LG OLED Signature TV's - pricing
Discussion
TallMark said:
I was at the Natural History Museum last week and they had LG OLEDs in one of their special exhibition sections (all about Vision / Eyes, hence the link). The screens were rotating several pages of text/diagrams (mostly white text and greyscale diagrams on black background) and the burn-in was really bad. I don't know how long they've been running but if you found out the start of the exhibition I'm sure you could work it out. It was so bad both my wife and I noticed and commented on it... when a new page came up you struggled to read the text because the burn-in from the previous page was still prominent in fading grey making the new text difficult to make out.
Granted this is possibly the worst use case you can think of, but I wondered if LG regretted putting little plaques under each TV boasting of the performance when the display was so heavily compromised.
My guess is that all the panels are powered down from the mains at the end of the day and are prevented from carrying out compensation cycles which prevent this.Granted this is possibly the worst use case you can think of, but I wondered if LG regretted putting little plaques under each TV boasting of the performance when the display was so heavily compromised.
Not really LGs fault - describe a panel with better picture quality and I'll happily go look at it
Just spotted that Currys have put the latest LG OLED in their Bank holiday sale with £500-£700 off the previously marked down prices...
55E6 £2999
65E6 £4599
55C6 £2299
55B6 £2299
65B6 £3799
Oh and another £100 off the 55950V - £1599
Plus an extra 7.7% off if you go through TopCashBack.
55E6 £2999
65E6 £4599
55C6 £2299
55B6 £2299
65B6 £3799
Oh and another £100 off the 55950V - £1599
Plus an extra 7.7% off if you go through TopCashBack.
Edited by kmpowell on Friday 26th August 12:04
The EF950 is last years top model (the EF960 is the curved version).
This years range starts with the 'B' - similar the EF950 with better quality control (less chance of screen issues from new) but loses 3D.
The 'C' is a curved 'B'!
The 'E' comes complete with its own sound bar fitted which can be moved 90 degrees to form a wall mounting bracket for the whole TV.
The 'G' is the top model and not really sure what it adds over and above the 'E'.
Prices go up alphabetically
This years range starts with the 'B' - similar the EF950 with better quality control (less chance of screen issues from new) but loses 3D.
The 'C' is a curved 'B'!
The 'E' comes complete with its own sound bar fitted which can be moved 90 degrees to form a wall mounting bracket for the whole TV.
The 'G' is the top model and not really sure what it adds over and above the 'E'.
Prices go up alphabetically
kmpowell said:
garyhun said:
Thank you legzr1.
Not interested in 3D so a 55 B6 at £2299 looks a total bargain.
Don't forget to go through TCB for the extra 7.7%. Currys are 'fastrack' payers, so the £177.02 will be in your account on 14days rather then the usual 30/60/90.Not interested in 3D so a 55 B6 at £2299 looks a total bargain.
legzr1 said:
The EF950 is last years top model (the EF960 is the curved version).
This years range starts with the 'B' - similar the EF950 with better quality control (less chance of screen issues from new) but loses 3D.
The 'C' is a curved 'B'!
The 'E' comes complete with its own sound bar fitted which can be moved 90 degrees to form a wall mounting bracket for the whole TV.
The 'G' is the top model and not really sure what it adds over and above the 'E'.
Prices go up alphabetically
Do the same TVs come in smaller sizes, or is the focus on the flagship models and everything else has inferior technology.This years range starts with the 'B' - similar the EF950 with better quality control (less chance of screen issues from new) but loses 3D.
The 'C' is a curved 'B'!
The 'E' comes complete with its own sound bar fitted which can be moved 90 degrees to form a wall mounting bracket for the whole TV.
The 'G' is the top model and not really sure what it adds over and above the 'E'.
Prices go up alphabetically
I'm going to need a replacement for a Pioneer 436XDE at some point, but can't increase the size too much as it resides in a bespoke cabinet with lift etc.
sidicks said:
Do the same TVs come in smaller sizes, or is the focus on the flagship models and everything else has inferior technology.
I'm going to need a replacement for a Pioneer 436XDE at some point, but can't increase the size too much as it resides in a bespoke cabinet with lift etc.
Just 55" or 65" for the time being.I'm going to need a replacement for a Pioneer 436XDE at some point, but can't increase the size too much as it resides in a bespoke cabinet with lift etc.
It's a shame you weren't coming from a 50" Pioneer as a 55" LG could well be smaller because of the tiny bezels fitted to OLED screens - my 65" OLED replaced a Panasonic 50" plasma and there's only around 2" difference in overall width, it's far less deep and around a third of the weight.
