsung oled for £3400, just a thought.

I've always been an LG fan boy, how do they compare?

MrRockliffe · Tuesday at 08:01

D-Ranged said:
I've always been an LG fan boy, how do they compare?

I think the 83 uses the LG panel anyway

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 08:02

MrRockliffe said:
I think the 83 uses the LG panel anyway

I was wondering if that was still the case. It always seemed to be everyone used the LG panels even years back, I'll take a look, thanks!

ProStreet · Tuesday at 08:06

D-Ranged said:
I was wondering if that was still the case. It always seemed to be everyone used the LG panels even years back, I'll take a look, thanks!

No Dolby vision worth noting.

But imo if you want to spend 3400 and want an 83, id much prefer a brand new tv with 6 years warranty than a used one with 1 year.

MrRockliffe · Tuesday at 08:08

ProStreet said:
No Dolby vision worth noting.

But imo if you want to spend 3400 and want an 83, id much prefer a brand new tv with 6 years warranty than a used one with 1 year.

Not IMO. I switched from LG to Samsung and couldn’t ever tell.

It still shows it in HDR, just not DV :-)

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 08:11

MrRockliffe said:
Not IMO. I switched from LG to Samsung and couldn’t ever tell.

It still shows it in HDR, just not DV

So if I try and play something that is DV it will just play it as HDR, rather than giving me a black screen like my current old TV?

ProStreet · Tuesday at 08:11

D-Ranged said:
So if I try and play something that is DV it will just play it as HDR, rather than giving me a black screen like my current old TV?

Yep the standard hdr10. Samsung also has hdr 10 plus which some 4ks have.

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 08:16

ProStreet said:
Yep the standard hdr10. Samsung also has hdr 10 plus which some 4ks have.

Great! What is the G4 equivalent in the Samsung range?

ProStreet · Tuesday at 08:19

D-Ranged said:
Great! What is the G4 equivalent in the Samsung range?

S95d but they only do 77, s90d 83

ProStreet · Tuesday at 08:22

Could also look at the 83a84 sony

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 08:25

ProStreet said:
Could also look at the 83a84 sony

I take it that's the same panel as LG again?

ProStreet · Tuesday at 08:26

D-Ranged said:
I take it that's the same panel as LG again?

Won't be the same panel as the g4.
It's a bit older but will have better sony processing and has DV

D-Ranged · Tuesday at 08:37

ProStreet said:
Won't be the same panel as the g4.
It's a bit older but will have better sony processing and has DV

Ok, looks like I have some reading to do!