Stay 65" or go 75" shortlist of 3

[EddScott]

So, might be jumping the gun a bit here but I could well be in the market for a new TV. My 64F8500 bit the dust last weekend and is still under warranty with John Lewis. If it can't be repaired I will have to negotiate a replacement with John Lewis.

Assuming they offer the purchase price of the F8500 against a new one (I'm not completely convinced they'll just roll over and give me £2,500 off another TV but we'll see). I have 3 I'm interested in.

https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled65...n-metal-design-crescent-stand-silver/p3188410

https://www.johnlewis.com/sony-brav...tv-75-with-freeview-hd-youview-black/p3204208

https://www.johnlewis.com/samsung-u...360-design-silver-ultra-hd-certified/p3226680

The LG is 65" and OLED. The others are 75" and LCD. Sit just over 4m away from the screen.

I'm guessing the OLED would offer a better image. Coming from a plasma, I'm quite keen on preserving quality rather than risking going bigger and sacrificing image quality.

 

[EddScott]

what is OLED's position now in regards to brightness and HDR? Is LCD still king?

This is a question of mine too. I've read the colours of OLED being quite muted. My only outlet to view TVs in the wild is Currys which isn't the best - we have like a backwater Currys so I'll put money on them not having any of the shortlist available.

We'll probably do a Cardiff run before Xmas so I'll have a look in the John Lewis. It will probably take a while to get the final verdict on the F8500 anyway.

 

[EddScott]

As a little update, my TV has been repaired.

Happy it's coming back, a little bummed I didn't get to buy a shiny new 75" beast