Looking for 55" TV recommendations

Faded · 19 Sep 2019 at 13:52

So i'm in the market for a new TV and am looking at a 55" model.

I know the top dog here is the LG C9 and in all honesty I would absolutely love the TV but with having two kids there is constant static images on the TV, whether it be "Are you still watching Netflix" or the HUD from something like Minecraft. Due to this my fear of running into screen burn is really putting me off going OLED.

I'm currently considering the follow:

Samsung Q80R
Sony Bravia KD55XG9505
LG 55SM9800PLA NanoCell

Does anyone have any opinions on the above TV's, or can you suggest any others that might be better?
Alternatively, are there any retailers who would cover burn in that would put my mind at ease over getting the LG C9?

My budget is somewhere around £1,800.
Use case would be 4k content, movies and gaming.

Thanks for any help!

barmyllama · 19 Sep 2019 at 14:47

Watch this if you have burn in concerns.

https://youtu.be/SlP2kwNqXNA

It may be worth purchasing from Richer Sounds with their six year warranty. First year is with LG directly. Plus they price match the best deals as well.

But from first hand experience I had my panel replaced within a week of it developing a vertical red line. LG's customer service was top notch to be fair. After my initial call to them I just used WhatsApp to send picture of problem and my invoice. Had a call back the same day to arrange engineer visit.

hornetstinger · 19 Sep 2019 at 14:57

If have you brats then I'd get a piece of polycarbonte sheet and put it over the screen.

Alternatively donate your kids to medical science and the. Buy that LG 77" c9 oled

Glanza · 19 Sep 2019 at 15:29

Don't worry about the burn in, you get 5 years from Currys or 6 years from Richer sounds. Treat yourself to the Oled.

Psycho Sonny · 19 Sep 2019 at 16:09

Sony Bravia KD55XG9505

Faded · 20 Sep 2019 at 07:45

Glanza said:
Don't worry about the burn in, you get 5 years from Currys or 6 years from Richer sounds. Treat yourself to the Oled.

I'm pretty sure that burn in isn't covered on the OLED TV's. Isn't that just a QLED warranty offered by Samsung?

Psycho Sonny said:
Sony Bravia KD55XG9505

Any particular reason you would go for the Sony over any other options available?

hornetstinger · 20 Sep 2019 at 08:20

Phone up curries say you played the Witcher 3 from start to finish oled now it has screenburn. Then see if they offer you a brand new oled at no charge.

Psycho Sonny · 20 Sep 2019 at 08:22

Faded said:
I'm pretty sure that burn in isn't covered on the OLED TV's. Isn't that just a QLED warranty offered by Samsung?

Any particular reason you would go for the Sony over any other options available?

Best in terms of value for money and performance.

An LG oled cheapest model would be best but if you don't want to risk screen burn then the Sony is the top dog.

Yes it doesn't have the absolute best picture quality but it's a very good TV at a very good price.

It's more importantly doesn't really do anything wrong. I've been using the android on the xf90 and it's fine no need for a third party box.

No back-light bleed.

If there is blooming with the settings I'm using I can't notice it.

Black's are extremely good for an LCD.

I was in a similar boat to you last year where it was to be used solely for gaming. So I chose an xf90 over the other options