Might be worth you checking out the specs/dimensions - a 55B at the prices mentioned above is a crazy bargain for the PQ on offer.
legzr1 said:
Just 55" or 65" for the time being.
It's a shame you weren't coming from a 50" Pioneer as a 55" LG could well be smaller because of the tiny bezels fitted to OLED screens - my 65" OLED replaced a Panasonic 50" plasma and there's only around 2" difference in overall width, it's far less deep and around a third of the weight.
Might be worth you checking out the specs/dimensions - a 55B at the prices mentioned above is a crazy bargain for the PQ on offer.
Thanks - yes, the 436 has a chunky surround - possibly at least 2 inches thick at a guess, which does give some scope for a larger screen.It's a shame you weren't coming from a 50" Pioneer as a 55" LG could well be smaller because of the tiny bezels fitted to OLED screens - my 65" OLED replaced a Panasonic 50" plasma and there's only around 2" difference in overall width, it's far less deep and around a third of the weight.
Might be worth you checking out the specs/dimensions - a 55B at the prices mentioned above is a crazy bargain for the PQ on offer.
Will need to do some measuring...
Thanks for your help.
Just got back from JL and Currys where I spent a decent amount of time with the B6 and E6 side by side.
In JL the B6 didn't look great, brightness seemed impossibly to look sharp, so I wondered if it was a dodgy panel. With that in mind I went next door to Currys.
As it turns out, the JL B6 wasn't broken, the B6 just really lacks brightness. The E6 really does walks all over it. I reset both sets back to factory, and tried them in vivid, standard and HDR modes. Each time the E6 looks crisper, fresher and the whites pop. I thought this might impact the contrast so I tested both to see how the B6 faired, and the E6 won again, blacks stay 100% black.
Much to the bemusement/annoyance of the Currys sales assistant, I asked him if he could put a 960V (they had no 950s) next to the B6, and yep you've guessed it, IMO the B6 had a bit less brightness than the model from last year.
For somebody who went in to buy a B6, I've left quite confused, ultimately looking how I can justify an E6.
In JL the B6 didn't look great, brightness seemed impossibly to look sharp, so I wondered if it was a dodgy panel. With that in mind I went next door to Currys.
As it turns out, the JL B6 wasn't broken, the B6 just really lacks brightness. The E6 really does walks all over it. I reset both sets back to factory, and tried them in vivid, standard and HDR modes. Each time the E6 looks crisper, fresher and the whites pop. I thought this might impact the contrast so I tested both to see how the B6 faired, and the E6 won again, blacks stay 100% black.
Much to the bemusement/annoyance of the Currys sales assistant, I asked him if he could put a 960V (they had no 950s) next to the B6, and yep you've guessed it, IMO the B6 had a bit less brightness than the model from last year.
For somebody who went in to buy a B6, I've left quite confused, ultimately looking how I can justify an E6.
legzr1 said:
The EF950 is last years top model (the EF960 is the curved version).
This years range starts with the 'B' - similar the EF950 with better quality control (less chance of screen issues from new) but loses 3D.
The 'C' is a curved 'B'!
The 'E' comes complete with its own sound bar fitted which can be moved 90 degrees to form a wall mounting bracket for the whole TV.
The 'G' is the top model and not really sure what it adds over and above the 'E'.
Prices go up alphabetically
Apart from the visual differences...This years range starts with the 'B' - similar the EF950 with better quality control (less chance of screen issues from new) but loses 3D.
The 'C' is a curved 'B'!
The 'E' comes complete with its own sound bar fitted which can be moved 90 degrees to form a wall mounting bracket for the whole TV.
The 'G' is the top model and not really sure what it adds over and above the 'E'.
Prices go up alphabetically
The 'E' and 'G' models have a different SoC (the chip which runs the TV), and the extra processing power gives a better picture on those models, at least that's what I heard...doesn't make too much sense to me...
The G has a better soundbar which cannot be removed. hdtvtest.co.uk have tested a G6 and it measured slightly brighter than any examples of the E6 they have seen, and also had very few uniformity issues. There is a suggestion that the more expensive TV's have hand picked panels.
Edited by varsas on Wednesday 31st August 12:21
gizlaroc said:
garyhun said:
What shocked me in JL was the low price of 4K TVs now.
They had a really nice Samsung 55 incher for £800 - mentally cheap if you do not need the perfect picture.
But is it a better picture than the 1080 OLEDs that you can buy for around the same price? They had a really nice Samsung 55 incher for £800 - mentally cheap if you do not need the perfect picture.
I don't think so.
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