Help me choose
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My plasma packed up last week and now looking to upgrade. I've narrowed it down to 2 TV's that are in budget and the smallest size I want. LG 55EG910V and LG 55EF950V. Both are OLED, The only problem I'm having is do I spend the extra £300 and get the 4k version. The cheaper 1080P is curved which I know is a bit of gimmick but from what I've read LG's are not as curved as other manufacturers so shouldn't be to much of a problem. The more expensive one is flat screened which is ideally what I'd want. From sitting position to the screen is about 10 feet. Am I going to see any difference from that distance between the 2?
Cheers.
Cheers.
As well as 4k the 950 is a newer generation panel offering HDCP 2.2 on all three HDMI inputs future proofing for HDR and whatever else comes in the future.
If you're buying new it will almost certainly be a late 2016 manufactured set which, in 55" guise, had earlier issues of vignetting and banding sorted.
It would be easy to convince yourself to get the 1080 panel if most of your viewing is broadcast TV or occasional BR/streamed HD - just don't look at any 4K footage in HDR or Dolby Vision when you pass a Currys store
Curved screens are a definite gimmick and will die with 3D and Betamax
Edited to add: guessing your budget is around £1500 - if so it might be worth waiting a bit or maybe upping the budget to include the latest gen oled from LG - 55" B6 - these have been massively discounted recently as a certain retailer didn't have an exclusive on them - price matching and cutting each other's throats has slashed the original £3K RRP by almost half.
If you're buying new it will almost certainly be a late 2016 manufactured set which, in 55" guise, had earlier issues of vignetting and banding sorted.
It would be easy to convince yourself to get the 1080 panel if most of your viewing is broadcast TV or occasional BR/streamed HD - just don't look at any 4K footage in HDR or Dolby Vision when you pass a Currys store
Curved screens are a definite gimmick and will die with 3D and Betamax
Edited to add: guessing your budget is around £1500 - if so it might be worth waiting a bit or maybe upping the budget to include the latest gen oled from LG - 55" B6 - these have been massively discounted recently as a certain retailer didn't have an exclusive on them - price matching and cutting each other's throats has slashed the original £3K RRP by almost half.
Edited by legzr1 on Tuesday 20th September 23:47
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