Spec me a new TV please

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 18:00

Am getting a new Xbox on the 10th so thought i'd upgrade my TV. Looking for 65" and was thinking around £1000. Found the TX-65HX800B for £1100 but am thinking i might be willing to stretch to a but more if the right priced OLED or QLED are available. Someone mentioned the LG OLED 65CX in the Xbox thread but at £1799 it's quite a massive jump in price.

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 18:19

Its primarily for TV, a lot of football but a heavy amount of gaming too. Have a 50" 4k Panasonic at the mo which cost about £700 3 years ago or so. How much of an issue is burn in?

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 18:49

I am sorely tempted even with the extra cost. Might wait for black Friday and see if I get lucky.

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 20:31

So got an LG OLED65CX5LB in my basket. How do I know its the 2020 model?

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 20:41

Ah great thanks will order it now.

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 20:47

Am I going to need to spend ages messing with display settings or do they generally do ok out of the box?

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 21:01

Cool thanks.

CliffyG · 2 Nov 2020 at 21:37

Think I'll be referring to that link, thanks.

CliffyG · 9 Nov 2020 at 18:59

Got it up on the wall and got to say it looks amazing out of the box without changing a single setting. Got the new xbox to test on it tomorrow.

CliffyG · 9 Nov 2020 at 22:03

Struggling a bit with audio. Using all the AI stuff but Lord of the rings is on and I can barely make out some of the talking without turning it up whereas the sound effects are plenty loud. When the adverts come on they seem much louder.

CliffyG · 11 Nov 2020 at 00:54

Yes using the built in. New car, xbox and TV all within a week. Sound bar is out of budget!

CliffyG · 11 Nov 2020 at 12:23

So you are seriously saying that a 2k TV is incapable of playing content with audible talking at a low volume?

CliffyG · 11 Nov 2020 at 13:31

I don't value the audio as much as you do clearly but i'm not asking for much. I'm happy with the rest of the sound, its far superior to my Panasonic but why are vocals so quiet in a film but sound effects so loud.

CliffyG · 11 Nov 2020 at 14:43

I was using the built-in speakers.

CliffyG · 11 Nov 2020 at 15:32

Oh it was just on a Sky Q box.

CliffyG · 18 Nov 2020 at 21:31

To be honest I've not come across the sound issue since so am pretty happy sound wise now.

I have just realised that my Sky Q box was only set to 4k 8 bit. I set it to 10 bit now but not sure how to tell if it's actually active. I tried downloading a nature programme that I read was definitely HDR but the HDR symbol didn't appear in the top right like it does with my Xbox.

CliffyG · 19 Nov 2020 at 11:22

Good question. I assumed all were and it did let me set 4k 10bit. Will check when I finish work.

CliffyG · 19 Nov 2020 at 19:16

My model is 32B064 so no HDR. Will Sky replace for free?

CliffyG · 21 Nov 2020 at 19:09

Sky soundbar is 169. Worth paying a bit more for wireless surround?