Samsung KS7000 55" > LG OLED 55"?

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Currently have the KS7000 55" UHD TV and while the picture is fantastic, I have damaged the back of the TV and no longer have the stand so looking to change the TV.

Figured it was time to invest in an OLED TV.

Am I likely to see any difference switching to OLED UHD?

I sit 8ft away from my TV and watch exclusively UHD content.

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nicktay2605 said:
I had the Samsung JS9000, the previous generation flagship and a curved screen, but by all accounts quite similar in terms of picture quality to your KS7000. I switched to an LG OLED and yes there is an enormous difference. I didn't think it would be so noticeable. The biggest thing I noticed was the black levels and the difference between bright and dark areas of a scene. The KS7000 is edge-lit, as was my JS9000, and it just can't compete with the per-pixel dimming of OLED.

I have had my OLED for about a year now and I still get 'wow' moments watching UHD content. You'll get the best out of it if you buy a 4k blu-ray player, but 4k streaming content does a decent job as well. For example, 'Our Planet' on Netflix looks absolutely stunning on an OLED TV. Also, the UI and remote are way better on the LG OLEDs than the older Samsung UI. Samsung have improved that recently, but it was poor on the JS and KS series TVs. I was never really blown away by my Samsung TV, in retrospect it was a bit disappointing given how much I paid for it, but I don't regret one bit upgrading to OLED. I was lucky that mine was a free upgrade thanks to extended warranty after the Samsung broke and couldn't be repaired.
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Thank you for that. :) What LG model did you go for? I actually the UI on the Samsung is really good, everything is easily accessible and the standard remote is fine, didn't like the magic and remote though, that was poor.

I also watch my UHD content through Apple TV, VUDU, Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. I think all of these support Dolby Atmos sound and Dolby Vision. I have thought about a dedicated 4K blu-ray player but i'm put off by how cheap the UHD films are digitally. Suppose i could just Buy>Watch>Sell like i used to with games. :)
 
Radox-0 said:
Do you mean QLED? Not yet, amusingly taking a similar path to you, selling KS7000 as I type (hence throwing it in MM) but going down Samsung QLED route 65" (just suits me more then OLED atm) with it arriving next week so shall see in regards to Apple TV as it has it also and can give feedback if no ones does before hand.
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Yeah I did, phone corrected it. I've been reading some reviews of the Apple TV app and people complaining about films only playing in SD because the TV doesn't recognise the film in UHD.

I think I'll stick with OLED for now and keep my Apple TV 4k as it has Dolby Atmos and Dolby vision support with the OLED DA/DV. :)
 
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