It has a seriously thin design and an ultrathin bezel so is about as small as a 55" screen can be. I've got a 49" TV in my bedroom, man up and get a 55" for the living room!
Picked up a LG OLED55B6V
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Would you say it's a worthy upgrade over the KS7000?
I've got the B6V
I looked at the KS7000 at the time and did wonder if the OLED was worth the extra. At the time, I think the KS7000 was £1K and we paid £2K for the OLED. Extremely happy with our OLED but I think they constitute poor value for money. But hey, so does a Lamborghini!
That is a decent deal! It's the colours on an OLED, nothing gets close, it's hard to explain unless you've watched decent quality content on two panels and can directly compare them. We fell in love with the webOS as well, got a 49UH770V for the bedroom. Picture is good enough but not a patch on the OLED. Having all the smart functions is superb though.
I've got my B6V doing audio via ARC to an Onkyo putting out 5.1. I have forfeited HD audio for convenience and I can only notice a difference on certain movies, for 95% of viewing it's perfect.
Damn, some of you have got a really good price on this TV! I paid 2K back in November, worth every penny though! I've noticed that it really breathes new life into old films. Was watching The Battle of Britian (1969) last weekend, it was almost like a new film, I've seen it loads of times but never quite like I did on the OLED. Next film to watch is Saving Private Ryan, hoping it will be another strong performer.
Yes to all of them.
What settings are you guys using for HDR? I feel I've got Dark Room nailed but can't seem to get HDR quite right. Watching La La Land in lossless UHD HDR (**** film but scores very highly in reviews for image quality) and I'm not blown away by the image quality.
Does SkyQ offer HDR? Just because it's UHD it doesn't mean it's HDR. Try The Grand Tour on Amazon, make sure it's the UHD version. The TV should go into HDR mode. In the unlikely event that it doesn't, you might have a problem.
I've got the 49UH770V upstairs, love it.
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I read the reviews and they were middling, at best. However, once I got the TV and set it up, I was very impressed with it. Does it compete with the OLED downstairs? No, it's a fraction of the price. But for a TV in the bedroom, it's perfect. The OS does not lag and feels practically the same as the OLED. It's even got wireless .ac so has no problem streaming any high bit rate content. The sound is decent for some TV speakers as well. I feel it's a really under rated TV.
I think I paid £650 for it, back in January. I've streamed Youtube 4K, Netflix 4k, Netflix Dolby Vision, Amazon HDR, 4K Loseless (~80mbps) and none of it has caused any problems.
The blacks, simply put, are crap compared to an OLED, pretty much most TVs are though
. I think the overall quality of the image is very decent it just hasn't got the impact and colour pop of an OLED. At the end of the day though, we are comparing a TV that costs 1/3 of an OLED. I don't know if there is an option to disable the upscaling. I can post a short video to Youtube tonight so you can see what it's like if that would help?
This is the TV I am eyeing up to upgrade from my 55B6, how are you finding it? Does it give you the "Wow" feeling that the B6 did when you first started using it?
That is very disappointing! We moved last year and our 55" TV looks puny so we are eyeing up a 65" TV. I was tempted by the B8 but figured HDMI 2.1 was worth waiting for as we are by no means desperate. The problem is, the B6 is an extremely good TV so the C9 has to be exceptional across the board to be a meaningful upgrade. I figured I'd get £500 at best for my OLED so rather than hand someone a bargain will put it in my Bedroom!!