New 65inch TV...

nukemdukem · 18 Jul 2019 at 05:40

Hi all,

I've finally saved enough money to buy a 65 inch TV!!

Currently i'm in Singapore, so prices are different to the UK. Looking at a few deals I'VE narrowed down to 3 options:

1. LG B8S, this is OLED (this is the STB version not PLA, so comes with basic stand and 20W speakers) - around SGD 3800, has dolby vision
2. LG SK8500, this is UHD LCD - around SGD 2800, has dolby vision
3. Phillips 873, this is OLED - around SGD 2999, does not have dolby vision but has HDR 10

I'm leaning towards the Phillips 873 as the reviews seem to be as good as LG B8S but it has slightly better brightness - and that might be important as SIngapore is very sunny!

Just wondering if anyone has any views or alternatives?

Many thanks

nukemdukem · 18 Jul 2019 at 15:03

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Ste - i looked up about netflix, it seems they transmit for both HDR10 and Dolby Vision. However what i cant seem to find an answer to is whether in reality, can a person tell the difference between HDR10 and Dolby Vision when watching a movie today? (i know in the future with more advanced TV's, maybe 2-3 years time, dolby vision has the technical specs to support much more brightness and colours than HDR10, but current TV's dont go much beyond HDR10 in terms of capability?).

Rids - the LG C8 is currently very difficult to find in 65inch, the LG C9 is going for $5500 - which is beyond my budget. Also as far as i can tell the B8 and C8 are very similar, but the C9 is a bit brighter?

It seems theres lots of sales going on at the moment in Singapore to clear the old stocks in preparation for the new 2019 models - but seems like everyone is buying 65inch as quite a lot of stock left on 55inch models - the LG B8 55inch is going for $1999 SGD, which is so tempting, but i'm afraid i will feel disappointed with 55inch vs 65inch.

Does anyone think 120hz tv makes any diffrence (vs 60hz) - i wont be connecting a pc to the tv, but may play fifa on a PS4.

Many thanks

nukemdukem · 18 Jul 2019 at 15:22

yep, thats exactly what my heart was telling me too - but my brain was saying "thinking about it - its a great deal!"

def will get 65inch

nukemdukem · 20 Jul 2019 at 05:09

Thanks all, I finally went for the LG B8 (made in Korea version) - managed to get it for $3500 SGD.

If any issues I can return, would be interested to know how I can asses it when it gets delivered (is it just visually when turned on?)

When I saw the Phillips (873) it was ok but didn’t seem as good as the b8.

The Sony TV’s were much more expensive.

One other tv that caught my eye was the Panasonic FZ950, screen looked really good - but also was very expensive.

Overall i’m really happy with the deal and think the LG will be a big step up in size and quality vs tv I have now (5year old Panasonic lcd 49inch).